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the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course



Teachers Discounts available... apply at <teachers at earthflow.com>

Also...
We're looking to trade the Course for new Venues and Co-Sponsor 
promotional assistance...
contact <permaculture at earthflow.com>



EarthFlow Design Works, SustainableLA and The Terra Foundation Present:

the 5th Annual Los Angeles
Permaculture Design Course Experience:
Creating the Conditions for Sustainability to Happen...

http://earthflow.com/LAPDC0708.php

Los Angeles, CA.

One weekend a month for 6 months...
Join us on the first weekends of October '07 through March '08



A Certificate Course for Homeowners, Business Owners, Land Managers, 
Media & Design Professionals

This course has something for everyone...
This training includes the most inspiring examples of sustainable 
land use and human ingenuity from around the world. Final course work 
includes student design presentations, community project and (the 
infamous!) Trade and Talent Show.

	Sustainable Community Strategies
	Organizing Eco Neighborhoods
	Simple Steps Toward a Sustainable Lifestyle
	Natural Building & Property Development
	Adding Beauty & Value to Your Home
	Strategies for Energy Decent & Peak Oil
	Re-localizing Food Production
	Green Business Strategies
	Finding your Right-Livelihood Career

Who Should Take This Course
The Permaculture Design Course has truly transformed the lives and 
enhanced the careers of thousands of people around the world, 
including architects, landscapers, community developers, social 
workers, city planners, teachers, students, farmers, gardeners, 
homeowners, business owners and others. -For anyone serious about 
creating a sustainable future!

THE CURRICULUM
The A to Z of Sustainability!  A more fun or informative course would 
be hard to find. Our text book, Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, by 
Bill Mollison, was once reviewed by Whole Earth saying "If 
information had density... this book would be a black hole!.."

This course includes new, updated and expanded material: 
Eco-Literacy, Biomimicry, Peak Oil, The Home-Ecosystem, Natural 
Building Techniques, Backyard Food-Forests, Fossil-less Fuels, 
Alternative Energy, Industrial Ecology, Patterns of Human Dynamics & 
Community, Practicing Democracy, MicroVillage Networks, EcoUrbanism 
and more...

The Design Course curriculum focus is mainly lecture and the all 
important theory behind the practice of Permaculture Design -with an 
emphasis on Design.  Students will be responsible for a final student 
Design Presentation.  Additional seminars will be available for 
students interested in hands-on training; Design Exercises, 
Observation Skills, Natural Building, Sustainable Landscape 
Construction, Art in the Garden & More...

First weekend of each month for 6 months... October 07 - March 08

Part One 
Oct 6/7 and November 3/4, 2007
Fire, Water, Earth & Air...
Introduction to Permaculture and Natural Pattern Understanding.

Part Two  
December 1/2, 2007 and January 5/6, 2008
Food, Water, Shelter & Energy...
Designing & Building the Complete Home Ecosystem.

Part Three 
Feb 2/3 and March 1/2, 2008
Community & Green Business...
EcoVillage Design and Community Celebration.

TEACHING TEAM
Learn from the most experienced Permaculture Instructors in the 
Country, as well as,
Internationally Acclaimed Leaders in the Worldwide Sustainability Movement...

LARRY SANTOYO, Director, EarthFlow Design Works  <www.earthflow.com>
SCOTT PITTMAN, Director, The Permaculture Institute  <www.permaculture.org>
TOBY HEMENWAY, Author, Gaia's Garden  <www.patternliteracy.com>
JOHN VALENZUELA, Permaculture Designer, Horticultural Consultant

PLUS local experts and guest speakers will be announced.

LOCATION
Venues will take us in and around Los Angeles County
Additional -Field trips & Hands On Trainings will be scheduled (Dates 
& Fees TBA)

REQUIRED READING
Permaculture: a Designers Manual  by Bill Mollison
amazon.com -or- seedsofchange.org

Gaia's Garden  by Toby Hemenway (www.patternliteracy.com)
amazon.com

REGISTER FOR ALL -OR PART
(Full attendance is required for Certification).
Times: 9am to 5pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Sundays

CERTIFICATION:
Requirements include: Full Attendance, Design Team Exercises and 
Final Presentation, Participation in the Talent Show and all Payment 
Agreements met in full...

Upon successful completion of the course you must request and respond 
to the student questionnaire -Additional Certificate Fee of $25.00 
will be required.

TUITION COSTS
* $90.00 per day
* $175.00 per weekend
* $950.00 for all six weekends

Materials and other fees may apply.
Meals, Lodging & Transportation not included.
Note: $200 non-refundable deposit required.

Payment Plans, Trades and Work-Trades are available -with additional 
$100.00 admin. fee.
-to apply contact: <worktrade at earthflow.com>

TO REGISTER CONTACT: permaculture at earthflow.com

Checks may be sent payable to:
Santoyo & Associates
793A E Foothill Blvd #130
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Credit Cards: call 805.459.0452 to use Visa, MC or Amex



DONATE -Your tax deductible contributions to the Terra Foundation's 
Permaculture Scholarship Fund may be made by contacting us at 
<donations at earthflow.com>



In Cooperation with and Very Special Thanks to:
Materials & Applications, Greening Development, LA EcoHome, The Green 
Building Resource Center -Global Green USA & the City of Santa 
Monica, HopeDance Media, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, The Los 
Angeles Permaculture Guild, The Permaculture Institute, The Audubon 
Center, FoodForesters, County Landscape, Oasis Designs, 
PatternLiteracy.com, Guyayaki, CityRepairLA, Sustainable World Radio, 
Nutiva Hemp Products, Green Building Products, Living Green, SCO 
Studio,  The Nature of Things, First Kiss Productions, SustainableLA, 
EarthFlow Design Works, REThink Development, The Terra Foundation, 
HOMAGEdesign, LA Green Drinks, The Secret Garden, EcoVersity, Tread 
Lightly Farms, Santa Barbara Organic Gardening Club, Leonardo 
DiCaprio Foundation, For the Future, City Repair Project, Strategic 
Actions for a Just Economy, Hostel Obispo, San Luis Sustainability 
Group, California Regional Environmental Education Community Network, 
Habitat Studios, MultiMode Technologies
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