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

[Weston Miller]

Permaculture Design 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