[Sdpg] Permaculture Workshops, May 18 & May 26

[SDECC & San Diego Permaculture Center]

Dear Friends,

Below are some upcoming permaculture workshops in the San Diego region.
Hope to see you at one or more!  If you are interested in taking a
permaculture design course for certification, please contact Jane Higginson
<janehigginson at earthlink.net> who is planning a future course in the San
Diego region (see 5/26 workshop below).

Marcia Boruta
San Diego Permaculture Center
www.igc.org/sdecc
(619) 298-8879

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Introduction to Permaculture - Sat. May 18 - San Diego
You've heard the word, now find out more about "permaculture," an
ethics-based, ecological design process for meeting human needs.  The San
Diego Permaculture Center is offering an "Introduction to Permaculture"
workshop on Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at our office, 4452 Park Blvd.
Suite 205 (between El Cajon Blvd. and Adams Avenue).  The workshop will be
lead by Marcia Boruta and includes a half-mile urban permaculture walking
tour through the historic neighborhood of University Heights. The workshop
is free (but donations are graciously accepted).  Space is limited, so
please RSVP to (619) 298-8879.

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INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP - Sunday, May 26 - Lakeside

Lakeside Community Center
Sunday, May 26
12:30 - 4:30

The beginning of this new century is a good time to reflect upon our
lifestyles and to take mindful actions.  This fun and interactive workshop
will introduce you to a way of sustainable thinking, design, and living
that can be applied to your home, workplace, farm, or community.  This
system is permaculture - it means permanent agriculture, or permanent
culture.  It utilizes ideas and technologies that are ancient, modern, and
futuristic.  You will learn the basics of how to cook with the sun, how to
see "waste" as "surplus", how to grow your own food, and how to begin to
think about re-designing your own place so that it functions as a
"cultivated ecosystem".

Cost:  $25 per person
Instructor: Jane Higginson (619) 668-3104, janehigginson at earthlink.net

This four hour introductory workshop is in ANTICIPATION of holding an 80
hour long Permaculture Basic Design Course which will lead participants to
a Certificate of Permaculture Design.  The Basic Design Course will be held
at various locations in and near San Diego County this summer and/or fall.
Instructors are anticipated to include:
* Jane Higginson, Diploma of Permaculture Design and Master of Regional
Planning.  Jane is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, Adjunct Faculty at
Prescott College, and has taught and implemented permaculture design in the
US and Latin America. She is director of Archelonia Permaculture.
* Nader Khalili, Architect. Nader is Director of Cal-Earth Institute of
Earth Art and Architecture in Hesperia, and author of several books
including, "Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to Build Your Own".
* Marcia Boruta, Director of the San Diego Permaculture Center.
* Mike Connoly, Environmental Protection Agency of the Campo band of
Kumeyaay Indians.
* Cindy Sund, owner/manager of Walter's Aquatic Plants.