permaculture

[Jeff Clearwater <clrwater@valinet.com>]

Greetings Permaculturists,

I've been enjoying the Permaculture lists for a while now.  Below is 
an announcement of an appropriate technology and permaculture 
practices research and education program that you might find 
interesting.

We in the Ecovillage Movement are actively pursuing funds to fund a 
research and development program in Appropriate Technology and 
Permaculture.   The Permaculture section is still under development 
but I think you'll find the whole approach very exciting.

Check out http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/rdd.technologies.html 
and previous and subsequent links.

Would love to hear what you all think!

Together we can create a sustainable culture!

Jeff Clearwater
Ecovillage Network of the Americas
Living Routes-Ecovillage Network of the Americas

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Hello Colleagues and Friends!

I am writing to keep you abreast of the exciting work we've been up 
to here in the Ecovillage Movement and to ask your help in spreading 
the word.  Together we can build a sustainable future!!

Check out our new web site on our ECOVILLAGE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM at: http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/rdd.html 
This program will link universities and ecovillages in cooperative 
research, development, and demonstration projects in Appropriate 
Technologies, Renewable Energy and Permaculture Practices.

The LIVING ROUTES - ECOVILLAGE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM web site has 
recently been upgraded.  (now with a  Bucky Fuller "Dymaxion" Map of 
our Programs)  >>  http://www.LivingRoutes.org

ALSO!!! - We still have openings in our SUMMER INSTITUTE IN 
SUSTAINABLE LIVING.  This 6 week program is an IDEAL WAY FOR STUDENTS 
TO LEARN SUSTAINABILITY in the context of intentional communities at 
a reasonable cost.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY STUDENTS WHO DON'T YET HAVE THEIR SUMMER PLANS 
FIRMED UP - they might really appreciate hearing about this program. 
http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/SummerInstitute.html

THANKS!

Jeff Clearwater
Dan Greenberg

Living Routes

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ABOUT LIVING ROUTES

Living Routes' mission is to develop and support accredited 
educational programs that empower participants to help build a 
sustainable future. All programs are based in intentional communities 
striving to model sustainable living (also known as "ecovillages"). 
We are working closely with the Global Ecovillage Network 
(www.gaia.org), the Fellowship for Intentional Community (www.ic.org) 
and a growing consortium of ecovillages, colleges, and universities 
to create these globally connected yet regionally developed programs.

For more information, visit our website at 
http://www.LivingRoutes.org or email us at 
mailto:info@LivingRoutes.org.  And, please support our ecological 
marketing efforts by forwarding this email to individuals, websites, 
and lists you think might be interested in these programs. Thank you!

p.s. If you would prefer to not receive future Living Routes 
announcements, please reply to this message with the word "remove" in 
the subject line. We expect to send out only a few email messages per 
year and will not give your address to anyone else.  Thanks!


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OUR PROGRAM CALENDAR


   July 7-   SUMMER INSTITUTE in SUSTAINABLE LIVING................8 cr - GCC
   Aug 18    Sirius, Massachusetts; EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY - USA

             Learn valuable skills in sustainable living while experiencing
             the richness of two premier intentional communities/ecovillages.
             This six-week course will integrate academic and experiential
             learning through holistic awareness practices, seminars and
             readings, an ecological design project, bioregional field trips,
             and integration into the day-to-day lives of two communities -
             Sirius, a spiritual community, education center, and ecovillage
             in western Massachusetts and Ecovillage at Ithaca, an ecological
             cohousing community in upstate New York. Students can gain eight
             semester credit hours of coursework through Greenfield Community
             College.  Don't miss it!  We have some spaces left!

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   Aug 27-   GEO COMMUNITIES SEMESTER - FALL......................12 cr - UNH
   Dec 9     Plum Village, FRANCE; Auroville/Mitraniketan, INDIA; Sirius, USA

             The Geo Communities Semester, formerly known as Geocommons Col-
             lege Program, is a semester-long journey into ecology, community,
             and mindful living.  After forming a "Learning Community" in New
             Hampshire, students and faculty spend ten days at Plum Village,
             Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist monastery in southwest France; two
             months in southern India at Auroville, an ecovillage and
             spiritual community of 1500 people; and ten days at Mitraniketan,
             a Gandhian community promoting village renewal.  Re-entry to
             North America occurs at the Sirius Community in Massachusetts
             where students reflect upon and integrate their experience.
             Studying sustainable living practices, students come face to
             face with issues of world population, globalization, and habitat
             destruction as well as experience the joys of intercultural
             exchange, biological restoration, and mindfulness training.
             Upon successful completion of the program, students receive 12
             semester credits through the University of New Hampshire's
             Department of Natural Resources.

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   Aug 31-   FINDHORN COMMUNITY SEMESTER - FALL..................16 cr - PLU
   Dec 9     Findhorn Foundation, SCOTLAND

             This semester program in sustainable living weaves together
             experiential study of community, creative spirituality, and
             ecology of place through a living/learning immersion in life
             at the Findhorn Foundation in northern Scotland.  Findhorn is
             a thriving community of over 300 people from over 20 countries,
             with a rich history of hosting programs that foster personal &
             planetary transformation.  Sixteen semester credits are avail-
             able through Pacific Lutheran University. Come join us on an
             adventure you won't forget.

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   Jan 3-    CRYSTAL WATERS PERMACULTURE PRACTICUM................4 cr - PLU
   Jan 27    Crystal Waters, AUSTRALIA

             This three-week course looks at human interaction as an ecology
             of organisms in a complex web of interrelationships. Most of
             the course is spent at Crystal Waters, a well established Perma-
             culture Community on 640 acres in subtropical Queensland,
             Australia. Students complete a Permaculture certification
             program and experience the community as an example of ecology
             at work. The hands-on curriculum addresses the environmental
             and social challenges of our day and enables students to gain
             direct experience in the application of Permaculture principles
             in addressing those challenges. Also included are opportunities
             to observe the area's rich wildlife, swim in crystal clear
             creeks, and visit Fraser Island, the world's largest sand
             island with a remarkable diversity of habitats. Four semester
             credits are available through Pacific Lutheran University.

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   Feb 3-    GEO COMMUNITIES SEMESTER - SPRING....................12 cr - UNH
   May 16    Plum Village, FRANCE; Auroville, INDIA; Sirius, USA

             See Fall Description

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   Feb 1-    FINDHORN COMMUNITY SEMESTER - SPRING*................16 cr - PLU
   May 19    Findhorn Foundation, SCOTLAND

             See Fall Description
             *This program is dependent on space availability during a period
              when Findhorn will be remodeling some guest accommodations.

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             NOTE:  GCC = Greenfield Community College
                         UNH = University of New Hampshire
                         PLU = Pacific Lutheran University
                         GEN = Global Ecovillage Network

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           LIVING ROUTES - ECOVILLAGE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

72 Baker Rd., Shutesbury, MA  01072 USA        Office: (413) 259-0025
URL: http://www.LivingRoutes.org            Toll Free: (888) 515-7333
Email: info@LivingRoutes.org               Fax: (413) 259-1255

Dan Greenberg, Executive Director        Elan Shapiro, Program Director
Jeff Grossberg, Board President             Lawry Gold, Consortium Director
Jeff Clearwater, Research Director       Philip Snyder, GEN Int'l Secr.
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Jeff Clearwater
Ecovillage Design Associates
Community Scale Appropriate Technology & Renewable Energy Systems
413-259-1900, clrwater@valinet.com

Research Director - Living Routes-Ecovillage Education Consortium 
http://www.LivingRoutes.org
Council Member - Ecovillage Network of the Americas 
http://www.gaia.org/secretariats/ena/
Focalizer - Sirius Ecovillage Office  http://www.siriuscommunity.org
Sirius Community, 72 Baker Rd, Shutesbury, MA  01072
(413) 259-1254, (413) 259-1255 Fax
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