[Scpg] Permaculture Design Course at Quail Springs with Darren Doherty

[Quail Springs]

Hi all,  Register soon for the PDC coming up in 3 weeks!  Kitchen work trade
is all filled.  We can definitely still do payment plans and possibly some
barter depending on the situation.  Thanks!  Kolmi

 

 

Permaculture Design Course at Quail Springs with Darren Doherty

DATES: October 15-27, 2007

 

This 72-hour certificate program is a 12-day, residential design course
(camping and meals included) with 1-day break midway.

 

CONTACT: Kolmi Majumdar info at quailsprings.org OR 805-886-7239

COST: EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS (for payment of deposit to hold space) -
$1200 by August 21st ; $1350 by September 15th 

$1450 for payment after September 15th 

$400 non-refundable deposit and balance due by Oct 8th

Payment plans and Barter considered on case-by-case basis. Work-trade in
kitchen during the course is available for those not seeking certification. 

 

 

Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use design, based on ecological
principles and patterns. It aims to create stable, productive systems that
provide for human needs, harmoniously integrating the land with people.
Permaculture principles can be applied to any environment, at any scale -
from dense urban settlements to individual homes, from farms to entire
regions.

 

This world-recognized, 72-hour course provides an introduction to
Permaculture as set forth by movement founders Bill Mollison and David
Holmgren. Students are invited to bring details of their own sites or
potential sites and explore site-specific Permaculture solutions. The course
covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and
climates.

 

Course Content

The course includes the application of Permaculture principles with specific
topics, including: 

* Theory and principles of Permaculture 

* Nature-friendly house placement and design 

* Energy conservation techniques for cold and warm climates 

* Recycling and waste management 

* Soil rehabilitation and erosion control

* Organic food production 

* Water harvesting and management including earthworks 

* Drought-proofing 

* Animal husbandry and Aquaculture

* Catastrophe preparedness and prevention 

* Windbreaks and fire control

* Aspects of Community Design

* Legal strategies supporting Permaculture solutions

 

The course will be taught by Australian Permaculture Teacher:

 

Darren Doherty

Darren has had extensive experience across the planet in Permaculture
project design, development & management, with a focus on retrofitting
broadacre agricultural systems, and has been identified by Permaculture
Co-Originators Bill Mollison & David Holmgren as a pioneer in this important
& often overlooked field. Darren has taught on over 25 Permaculture Design
Certificate Courses (PDC's) including co- teaching PDC's with both Bill
Mollison & David Holmgren & a range of other quality Permaculture educators.
He is a registered teacher with Bill Mollison's The Permaculture Institute
(Registration No. 25), a qualified hole Farm Planner (University of
Melbourne), Approved Keyline Design Consultant, & Accredited Permaculture
Training (APT) Trainer. More about Darren: www.permaculture.biz
<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=
161673531&u=1592363>  

 

Quail Springs, the focus site of the course, is a 450-acre arid-land farm at
3600 feet elevation whose caretakers are shaping the land and our lives
towards a demonstration of sustainability. This farm is in its fourth year
of development of community-built structures, a spring-fed gravity flow
water system, gabions, swales, pond, tree plantings, food forest, animal
systems and a great community spirit.

 

Darren Doherty will be teaching other Permaculture & Keyline Design course
in the U.S.A. in 2007, see www.permaculture.biz
<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=
161673531&u=1592364>  for details..

 

 

 

 

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