[Santa_Cruz_Permaculture] East & West Carbon Farming Series

[Living Mandala]

Dear Friends of the Earth,
Check out this amazing course series and instructor line-up happening  
on both the east and west coast this fall.

Carbon Farming is a hot topic bringing together quite an all-star  
permie team. The technologies being presented in this course could  
truly transform agriculture, land management, food production, and  
economic hardship and more while addressing and providing proactive  
solutions to climate change and other challenges at the same time.

Please help spread the word about this amazing series.

- Living Mandala

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EAST & WEST CARBON FARMING SERIES:
Hands-on Training for Ecological and Economic Resilience


http://LivingMandala.com/Living_Mandala/Carbon_Farming_Series_Bioregional_Congress.html



CARBON FARMING SERIES EAST

Broadacre Permaculture and Holistic Management for Carbon Negative  
Agriculture

Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy

Darren Doherty - Elaine Ingham - Eric Toensmeier

Brad Lancaster - Kirk Gadzia - Joel Salatin

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



CARBON FARMING SERIES WEST

Building Resiliency: Managing Land to Conserve Soil, Water, and Energy

Exploring Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & the Economy

Darren Doherty - Kirk Gadzia - Terry Gompert - Elaine Ingham

Paul Taylor - Brad Lancaster - Brock Dolman - Penny Livingston - Joel  
Salatin

Hosted by the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas,CA

September 23 - October 29,  2009


COURSE INFORMATION
Visit http://www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/carbon-farming  
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 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.

Visit http://www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/carbon-farming  
for more information


Becoming an Affiliate or Sponsor of the Carbon Farming Series

Start supporting sustainable progress today! Help us spread the good  
word about this course and others and earn cash. Affiliate marketing  
is a de-centralized and synergistic model in which affiliates help to  
spread the word in exchange for a referral fee or course discount.  
Referrals 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

Sponsors can have their logo displayed on the Living Mandala website  
and other Carbon Farming partners as well as in promotional materials  
regarding the series. Being a sponsor can include promoting the course  
with a live link on your organization's website, sending promotional  
emails about the course to related networks, or by donating resources  
to support the course such as scholarship 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_Series_Bioregional_Congress.html 
   for more information
Check out our new blog at: http://carbonfarmingcourse.blogspot.com/
Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php? 
sid=5ce2b36c9e05a9cd4b6df9b6ed4781a7&eid=84581496075&ref=search
Join us on WiserEarth at: http://www.wiserearth.org/event/view/58fef6120823c3212465aa1d510be64d

Phone: 707-634-1461
Email: carbonfarming at LivingMandala.com




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