From: Living Mandala <livingmandala@livingmandala.com>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [permaculture] More Food, Less Work: Aquaponics With Applied Permaculture
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:12:51 -0000
Dear Friends,
We are happy to announce another cutting-edge, comprehensive, hands-on
Aquaponics Training With Applied Permaculture this winter located at a
beautiful Ecovillage Resort setting in tropical paradise.
Aquaponics combines Aquaculture with Hydroponics creating one of the
most sustainable and productive food systems on the planet.
Conventional Aquaponics has holes in the system. Aquaponics with
Applied Permaculture looks at Aquaponics integrated into the whole
system and focuses on creating truly sustainable, closed-loop systems
that provide for nearly all the needs for the system within the system
itself appropriate to climate, ecology, and site specific needs.
This training is one of the most comprehensive and integrated
Aquaponics Trainings available.
At a time of global climate change, depletion of resources, pollution
of water, loss of fish worldwide, huge losses of top soil worldwide,
and other threats to the future of our food supply, there has never
been a more important time to learn about Aquaponics. The green market
potential for Aquaculture and Aquaponics are huge and growing fast!
Get in on the solutionary action early by attending this training and
learn to build your own Aquaponics System, Farm, and Green Business.
This is a rare opportunity to learn hands-on from operational
permaculture inspired Aquaponics systems at an amazingly beautiful
setting in paradise. It’s an opportunity not to be missed!
We have very limited space in this training, so please inquire and
register soon to hold your spot if you are interested.
More info below.
-The Living Mandala Team
Aquaponics and Permaculture:
A 10 Day Intensive in Eco-Paradise
December 4 – 14, 2011
Finca las Nubes, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; & Finca Neptuno - Costa
Rica
For More Information Click Here
Permaculture & Aquaponics Course Highlights:
* One of the Most Productive & Sustainable Food System on the Planet!
* Grow up to 10 Times the Plants, Twice as Fast, With Half the Work!
* Learn Detailed Aquaponics Skills & Secrets to Start Your Own Farm,
Project, or Business.
* Learn Permaculture Skills, Organic Farming & More in this Beautiful
Setting
* Enjoy Eco-Resort Style Luxury Accommodations with Oceans Views,
Beaches, Jungle Hikes, Wildlife, Horseback Adventures and Much More
Course Description
This Aquaponics and Permaculture 10-day intensive includes 10 days of
outdoor classroom instruction, and hands-on experience at the
Aquaponics mini-farm located at the beautiful Ecovillage Resort of
Finca Las Nubes. and the last few days at Finca Netpuno - a large
scale Commercial Aquaculture & Aquaponics Farm in near by Costa Rica.
Students will learn about Aquaponics, Permaculture, experience
luxurious Eco-Village living, and much more from experienced trainers
& professionals sharing their knowledge and experience in
comprehensive Aquaponics System design and installation appropriate to
any climate, with Applied Permaculture, land restoration, food
forestry, self sufficiency, and much more.
You will learn the skills needed to design and create sustainable
Aquaponics systems and Aquaculture farms that integrate Permaculture
principals through out. All this while, we will be staying in an
amazing Eco-village Resort with gorgeous luxury accommodations,
permaculture gardens, views of the ocean, amazing wildlife, monkeys,
nearby beaches, horseback riding, hiking and much more.
This 10 day intensive also includes:
A detailed 100 page Course Manual covering all aspects of Aquaponics:
Day-to-day operation of the system
Design checklists
Field tested formulas, calculations, estimates and guidelines.
Complete designs, plans and materials lists.
NorCal Aquaponics Systems step-by-step construction manual with
variations and site specific applications intended to make it easy for
anyone to build an Aquaponics system.
A set of detailed construction plans, including site plans, and piping
schematics.
Ecovillage Resort style luxury accommodations, permaculture gardens,
views of the ocean, amazing wildlife, monkeys, and much more.
Permaculture & Aquaponics
Aquaponics with Applied Permaculture looks at Aquaponics integrated
into the whole system and focuses on creating truly sustainable closed-
loop systems that provide nearly all the needs for the system within
the system itself. Conventional Aquaponics has holes in the system -
such as feeding the fish, supplying energy to the system, providing
water, etc. Aquaponics with Applied Permaculture focus on closing the
loops in the system to produce virtually all of the system’s needs
(water, energy, fish, feed, heat, gas, etc.) all onsite and integrated
into the larger system, landscape, and ecosystem.
Products of the systems can include: solar electricity, solar heated
air, solar heated water, fish, prawns, vegetables, fruit, aquatic
plants, algae, minnows, snails, worms, dry and liquid fertilizers,
even methane gas!
What is Aquaponics?
Aquaponics is one of the most sustainable and productive farming
systems in the world. It combines Aquaculture and Hydroponics to
create a truly self-sufficient closed loop system that uses only a
fraction of the water, labor, energy, etc. that other methods use.
Combining Permaculture Design with Aquaponics creates an even more
sustainable, dynamic, productive & regenerative system. In this
intensive training you will learn some of the most cutting edge
pioneering aquaponics systems and gain a solid foundation from which
to create your own Aquaponics System, Farm & Green Business.
Aquaponics Facts
Aquaponics uses up to 90% less water than conventional farming does
Aquaponics is energy efficient: It requires up to 1/3 of the energy
other farming systems use.
Aquaponics can have up to 8 to 10 times more vegetable production in
the same amount of time and area than conventional gardens or farms.
Labor can be reduced as much as 40%, while useful byproducts are
created that can be used to farm other crops, trees, soil, water, and
energy.
A permaculture inspired system produces all of the systems needs
(water, energy, fish feed, heat, etc.) on-site
Products of the system include: solar electricity, heat, fish, prawns,
vegetables, aquatic plants, algae, snails, worms, fertilizer, even
methane gas.
For More Information Click Here
Instructor:
Max Meyers plus additional instructors & facilitators.
To Watch a Video of Max Meyers Featured in Time Magazine Video On-line
Click Here.
Limited Space - Register Now to Reserve Your Spot
We have very limited space in this training, so please inquire and
register soon to hold your spot if you are interested.
There is limited space for internships directly following the course
at Finca Neptuno. Please inquire for more info to apply.
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