Permaculture
provides a framework for consciously designed landscapes that mimic the
patterns and relationships found in nature that provide diversity, stability,
and resilience. These systems yield an abundance of shelter, water, energy,
and food for the provision of local needs.
Take your PDC at Quail
Springs, an internationally recognized permaculture farm in the mountains of
Southern California. This 2-week course covers the 72-hour permaculture
curriculum used internationally, with hands-on learning in a diversity of
applied topics. You will learn to design and apply natural principles to
create stable and resilient systems that provide food, water, shelter and
energy needs while regenerating ecology, community and economy.
Topics
include: Small Scale Food Production - Integrated Pest Mgmt Composting - Tree
Planting - Water Harvesting -Greywater Systems - Compost Toilet Systems -
Natural Building Earthworks - Watershed Restoration Keyline - Appropriate
Technology Green Job Preparation - Alternative Economics - Beekeeping
BioEngineering - Livestock Care - Goat Milking - Pastured Poultry - Saving the
Harvest - Community Building - Nature Awareness
Instructor: Warren
Brush, co-founder and Executive Director of Quail Springs, facililitates
permaculture education and regenerative systems design in the USA &
internationally.
www.permaculturedesign.us Cost: $950 (early bird by
September 1) or $1,250 thereafter. Includes instruction, nourishing catered
meals and camping nearby. Limited partial work exchange positions &
payment plans, inquire early. Referral offer: Receive $100 off the course fee
for referring another student.
Contact for more info or to
register
info@quailsprings.org or
805-886-7239
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Quail Springs is a working farm
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.
www.quailsprings.org