This Week: Live Interview with Darren Doherty 

on Sustainable World Radio KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara

On Friday, Oct 5  at 9:00-10 am  PST

Sustainable World Radio: Friday mornings at 9:00 am PST, on KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara, California. Also, streaming live  worldwide on www.KCSB.org.

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Join Darren Doherty www.permaculture.biz and Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio www.kcsb.org as he talks about Keyline Design 

Darren Doherty Courses USA Fall 2007

Sat, Oct 13^th 5:30pm
Permaculture Tea and Talk,   Ojai, California, USA
Earth Play 501 E Ojai Ave , at Fox Street (next to Sea Fresh)
October 13th in Ojai ­  - contact Kolmi -
info@quailsprings.org for bookings and info

Mon, Oct 15 -- Sat, Oct 27
Quail Springs PDC - Cuyama, California, USA
2nd Quail Springs PDC, Cuyama, California. Contact Kolmi -
info@quailsprings.org for bookings and info.
USD$1200 by August 15th - USD$1350 by September 15th
USD$1450 for payment after September 15th with a
USD$400 non-refundable deposit and balance due by Oct 8th
Payment plans and Barter considered on
case-by-case basis. Work-trade in kitchen during
the course is available for those not seeking certification.

Mon. Oct 22, 6:30 pm Water for Every Farm FREE TALK
Montgomery Hall at New Cuyama Recreation Center
Highway 166 in New Cuyama
Contact Kolmi -info@quailsprings.org, www.quailsprings.org

Mon, Oct 29 -- Tue, Oct 30
Vermont KDC, Swanton, Vermont, USA
2 day Vermont KDC @ Swanton, Vermont. Contact Abe Collins for bookings
and more information -  abe@carbonfarmersofamerica.com

Fri, Nov 2 -- Sun, Nov 4
Marin KDC, Marin County, California, USA
2 day Marin KDC, Marin County, California (Bay Area), Contact Penny
Livingston-Stark for more details - penny@regenerativedesign.org

Tue, Nov 6 -- Wed, Nov 7
Earthflow Design KDC, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
2 day Earthflow Design KDC, Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Contact
Larry Santoyo for bookings and information - santoyo@earthflow.com

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
KDC Big Sur, California, USA
2 day KDC Big Sur, California, USA - USD$250 - contact Benjamin Fahrer for
bookings and information - benja77@earthlink.net
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Hooroo,
Darren J. Doherty
www.permaculture.biz

US Cell: +1 805 455.8914
Yahoo Voice Phone: +1 310 237 6970
Skype: permaculture.biz

WORLD TOUR 2007/8
North America/Europe
Permaculture Design Certificate Course (72hours)
Keyline Design Course (2days)

 

 

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 1950's 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 nature's 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 doesn't 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.