permaculture

[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

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*               PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE              *  
*                       in Pojoaque, New Mexico                       *  
*                               MAY 1-14, 1999                        *  
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The Permaculture Institute is proud to announce its first residential
intensive two week design certification course. It will be offered on the
property of an intentional community Casa Las Barrancas in Pojoaque, near
Santa Fe, which is being developed as a permaculture demonstration site. 

This course will have strong emphasis on hands-on exercises after classes on
the community wetlands, field, orchards, and gardens. The exercises will
include *       water cathcment and channeling,  
*       erosion control 
*       planning and planting a windbreak
*       laying out a key-hole/ mandala  garden
*       building a herb spiral 
*       possibly - a straw-bale wall raising.

The community 10 acres land has many design challenges for the class to
examine - strong seasonal winds, highly variable microclimates, and erosion
potential. Also featured on the site are clustered housing, passive solar
constructions, natural building, chicken tractor on duty,  gray/black water
management, and managed wild life habitat.

This course aims to provide students with a strong foundation to create
their  own sustainable living situation in this unstable world.

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Course facilitators :
Scott Pittman, founder of the Permaculture Institute, who has 13 years of
experience of teaching, designing and living permaculture on 4 continents
with indigenous people, an expert on the field of large scale land
bio-remediation, holistic property design, alternative building, earthworks
and invisible structures.
Joel Glansberg, well known teacher and designer, wizard of food-forests and
guilds design, founder of the Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute. 

Number of participants will be limited, in order to provide the students
with opportunity for personal interaction with the teachers. For lodging,
tuition, discounts other details call 505-455-0270,  fax 505-455-0514  or
email us pci@permaculture-inst.org