[Sdpg] Geoff Lawton " Permaculture Research Institute's" PDC Egypt, Jordon, Iraq,Mexico,Australia 2004

Sat Apr 17 21:39:48 PDT 2004

Permaculture Research Institute's   http://www.permaculture.org.au

Egyptian Permaculture Design Certificate Course This 
course will be taught on the shore of the Red Sea at Ras Sudre in the Sinai 
desert in Egypt at the beautiful El Hosn Eco Farm Desert Plantation. From 
the 20th of September to 10th of October 2004. Immersed in a truely arid 
landscape of classic proportions this course will involve a large eco 
village design in process and intense desert landscape design.

A VERY SPECIAL Permaculture Design Certificate 
Course taught by Geoff Lawton and Andrew Jones, at the Payson for 
International Development and Technology Transfer at Tulane University, New 
Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 23rd to June 5th 2004 The Payson Center is 
founded on the belief that sustainable development is about improving the 
quality of peoples lives and expanding their ability to shape their own 
futures. While this generally calls for higher per-capita income via 
economic growth, it requires much more. Achieving sustainable development 
involves more equitable education and job opportunities, greater gender 
equality, better health and nutrition, a cleaner and more sustainable 
natural environment, more impartial judicial and legal systems, and broader 
civil and political freedoms. As the information technology revolution 
reshapes priorities, programs and policies for institutions, governments, 
markets, and society worldwide, the Payson Center strives to develop 
technology-based solutions to bring about greater equality and encourage 
sustainable human development

The Permaculture Design Certificate Course taught by Geoff Lawton and 
Andrew Jones, at the Payson for International Development and Technology 
Transfer at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 23rd to 
June 5th 2004   

The Permaculture Design Certificate Course taught by Geoff Lawton and 
Andrew Jones, at the Payson Center for International Development and 
Technology Transfer at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 
23rd to June 5th 2004 This course will be open to students from outside the 
University at a cost of US$500 self catering and accommodating The Payson 
Center is founded on the belief that sustainable development is about 
improving the quality of peoples lives and expanding their ability to shape 
their own futures. While this generally calls for higher per-capita income 
via economic growth, it requires much more. Achieving sustainable 
development involves more equitable education and job opportunities, 
greater gender equality, better health and nutrition, a cleaner and more 
sustainable natural environment, more impartial judicial and legal systems, 
and broader civil and political freedoms. As the information technology 
revolution reshapes priorities, programs and policies for institutions, 
governments, markets, and society worldwide, the Payson Center strives to 
develop technology-based solutions to bring about greater equality and 
encourage sustainable human development. The CVs of two of our directors 
Andrew Jones and Geoff Lawton are now available for viewing on the articles 
page.Contact for this booking: ajventure at hotmail.com
http://www.permaculture.org.au/coursedetail.php?classid=25

Permaculture training manual Activity in Jordan A 
manual on permaculture is in progress now in Arabic. The manual is prepared 
by the National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer 
and the Hashemia Fund for Human Development and Niccod International 
Cooperation Agency and funded by JICA. The main contents of the manual are: 
World & Jordan environmental problems. Relationship between agriculture and 
environment in Jordan. Importance of permaculture and the environmental 
prospective. Future opportunities for permaculture and organic farming. 
Natural system characteristics in Jordan. Ethics & principles of 
permaculture Strategies and goals of permaculture -Conservation of soil and 
sustainable use of natural resources -Agro-biodiversity and improving 
agricultural system -Maximize water conservation and rainfall harvesting 
Design of permaculture system Factors affects system design: Approaches to 
design. (How to design) Pattern in permaculture design Agricultural system 
in permaculture Classical landscape profiles Criteria for catastophe 
Building and structures Permaculture Pilot farm-Jordan Valley List of 
selected important plants for different location in Jordan The manual will 
be used after finishing by the agricultural engineers, scientist, 
environmentalist and specialist in agriculture and environment 
conservation. We hope this manual will be in benefit to other countries in 
the middle east and the world.

On July 1st, the Tonantzin Tlalli Institute (ITT-Mother 
Earth¹ in nahuatl) will host its first annual bilingual Permaculture Design 
Certificate course! This two-week course will be taught by Geoff Lawton on 
the premises of ITT's sixteen month-old project site, Paraje Bonanza, 
located near Ejutla de Crespo, about an hour's drive south of Oaxaca City 
in Southern Mexico. Paraje Bonanza is a 10-hectare Osustainable livelihood 
learning center and biodynamic farm in-the-making¹. To date, we have done 
earthworks (three swales and three dams), planted over three thousand trees 
(all on a drip-line system), built several green structures (adobe, bamboo, 
strawbale, and more) and are now in our fourth month of bio-intensive food 
production. There is so much more to do and we very much look forward to 
working with an diverse, eager and talented course group to make Bonanza 
even more exemplary. For more info please consult our website 
www.pacificos.org and write us at info at pacificos.org.

 Geoff Lawton and the Footprintdirections Design team 
are teaching a course at Byron Bay Organic Farm themed organic farming and 
gardening for self sufficiency and income generation. 19th July to 1st 
August, see courses for details.

Geoff Lawton and the Rainforest Information Center 
will be teaming up to team a permaculture design certificate course 2st 
August to 15th with a community living theme. The location is a community 
property in design process adjoining the Border Ranges National Park a 
property surrounded by wilderness with abundant wild life, see the courses 
page for details.

DIVERSITY FARM Sindhu has launched a website for 
Diversity Farm. For those of you who have been asking for more information 
and pictures of Diversity Farm, please check out the new website! by 
clicking on the words Diversity Farm or the address is
www.diversityfarm.com.au

The CVs of three of our directors Sindhu Webber, 
Andrew Jones and Geoff Lawton are now available for viewing on the articles 
page.

Permaculture Research Institute's first Jordanian 
student to achieve a Diploma of Permaculture Design is Nadia Ahmed Sleiman 
Abu-Yahia, on the 8th of August awarded in 3 fields of work "Education, 
Site Development and Site Design".

 NEW SLIDE SHOWS in the photo gallery "Iraq, straw 
bale village construction", "Kiribati" South Pacific and "Chicken 
Tractors". Remember to click on the first thumbnail photo, then click on 
each thumbnail photo you want to enlarge to half size, at this size if you 
want to send an e-card of that photo click on the envelope symbol on the 
tool bar. If you want see a full size photo click on the half size and it 
will come up full screen.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
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www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to
grow." - Anonymous