[Sdpg] Permaculture Design Course. San Diego. Fall 2011

[Raffi Aftandelian]

Dear permies,

Eden on Earth Landscaping is offering a Permaculture Design Course in San Diego this Fall. 


I think this course may be of special interest to those looking for an affordable option. 


Josh Robinson is the lead and will be engaging a number of instructors for the course.


Brad Lancaster has this to say of Eden on Earth:

"Eden on Earth is the landscape and water-harvesting implementation, 
consulting, design, and education firm I always refer people to in 
Northern Arizona. They do stellar work that sets the standard for 
beautiful, dynamic, sustainable systems."


Please consider passing this on to those who may be interested.

appreciatively,
Raffi

San Diego Permaculture Design Course



Fall 2011
October 15-16, 22-23 November 5-6, 12-13 December 3-4, 10-11 

  
Learn  how Permaculture design 
can meet and exceed human needs by transforming  human gardens and 
communities into fully functioning ecosystems.  Receive hands-on 
experience on how to apply the principles of ecological  design in your 
own home, farm, neighborhood, and city.

Permaculture is  an integrated ecological design system for creating sustainable 
human  settlements.  Far more than a set of gardening tips and techniques,  Permaculture is about understanding and designingthe connections  between people, the earth, plants, energy, climate, water,  transportation, shelter, animals, economics and much more.   This  course is for:
Home  owners, renters, 
gardeners, farmers, ranchers, landscapers, architects,  builders, 
developers, civic planners, educators, environmentalists,  students … 
everyone who wishes to learn how to live sustainably and  apply the 
principles of holistic design to their respective fields.

Course topics:
 
	* Permaculture ethics 
	* Permaculture  design principles
	* Understanding natural patterns
	* Creating  healthy soil
	* Plant selection, plant guilds & food forests
	* Site  analysis & design
	* Mapping 
	* Climate and  microclimates
	* Water harvesting 
	* Energy
	* Natural  building
	* Bioregional theory
	* Local food systems &  community land access 
	* Co-housing, eco-villages & City  Repair
	* Design for peak oil & ecological collapse 
	* Ecological  economics & community currencies
About the course: This 72 hour curriculum will cover Bill  
Mollison’s PERMACULTURE DESIGNERS MANUAL plus more recent material.  The
  course consists of six (6) three (2)-day weekends held throughout San 
Diego County.  The spread out weekend format is  to accommodate local 
residents schedules to participate in this  valuable learning experience
 taught by regional experts in Permaculture  & Sustainability.  
Course experience will include classroom  instruction, field trips, 
hands-on activities, required & suggested  readings & completion
 of a permaculture design project. Upon  successful completion of the 
course, the student will receive  Permaculture Design Certification. 
 
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Course Information 
  Instruction on all course dates is from 9 AM to 5 PM.
 
Part 1  "Introduction to  Permaculture Design"

This
  first few sessions lays the  ground work for permaculture design and  
can be taken as a single  "Introduction to Permaculture" workshop.  This
  session will include  Permaculture Ethics & Principles,  
Regenerative, Generative &  Degenerative Systems, Natural  
Patternerning, Climatic Pattern  Understanding, Site Assessment, Forests
  & Energy, Permaculture  Design Methodologies, and tours of local  
permaculture sites.   

 

Part 2   "Growing Permaculture"

In
  the middle sessions  we will look at "Growing Permaculture" as  we 
learn about water harvesting (rainwater and greywater), soil  building, 
and using plants in a permaculture setting.  Topics to include  hands on
 rainwater harvesting, tours of functioning and legal greywater  
systems, compost and composting teas, sheet mulching, plant guilds,  
garden ecology, and food forestry.  These days will be a very hands on  
with ample time spent outdoors getting our hands in the earth and  
applying the permaculture principles and ethics to create a sustainable 
 orchard system.
 

Part 3  "Permaculture for the Farm, Neighborhood and Beyond "

The
 final weekends build upon the earlier sessions as we learn to apply  
Permaculture on  farms and ranches and into the city.  Topics include  
Keyline Design, Agroforestry, Animal Husbandry, Appropriate Technology, 
 Home Design, Hands on natural building, Eco-village, and co-cohousing  
design.  We will apply permaculture on the community scale  and learn  
about Resource Sharing Co-ops, Community Gardens and Land  Access, The 
City Repair Project, Creating a Local/Regional  Food  Economy, 
Alternative Economics and Local Currencies, and Right   Livelihood.  
Culminating the whole course will be student design   presentations and 
the infamous permaculture costume contest and the  talent / no  talent 
show and potluck dinner!
 
$700 for the entire  Permaculture Design Course ($650 if paid in full by early bird deadline)
 
Course Instructors:
The course will be led by regional permaculture expert, Josh Robinson, as well as many other local experts TBA.
Josh Robinson is a passionate teacher that loves to  share his sense of awe of the  
natural environment with others  while  inspiring people to begin their  own path towards a regenerative   culture.  He has been actively  
teaching, promoting, and installing water  harvesting and permaculture  
systems throughout the Southwest including  courses for Northern Arizona University, Prescott College, The Ecosa  Institute, and many others.   He has been the President of Eden on Earth,  LLC since its inception in 2007.  Josh has also received a Master's  Degree in Ecological 
Landscape  Design from Prescott College.  His  gardens have been 
featured in Toby  Hemenway's "Gaia's Garden" and Art  Ludwig's "Create 
an Oasis with  Greywater" and have received many  awards.   Josh 
recently relocated to San Diego and is working on setting up a new urban perculture site called "Higher Elevation Permaculture."
 
Confirmed Guest Instructors:
Brook Sarson
Brook is owner and founder of H2OME, San Diego's first rainwater  harvesting and greywater recycling  
installation business.  With a strong  foundation in Permaculture and  
small scale organic farming, combined  with an engineering degree, she  
offers San Diegans real, practical, low  cost opportunities to be part  
of the solution to our water supply  issues.  Brook opens her home to  
the public once a month for an  informational tour of water harvesting  
at a residential scale, as well  as offering classes and lectures around the county.  


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