[Santa_Cruz_Permaculture] TN Carbon Farming Course Series Aug 25-Sept 16

[Jay Ma]

Dear Permie Friends,

Check out this incredible course with an amazing line-up of  
instructors happening at the Farm in TN this Fall!

We can do this!
Si se puede!

Co-Inspiration,

- The Living Mandala Team

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TENNESSEE CARBON FARMING COURSE SERIES:
Broadacre Permaculture and Holistic Management for Carbon Negative  
Agriculture

Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy

Hands-on Training for Ecological and Economic Resilience




Hosted by the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm, Summertown, TN
August 25 – September 16, 2009


COURSE INFORMATION

Visit http://LivingMandala.com/Living_Mandala/Carbon_Farming_09.html  
for more information

Topics Covered

HOLISTIC DESIGN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WATER HARVESTING; IRRIGATION  
SYSTEMS; MYCOFILTRATION; MYCOREMEDIATION; ECOLOGICAL PEST MANAGEMENT;  
SOIL MICROBIAL ANALYSIS; DROUGHT-PROOFING; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;  
INTEGRATED LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS; SOIL REHABILITATION; EROSION CONTROL;  
PRODUCTIVE WINDBREAKS; FIRE CONTROL; ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MODELS;  
GIS/CAD DESIGN; ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN; KEYLINE DESIGN &  
IMPLEMENTATION; FOOD FOREST GARDENING; ECONOMIC LOCALIZATION

Description

The Tennessee Carbon Farming Course Series will launch the nation’s  
first holistic curriculum for carbon negative agriculture, and will be  
the first event in a national campaign to spread this cutting edge  
curriculum throughout the United States. Taught by leading global  
experts in sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration, this  
professional training course will encompass all of the design elements  
needed to create a carbon sequestering agricultural system—returning  
carbon to the soil while increasing food production.

The audience for the upcoming Holistic Carbon Farming Course Series  
will include farmers, permaculturists, biologists, policy makers,  
grounds keepers, land-owners etc. interested in regenerating thriving  
local ecosystems throughout the world.

These courses are in direct response to the current challenges  
experienced by producers & communities across the globe by a variety  
of climatic, agronomic & economic conditions. Studies have shown that  
permaculture-inspired soil building techniques lead to signficant  
carbon sequestration, while also increasing soil fertility and water  
retention. This course will provide participants with an opportunity  
to learn these techniques in order to create resilient, drought proof,  
soil-rich, carbon-negative agricultural systems that produce organic  
food as well as additional income through the international carbon  
market.

The Ecovillage Training Center at the Farm offers an amazing  
opportunity to experience permaculture in action; the Farm's 1,700  
acres will undergo a massive keyline design and implementation during  
and after the course to help drought proof the community and prepare  
for future production.


Format

This course will be offered through four interrelated modules  
constituting the nation’s first holistic curriculum for carbon  
negative agriculture.  Participants can choose to attend the entire  
course, individual modules or combined selections. (Read more details  
online at http://LivingMandala.com/Living_Mandala/ 
Carbon_Farming_09.html )
Module 1: 8/25-30 Holistic Management® Training with Kirk Gadzia,  
Resource Management Services, LLC

Holistic Management applies systems thinking approach to managing land  
resources that builds biodiversity, improves production, generates  
financial strength, and improves the quality of life for those who use  
it.  The whole system design integrates financial planing and land use  
to create profitable and sustainable agricultural systems.

Module 2: 9/1-6 Keyline Design with Darren Doherty, Permaculture.biz

Keyline Design is a corner stone of landscape regeneration, soil  
building and water retention.  It is applicable in all climates and  
provides an holistic framework for integrating soil building, animal  
management and watershed health and agroforestry.


Module 3:  9 /8-12 Earthworks and Food Forestry with Brad Lancaster,  
Desert Harvesters and Eric Toensmeier, Co-Author of Edible Food Gardens

This module focuses on landscape regeneration using permaculture  
design to hold water in the landscape, and create integrated  
ecosystems that provide food, fuel and fiber while increasing  
biodiversity and resilience.  Together, Earthworks and Food forestry  
provide key building blocks for local food and water security as well  
as climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration.

Module 4: 9/13-16 Soil Food Webs and Relocalization with Dr. Elaine  
Ingham, Soil Food Web Inc. and Joel Salatin, Polyface Inc.

Improving soil health and community health go hand in hand to creating  
resilient local food systems that reinforce biodiversity.



Tuition & Referrals

Tuition includes instruction, lodging, and 3 delicious meals per day.  
Participants can register for the entire intensive, individual, or  
combined sessions. The tuition costs for individual and combined  
modules are below.

Holistic Carbon Farming - All modules:  8/25-9/16: $3,500

Individual Modules

Module 1: Holistic Management® 8/25-30 - $1,150
Module 2: Keyline Design 9/1-6 - $1,150
Module 3: Earthworks and Food Forestry 9 /8-11 - $800
Module 4: Soil Food Webs and Relocalization 9/13-16 -$1,400

Combined Selections

Combination 1: Holistic Soil Management: Modules 1 & 2 - $2,000
Combination 2: Broadacre Permaculture Design: Modules 2 & 3 - $1,700
Combination 3: Regenerative Local Agriculture: Modules 3 & 4 - $2,000


Start Supporting Sustainable Progress and Outreach today!

Affiliate marketing is a de-centralized and synergistic model in which  
affiliates help to spread the word (creating a viral buzz) in exchange  
for a referral fee or course discount. Referral fee for each  
registration range from $50-$150/referral .

Contact: Outreach at LivingMandala.com to find out more about being a  
pollinator/sponsor for this and other related courses.


Mutual Benefits for Organizational Sponsors

Organizations with resonant missions have the opportunity to sponsor  
the course by sending out content rich emails (which we will provide)  
to their mailing lists in the weeks leading up to the course. Sponsors  
can help to generate scholarships through referrals generated through  
these emails.

Sponsors can have their Logo displayed on the Living Mandala website  
and in emails regarding the course for promoting the course to a  
related list and/or distributing flyers, promoting the course with a  
live link on their website, or by donating resources to support the  
course such as money, food, tools, office supplies, etc.

For details about becoming an affiliate or sponsor e-mail: affiliates at livingmandala.com


More Info

Visit http://LivingMandala.com/Living_Mandala/Carbon_Farming_09.html  
for more information
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