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[Jono Neiger <jono@regenerativedesigngroup.com>]

Hey folks-

Please pass information about these courses along to your networks or
people that might be interested.

Thanks
Jono

A full Permaculture Design Course will proceed the Advanced Course- March
15-26- at the same location in Brooksville, FL. Information is HERE
<http://growpermaculture.com/upcoming-courses/145-intensive-permaculture-design-course-florida-march-15-26-2017.html>
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*>Permaculture Advanced Design Studio in Local Food Systems<*

*Creating the Local Food Economy*

*in Central West Florida*

*:March 31-April 3, 2017  :*

*:Location:* Brooksville, FL *:*

*Extended deadline for early-bird special: *$495 if paid in full by March 15

See information HERE
<http://growpermaculture.com/upcoming-courses/148-advanced-permaculture-design-studio.html>
and
below about the course

*Description:* Located between Tampa Bay, Gainesville, and the Orlando
metro area in west central Florida, Brooksville and Hernando County are an
emerging food powerhouse. Join us just inland from Florida’s Nature Coast
for a fun- and learning-filled adventure in *community planning and design*.

Combining *activism and education*, this advanced workshop will address the
needs and opportunities of this west Florida region for a more productive,
profitable, and *resilient local food economy*. Students will work with
instructors to analyze local needs and resources, including farms, farm
markets, food distributors, local consumers, restaurants, processors, and
institutional buyers to *design a food hub*. We will put our attention both
on its physical infrastructure and the organizational, social, and
financial capital needed to bring it into being.

Broadly applicable across the US and Canada, the food-hub concept is taking
hold with great success in many areas. Your region almost certainly needs
this support for the 21st century economy. Combining *food security and
sovereignty*, *agritourism*, *local employment*, *nutrition*, *land repair*,
and *waste management* as main themes, we will draw together principal
players from the region to gather information for the design and to
strengthen connections within this nascent but resource-rich community.

Students will camp on an organic permaculture-oriented farm near
Brooksville (showers, toilets, dining, and classroom space provided), or
may find optional commercial lodging in town. Field trips to important
local venues will be organized by the class, and we will present our design
analysis and recommendations to representatives of the stakeholder
communities.

Completion of the Permaculture Design Course or a demonstrated preparation
and commitment to the design project content are requirements for
enrollees. Those without a PDC certificate will need to give a short phone
interview to one of the instructors to ensure that they will be able to
benefit from and contribute to the group work.

The course is recognized by the Permaculture Institute of North America
(PINA).  PDC graduates will receive a certificate attesting to their
participation.

*Instructors: *

*Peter Bane* is the author of *The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming
for Town and Country, *and veteran publisher of *Permaculture Activist. *A
Michigan resident and now also President of the Board of PINA, he holds
Diplomas in five Pc specializations from three international institutes,
and has trained almost 2,000 students at venues ranging from Canada to
Patagonia and including Florida, Trinidad, and Hawaii.

*Koreen* *Brennan* is the principal of Grow Permaculture and a member of
the board of PINA. A veteran educator, she was founding Coordinator for the
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition in St. Petersburg and also started
Create Clearwater, a group dedicated to local food production, water and
energy conservation, and community building. Koreen consults with urban and
rural landowners across the state.

*Jono Neiger* is a partner in Regenerative Design Group in Greenfield,
Mass., faculty at the Conway School of Landscape Design, and the author of 
*The
Permaculture Promise, *just released. He was founding President of the
Permaculture Institute of the Northeast and holds a Diploma in Site Design
from PINA. He recently completed teaching a PDC with Koreen at the course
venue near Brooksville where she manages a small farm.

*Cost:* Extended deadline for early bird special: $495 if paid in full by
March 15, $595 after. Fee includes tuition and materials, camping and
meals. Couples eligible for a $50 discount and work teams of three or more
are eligible for special pricing. Contact the organizers.

*Contact: *Peter Bane, 812-335-0383 <(812)%20335-0383>,
pcactivist@mindspring.com or Koreen Brennan, 727-424-3329 <(727)%20424-3329>
, koreenbrennan@gmail.com. www.growpermaculture.com  or
www.permacultureactivist.net.



*Jono Neiger, Principal*
Regenerative Design Group
1 Chevalier Avenue
Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301
web.  regenerativedesigngroup.com
tel.    413-658-7048

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