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  • From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] Darren Doherty Keyline Design Courses/Lecture CA Fall 2007, Nov 8 - Dec 2 2007
  • Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:41:31 -0800


BELOW UPCOMING KEYLINE DESIGN COURSES/LECTURE IN CALIFORNIA

Thurs Nov 8, 7pm Lecture Keyline Design and Sustainable Agriculture
Santa Barbara Downtown Public Library Donation $5
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Contact Margie Bushman margie@sbpermaculture.org ,www.sbpermaculture.org, 805-962-2571


Fri, Nov 9 -- Sat, Nov 10 (openings)
KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California, USA
2 day KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California - USD$250 - Contact Guner
bookings and more information: heidi tautrim <gunerandheidi@yahoo.com>

Fri, Nov 16 -- Sat, Nov 17
KDC Tuscon, Arizona, USA
2 day Tuscon, Arizona - USD$250 - contact Brad Lancaster at
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/ for more information and bookings

Nov 30-Dec 1,2 Fri, Sat Sun
KDC Big Sur, California, USA
3 day KDC Big Sur, California, USA - USD$250 - contact Benjamin Fahrer <mailto:pcdesigns@earthlink.net>pcdesigns@earthlink.net 831-667-2376,


ABOUT KEYLINE DESIGN


What is biological wealth? Healthy forests, fertile soils, abundant waterways and seas---has any great nation been built without these? As we degrade and treat them as throw-aways can we expect a prosperous future for our families and children? Is a sustainable system for agriculture possible that enhances rather than depletes our natural environment?

Keyline Design is a complete design system for landscapes. It is applicable to both rural and urban designs. It is a unique combination of water conservation and soil building, with great appeal to both farmers and ranchers, as it has the ability to build and regenerate degraded soils rapidly, and sees the use of grazing animals as beneficial to this process.

Keyline systems were developed in Australia during the 1950’s by P.A Yeomans (www.yeomansplow.com.au) as a response to increasing desertification and erosion he observed on the Australian landscape as it related to agriculture. His book Water For Every Farm, A Keyline Plan is an important work describing a set of principles and techniques based on a holistic approach that works with natural patterns to restore and increase the depth and fertility of the soil, while increasing its water holding capabilities. Yeomans realized that conventional agriculture totally ignored the biological aspects of the soil. He created a “sustainable agriculture” system before the term was coined, and for the first time in human history, methods were developed that could produce rich fertile soils in relatively short periods. A permanent and lasting agriculture Yeomans believed, must materially and financially benefit the farmer, and benefit the land and soil.

Keyline Design integrates terraces, ponds, tree plantings on contour, and a special cultivation technique using the Keyline plow, to infiltrate water into the soil efficiently and hold it on the land as long as possible. Water harvesting strategies employed by Keyline Design provide drought-proofing for farms with very low maintenance using gravity fed irrigation systems, with a huge reduction in water lost to evaporation. In contrast, up to 80% of water is lost to evaporation using conventional overhead sprinklers. Farms using Keyline Design have amazing records of deepening the topsoil by 3-6” in 3 years, in contrast to nature’s process, which can take hundreds or thousands of years.

The term Keyline comes from the reference to a “keypoint” on the watershed, which is the interface between collection and distribution of water on the landscape, where ridge meets the valley. Keyline is a philosophy and technique that doesn’t pit the needs of farmers against environmentalists trying to protect wildlife and fish habitat, and with carbon sequestering techniques used, helps to address aspects of global warming and climate change.

Darren Doherty is an Australian Keyline Designer, Developer & Manager and Australian Approved Keyline Design™ Farm Planning Consultant, and recipient of Whole Farm Planning Certificate ~ Train the Trainer(University of Melbourne 1995). He has designed and developed over 1100 properties across four continents working most recently in Vietnam, on land projects for Mars Inc, owners of Seeds of Change. His remaining time is spent managing a working research & demonstration farm in Southern Victoria, Australia.


Darren Doherty Courses USA Fall 2007


Thurs Nov 8 7pm Keyline Design and Sustainable Agriculture
Santa Barbara Downtown Library Donation $5
Contact Margie Bushman margie@sbpermaculture.org ,www.sbpermaculture.org


Fri, Nov 9 -- Sat, Nov 10
KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California, USA
2 day KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California - USD$250 - Contact Guner
bookings and more information: heidi tautrim <gunerandheidi@yahoo.com>

Fri, Nov 16 -- Sat, Nov 17
KDC Tuscon, Arizona, USA
2 day Tuscon, Arizona - USD$250 - contact Brad Lancaster at
http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/ for more information and bookings

Nov 30-Dec 1,2 Fri, Sat Sun
KDC Big Sur, California, USA
3 day KDC Big Sur, California, USA - USD$250 - contact Benjamin Fahrer <mailto:pcdesigns@earthlink.net>pcdesigns@earthlink.net 831-667-2376,

ALSO
-Sustainable World Radio Interviews with Darren Doherty on www.radio4all.net

Keyline Plow - Implement Description
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8411281412763349676

Keyline Plow - The Process
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5415701832677827929

Keyline Plow - Soil Building etc.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4813875551644885291

Hooroo,
Darren J. Doherty
www.permaculture.biz

US Cell: +1 805 455.8914
Yahoo Voice Phone: +1 310 237 6970
Skype: permaculture.biz

WORLD TOUR 2007/8
North America/Europe
Permaculture Design Certificate Course (72hours)
Keyline Design Course (2days)





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