permaculture

["Permaculture West" <permawest@olywa.net>]

Building the
Natural Community
A two-week intensive Permaculture Design Course

Date: September 6th-19th, 1997
Location: Wild Thyme Farm
               Oakville, WA

Description: Wild Thyme Farm, a 140 acre evolving permaculture site and
resource center, is located in the Chehalis river valley just 35 minutes
South of Olympia, WA.  Situated within its own watershed the farm features
a 100 acre second growth forest, turn-of-the-century barn, fruit & nut
orchards, greenhouses, sauna, gardens, hot tub, streams, pond, cottages,
and various micro-climates ranging from ridge-top meadows to low-land
marshes and flood plains.  Wild Thyme Farm has been a retreat center since
1989 and integrative permaculture principles have guided its evolution.  
        This two-week intensive design course will examine the fundamentals of
developing sustainable villages and communities that are bioregionally
unique.  Elements of village design to be discussed include: local
economics, appropriate building strategies, edible landscaping,
agroforestry, cottage industries, aquaculture, mushroom cultivation, site
analysis, natural education, bamboo, livestock & wildlife, food forests,
systems theory, and much, much more.  Information is presented through such
mediums as slide shows, lecture, hands-on demonstrations, field trips, and
observation walks.  Participants completing the entire course will receive
a Permaculture Design Course Graduate certificate.
        Instructors include: Larry Santoyo; a world renowned permaculture 
designer
& educator who has worked directly with Bill Mollison.  Larry is one of the
foremost urban permaculture designers in the U.S. and has developed
sustainable industry programs for several major U.S. corporations.  Paul
Stamets; owner of Fungi Perfecti, the largest mushroom research facility in
the NW.  Paul has been pioneering permaculture strategies for
re-integrating edible & medicinal mushrooms into residential & commercial
landscapes.  Simon Henderson; co-founder of Bamboo People, a NW bamboo
research & consultation firm.  Simon has traveled the world documenting
bamboo cultivation and uses.  He is author of Raising the Dragon: Bamboo
Agroforestry in Southeast Asia.  Michael Pilarski; founder of Friends of
the Trees, a NW non-profit dedicated to reforesting the world.  Michael has
been a permaculture designer for over 15 years and has more than two
decades worth of experience in international networking and sustainable
natural resource management.  Joanne Lee; has founded the South Sound
Exchange, a local economic and bartering system for the Olympia area.  She
is also involved with co-housing initiatives in Thurston County.

Cost: $675 (includes tuition, camping, materials, and all meals.
Accommodations: Camping is free.  Limited bunkhouse accommodations: $150. 
Guesthouse rooms: $200.  Please inquire as to availability.
Course is limited to 25 participants.
To register send a $75 deposit to:

             Permaculture West
             72 Mattson Rd.
             Oakville, WA 98568
             Ph: (360) 352-6509
             Fx: (360) 273-7117
             E-mail: permawest@olywa.net