The Wilder Institute, Next Generation Permaculture presents:
Permaculture and the Arts Design Intensive May 23- June 6

Who:               Permaculture Teachers: Joel Glanzberg and Jenny Pell
                        with Byron Delvin Gelin, Jamie Mulligan Smith, & Wendy Breiby
                        Raw Food Chef:  Bruce Horowitz of the Sun Kitchen
 
Cost:    $1,450 - includes delicious vegetarian and raw foods made from a mix of local cuisine & farm-fresh foods, accommodations in cabins nestled in the Redwoods, full use of Frogwood Lodge, hot tub, & trails
 
Deadline to apply: April 25^th, 2006
PERMACULTURE:  design principles & methodologies • reading landscapes, mapping, & site analysis local self-reliance • alternative economic systems • plant propagation & seed saving • indigenous cultivation, traditions & practices perennial polycultures & developing
food forests • energy conservation & renewable energy sources • ecosystem restoration / bioremediation • hydrology & aquaculture • forest management & agroforestry • natural building & ecovillage design • urban permaculture strategies • whole systems theory and ecoliteracy • herbs & medicinal plants  
 
ARTS:  painting • drawing • mandala gardens • yoga • ”body ecology” – contact dance, authentic movement, playback theater, ritual poetry • patterns in nature • sacred geometry • trellising and garden art • weaving • sculpture
 
 

 

Permaculture is an ethical design system for creating human environments that are ecologically sound & economically viable. It integrates innovative science into the conscious development of cultivated ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, & resilience of natural ecosystems.