From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org, eastbaypermaculture@yahoogroups.com, ppg@lists.riseup.net
Subject: [permaculture] Darren Doherty Keyline Design Courses/Lecture CA Fall 2007, Nov 8 - Dec 2 2007
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:41:31 -0800
BELOW UPCOMING KEYLINE DESIGN COURSES/LECTURE IN CALIFORNIA
Thurs Nov 8, 7pm Lecture Keyline Design and Sustainable Agriculture
Santa Barbara Downtown Public Library Donation $5
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Contact Margie Bushman margie@sbpermaculture.org
,www.sbpermaculture.org, 805-962-2571
Fri, Nov 9 -- Sat, Nov 10 (openings)
KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California, USA
2 day KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California - USD$250 - Contact Guner
bookings and more information: heidi tautrim <gunerandheidi@yahoo.com>
Fri, Nov 16 -- Sat, Nov 17
KDC Tuscon, Arizona, USA
2 day Tuscon, Arizona - USD$250 - contact Brad Lancaster at http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/ for more information and bookings
Nov 30-Dec 1,2 Fri, Sat Sun
KDC Big Sur, California, USA
3 day KDC Big Sur, California, USA - USD$250 -
contact Benjamin Fahrer
<mailto:pcdesigns@earthlink.net>pcdesigns@earthlink.net 831-667-2376,
ABOUT KEYLINE DESIGN
What is biological wealth? Healthy forests,
fertile soils, abundant waterways and seas---has
any great nation been built without these? As we
degrade and treat them as throw-aways can we
expect a prosperous future for our families and
children? Is a sustainable system for
agriculture possible that enhances rather than
depletes our natural environment?
Keyline Design is a complete design
system for landscapes. It is applicable to both
rural and urban designs. It is a unique
combination of water conservation and soil
building, with great appeal to both farmers and
ranchers, as it has the ability to build and
regenerate degraded soils rapidly, and sees the
use of grazing animals as beneficial to this process.
Keyline systems were developed in
Australia during the 1950s by P.A Yeomans
(www.yeomansplow.com.au) as a response to
increasing desertification and erosion he
observed on the Australian landscape as it
related to agriculture. His book Water For Every
Farm, A Keyline Plan is an important work
describing a set of principles and techniques
based on a holistic approach that works with
natural patterns to restore and increase the
depth and fertility of the soil, while increasing
its water holding capabilities. Yeomans realized
that conventional agriculture totally ignored the
biological aspects of the soil. He created a
sustainable agriculture system before the term
was coined, and for the first time in human
history, methods were developed that could
produce rich fertile soils in relatively short
periods. A permanent and lasting agriculture
Yeomans believed, must materially and financially
benefit the farmer, and benefit the land and soil.
Keyline Design integrates terraces,
ponds, tree plantings on contour, and a special
cultivation technique using the Keyline plow, to
infiltrate water into the soil efficiently and
hold it on the land as long as possible. Water
harvesting strategies employed by Keyline Design
provide drought-proofing for farms with very low
maintenance using gravity fed irrigation systems,
with a huge reduction in water lost to
evaporation. In contrast, up to 80% of water is
lost to evaporation using conventional overhead
sprinklers. Farms using Keyline Design have
amazing records of deepening the topsoil by 3-6
in 3 years, in contrast to natures process,
which can take hundreds or thousands of years.
The term Keyline comes from the
reference to a keypoint on the watershed, which
is the interface between collection and
distribution of water on the landscape, where
ridge meets the valley. Keyline is a philosophy
and technique that doesnt pit the needs of
farmers against environmentalists trying to
protect wildlife and fish habitat, and with
carbon sequestering techniques used, helps to
address aspects of global warming and climate change.
Darren Doherty is an Australian Keyline
Designer, Developer & Manager and Australian
Approved Keyline Design Farm Planning
Consultant, and recipient of Whole Farm Planning
Certificate ~ Train the Trainer(University of
Melbourne 1995). He has designed and developed
over 1100 properties across four continents
working most recently in Vietnam, on land
projects for Mars Inc, owners of Seeds of Change.
His remaining time is spent managing a working
research & demonstration farm in Southern Victoria, Australia.
Darren Doherty Courses USA Fall 2007
Thurs Nov 8 7pm Keyline Design and Sustainable Agriculture
Santa Barbara Downtown Library Donation $5
Contact Margie Bushman margie@sbpermaculture.org ,www.sbpermaculture.org
Fri, Nov 9 -- Sat, Nov 10
KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California, USA
2 day KDC Orella Ranch, Goleta, California - USD$250 - Contact Guner
bookings and more information: heidi tautrim <gunerandheidi@yahoo.com>
Fri, Nov 16 -- Sat, Nov 17
KDC Tuscon, Arizona, USA
2 day Tuscon, Arizona - USD$250 - contact Brad Lancaster at http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/ for more information and bookings
Nov 30-Dec 1,2 Fri, Sat Sun
KDC Big Sur, California, USA
3 day KDC Big Sur, California, USA - USD$250 -
contact Benjamin Fahrer
<mailto:pcdesigns@earthlink.net>pcdesigns@earthlink.net 831-667-2376,
ALSO
-Sustainable World Radio Interviews with Darren Doherty on www.radio4all.net
WORLD TOUR 2007/8
North America/Europe
Permaculture Design Certificate Course (72hours)
Keyline Design Course (2days)
[permaculture] Darren Doherty Keyline Design Courses/Lecture CA Fall 2007, Nov 8 - Dec 2 2007,
Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, 11/04/2007