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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

The International Institute for Ecological??Agriculture and the Center??for Sustainable Community presents:????A One-Day Workshop with Ecological Farming??Pioneer, Joel Salatin:????Livestock, Profit and Sustainable Systems????July 27th, 2004 -- 9 am - 5 pm; American??Legion Hall, Kempton, Illinois??????This one-day course is part of a 15-day??Permaculture Design??Certification Course in Stelle, Illinois.??Course will be taught by:??David Blume, Joel Salatin and regional experts????July 17-August 1, 2004 Stelle, Illinois????Help us spread the word about this wonderful??opportunity to learn??Permaculture from internationally recognized??pioneers in a Midwest??location! Please forward this announcement on??to your friends and??organizations interested in organic??gardening, ecological agriculture,??natural building, alternative social and??business structures, social??justice, or creating sustainable communities.??To find more about this??Special One-Day Intensive Workshop with 
Joel??Salatin, visit:??http://www.permaculture.com/permaculture/courses/salatinday.htm.????Download a printable pdf flyer for the??One-Day Joel Salatin Workshop.??<http://www.permaculture.com/newsletter/joelonedayflyer.pdf>????To find out more about the full 15-day??Permaculture Design Certification??Course, read on or go to:??http://www.permaculture.com/permaculture/courses/stelle.htm????For the course outlines, more information,??Salatin's books or to??register for either course, visit:??http://www.permaculture.com/courses/register.htm??<http://www.permaculture.com/permaculture/courses/register.htm>??or: call??us toll-free at 1-888-PERMACULTURE??(888-737-6228).????WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?????Permaculture is the art and science of??ecologically designing human??beings' place in the environment,??incorporating agriculture, hydrology,??architecture, forestry, alternative energy??and economics. Far beyond??landscaping, permaculture integrates food,??shelter, energy, water,??trees/
plants, wildlife, livestock, weather,??waste management, economics??and social sciences.????Permaculturists reclaim devastated lands,??roll back deserts, sustainably??produce 16 times the yield of industrial??agriculture, with food??containing up to 3 times the nutrients, run??their cars on??43-cent-per-gallon biofuels, retire??comfortably or pay for a child’s??college education by planting long term high??value crops, build socially??just regional economic systems &design??profitable AND ethical??planet-based livelihoods. Another world is??not only possible but??Permaculture gives you the tools to make it??happen.????Stelle Community????The Community of Stelle (rhymes with??‘bell’) is located amid the??cornfields of northeast Illinois halfway??between Chicago and Champaign.??The community of 100 (all ages) has it’s??own solar powered telephone??and high speed internet service company, many??solar powered homes,??Illinois first straw bale home, a garden??cooperative, 
a dinner??cooperative, a tool cooperative, an orchard,??a pond, and other??attributes that make it an ideal location to??host this powerful??permaculture course.????Click here??<http://www.centerforsustainablecommunity.org/permaculture.html>??to??learn more about the pleasures and advantages??of taking the course in??this little town.??????WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?????Whether you want to add Permaculture skills??to your already existing??landscaping, farming, ranching,??environmental, teaching or building??business, start a Permaculture inspired??business, help communities to??feed themselves efficiently, earn a decent??income on your own land, work??internationally to repair planetary wounds,??implement sustainable??development or just garden and live this??lifestyle in your own backyard,??this class promises to be life-changing!????????For more information on Permaculture and what??goes on in our 15-day??Permaculture Design Certification course,??Click Here??<http://www.
permaculture.com/permaculture/about/what.htm>!????Download a printable pdf flyer for the 
15-day??course.??<http://www.permaculture.com/newsletter/stelleflyer.pdf>????TEACHERS: 
CEU's will be available!????Financing is available through the??Permaculture Credit 
Union!????Register 
Now!??<http://www.permaculture.com/permaculture/courses/register.htm>????Please help 
us get the word out and take a??few minutes to forward this??announcement to your email 
list, wider??community and any organizations??you think should here about this event.??????