[Sdpg] 3-Day Soil Building and Water Management Course, Nov 1-3

[Kyra Epstein]

Dear Permies,
Here's a chance to further your permaculture training in a 3-day  
course with Australian permaculture master Darren Doherty and the  
Regenerative Design Institute's Penny Livingston-Stark for $100!  
Funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  
(NOAA) is allowing RDI to bring this course to Salinas Valley growers  
- and to you as well. The course will be presented in Spanish and  
English.

The course covers a series of innovative soil building and water  
management techniques originally developed in Australia, including the  
keyline plow, which increases soil health and moves water across the  
landscape in a way that is protective of ecosystems and habitats.  
These carbon sequestration techniques can help address aspects of  
global warming and climate change while improving soil health,  
conserving water, and even increasing yields. Instruction includes an  
overview of the principles as well as hands-on opportunities in the  
field to use survey and design tools, test plowing techniques and  
design individualized systems.

Soil Building and Water Management Systems
Offered: November 1-3
Location: Aromas, California, in the Salinas Valley
Instructors: Darren Doherty, Penny Livingston-Stark, Lisa Lurie, Ken  
Oster

The course will be held at the Aromas Grange, in Aromas, CA (at the  
corner of Bardue Street and Rose Avenue in Aromas) and the  
demonstration site is ALBA's MMM Ranch in Elkhorn Slough, CA.

The course is sponsored by NOAA National Marine Sanctuary, ALBA  
(Agriculture & Land-Based Training Association), the Regenerative  
Design Institute, and NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service).

The Regenerative Design Institute has more information:
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/principles-and-techniques-soil-building-and-water-management-systems
(415) 868-9681
info at regenerativedesign.org


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