[Scpg] Scpg Digest, Vol 53, Issue 11

[Michael Joseph Ferguson]

Mary,

How was the hike?

The below email looks like it is promoting an event one of your permaculture 
teachers is holding in LA.

Michael

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>   1. the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course
>      (L. Santoyo Designs)
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> Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 20:44:54 -0700
> From: "L. Santoyo Designs" <santoyo at earthflow.com>
> Subject: [Scpg] the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course
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> -Please Forward-
> the 5th Annual Los Angeles Permaculture Design Course
>
>
>
> Teacher Discounts available...
>
> Also...
> We're looking to trade the Course for new Venues and promotional 
> assistance...
> contact <permaculture at earthflow.com>
>
>
>
> EarthFlow Design Works, SustainableLA, Pattern Literacy, The
> Permaculture Institute & 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
>
> L. Santoyo
> EarthFlow Design Works
> http://earthflow.com/home.php
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