permaculture

[burns <michael@fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

presents

COMMUNITY TRAINING IN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN

February through April 2011
Montour Falls, NY


Are you a landowner, farmer, or gardener?

Do you want a more sustainable and abundant life?

Learn a design method to improve home scale food and forest  
production, to conserve resources, and save money.

Study basic ecological principles and permaculture methods and use  
them to solve problems on your own home and landscape.

Help make better choices for our land, families, and communities.

Create your own sustainable design for a backyard, garden space,  
vacant lot, field, forest, or even an entire village. Examples and  
applications will be presented in both an urban and rural settings.  
Design subjects include gardens, water management, earthworks, small  
woodlot management, buildings, energy, soils, compost, animals, and  
more.

Schedule:
Weekend Workshop: February 12 & 13
Tuesday evenings: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., February 15 - April 12

Instructors:
Steve Gabriel, Michael Burns, and Karryn Olson-Ramanujan with guest  
presenters

Tuition:
$200 - $400 (based on what you can afford)  Thanks to the Schuyler  
County Environmental Management Council, and the Finger Lakes Resource  
Conservation & Development Council, a limited number of half  
scholarships are available for residents of Schuyler, Stueben,  
Chemung, Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties.  A special thanks goes to  
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County (EPO/EEO) for their  
support of this program.

Location:
Schuyler County Human Services Building, 323 Owego Street, Montour  
Falls, NY 14865

Contact:
Call (607) 227-0316 or visit http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org  
for information and registration.

NOTE: This is not a Permaculture Design Certification course. However,  
your tuition to this series of classes can be applied to our summer  
course. Visit our website to learn more.

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The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
organizes experiential learning events
for sustainable and regenerative design
http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org
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