permaculture

[Claudia Joseph <permie@earthlink.net>]

HI Rafter and others,
This is a fun question that I have been looking at for a while.
The qualitative experience of a PDC varies widely.

I teach a 9 unit course titled "Urban Permaculture".  The total course  
time is 90 hours.  Students must atten every session to gain a  
certificate.
It covers the basics of regular permaculture without the emphasis on  
natural building and big land moving projects.
We are working on a type one error in NYC so I am going with the  
destroyed field that is here.
Rafter, I am wondering if this is the course to which you are referring.

Last year I pointed my finger at other courses I thought weren't up to  
the task of getting the message of permaculture transferred fully.
I am extremely interested in the process of defining course material,  
ethical content and the thrust of our permaculture knowledge base.

I have concluded that these elements are highly personal and perhaps  
are beyond our judgement.
There are reasons for the intensity I insist on in my own PDC.  This  
seems best to simulate the 14 day experience while still allowing busy  
New Yorkers to continue their jobs and lives.  I decided that the  
message has to go out NOW.  I wasn't in that place, but others  
convinced me that this is really a critical time to move on earth  
repair.  Why not at the epicenter of the destruction?

Teachers are always coming in from elsewhere.  What would you expect?  
I prefer to work locally but that isn't the only model Bill Mollison  
gave us.

I am ready for a really long conversation off-list (or on) or give me  
a call, please.

Thanks for bringing this up.
I think some standards are a good idea.  I don't know if that is  
really in the nature of permaculture.

Claudia Joseph
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 369-1139
www.permaculture-exchange.org

On May 2, 2008, at 8:30 PM, rafter t. sass wrote:
> So...
>
> What do we do, as a community, when people are teaching a 9-day
> permaculture course, and billing it as Permaculture Design
> Certificate course?
>
> This is something we are facing in our region, the northeastern US,
> right now. Teachers are coming in from elsewhere in the US, which
> makes it trickier - no regional community pressure and accountability.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Best,
> rafter
>
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> rafter t. sass
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