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  • From: Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Re: Classes
  • Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:02:24 -0800 (PST)

Oi, forgot the dates...... The course is in May, 1-14, 20 miles from Santa
Fe, NM.

>++++++++++++++++
>The Permaculture Institute,USA 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, which
>is being developed as a permaculture demonstration site.
>
> Course topics include but are not limited to:
>
>* Permaculture Philosophy, Ethics, and Principles
>* Methodology of Design - observation, deduction, random assembly, zoning,
>etc
>* Reading the Landscape, Site Analysis, Mapping
>* Principles of Natural Systems,
>* Patterns in Nature, Society, Culture - understanding and application
>* Water in Landscape
>* Soil Building, Erosion Control, Earthworks
>* Forest, Trees and Their Energy Transactions
>* Building Design, Appropriate Technologies
>* Designing the Productive Home System
>* Useful Plants and Animals, Aquaculture
>* Invisible Structures, Village Design, Community Economics
>* Local Trading Systems, Urban Permaculture, Permaculture Credit Union
>
>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 catchment and channeling,
> * planning and planting a windbreak,
> * plant identification,
> * laying out a key-hole/ mandala garden,
> * building a herb spiral
> * and possibly a straw-bale wall raising.
>
>The community land has many design challenges for the class to examine -
>strong seasonal winds, highly variable microclimates, and erosion potential.
>This course aims to provide students with a strong foundation to create
>their own sustainable living situation in this unstable world.
>********************
>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. For last 5 years Scott has been
teaching with the originator of the permaculture Dr.Bill Mollison.
> 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.
>
>Lodging: limited space in the community guesthouse, please register early,
>$130 for 13 nights in double occupancy rooms. Camping $30, please bring your
>own tent. Offsite accommodation within walking distance from the site can be
>arranged, call in advance.
>Tuition: $950 for two week course with one day off. 72 hours of formal
>instruction. Course outline, handouts, three organic meals a day are
>included. Additional free evening presentations on biodynamic, herbal
>medicine, plant identification and more.
>
>*******************************************************************************
> Discount $50 if paid in full on or before 3/31
> To hold your place a deposit of $250 is due 3/15
> Make checks payable to the Permaculture Institute,
> PO Box 3702 Pojoaque NM 87501
>*******************************************************************************
>Other details call 505-455-0270, fax 505-455-0514 or email us
>pci@permaculture-inst.org
>
>
>
>
Scott Pittman

Permaculture Institute, USA
PO Box 3702, Pojoaque, NM 87501 US
phone 505.455.0270

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