permaculture

["Tyrone LaFay" <earthcaredesign@peacemail.com>]

For more information about the programs and/or teaching assistant positions, 
please visit www.ourecovillage.org or email: info@ourecovillage.org

Permacordually,

Tyrone LaFay
Permaculture Design Program Coordinator
O.U.R. Eco-village
Box 530
Shawnigan Lake, BC
V0R 2W0  Canada
250-743-3067
earthcaredesign@peacemail.com
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PROGRAMS OFFERED

June 1ST- June 15TH, 2007
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA

The Permaculture Design Course is an internationally recognized 15-day 
intensive course combining theory with practical hands on learning.   
Participants will learn Permaculture design principles & techniques.  The 
course includes lectures, discussions, hands-on, slide shows, field trips and 
design projects.  We will examine the underlying assumptions of the current 
culture of consumerism and economic globalization, and encourage exploration 
of ways to contribute to the emergence of a culture of sustainability, 
compassion and equity.  The Permaculture Design Certificate course covers a 
broad range of subjects to provide a holistic overview of Permaculture 
systems and sustainable living. Large team of teachers  from local 
bio-regional and international teaching circles with a focus of urban to 
rural Permaculture design.  This is a special program hosted at OUR 
ECOVILLAGE a 25 acre model demonstration sustainable village and is offered 
as an introduction to OUR regular Skillbuilder programs (1/2 tuition if 
registered in regular Skillbuilder Program).  For further details visit 
www.ourecovillage.org under “Programs”

June 18TH – August 24TH, 2007
O.U.R. PERMACULTURE DESIGN SKILLBUILDER; Sustainable Food Production and 
Ecological Landscaping
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA

O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE’s Permaculture Design Skillbuilder offers a unique 
opportunity that will build skills and competence throughout the growing 
season. This is a three- to four-month, fully residential program where a 
balance of practical hands-on learning and theoretical class time will be 
achieved. This program is valuable for individuals who wish to follow a path 
in organic food production or ecological landscape design.  Participants will 
be involved in running the organic food production systems for the onsite and 
local community. A wide array of organic-based ideas and techniques will be 
explored and practiced such as no-till, bio-dynamic, bio- and 
french-intensive and permaculture.  The program allows participants the 
opportunity to build skills more commonly found in an apprenticeship.  Each 
participant will develop their own experimental garden projects and explore 
opportunities to further advance their knowledge in specific areas of 
interest through self-directed, personalized learning goals.  We have created 
a program that offers a supportive environment for self-motivated and 
self-directed students of sustainable living.  Students can hone their 
interests by living and learning in an eco-village-type community setting.  
While living in this setting, a structured daily rhythm operates within 
weekly themes.  This offers participants a unique blend of formatted 
instruction balanced with open time to focus on individual or group directed 
projects.  For further information tour www.ourecovillage.org under 
‘programs’.


June 18th-August 24th, 2007
O.U.R. NATURAL BUILDING SKILLBUILDER
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, British Columbia, CANADA
O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE 25 acre model/demonstration sustainable village is home to 
TOPIA:  The Sustainable Learning Community Institute.  OUR 2007 summer 
Natural Building Skillbuilder is changing somewhat and is specializing this 
year in working with a moderate to high level of experience natural building 
learner/participant.  Historically OUR work has focused on developing 
relationships with engineers and regulatory authorities in order to 
demonstrate/legitimize the natural building movement further (in Canada but 
also further afield).  This years program will combine both hands on work on 
1)  the second phase of constructing OUR “Community Art Studio”, 2) a small 
focus on the “Chillage” and “The Climate Change Demonstration Building”, 3) 
and design and layout work with OUR nine home eco-housing cluster.  The 
practical work is interspersed with a technical/theory focus that builds on a 
participant’s knowledge from introductory natural building programs that they 
might have taken.  This course is mostly suited to upcoming home-owner 
builders, and those folks who imagine themselves working on construction 
contracting projects in the future.  Preference is given to those applicants 
who have already completed their introductory level of natural building 
construction and/or demonstrate an avid desire to learn a professional level 
of building.  Program includes presentation, personal study, guest speakers, 
guest teachers and field trips.  Please tour www.ourecovillage.org under 
“Programs” for futher information and application.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE (At O.U.R. Ecovillage, British Columbia, CANADA)

May 15th – Sept 15th, 2007
TEACHING ASSISTANT – for the NATURAL BUILDING SKILLBUILDER
Teaching Assistant position available for a 10-week training program in 
Natural Building.  This course is geared more towards participants who have a 
background already in natural building and/or conventional building and 
therefore not offered as an introductory training.  Focus will include 
working with ‘regulatory authority’ aspects; building codes, engineer 
partnerships and blending somewhat with convention building methodologies 
(within the ethics of the natural building movement).  This would be an ideal 
position for an individual (maybe with family) who might wish to work with a 
team of very high level teachers (Elke Cole – Designer Architect, a new team 
member who is coming into Canada with a solid background in design, testing, 
building to code experience, and is by background an accredited teacher, plus 
local and international guest teachers throughout).   This position would 
provide an excellent learning community experience for someone who wishes to 
ramp up their building knowledge/experience, develop further skills in group 
facilitation and/or team teaching, and works well in a community oriented 
project focus as set in an ‘ecovillage’ environment.  The Art Studio project 
being completed is a special building focused on becoming a “Legacy Project” 
for the wider community (recognized by Provincial Government).   Offer is for 
dates:  June 1st-  August 31st, 2007 and compensation includes inclusion in 
all special programming through OUR ECOVILLAGE (all summer curriculum, 
special workshops, guest instructors in all programs, and Permaculture Design 
Certification (value of $1400CAN if desired), all site costs/food costs/full 
time cook, and some field trips.  For further information please contact 
info@ourecovillage.org or visit   www.ourecovillage.org

May 15th – Sept 15th, 2007
TEACHING ASSISTANT – for the PERMACULTURE DESIGN SKILLBUILDER; SUSTAINABLE 
FOOD PRODUCTION AND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING

Teaching Assistant position available for a 10-week training program in 
Sustainable Food Production and Ecological Landscaping.  This course is 
geared towards individuals who might wish to choose a personal or 
professional track in design, production, installation and/or management of 
organic projects.  The Teaching Assistant role will be suitable for an 
individual (maybe with a family) who comes with a foundation knowledge of 
organics and food production, is in excellent health, has good organizational 
skills, and is able to work well both within a community and in a team 
setting.  With the support of program coordinators and teachers, this person 
will be responsible for the ongoing day-to-day planting out, watering 
schedule, maintenance, etc.. of the food gardens, and will work with the 
staff/participant group 2-3 days/week on the garden projects.  This position 
would provide an excellent learning community experience for someone who 
wishes to ramp up their sustainable food production knowledge/experience, 
develop further skills in group facilitation and/or team teaching, and works 
well in a community oriented project focus as set in an ‘ecovillage’ 
environment.  The offer is for dates:  May 15th-  September 15th, 2007 and 
compensation includes inclusion in all special programming through OUR 
ECOVILLAGE (all summer curriculum, special workshops, guest instructors in 
all programs, and Permaculture Design Certification (value of $1400CAN if 
desired), all site costs/food costs/full time cook, and some field trips.  
For further information please contact info@ourecovillage.org or visit   
www.ourecovillage.org







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