FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE SUMMER COURSES -- URBAN PERMACULTURE (July 26 & 27) -- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (Aug 8 - 24)
URBAN PERMACULTURE July 26 & 27 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day Sliding Scale $75 - $200 per weekend (includes dinner Sat, overnight, and breakfast Sun) Scholarships available; please contact us for information or to help with a donation Cities are rich centers of culture, diversity and exchange. Unfortunately, they also produce pollution and drain resources from rural areas. Join us for a weekend focused on redesigning cities to create vibrant urban ecosystem In this workshop, we will explore downtown Ithaca and the idea of "ecological cities." We will delve into many topics, including urban gardening, composting, and tree pruning through hands-on projects in a local neighborhood. Saturday evening we will camp out in nearby woods. All weekend we will discuss challenges, ideas, and solutions for making our environments more livable. Join representatives of local organizations, designers, and urban residents from throughout the northeast to discuss how permaculture is applied to the needs of city life, including transportation, city forestry, food security, economics, and justice. SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE August 8 - 24 $1150 includes tuition, food, and camping *SIGN UP BY JULY 4th and SAVE $50!* The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you to join its 2008 Summer Permaculture Design Course running from August 8 - 24, 2008. This is our sixth internationally recognized certification course training people of all backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and principles in their yards, on their land, and in their homes and businesses. This affordable course highlights hands-on learning at CNC's 130 acres of fields and forest overlooking beautiful Cayuga Lake. The class equips students with the knowledge of whole systems and the principles, techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable design. We explore topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building natural and efficient homes, utilizing renewable energy, and designing gardens. We teach these topics though presentations, case studies, and student design projects and exercises. Our student design practicum will inform the design of the local demonstration site we are developing at CNC. Instruction is augmented by presentations from local experts, field trips, and games. Completion of the course earns participants an internationally recognized design certificate endorsed by the Permaculture Institute of Australia. Topics include: Ethics - Principles - Ecology - Whole Systems -Water - Soils - Pattern - Climate - Earthworks - Forests & Trees - Economics - Governance - Gardening - Waste Treatment - Buildings - Tools - Appropriate Technology - Design - Practicum and more! Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute a project of the Cayuga Nature Center 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 _www.fingerlakespermaculture.org_ <http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/> ABOUT US Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is a place to explore the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection of over 40 live animals, stroll through our butterfly house, climb around Treetops- our six story observational tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife. Visit _http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org_ <http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org/> for more information. Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning events in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring the products of local farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults. Visit _http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org_ <http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org/> for more information. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
