permaculture

[Selwyn Polit <selwyn@austintx.com>]

Hi folks,
Please spread the word.


Permaculture Design Certification Course
Weekends & Saturdays, April 9 – June 5, 2005 in Austin, Texas
Attend for 1 day or the whole course


What: 9-day course led by Dick Pierce, Selwyn Polit, and other Austin area 
instructors/designers, offering practical training and skills in 
sustainable living. We will cover design principles and technologies that 
you can easily apply to your home, workplace, and community to help you 
live well in the city or the country.

Who: Professionals and amateurs: Homeowners, apartment dwellers, farmers, 
foresters, land developers, city planners, architects, teachers, and many 
others

Why: To learn techniques, tools & design ideas to…
*       Mimic nature to design solutions to problems unique to our Central 
Texas climate, water, soil, vegetation, gardening etc.
*       Capture and effectively use and re-use water
*       Build an herb spiral
*       Install a pond
*       Use natural & green building techniques
*       Read a landscape to determine optimum placement of design elements
*       Maximize food output - compact growing areas
*       Encourage natural cycles - plants, animals, etc.
*       Design homes and landscapes that serve people, attract wildlife, 
and create restorative habitat.
*       Implement landscapes that take care of themselves
*       Considerations & designs for rural land, farms, ranch, animals, 
orchards

Additional topics include:
 Ecosystems  Ecology  Microclimate
 Edible landscape  Waste  Wastewater
 Trees & Forests Soil  Erosion Control
Water harvesting  Aquaculture ¨ Animals
 Gardening Urban strategies
Wild land rehabilitation Chickens
 Design  Creating a culture of cooperation
 Building design  Maps and mapping


Convenient schedule: weekends & Saturdays

  Day 1&2       Permaculture Basics
          3          Urban PC, Plants, Gardens
          4          Building - Std./ Alt. + Energy
          5          Water: Harvest & Manage
        6          Rural, Ranch, Farm
        7          Rural design
          8&9      Permaculture Design
Fees are flexible:
$450 for entire course or $60 per day. Prior attendees pay ½ price.  Other 
discounts offered



For intro talks and more info
<http://www.austinprogressivecalendar.com/>www.AustinProgressiveCalendar.com 
contacts:
Selwyn Polit 512-926-7876
 
<mailto:selwyn@austintx.com?subject=Permaculture%20Fundamentals%20Course%20Inquiry>selwyn@austintx.com
Dick Pierce 512-744-1941
dpierce@ail.org



Sponsored by Habitat Suites Hotel – A permaculture designed hotel 
<http://www.habitatsuites.com/>www.HabitatSuites.com
and Treefolks at www.treefolks.org



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Selwyn Polit
(512)926-7876
<mailto:selwyn@austintx.com>selwyn@austintx.com