[Sdpg] [permaculture] Ecovillage Design immersion course in WA state

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

the Village Design Institute presents:

~ ECOVILLAGE DESIGN ~

...a 10-day immersion course to be held July 9-20, 2003
at Pragtri Farm, near Arlington, Washington.

Pragtri is one of the properties in the Evergreen Land Trust. The
community is in the process of conducting a series of visioning meetings
with the purpose of laying the groundwork for transforming the Farm into a
model of Sustainable Community! Students in the Ecovillage Design Course
will have the opportunity to participate in this process by engaging in
foundational ecological site design work.

The first phase of the course will be an extensive exploration of
fundamental principles - forming a firm epistemological base from which to
begin making competent and well-informed design decisions. Subjects to be
covered include but are not limited to:

* Fundamentals of Permaculture
* Ekistics: the scientific, multidisciplinary study of Human Settlements
* Methodologies of Ecological Design and Whole Systems Design
* Patterns in Nature, "A Pattern Language," and "Design With Nature"
* Feng Shui and Sacred Geometry
* Living Systems Theory
* Community and Home-grown Economics
* EMergy and Energetics
* Appropriate Technology
* The Global Ecovillage Network
* Ecology, Human Ecology, and Deep Ecology
* and, the many facets and dimensions of Sustainable Intentional Community

The second phase of the course will be conducted from the nexus of a
Design Studio, where we will begin transferring design ideas onto maps,
charts, and drawings. Open-ended creativity will be encouraged! The course
will close with a presentation of design proposals to the decision makers
of Pragtri Farm and the Evergreen Land Trust.

The Village Design Institute operates from an holistic, organic, systemic
learning philosophy. As such, a Group Design Process will be employed and
place-based, site-specific understanding will be emphasized. A stimulating
context will be created conducive to a whole -
mind, body, spirit - learning experience.

Course Tuition: $500; $450 if paid in full by July 1st. This fee covers
camping, three wholesome meals a day, all related course materials, and
the opportunity to participate in an immersion experience in leading edge
design work on an actual project-in-process. Course participants will be
limited to 20, so contact VDI today to reserve a spot or for further
inquiry: (360) 752-1310: ecmare at antiochsea.edu: www.villagedesign.org
(note: prior Permaculture Design experience preferred)

Instructed by: Christopher Mare and Tyrone Lafay
Supported by: VDI Staff and selected Guest Presenters

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The Village Design Institute is an educational nonprofit registered in the
State of Washington. Its purpose is to create, organize, and disseminate a
scientific, multi-disciplinary knowledge resource base intended for
promoting and facilitating the design of sustainable human settlements for
the 21st century. A fundamental working premise at VDI is that designing
truly sustainable settlements is most effectively conceived and
accomplished at village-scale, with all that implies. VDI defines
'ecovillage' as the sustainable 'unit' of human settlement in a
theoretical ekistics for the 21st century. The Village Design Institute
will eventually establish and become home to an accredited school, an
holistic academy devoted to issues of
Sustainable Community Design.
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REGISTRATION FORM

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___  YES! I want to participate in this groundbreaking, precedent
        setting Ecovillage Design event. ($50 deposit enclosed)

Send check or money order to: Village Design Institute, 1205-B Lenora
Court, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
call Chris Mare/VDI at360-725-1310