Designing the Home Ecosystem

[ElfDragon]

>Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
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>				Permaculture West Presents:
>			    DESIGNING THE HOME ECOSYSTEM
>	  Using Natural Principles for Designing Your Home, Garden, & Community.
>				        July 11th & 12th
>				          Olympia, WA
>			          Instructed by: Larry Santoyo
>
>     This weekend workshop will introduce participants to the art & science
>of
>environmental design.  Participants will be lead through an ecological
>design process that will assist them in designing their homes and gardens
>to be more energy conserving, lower maintenance, and naturally elegant. 
>Through lecture, video, discussion, and site tours we will examine some of
>the most inspiring examples of environmental design from around the world
>and understand how these examples relate to our climate and community. 
>Strong consideration will be given to landscape architecture and how to
>create artistic elements from tree prunings, found items, and other
>low-cost resources. 
>     
>     Some workshop topics:  
>     Site analysis & mapping ~ ecology ~ conserving water in the home &
>landscape ~ organic architecture ~ hedgerows, windbreaks, & privacy screens
>~ simplified civil engineering ~ housing design & energy conservation ~
>edible landscaping ~ ponds & water catchment ~ greywater systems ~ cottage
>industries ~ handcrafted trellises ~ wildlife preservation ~ permaculture
>design ~ and much more!
>     Location:  
>     This weekend workshop will be uniquely located between two urban sites
>in
>Olympia where an attention for natural design has lent itself towards
>landscapes of elegance and abundance.  These sites will provide examples of
>edible landscaping, organic architecture, urban forests & wetlands,
>hedgerows, wildlife habitat, cottage industries, trellising, composting,
>sheet mulching, terracing, and many other interesting elements.
>     Instructor:
>     Larry Santoyo is a land-use planner and environmental design
>consultant. 
>He has devoted over 15 years to environmental education and natural
>resource protection.  He has developed and published innovative strategies
>for balancing human impact with natural systems management.
>
>Workshop Fee: $75* (limited to 25 participants)
>-includes lunch & materials
>Limited camping is available
>*inquire about our student discount
>*a $15 deposit secures registration
>
>For a flier with more info. & directions and to register, please contact:
>Permaculture West
>72 Mattson Rd.
>Oakville, WA 98568
>ph/fx: 360-273-7117
>permawest at olywa.net
> 

John Howe


http://arashi.seattleantioch.edu/Dragon/
Storm Dra`Jinn {John Howe} <Dragon at rain.seattleantioch.edu>
Un*x SA, Permaculture, and other systemic design practices
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