permaculture

[Andrew Erb <erba@lincolnu.edu>]

Yes this (see original message below) does seem like a good opportunity 
to promote permaculture.  Is there anyone who is allready teaching 
permacultue that would like to participate (lead a discussion or specific 
workshop)?  A prposal could be written to provide 
permaculture/sustainable ag. education to cooperative extensions and 
other interested parties (nation or world wide) via video conferencing.  
I'm at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, there is a video 
conferencing center here, as well as at the University of Missouri, in 
Columbia and several other sites throughout the state.  I do not 
personally have the expertise to teach, but would be glad to help set up 
a multiple site video conference.  

Andrew Erb erba@lincolnu.edu  (573) 681-5530

At 09:05 AM 11/3/97 -0500, you wrote:

>Thought this might be of interest as an opportunity to promote
>permaculture. It specifically mentions permaculture as one of the
>"alternatives."
>
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>North Central Sustainable Agriculture Extension Prof Dev Consortium
> Sustainable Agriculture Professional Development Grants
>
>Dr. G. W. Bird, Coordinator
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>The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
>Professional Development Program (NCR SARE PDP) is seeking proposals for
>professional development initiatives in sustainable agriculture. Projects
>should focus on professional development for Cooperative Extension System
>(CES), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and other
>appropriate agency and private sector personnel within the region, in the
>concepts, systems, and practices of sustainable agriculture. Successful
>projects will be part of the NCR SARE PDP. Priority project categories
>are: alternative farming system projects (e.g. grazing, organic, HRM,
>permaculture); socio-economic and quality of life education-based
>activities; and consumer education. Projects can include educational
>activities that will take place on commercial farms, workshops, or
>conferences: including use of satellite or other interactive TV
>technologies; development of materials and fact sheets, handbooks and
>manuals, videos, ect.; or innovative combinations of these or other
>activities. Projects having a scope beyond a single state are encouraged.
>Projects that involve farmers-ranchers as meaningful participants
>(instructors or providers of information, reviewers of materials, etc.)
>are also strongly encouraged; as are those that foster partnerships
>between public and private sector not-for-profit organizations,
>sustainable agriculture associations, and efforts between 1862 and 1890
>institutions. The proposed outcome of professional development projects
>must include participants that are knowledgeable in sustainable
>agriculture and capable of conducting adult education programs at state
>and local levels. It is anticipated that most training initiative can be
>undertaken as one-year projects. Two-year proposals, however, will be
>considered.
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