Fwd: Permaculture Institute of Northern California - 1999 E-mail Brochure

Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson lakinroe at silcom.com
Tue Mar 2 19:43:08 PST 1999


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>Subject: Permaculture Institute of Northern California - 1999 E-mail
>  Brochure
>
>PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
>P.O. Box 341
>Point Reyes Station
>California  94956
>(415) 663-9090
>pinc at nbn.com
>www.permacultureinstitute.com
>
>The Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC) is an educational
>organization providing courses and workshops that enable people to develop
>the skills necessary to live a more sustainable life on the planet.
>
>PINC is located in a developing permaculture garden in the Tomales Bay
>watershed, on the Point Reyes Seashore, in Northern California.
>
>The garden includes examples of straw bale and cob construction, a grey
>water system, chicken tractors, ducks, rainwater catchment systems, solar
>dryer, herb spiral, earthen wood-fired oven, food forest, ponds and
>waterfalls.
>
>WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
>
>Permaculture or "permanent culture" is the practice of creating 
>mutually beneficial relationships with the natural world.
>
>Permaculture designs are a synthesis of ancient traditions, 
>appropriate technologies, and an enlivened connection with nature.  
>
>Recognizing the creative role that humans play in the cycles 
>that support life, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren pioneered 
>permaculture in the 1970s.  As we move into the 21st century, 
>tens of thousands of people around the planet now practice permaculture.
>
>The global permaculture community actively evolves through workshops,
>journals, books, web sites, design certification courses, and most
>importantly through personal experimentation.  People inspired 
>by this exploration manifest a vision of bounty and ecological balance 
>in their gardens, homes, workplaces, and communities.
>
>If you wish to experience permaculture in action, join us at the
>Permaculture Institute for a garden tour, workshop, design course, 
>or an overnight stay.
>______________________________________________
>______________________________________________
>
>WHAT WE OFFER
>______________________________________________
>
>BOOKS
>Select and highly recommended books on permaculture and 
>related subjects. Place your order on the response card.
>
>WORKSHOPS AND WEEKEND COURSES
>A series of specialized workshops and weekend Introductions to
>Permaculture.  Enroll by filling out our response card.
>
>DESIGN COURSES
>Ten day in-residence design courses offered nationally and internationally.
>Call for course dates and locations.
>
>GARDEN TOURS
>Tours of the working Permaculture garden take place the first Sunday
>morning of each month.  Call for information and directions.
>
>CONSULTATION AND DESIGN SERVICES
>Sustainable Living Designs is a consultation and design firm specializing
>in the integration of permaculture principles into your garden, home, farm,
>or community.  To arrange a consultation call Sustainable Living Designs
>at:  (415) 663-9090.
>
>A STAY AT THE INSTITUTE
>Cricket Cottage, a cozy, romantic bed and breakfast, set in an intimate
>garden, is furnished with antiques, original art, Franklin fireplace, and
>just outside the front door, a private redwood hot tub under the stars.  
>To make reservations call:  (415) 663-9139.
>____________________________________________
>____________________________________________
>
>1999 COURSE SCHEDULE
>____________________________________________
>
>GARDEN TOURS
>Our working permaculture garden is open to the public the first Sunday of
>every month.  Tours are lead by a resident permaculturist.  Hours are
>10:00 am ­ 1:00 pm.  Call for directions.
>
>INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE
>     with Permaculture Institute Staff and Friends
>Join us for this two-day course providing a comprehensive look at the
>fundamentals of permaculture design.  Includes lectures, discussions,
>slides, videos, and hands-on practice.  
>June 12-13 & September 11-12     $100.00
>
>THE ART OF SOAP MAKING with Margaret Stokes  
>Make your own soap using goat's milk, oatmeal, and fresh herbs from the
>garden.  Materials included.    August 7     $50.00
>
>HERBAL TINCTURES, SALVES, AND LIP BALM
>    with Margaret Stokes and Penny Livingston-Stark
>Make herbal salves, lip balm, sunscreen, and fresh herbal tinctures. 
>August 8     $30.00
>
>INTUITIVE COOKING FROM THE GARDEN
>    with Kamala Bennett
>Create nourishing, beautiful meals using fresh organically grown produce
>from the garden.  Explore cooking without recipes and an approach that
>emphasizes sensory awareness in the selection of ingredients, cooking
>techniques, and presentation.    August 14     $50.00
>
>A DAY OF BREAD BAKING
>Spend a day with an artisan baker and learn the art of making bread in
>wood-fired oven.    August 15      $50.00
>
>DISCOVER THE AMAZING WORLD OF FUNGUS
>    with Geoff Hall
>Take a morning walk in the lush coastal forests of Point Reyes identifying
>mushrooms in their environments, followed by an afternoon on basic mushroom
>cultivation and gardening techniques.    December 11     $50.00
>
>To sign up for a workshop, fill out the response card located at the end of
>this e-mail.
>______________________________________________
>______________________________________________
>
>BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM PINC:
>______________________________________________
>
>PERMACULTURE:  A DESIGNER'S MANUAL  by Bill Mollison   
>Essential for committed permaculturists, students, landowners, 
>public policy makers, and others interested in revolutionizing 
>modern farming and land use.  $45.00
>
>INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE  by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay  
>Weaves together philosophies of land use, hands-on techniques of soil,
>agriculture and livestock management, earth-friendly irrigation and more, 
>to form a clear and inspiring picture of how sustainable agriculture can
>work.  Line illustrations throughout.  $19.95
>
>THE PERMACULTURE BOOK OF FERMENT AND HUMAN NUTRITION
>by Bill Mollison   
>Unusual resource and cookbook that covers modern nutritional 
>chemistry and traditional folkways.  Appendices provide agricultural 
>and nutritional information.  $24.95
>
>GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS  by Paul Stamets 
>A guidebook with detailed growth requirements for 25 mushroom species;
>includes state-of-the-art production techniques.  $39.95
>
>MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED  by David Aurora  
>The best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book.  
>Over 950 photographs.  $39.95 
>
>ALL THAT THE RAIN PROMISES AND MORE...  by David Aurora 
>Full-color illustrated guide to identifying 200 western mushrooms by key
>features.  $17.95
>
>HOW TO GROW MORE VEGETABLES - than you ever thought 
>possible on less land than you ever imagined  by John Jeavons  
>Internationally renowned as the pioneering and still the best book on 
>biointensive gardening for individuals.  $16.95 
>
>LOST ARTS  by Lynn Alley   
>Recipes, hints, and folklore:  how to cure olives, make flavored 
>vinegars, grow herbs, make gourmet mustards and cheeses, 
>and more.  Surprisingly simple instructions for creating truly
>unusual gifts and indulgences, as well as a fascinating range of 
>kitchen basics.  $8.95 
>
>WATER FOR EVERY FARM  by P.A. Yeomans   
>Comprehensive guide to meeting water needs including whole farm 
>design, amplified contour cultivation, water storage in farm dams, 
>quick gravity irrigation, contour strip forests, subdivision design, 
>soil regeneration, erosion control, and more.  $30.00 
>
>PLANTS FOR A FUTURE - EDIBLE & USEFUL PLANTS FOR A 
>HEALTHIER WORLD by Ken Fern   
>A wealth of information on edible species for temperate climates
>worldwide.  How to use land efficiently by mimicking natural ecosystems
>with perennials and self-seeding annuals, herbs, vegetables, flowers,
>shrubs, and trees.  $43.00 
>
>SENSITIVE CHAOS - THE CREATION OF FLOWING FORMS IN 
>WATER AND AIR  by Theodore Schwenk   
>The phenomena of water's life in a brilliant series of nearly a hundred 
>full-page photographs.  Schwenk regards water as a living element, 
>the source of all life whose essential nature has never been
>adequately recognized.  $30.00 
>
>THE COBBER'S COMPANION - HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN 
>EARTHEN HOME  by Michael G. Smith   
>Practical guide to building your own earthen home without power
>tools or previous experience, using materials available almost everywhere
>for cheap or free.  $22.00
>
>BUILD YOUR OWN EARTH OVEN by Kiko Denzer   
>Excellent step by step guide for building a wood fired earth oven.  $10.00
>
>To order books, fill out the response card located at the end of this
>e-mail.
>_____________________________________________________
>_____________________________________________________
>
>SUSTAINABLE LIVING DESIGNS
>_____________________________________________________
>
>Sustainable Living Designs
>PO Box 341 
>Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
>(415) 663-9090       
>pinc at nbn.com
>www.permacultureinstitute.com
>
>Sustainable Living Designs is a consultation and design firm rooted in
>permaculture and ecological design principles.  Sustainable Living Designs
>is dedicated to integrating human and natural habitats with functional
>landscape designs that have the beauty, diversity and resilience of natural
>ecosystems.
>
>If you are considering buying land, have recently acquired property, or
>have a vision for home or community, Sustainable Living Designs can work
>with you to provide:
>
>* Abundance, Diversity & Economic Potential
>* Resource Rich Landscapes
>* Local, Natural Non-toxic Materials
>* Living Water Systems including Rainwater Catchment & Wetlands Development
>* Erosion Control, Reforestation & Soil Conservation
>
>Sustainable Living Designs contributes natural systems and sustainable
>landscape design to architecture and land development projects.
>
>* Residential Landscapes
>* Farm Designs
>* Commercial Developments
>* Co-housing Community Designs
>* Habitat Restoration
>* Site Planning 
>* Curriculum Development
>
>Sustainable Living Designs designs projects in the 
>U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
>
>CA Lic. 567589
>___________________________________________________
>___________________________________________________
>
>SUSTAINABLE LIVING DESIGNS TEAM
>___________________________________________________
>
>Penny Livingston-Stark, founder and co-director of Sustainable Living 
>Designs, is internationally known for her pioneering work integrating 
>permaculture and ecological design principles into the design profession.  
>Livingston-Stark has extensive experience in all phases of ecologically 
>sound landscape design and construction as well as in the use of 
>natural-non-toxic building materials.
>
>James Stark is a partner in Sustainable Living Designs and the co-director
>of the Permaculture Institute of Northern California.  Stark's specialty is
>in developing sustainable communities. 
>
>Geoff Hall draws on his background in sustainable agriculture and forest
>ecology as a designer and project manager.  Hall has contributed to
>significant permaculture sites and designed ecology curricula in Northern
>California.
>
>Kamala Bennett is a designer and project manager.  Bennett, with 
>experience in organic farming, garden management, and set design, 
>develops permaculture gardens as living art.
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>__________________________________________________
>
>CRICKET COTTAGE
>__________________________________________________
>
>Cricket Cottage is a cozy, romantic country guest house set in an intimate
>garden.  The cottage is furnished with original art, antique furniture,
>library, queen size bed, partial kitchen stocked with breakfast treats,
>full bath, Franklin fireplace, and just outside the front door, a private
>redwood hot tub under the stars.
>
>A stay at the cottage provides an opportunity to explore our working
>permaculture garden including straw bale and cob buildings, 
>an earthen dragon oven, orchard, ponds, water catchment systems, 
>ducks, chickens and beds of herbs, vegetables and berries.
>
>To make reservations call:  415-663-9139 
>
>or write to:  P.O. Box 627, Point Reyes Station, CA   94956
>_________________________________________________
>_________________________________________________
>
>RESPONSE CARD
>_________________________________________________
>
>I would like to stay on your mailing list.  	      Yes___  No___
>
>I found out about you through	_________________________________
>
>My work is ________________________________________________________
>
>I would be interested in a workshop on ____________________________
>___________________________________________________________________
>
>
>Please sign me up for:
>
>Intro to Permaculture		   June 12-13 ___     Sept 11-12 ___
>
>Art of Soap Making							Aug 7 ___
>
>Herbal Tinctures, Salves and Lipbalm	       		Aug 8 ___
>
>Intuitive Cooking from the Garden	                 		Aug 14 ___
>
>Day of Bread Baking	                             		Aug 15 ___
>
>Discovering the Amazing World of Fungus     			Dec 11 ___
>
>Courses fill quickly, early registration advised.
>
>
>I would like to order the following books:
> _____________________________________________________________
>
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>
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>
>Amount enclosed for workshops:			$_____.___
>Total number of books ordered: ______
>Amount for books:					$_____.___
>Tax 7.25% if ordered in CA:				$_____.___
>Shipping (within U.S.) $3.50 for first book 
>    and $1.50 for each additional book):		$_____.___
>                               
>Total amount enclosed:				$_____.___
>
>
>Name:
>Address:
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>Phone:			
>Email:
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>
>Make checks payable to:
>Permaculture Institute of Northern California
>Box 341, Point Reyes Station, CA   94956
>(415) 663-9090
>pinc at nbn.com        
>www.permacultureinstitute.com
>
>
>If you would like to receive a hard copy of our brochure, e-mail us with
>your snail mailing address and we will send one out to you.
> 




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