[Sdpg] Permaculture Certificate Course July 17 - August 1 in Santa Cruz, CA

[Weston Miller]

Permaculture Certificate Course
July 17 - August 1, 2004
in Santa Cruz, CA.

Special Focus on Agriculture, Forestry, and Education!

Explore the following topics through classes, field trips, and hands-on
activities:

Landscape pattern recognition and mapping
Ecological design methodologies
Organic gardening and farming
Soils, compost, and vermiculture
Forest management and timber harvesting
Alternative energy and appropriate technology
Solar design and natural building
Water conservation and erosion control
Tools and techniques for tropical, desert, and temperate biomes
Community development and communication skills
Special integration of ecological design with education and curriculum
development.

Teaching Team:


Penny Livingston-Stark- Internationally recognized permaculture teacher and
designer,
                                             Founder of Sustainable Living
Design, and Co-founder of
                                             Permaculture Institute of
Northern California.

Weston Miller, MS- Co-founder Summit Springs Agriculture Project,
                                 Science teacher and curriculum developer at
Mount Madonna School.

Guests:
Brock Dolman- Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
James Stark- Permaculture Institute of Northern California, Permaculture
Credit Union
Scott Brinton- Wilderness Awareness School (WAS)
Numerous local instructors-, Bruce Beernink, Darren Huckle, Damian Parr,
Kevin Snorf, Ken Foster, Brian Barth.

Location:
This design course will be held at Green Oaks Creek Farm and Pie Ranch,
which is midway between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo County
coast.  Green Oaks Creek Farm and Pie Ranch are a combined 81-acre farm with
stunning forests and meadows.  Green Oaks is a Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) farm with large gardens, ponds, draft horses, PV system,
greenhouses, and more.  The farm is minutes from the beach!

Tuition:
Tuition of $950 includes course instruction, divinely catered meals by
Feel Good Foods, and camping.

Please call (831) 840-6045 or email wmiller at sasquatch.com
www.santacruzpermacultureguild.com