Subject: [permaculture] Spring Texas Permaculture Class
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 19:17:30 -0600
Hi folks,
Please spread the word.
Permaculture Design Certification Course
Weekends & Saturdays, April 9 June 5, 2005 in Austin, Texas
Attend for 1 day or the whole course
What: 9-day course led by Dick Pierce, Selwyn Polit, and other Austin area
instructors/designers, offering practical training and skills in
sustainable living. We will cover design principles and technologies that
you can easily apply to your home, workplace, and community to help you
live well in the city or the country.
Who: Professionals and amateurs: Homeowners, apartment dwellers, farmers,
foresters, land developers, city planners, architects, teachers, and many
others
Why: To learn techniques, tools & design ideas to
* Mimic nature to design solutions to problems unique to our Central
Texas climate, water, soil, vegetation, gardening etc.
* Capture and effectively use and re-use water
* Build an herb spiral
* Install a pond
* Use natural & green building techniques
* Read a landscape to determine optimum placement of design elements
* Maximize food output - compact growing areas
* Encourage natural cycles - plants, animals, etc.
* Design homes and landscapes that serve people, attract wildlife,
and create restorative habitat.
* Implement landscapes that take care of themselves
* Considerations & designs for rural land, farms, ranch, animals,
orchards
Additional topics include:
Ecosystems Ecology Microclimate
Edible landscape Waste Wastewater
Trees & Forests Soil Erosion Control
Water harvesting Aquaculture ¨ Animals
Gardening Urban strategies
Wild land rehabilitation Chickens
Design Creating a culture of cooperation
Building design Maps and mapping
Convenient schedule: weekends & Saturdays
Day 1&2 Permaculture Basics
3 Urban PC, Plants, Gardens
4 Building - Std./ Alt. + Energy
5 Water: Harvest & Manage
6 Rural, Ranch, Farm
7 Rural design
8&9 Permaculture Design
Fees are flexible:
$450 for entire course or $60 per day. Prior attendees pay ½ price. Other
discounts offered
Sponsored by Habitat Suites Hotel A permaculture designed hotel
<http://www.habitatsuites.com/>www.HabitatSuites.com
and Treefolks at www.treefolks.org