New Permaculture Design Course, Fall ‘14

at Santa Barbara City College (main campus)

Mondays 2p – 5:55p (25Aug – 8Dec) + 1 wknd optional trip to Quail Springs* Environmental Horticulture (EH) 109 (CRN #37484)
Taught by Kendy Radasky (with guest teachers)
Affordable! (~$200 with SBCC Fees)

Permaculture is a design system that enables humans to interact in a positive and regenerative way with our surroundings, as we consciously create lifeways that focus on emulating natural patterns such as diversity, connectivity, resilience, flow, and cycling.

Everyone can apply permaculture techniques fruitfully to their lives... including: students, architects, massage therapists, homeowners, environmental/social activists, medical professionals, teachers, musicians, retired people, gardeners, dancers, and more!

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) offered at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) has been a part of the SBCC Environmental Horticulture program for five years. Beginning this Fall semester (August 2014), we will be adding a second section of the course to accommodate growing interest. We welcome students from the surrounding communities to sign up, engage, and contribute to the presence of permaculture on the SBCC campus.

Topics of this course will include: the philosophy and ethics of permaculture, concepts

and methods of design, pattern understanding, ecological functions of soils and plants, re-localizing food production, water harvesting systems, animal systems, natural building, renewable energy, and building community connections (among others).

* This is not a stand-alone certificate-based (PDC) course, though an option for an additional 2-day (paid) intensive course at Quail Springs Permaculture Site
will allow you to earn your Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC)

Questions or problems?
Contact Kendy Radasky at kendyrad@gmail.com or 805-845-0870.

How to sign up for the Fall 2014 SBCC Permaculture Course

1. Be sure you can attend on the days and times class will be held. Due to the nature of the material and group project emphasis, you must be committed to attending all class meetings:

Environmental Horticulture (EH) 109 (CRN # 37484)

Monday afternoons (2:00 – 5:55p) Semester begins August 25th and ends December 8th

2. This course is being offered through Santa Barbara City College proper – not the Continuing Education arm of SBCC. If you are already an SBCC student, then you may enroll in the course as you would any other. If you are not an active SBCC student (even if you took classes there years ago), then you will need to apply and be accepted to the college before you can enroll in the class. If you have questions or problems along the way, check out http://www.sbcc.edu/apply/ and use the links along the left side of the page to help you find answers. Here are the particulars of signing up:

3. Check to see that there is space in the class. Anyone with internet access can check the status of a course (how many openings it has) by going to https://bannerportal.sbcc.edu/pls/prod/pw_pub_sched.p_search following the prompts for Fall 2014, and entering in the course number (EH 109). “Cap” (maximum capacity) should be 30. “Act” refers to actual number of students enrolled. “Rem” means how many spots are remaining. If 20 students are signed up, you will see that 10 spots remain open.

a) Apply to SBCC. You can apply online or in person at the school. For online applications and for more info on the process, go here: http://www.sbcc.edu/apply/ NOTE: Online applications are processed within 45 minutes. Paper applications are processed within 48 hours. Your application must be fully processed before you can sign up for any classes. You should get an email or snail-mail notification when your application has been processed. You must be a CA resident to receive the great fee structure for taking SBCC classes -- $46/unit. If you have lived in CA for less than 2 years, you will be required to pay a much higher rate ($211/unit).

b) Once your application is accepted and on file, you may register for classes. In order to do this, you must first get yourself a ‘Pipeline’ account. Pipeline is the school’s electronic communication interface. Every student has a Pipeline email that can be accessed easily by instructors, and all sorts of college info (including class-specific postings by instructors) can be found on the Pipeline homepage. Students can add, drop, and change courses through Pipeline. Your application confirmation (step 1) should tell you how to sign up for a pipeline account – you’ll need your Student Number. Go to https://pipeline.sbcc.edu to sign in and create a password.

c) Register for the class. You’ll receive an appointment date when you can register (the college’s way of prioritizing student enrollment). Register online on or anytime after your appointment by going to http://pipeline.sbcc.edu and go to ‘Registration and Student Records’. In person assistance is available in Admissions & Records, SS-110 on or after your appointment. Go to www.sbcc.edu/admissions for office hours.

d) Pay your fees. You can do this through Pipeline as well. The total fees for enrolling in this one course should be $210. $182 for the 4-unit class, $14 health services fee (many health and wellness services are available free or at low cost through the Health/Wellness Office on campus), $13 transportation services fee and a $1 Student Representation Fee.

e) Show up to class! Our first class meeting is on Monday, August 25th at 2:00pm in the Administration Building, Room 162.