permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

*Sold Out but taking reservations for next year or for other courses 
listed below.
5 Weekend Permaculture Design Course*:
Sustainability Strategies for the Blue Ridge*
near Afton, VA
March 2-4, 16-18, 30-April 1, 13-15, 27-29
with Peter Bane, Dave Jacke, Dave O'Neill, and Christine Gyovai*.
$895 fee includes tuition, meals, materials. Lodging options extra.
*For more information about the course including registration, 
directions, and faculty contact Christine Gyovai at 434-982-6464 or 
christinegyovai@gmail.com*

This Permaculture Design Course lays the foundation for understanding 
the workings of natural systems and for designing human environments 
that produce food, shelter, and energy. It also provides participants 
with models of community development and extension by which they can 
create networks of support for themselves and empower others to do the 
same. The course provides tools to help design and develop an 
individual's urban or rural property in a sustainable manner, revitalize 
local communities, and help restore ecological balance. Permaculture 
promotes land use systems that work with natural rhythms and patterns to 
create sustainable cultivated ecosystems. Participants will learn how to 
design and build gardens, homes, and neighborhoods that model living 
ecosystems. By understanding patterns in nature students will learn how 
to grow food, manage water catchment and storage, utilize renewable 
energy and build community.

This course covers themes such as: ecological systems understanding, 
organic food production, natural soil improvement, watershed 
restoration, water conservation and management, edible forest gardening, 
native medicinal plants, natural habitat restoration, healthy buildings 
and human settlements, community and consensus building strategies, 
renewable energy systems, sustainable community development, local 
economics, reducing our ecological footprint, and ecological planning 
and design methods.

The 72 hour certificate course, presented by the Association for 
Regenerative Culture and the Blue Ridge Permaculture Network, is a rare 
opportunity to learn from the best teachers in the permaculture movement 
including Peter Bane, Dave Jacke, Dave O'Neill and Christine Gyovai. The 
course will be held over five weekends at the Rockfish Valley Community 
Center (RVCC), which is nestled in Nelson County at the foot of the Blue 
Ridge Mountains (March 2-4, 16-18, Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 13-15, and 27-29). 
For more information, see the website www.rockfishcc.org 
<http://www.rockfishcc.org>. The cost for the course is $895, and a few 
work trade positions are available. Early registration is encouraged as 
space is limited. Lunches and snacks will be provided during the Design 
Course. Students will be responsible for their own overnight 
accommodations off-site, as well as transportation to and from the site. 
For a list of accommodations close to RVCC, go to the website: 
http://www.nelsoncounty.com/visit/lodging.**
**Times for the course (subject to change): Friday 5:30 -- 9:00 pm 
Saturday 8:30 am -- 6:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am -- 4:30 pm
* * Register and pay with check or Paypal 
<http://www.permacultureactivist.net/DesignCourse/PDC_registration%20form.doc>**

*May 31 - June 14, 2-week Permaculture Design Course
through Indiana University (3 credit hours for IU students),
at the Lazy Black Bear, Paoli, In.
Contact: Andy Mahler, 812-723-2430 or andy[at]blueriver.net*
*http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/permaculture.shtml* 
<http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ellc/permaculture.shtml>
*Instructors, Peter Bane, Keith Johnson, Rhonda Baird, and guests. The 
fifth annual life-changing Pc certificate course at this lovely 
location. Enjoy world-class education in a unique and artful setting 
within the Hoosier National Forest one hour from Bloomington; draft 
horses, swimming pond, organic farm, hot solar showers, excellent music 
on site, and great food. Lose your ignorance: find hope. $1000 fee 
includes meals, camping, course materials, and dancing.*
*July 6-14, 2007 Permaculture Fundamentals Course
* *near Athens, OH
with Peter Bane, Keith Johnson, Rhonda Baird, and guests.
$475 fee includes tuition, meals, materials. Lodging optons extra.
*****Contact Peter Bane at pcactivist[at]mindspring.com or call 
812-335-0383,
******* Appalachian Ohio is justly famous for herbal wildcrafting, 
pawpaw culture, organic farming, sustainable forestry, and a wealth of 
local economic initiatives. Join us in this trendsetting region of great 
natural beauty as we empower ourselves with ecological awareness and 
design literacy. This course, together with a Design Practicum, 
completes the standard 72 hour curriculum and awards students with the 
internationally recognized Permaculture Design certificate.
***Register and pay with check or Paypal* 
<http://www.permacultureactivist.net/DesignCourse/RegistrationARC.htm>*
*August 24 - September 1 Permaculture Design Practicum
in Loveland, OH
with Peter Bane, Keith Johnson, Rhonda Baird, and guests.
****Contact Peter Bane at pcactivist[at]mindspring.com or call 812-335-0383,
<http://www.ARCulture.org>****Second half of the certificate course 
taught in 8 days at Grailville. Wetland wastewater treatment, youth 
education, empowered women, and an emerging ecovillage distinguish this 
site on 300 Acres near metropolitan Cincinnati. Grailville will host the 
10th Continental Bioregional Congress in 2008, and our design work will 
help perpare the site as well as realize the vision of Heartland 
Ecovillage. Gracious accomadations at the Grailville conference center 
make this an exceptional opportunity. Fundamental Course is a 
prerequisite for obtaining the Permaculture Design Certificate. $695 fee 
includes tuition, meals, lodging, and materials.*
*Register and pay with check or Paypal* 
<http://www.permacultureactivist.net/DesignCourse/RegistrationARC.htm>

--
Keith Johnson
"Be fruitful and mulch apply."
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 335-0383
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also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
http://www.permacultureactivist.net/design/Designconsult.html
also Association for Regenerative Culture
also APPLE-Bloomington (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) It's a 
small world after oil.
http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington
also Bloomington Permaculture Guild