permaculture

[Sean Maley <semaley@yahoo.com>]

About 20 students have signed up, so far.  I bet we could fit 20 more into 
the space we have.

http://green-phoenix.org/NYCCourses.htm

The location will be at Inwood Hill Park, site of the Peter Minuit bobble 
exchange.  The site was once refered to as Shorakapkok, meaning "edge of 
river".  The trees in this 200 acre park haven't been cut since the British 
occupation around 1776 or so.  There will be space for hands-on activity, so 
don't be thrown by what might otherwise seem like an Urban specific offering. 
 Potential students in Northern NJ, Westchester county NY, and Orange county 
NY should be able to reach this site within a half hour, as Manhattan is a 
twenty four mile long island, placing us significantly upstate (one mile 
north of the GW bridge and twenty-three south of the Tappan Zee).  
Metro-North service to the Marble Hill stop is walking distance (swimmable, 
if you are bold).  The site is also accessible from the A train (207th/end of 
line) or the 1 train (215th stop; walk up 218th to the Nature Center in the 
park).  There is a canoe dock next to the Nature Center, as well.

This course been in the planning stages for well over a year.  Our first 
attempt was cancelled, due to ... hard to explain.  However, the result has 
been Parks Department sponsorship and a very low cost of $300.  The more that 
attend, the more likely we will see more sponsorship.


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