[Scpg] 2011 Permaculture Courses with Tom Ward

[Melanie Mindlin]

Greetings friends,
We want to let you know that we've rescheduled the Optical Surveying  
Course to September and Tom is teaching a course in small scale solar  
in Portland.  Hope to see you at one of the courses this year.
Siskiyou Permaculture
Tom Ward, Melanie Mindlin & Karen Taylor

Friday, July 29 - Sunday, July 31
Home EmPOWERment: Installing a small-scale Solar Panel for  
Independent Energy
Cost: $250 (early registration by June 30 $200)
Held at the Ujima Center for Urban Persistence in Portland, OR
To register, contact theujimacenter at gmail.com

Learn how to create and install a small DC, non-grid-tied  
photovoltaic system, including theory, siting/evaluation, wiring, and  
installation.  Instructor: Tom Ward
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Sept. 9 - 11 and Sept. 23-25
Optical Surveying: Layout Skills for Earthworks and Water
Advanced Permaculture Course with Tom Ward
6 day course at Wolf Gulch, Little Applegate in Southern Oregon
Cost: $500, includes camping
early registration by August 15 - $420
To register contact us at sassetta at mind.net

At this course you will learn essential skills for implementing  
permaculture projects.  Using tools that are not digital or electric,  
students will become familiar with swale, terrace, ditch, road and  
pond layout, keyline and trail systems, small building orientation  
and pad layout.
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October 21-23 and November 11-13
Social Forestry
Advanced Permaculture Course with Tom Ward
6 day course at Wolf Gulch, Little Applegate in Southern Oregon
Cost $500, includes camping
early registration by Sept 25 - $420
To register contact us at sassetta at mind.net

This course will explore reconnecting with forests through ecological  
knowledge, use of hand tools and woodscrafts, seasonal festivals and  
work cycles, childrens' stories, pilgrimages and stewardship  
covenants.  You will learn about ecological assessment, carbon  
sequestration methods, restoration forestry and the  crafts and  
products that can be enjoyed while we are re-establishing our heart  
space and wonder in the woods.

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