permaculture

[alyssa mckim <lyss_live@yahoo.com>]

PermacultureDesign Certificate Course
 In the Sacred Valley of Peru
Forming correct relations with our land practices and spirits
Through Permaculture, Yoga, and Ceremony
                                                                  September 
2nd 
2010- September 14th 2010
Bilingual: English and Spanish
 
Come join us in a collaborative cross-cultural exchange, through permaculture 
design in the Sacred Valley of Peru near the famous Incan ruins known as 
Machu 
Picchu. The course will be hosted and held at the community of Ayllu Tawa 
Inti 
Suyo, a healing center that works with the sacred plant medicines of the 
Amazon.
Along with the internationally recognized course work we will explore 
permaculture design through the lenses of its spiritual and social 
implications. 
The goal of the course aligns with the general purpose of Ayllu Tawa Inti 
Suyo: 
to raise consciousness in understanding the proper relations between humans 
and 
the natural and spiritual environment, as well as the interconnectedness and 
complementarities of all beings. 

How we can use permaculture design as an instrument to fulfill this goal? We 
will discover the answers together!
 
LeadInstructor: Andrew Jones
Assisting Instructor: Alyssa McKim
 
Course Description:   
             The course is a 13-day design intensive, which follows the 
internationally recognized Permaculture Design Course structure and results 
in a 
Permaculture Design Certificate. 

 The course will be approximately 50% interactive lecture and 50% hands on, 
experiential learning. Our landscape will be the high altitude region of 
Peru. 
 The course will introduce the philosophy, practical principles, and design 
methods through various modalities of learning: lectures, group work, field 
trips, hands-on design and implementation, group and individual 
presentations, 
and other activities. The class will engage in a community design process for 
the property of Allyu Tawa Inti Suyo. At the end of the course the 
participants 
will present the design concepts to the community.  
 
Key subject areas covered include:
        * Theory and principles of design 
        * Methods of design 
        *  Patterns in nature 
        * Climatic factor strategies for Humid Tropics, Drylands, Humid Cool 
to Cold 
        * Domestic food security and food production: Garden, mini-farm and 
farm 
design, ecological pest control, orchard and tree crops, forestry and bamboo 
plantations, bush foods and forages, rehabilitation of soils and erosion 
control, green manures and farmers trees, livestock: forages and management 

        * Design for catastrophe prevention 
        *  Drought proofing property 
        * Earthworks 
        * Water harvestingand management 
        *  Windbreaks and bushfire control 
        * Aquaculture: aquatic plants and fisheries 
        *  Energy efficient housing: site selection, appropriate technology, 
recycling 
and waste management 

        *  Whole systems design for human settlements 
        *  Alternative economic structures 
        * Community design process 
        * All of the above subject areas will be approached with intention to 
integrate 
permaculture design as an instrument to serve globally in loving 
consciousness 
toward a common goal.
 
Registration and Fees
Sliding fee Scale $1800-$2000. Those who pay on the higher end of the scale 
will 
be helping local people participate in the course.
Includes: Three vegetarian meals a day, accommodation, pick up and 
transportation to and from the Cusco airport, entry fee to Pisac ruins, 
permaculture course work, sauna, and an offering ceremony. 

$100 nonrefundable registration fee. 
$150 off if registered in full by August 1st.
$200 off for students (other discounts do not apply)
Deposit of $1000 will hold a space in the course.
Full payment is due by August 16th. 
 
For more information contact: 
Alyssa McKim: lyss_live@yahoo.com or http://permacultureinperu.wordpress.com/



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https://citybumpkin.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/slowing-down-observation/

Slowing down: Observation

July 12, 2010 by Rach

"I had a look round a biodynamic farm in Essex on Saturday.  Biodynamic
farming is based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner, a 19th century
Austrian philosopher.  Farmers seek to create a balance between plants,
animals, humans, and the needs of the soil they work."

"Permaculturists would advocate observing a piece of land for a year
before doing any design or planting on it.  By looking carefully at the
land at all times of day and in all seasons, we gain a greater
understanding of how we might optimise the use of the space."