[permaculture] 4th Annual PDC, Belize, March, 2009

christopher nesbitt christopher.nesbitt at mmrfbz.org
Sat Jan 3 17:40:17 EST 2009


4th Annual Permaculture Design Course, 2009

Dates March 20th-April 1st, 2009
Place: Maya Mountain Research Farm
San Pedro Columbia, BELIZE

Instructors:
Albert Bates, Andrew Goodheart Brown, Andrew Leslie Phillips, Maria  
Ros, Christopher Nesbitt & local guest instructors.
Cost:USD1250/Belize$2500 includes organic farm fresh meals, all course  
materials and expeditions, comfortable accommodation in the farm, and  
a certificate or Permaculture Design upon completion of the course.
For Details, or to register, please see http://www.mmrfbz.org or  
contact Christopher at info at mmrfbz.org.

Through lecture, discussion, small groups, site visits and hands on  
experience, participants will gain the tools to create sustainable,  
ecologically based homes, farms, businesses and communities.

Tucked into the foothills of the Maya Mountains, two miles up river  
from the village of San Pedro Columbia in southern Belize, Maya  
Mountain Research Farm is a working demonstration farm and registered  
NGO that promotes sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology and  
food security using permaculture principles and applied biodiversity.  
With 20 years of organic management and conversion from an abandoned  
cattle and citrus farm to a polyculture, MMRF is one of Central  
Americas oldest permaculture farms.

This is an excellent opportunity to see a well developed farm designed  
using permaculture principles after 20 years of observation and design  
work. Maya Mountain Research Farm is a registered Non Governmental  
Organization working on issues of food security and biological  
diversity.

Albert Bates is a former lawyer, paramedic, graphic artist and author  
of eleven books on energy, environment and law, and produced two films  
on ecovillages. He is the founder of the Ecovillage Network of the  
Americas and was active in the creation of the Global Ecovillage  
Network. He has lectured and universities and government agencies and  
worked on natural buildings, village infrastructure, and permaculture  
landscapes on 6 continents. He has been teaching permaculture design  
courses since 1994.

Andrew Leslie Phillips A native of Australia, Andrew studied  
permaculture with Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, He convenes and  
teaches permaculture in the north-eastern U.S. He is founder of  
Hancock Permaculture Center and consults through his consulting  
organization: Permaculture Design Solutions

Andrew Goodheart Brown: M.Sc. in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources;  
Permaculture Teacher and Practitioner since 1994; International  
Consultant in Ecological Agriculture; Organic Gardener and Home  
Orchardist; Gourmet Natural Food Chef; Artisanal Bread Baker and Home  
Brewer; Endangered Species Observer; Naturalist and Field Biologist.

Maria Ros has worked as a paramedic, has degrees in psychology  
(University of Mexico, University of Cleveland) and studied  
permaculture in Bolivia. She is the Mexican Representative of the  
Instituto Latinoamericano de Permacultura, Director of Ecodanza, and  
President of Ecoaldea Gratitud A.C., an ecovillage in Quntana Roo, and  
works with the state governments of Quintana Roo and the ejidos in the  
Yucatan. Maria also runs Casa SANARTE in Cancún, which is an  
alternative health center. She has 15 years experience in  
permaculture, and has worked in Yucatan for the last 4 years.

Christopher Nesbitt has farmed in Belize for over 20 years. He has  
worked in agroforestry and cacao for much of the last 20 years and  
serves on the board of directors of Maya Mountain Research Farm, and  
is the on site manager. He also designs and installs renewable energy  
systems in protected areas, rural lighting systems, and photovoltaic  
pumping systems.


_____________________________
Christopher Nesbitt

Maya Mountain Research Farm
San Pedro Columbia, Toledo
PO 153 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo
BELIZE,
Central America

www.mmrfbz.org





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