[Scpg] Permaculture Design Course - Tunitas Creek Ranch- CA Scholarships available! : July 7 - 19, 2008

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

We are now accepting scholarship applications for 
the Permaculture Design Course that will be held 
at Tunitas Creek Ranch July 7-19. Â We are 
expecting a great course with a lot of 
wonderfully knowledgeable and experienced instructors. Â
I have attached the newsletter for the course with updated information. Â
Best,

Doniga Markegard
Designs by Doniga
www.designsbydoniga.com
<mailto:doniga at designsbydoniga.com>doniga at designsbydoniga.com



><http://www.conexions.org/permaculture>2-Week 
>Intensive Permaculture Design Course,
><http://www.conexions.org/permaculture>Tunitas Creek Ranch, Half Moon Bay, CA
>
>OFFERED: July 7 - 19, 2008
>
>INSTRUCTORS: Benjamin Fahrer & Doniga 
>Markegard plus special guest instructors
>
>LOCATION: Tunitas Creek Ranch, Half Moon Bay, CA
>Join us for our first annual Permaculture Design 
>Course on the San Mateo Coastside. Participants 
>in this inaugural event will play a critical 
>role in creating a center for Permaculture as 
>well as strengthening the Permaculture community 
>in the larger bioregion. Your efforts will help 
>build a legacy of sustainability that will carry on for generations to come.
>Â
><http://www.conexions.org/permaculture>
>Tunitas Creek Ranch
>
>
>Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use 
>design based on ecological principles and patterns.
>
>In this 72-hour intensive design course, you 
>will learn tools to create a sustainable future 
>in your backyard and beyond! These tools can be 
>applied to any scale, from dense urban settlements to vast rangeland.
>
>Permaculture is a solutions-based method that 
>will give participants the inspiration and the 
>skills to apply the tools learned to any situation.
>
>Topics Covered
>● Permaculture Principles & Ethics
>● Animal Husbandry & Aquaculture
>● Reading the Landscape
>● Ponds
>● Pattern & Pattern Application
>● Earthworks and Natural Building
>● Zone & Sector Analysis
>● Grey Water Systems
>● Water Harvesting
>● Bioremediation
>● Climate and Micro Climate
>● Renewable Energy Systems
>● Mapping
>● Forestry
>● Urban Permaculture
>● Watershed Management
>● EcoVillages
>● Soil Rehabilitation & Erosion Control
>● Plant Guilds
>● Food Forests
>● Creating effective designs,
>drafting strategies and techniques
>● Bird Language, Nature Awareness and Tracking
>
>Participants will complete a conceptual 
>permaculture design project and participate in a 
>variety of meaningful hands-on activities, 
>including grey water design and the development 
>of an educational Permaculture demonstration site.
>
>Location
>The course takes place at Tunitas Creek Ranch, a 
>250 acre farm and retreat center in northern 
>California’s coastal range outside of Half 
>Moon Bay. The ranch is nestled along the East 
>Fork of Tunitas Creek, 2 miles from the Pacific 
>Ocean. The landscape of the beautiful Tunitas 
>Creek Ranch is made up of riparian corridors, 
>steep slopes, pastures, high ridges, small 
>orchards, and an abundance of native vegetation.
>
>Graduates of the course receive the Permaculture Design Certificate.
>
>Course Fees
>Includes camping accomodations and delicious meals
>    * $1250 Tuition, paid in full by June 27
>    * $1100 Early Bird Special, paid in full by June 6
>    * $1000 Family/Partner Discount - Families 
> or partners who take the course together get the second tuition for 20% off
>
>Registration ends June 27, 2008
>
>Scholarships
>We will be able to offer a limited number of 
>full and half-scholarships. For more 
>information, please email 
><mailto:permaculture at conexions.org>permaculture at conexions.org.
>
>Refund Policy
>Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course 
>begins (June 23) will be refunded, excluding a 
>$100 processing fee. No refunds are given after June 23.
>
>How to Apply
>Register 
>http://www.conexions.org/wordpress/?page_id=208 
>and pay via credit card or register and pay via 
>check by downloading 
>http://www.conexions.org/permaculture/docs/TCR.PDC.Registration.Waiver.Release.pdf 
>and sending it to the address below:
>
>Permaculture Design Course
>c/o Conexions
>1023 Corporation Way
>Palo Alto, CA 94924
>
>Information
>For questions or additional information, see 
><http://www.conexions.org/permaculture>www.conexions.org/permaculture, 
>contact:Â Susan Stansbury: 650.938.9300 x11, or
><mailto:permaculture at conexions.org>permaculture at conexions.org.
>
>
>Guest Instructors
>Our special guest instructors include Penny 
>Livingston-Stark, James Stark, Brock Dolman, Ken Foster, and others.
>Time
>Course begins at 10am on July 7th and ends at 6pm July 19.
>


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