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  • From: Jono Neiger <neiger@csld.edu>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] Laying Groundwork: Advanced Permaculture Design Course at Brook's Bend Farm
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:23:51 -0500

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*Dave Jacke* of *Dynamics Ecological Design* and

*Jono Neiger* of *Regenerative Design Group* present:



*Laying Groundwork: An Advanced Permaculture Design Course*

*At Brook’s Bend Farm, A Future Permaculture Research and Education Center*

*Three weekends and one 5-day design charrette intensive*

*May 13-15, June 3-5, June 17-19, July 13-17, 2011*



*Lay the groundwork* for your deepening practice of permaculture design* and
* for the establishment of a permaculture training and demonstration center
at Brook’s Bend Farm. This Advanced Permaculture Design Course (APDC)
offers you *direct experience designing permaculture systems* that will
build your design skills, your confidence and your portfolio, and spur you
to deepen your self-study of the field. At the same time, you will help
plan the *transformation* of Brook’s Bend Farm into a thriving
multi-dimensional permaculture and nature awareness training and
demonstration facility.




*Course Format:*

Course staff and participants will together form a large-scale
paraprofessional design team “hired” by Brook’s Bend Farm to resolve key
design challenges and create a Schematic Master Plan. This plan involves
integrating farming, livestock, forest garden, coppice, and building systems
for the farm’s 90 acres of woods, streams, pastures, and farm buildings.
We’ll
dive into previous site assessment and design work by students of the Conway
School of Landscape Design (CSLD). Each

participant will then focus on one of several key “design streams” relating
to the whole design, such as: water supply and waste water treatment
systems; food





[image: BBF landscape plan legal page.tiff]production, processing, storage,
and distribution systems, livestock grazing and foraging, and buildings and
energy systems. Each “stream” will take on design problems in a mentored
group-learning environment. As a collective, we will synthesize these
streams into a unified Master Plan and present

to a larger public audience by course end.



In this APDC, you will learn through design exercises, participatory
classes, observation sessions, and self-study. The pre-course homework and
the initial 3-day weekend will build knowledge of ourselves, each other, the
design process, and of the project goals and site. Strengthen your basic
permaculture knowledge and fill in gaps during the two 2-day weekends in
June, while you engage in detailed site analysis and assessment. During the
final 5-day intensive design charrette, you and your team will synthesize
everything you have learned into design schemes and details to present to
the clients and the public at the course’s end.



Please note that much of your learning of the details of permaculture
systems in this course will take place on your own between classes. Class
time will focus on giving you design experience, fostering effective and
efficient design thinking and practice, and supporting your design process.
The design process will be your main teacher; it will tell you what you need
to learn. *You will therefore have significant homework and research to do
between all class sessions*—make sure you account for this in your summer
plans! Also, please note that the first weekend begins at 8:30 AM on
Friday, May 13, and the 5-day design charrette also begins at 8:30 AM on
July 13. The two June weekends begin after dinner on Fridays.



*Instructors:*

Primary instructors Dave Jacke and Jono Neiger co-developed and co-taught
“design-centered” permaculture courses together over many years. Dave is
primary author of the award-winning book *Edible Forest Gardens*, and
teaches design, permaculture, and forest gardening across the USA and
Canada. He has run his own design firm, Dynamics Ecological Design, since
1984, and is now working on his second book, *Coppice Agroforestry*, with
Mark Krawczyk
(*www.edibleforestgardens.com*<http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/>
). Jono cofounded the Regenerative Design Group, a Greenfield, MA design
firm
*(**www.regenerativedesigngroup.com*<http://www.regenerativedesigngroup.com/>
*)*, is on the faculty at the Conway School of Landscape Design in Conway,
MA (*www.csld.edu**)*, and is on the board of the Permaculture Institute of
the Northeast. Dave and Jono both graduated from CSLD, Dave in 1984, and
Jono in 2003. Apprentice teachers, as well as a coterie of guest
instructors and design reviewers, will also join the course’s faculty.



*Course Cost: *

*Tuition and food:* sliding scale $1,100-1,500. Scholarships will be
available; inquire for more information. Tuition payments above the bottom
of the sliding scale will be used for scholarships, so please be generous if
you can.

*Meals:* For the first day of each weekend we ask you to bring your own
lunch and a potluck dish for the first dinner. All other meals will be
provided as part of the tuition.

*Accommodations*: Camping included in course fee. Indoor accommodations at
Brook’s Bend (shared bedroom, shared bathroom, limited availability):
$15/night.



*Prerequisites and Registration:*

• All course participants must have completed a certified Permaculture
Design Course, and must furnish a copy of their course certificate with
their deposit to hold their place in the APDC.

• A $300 deposit is required to hold your place in the APDC. The full
balance is due by May 1, 2011. Make checks out to *Dynamics Ecological
Design* and mail to the address below. Credit card/Paypal payments will
incur a 5% electronic payment fee, and may be made at
www.edibleforestgardens.com/events at the bottom of the right-hand column.



*For more information:*

Contact Suzanne Webber, Brook’s Bend Farm

119 Old Sunderland Road, Montague, MA 01351

413-367-2281 • suzanne@brooksbendfarm.com

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Jono Neiger
Regenerative Design Group
308 Main St, 2C
Greenfield, Ma 01301
413-658-7048
www.regenerativedesigngroup.com

Conway School of Landscape Design
Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning & Design
www.csld.edu

PINE; Permaculture Institute of the Northeast
www.thepine.org


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