[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.
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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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