permaculture

[Dan Halsey <dhalsey@integra.net>]

Computer Aided Permaculture Design

Site Assessment with Internet Resources 


Paper and pencil is the tool of choice for outdoor base-maps and site 
assessments, but a great amount of information about our properties is on the 
internet. Aerial Photos and surveys are just a small portion of what you have 
available. Plugging in all that information to a computer does not have to be 
tedious. Designing a well thought out plan is fun and easy to adjust with 
inexpensive software. This workshop will open the data mines of the web to 
serious Permaculture and Polyculture designers. Basic site assessment, plant 
databases, aerial imagery, and standard graphic design tools will help you 
break into the next level of Permaculture design.



Materials to bring:

Your laptop
Grid paper
Pencils
and a three ring design binder.
Reference Materials: Edible Forest Gardens I & II by Dave Jacke,

Landscaping Your Home by WM. R. Nelson,

Water for Every Farm by P.A. Yoemans,


Permaculture by David Holmgren, and many more.

Topics will include:
How to Use On-Line Resources for Site Analysis
Searching Web Soil Surveys and Data
Finding County Resources and GIS Base Maps
Plant Selection for Sustainable Harvests
Building a Soil and Plant Data File
Samples of Computer Programs for Design
Intro to the Design Sequence
Free Internet Resources:
Plant Databases
Soil Databases
Seed Propogation Techniques
Local Nurseries
Aerial Photography
When:

Tuesday January 18, 2011, 6:00 - 9 PM.

Where:

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD),

2501 Stevens Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55404 

MCAD Parking in 3rd Ave Ramp or on Stevens Ave.

Who:

Instructor:

Dan Halsey;

Permaculture Designer,  SouthWoods Forest Gardens

Instructor, Permaculture Research Institute, Cold Climate

Graduate Researcher, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of 
Minnesota



Cost:   

Send a check to reserve your seat or click below for secure on-line payment.

    $20     Class and resource list



    $40    Class with documentation and site assessment handbook (27 pages).




Daniel Halsey, PRI Teachers Guild Coordinator, dhalsey@integra.net, 
612.720.5001

  
  


Sponsored by The Minneapolis College or Art and Design