PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
JUNE 24 - JULY 7, 2013
Convened by Quail Springs Permaculture and True Nature Design
LEAD INSTRUCTORS
Warren Brush with Quail Springs and True Nature Design
Joseph Lentunyoi of the Maasai people, Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya and Nyumbani Village
with a diverse roster of guest instructors and practitioners in the field
Permaculture is an integrated design system that provides a framework for consciously designed landscapes that provide diversity, stability, and resilience for individuals and communities. This course will assist you and your organization in integrating into your projects: Holistic Design - Increased Food Security - Community-Based Development - Waste Cycling - Sustainability Education - Clean Water and Drought Proofing - Health and Nutrition - Sustainable Vocations & Enterprise - Collaborative Strategies
This course is designed for people who work with non-government organizations or government agencies, who are community organizers working in international development and/or social entrepreneurship, as well as volunteers and students with dedicated interest in the subject matter.
TOPICS INCLUDE: Integrated Design, Composting, Water Harvesting, Compost Toilets, Waste Cycling, Earthworks, Rocket Stoves, Design Priorities, Ecological Building, Aquaculture, Bio-Sand Filtration, Broad Acre Applications, Food Forestry, Bio-Engineering, Resilient Food Production, Greywater Systems, Livestock Integration, Soil building, Watershed Restoration, Integrated Pest Mgmt, Biomimicry, Appropriate Technology, Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, Community Organizing, Drought Proofing Landscapes, Rebuilding Springs, Refugee Camp Strategies
TEACHING TEAM
Our instruction team is comprised of a diverse mix of special guest instructors led by Warren Brush and Joseph Lentunyoi.
Warren Brush is a Permaculture designer and teacher as well as a mentor and storyteller. Warren is co-founder of Quail Springs Permaculture, Regenerative Earth Farms, Sustainable Vocations, Wilderness Youth Project, and his Permaculture design company, True Nature Design. He works extensively in Permaculture education and sustainable systems design in North America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Australia.
Joseph Lentunyoi is from the Maasai tribe, and is co-founder of the Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya, to which he brings extensive practical knowledge of sustainable farming as well as teaching experience. Joseph is the Sustainability Director for Nyumbani Village, where over 900 children live who have been orphaned by HIV related diseases, alongside teaching and designing using permaculture techniques extensively in East Africa.
GUEST INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE:
Jeremiah Kidd, Global Permaculture Designer and Educator
Cathe’ Fish , Founder of Practical Permaculture Research Institute
Lyn Hebenstreit, Co-Founder of Global Resource Alliance
Tara Blasco, Co-Founder of Global Resource Alliance
Loren Luyendyk, Co-Founder of Surfer’s Without Borders
Alissa Sears, Global Betterment Director at Christie Communications
Jeannette Acosta, Indigenous Permaculture Designer and Educator
Daniel Parra-Hensel, Permaculture Designer and Educator
Brenton Kelly, Principle Farm Educator for Quail Springs Permaculture
Tom Cole, Principle Agricultural Advisor with Save the Children
LOCATION: Quail Springs Permaculture in the Southern California mountains
www.quailsprings.org Quail Springs is an ideal drylands site to learn about permaculture for international development.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Cost includes instruction, certification, catered meals, and camping accommodations.
Cost: $1,650 (a deposit of $300 reserves your space with the balance due by June 10)
Early Bird: $1,450 for payment in full by April 15
Ask about Discounts (PDC Refresher, Couples, Families) and Partial Work Trade positions.
HOW TO REGISTER:
Fill out Online Pre-Registration:
Quail Springs Permaculture is dedicated to demonstrating and teaching holistic ways of designing human environments, and to facilitating deeper understandings of ourselves and one another through immersive experiences in nature. We believe that lasting ecological health and social harmony can be fostered through emphasizing the connection between people, food, shelter, energy, and water.
www.quailsprings.org