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  • From: Dan Halsey <dhalsey@integra.net>
  • To: Halsey Daniel <dhalsey@integra.net>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Spring Urban Homestead Design Workshops, Class Room and On-Line
  • Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:16:57 -0000

The urban landscape is filled with possibilities. Locked in your lot may be
the means to sustain an abundant lifestyle for growing your food, collecting
fresh rain water for drinking and reducing your dependence on purchased
resources. This series will unlock the ecological capital that abounds within
your yard or the neighborhood that surrounds you. It will give you the skills
and foresight needed to assess, concept and design your property into a
perpetual harvest garden. Learn ecological landscape design language and
technique while using the permaculture design process to create a
ecologically balanced residence and abundant lifestyle.

Small intensive design classes are limited to 12 tables. Register early. Five
on-line national webinar seats are available for each session. Most classes
will be held at the Great River School in St. Paul, MN, others at SouthWoods
in Prior Lake, MN, or On-line as a webinar. See details below. Any class can
be taken individually, however the Urban Design series is a progressive
learning format building from all sessions.

The Assessment workshop and Urban Design Series will culminate with each
participant completing a personal homestead design, ready for implementation.




Spring SouthWoods Workshops (GRS) Great River School, 1326 Energy
Park Drive, Saint Paul, MN 55108-5202


(SW) SouthWoods Forest Gardens, 17766 Langford Blvd, Prior
Lake, MN 55372 (612) 720-5001

4 / 18 & 25 /11 6:30-9 PM Introduction to Permaculture 1 & 2 (PI2)
GRS Monday

5/2/11 6:30-9:30 PM Urban Design I: Base Plan and
Residential Site Assessment (UD1) GRS Monday
5/7/11 1:00-4 PM NATIONAL WEBINAR: Computer Aided
Site Assessment and Permaculture Design with Internet Resources (PE1) WEB
Sat
5/9/11 6:30-9:30 PM Human-Centric Design and Site
Assessment Workshop (PE2) GRS Monday
5/16/11 6:30-9:30 PM Urban Design II: Permaculture
Concepts for the Urban Homestead (UD2) GRS Monday
5/21/11 9:00-12 PM Soil Health, Fertility, and the
Underground Economy (PE3) SW Saturday
5/21/11 1:00-4 PM Water Collection, Storage,
Distribution and Cycling (PE4) SW Saturday 5/23/11
6:30-9:30 PM Urban Design III: The Design
Progression (UD3) GRS Monday
5/28/11 9.00-5 PM Building a Home Orchard and Forest
Ecology, Polycultures, and Plant Guilds (PE5) SW Saturday
5/30/11 6:30-9:30 PM Urban Design IV: Draft Design
Workshop - Spaces, Plants and Abundance (UD4) GRS Monday
6/2/11 6:30-9:30 PM NATIONAL WEBINAR: Building Plant
Polycultures and Guilds using a Plant Database (PE6) WEB Thursday
6/4/11 1:00-4 PM+ Urban Design V: Final Design and
Supervised Work Session (UD5) SW Saturday
TBD Computer Aided Permaculture
Design: ProLandscape Software Training (PE7) SW Saturday

Call SouthWoods with questions. 612-720-5001 Space is limited,
non-refundable payment reserves seat in sessions.)

Register at SouthWoodscenter.com
Introduction to Permaculture I & II (PI1), (PI2) This is where we start. The
principles, ethics, and paradigm that makes permaculture the solution to many
of our ecological and economic issues. We will study the reasons, the
options, and working with natures mechanisms to develop a more abundant and
healthy lifestyle.

Urban Homestead Design Drawing Series (UD1-5) Click here for information and
to register.



Webinar: Computer Aided Site Assessment and Permaculture Design with Internet
Resources (PE1)

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.

Human-Centric Design and Site Assessment Workshop (PE2)
Discovery session using the Permaculture Site Assessment Workbook (to be
completed for use in the UD series). Site Assessment, Self Assessment, Niche
Analysis, Goals, Human Needs, and Vision.

Soil Biology, Fertility, and the Underground Economy (PE3)
Everything comes from the soil. We need healthy soils and we can build
nutrient cycling into our properties to ensure soil health and good harvests.
The urban landscape supplies all the nutrients and minerals we need.

Water Collection, Storage, Distribution and Cycling (PE4)
From sky and well, spring and pond, water is our most precious resource that
supports all the others. Reusing, purifying, and distributing water allows
all its benefits. Used wisely designers can use the same water for multiple
functions.

Webinar: Building Plant Polycultures and Guilds using a Plant Database (PE6)
The key to regenerative ecology and truly sustainable design, is working with
the natures and allowing plants to work with each other. Polycultures and
plant guilds are groups of plants that support each other,supplying all the
needed nutrients and services that nature can provide. Like a forest,
established polycultures need nothing from us except moderate
harvesting.Seasonal access to the Temperate Climate Plant Database is
included.

When: Monday evenings between 6:30-9:30pm Starting April 18th
Where: (GRS) Great River School, 1326 Energy Park Drive, Saint Paul, MN
55108-5202, (651) 305-2780

The last classes meets at SouthWood Design Saturday June 4th
(SW)SouthWoods Forest Gardens, 17766 Langford Blvd, Prior Lake, MN 55372

Webinar Webcasts, high speed internet suggested

How to Register: Send a check to the SouthWoods address or Pay
electronically. (Checks Preferred)

Limited tables so design classes are limited to 12 people.




Daniel Halsey 612-720-5001

SouthWoods Forest Gardens
Southwoodsforestgardens.blogspot.com
Spring Lake Township, Minnesota







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