permaculture

[Dan Halsey <dhalsey@integra.net>]

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