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["L.SantoyoDesigns" <santoyo@earthflow.com>]

Title: DESIGN COURSE -California

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EarthFlow Design Works Presents:

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE

July 13-26, 2003

San Luis Obispo County, California

Join us as we celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the Center of Natural Design with one of the finest gatherings of veteran Permaculture Teachers ever assembled!

The Center of Natural Design is proud to showcase a Consortium of Friends, Internationally Acclaimed Educators and Leaders in the Worldwide Sustainability Movement, including:

* Larry Santoyo, Designer/Director, the Center of Natural Design

* Scott Pittman, Director, The Permaculture Institute

* Penny Livingston-Stark, Permaculture Institute of Northern California (schedule permitting)

* Toby Hemenway, Author, Gaia's Garden

* John Valenzuela, International Design Consultant

also:

Lois Arkin, Director, CRSP/L.A. EcoVillage

Jeff Oldham, Manager, Gaiam/RealGoods Design Group

Dr. Bill Roley, California State Water Resources

Anna Marie Carter, the "Seed Lady" of Watts

Joseph Kennedy, Editor, the Art of Natural Building

Dr. Richard Smith, EarthActivist & EcoPsycologist

Linda Seeley, Deep Ecologist

and a growing list of other Very Special Guests...

SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM

This course has something for everyone... Curriculum includes inspiring examples of sustainable land use and human ingenuity from around the world.

The core curriculum will, of course, include chapters 1-14 of the Permaculture Designers' Manual and additionally, include new, updated and expanded material: Eco-Literacy, Designing and Building your own Home-Ecosystem, Natural Building Techniques, Food-Forests, Fossil-less Fuels and Energy, Industrial Ecology, Patterns of Human Dynamics & Community, Practicing Democracy, MicroVillage Networks, EcoUrbanism and more...

Also Field Trips, Design Exercises and a variety of Hands-on Learning Opportunities.

LOCATION

The Center of Natural Design is located 200+ miles South of San Francisco and 200+ miles North of Los Angeles, on California's central coast... The 10-acre private retreat features bio-diversity gardens, day spa, centuries-old oak woodlands and coastal chaparral. Extinct volcanoes, scenic coastline and nearby Wine Country truly complement the beautyŠ

Additional activities include: Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Yoga, Massage, BeachCombing, Big Sur Coast, Wine Tasting and more...

TUITION & FEES:

$1550.00 for full 2 week intensive -register for all or part.

register before May 13, 2003 for $100. discount.

Cost includes: Tuition & Registration, Materials, Field Trips, Certification, Camping and Meals.

Trade, Work-trade, Payment Plans, and Group Discounts also available...

Payments due in U.S. funds

SPACE IS LIMITED Don't miss this opportunity!

For Information & Registration contact:

permaculture@earthflow.com

800.469.5857 (message)

805.528.3763 (9-5 Pacific Standard Time)

www.earthflow.com