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Teachers are also eligible for special Scholarship Discounts
The
Santa Barbara Permaculture Design Course Experience
Creating The Conditions for Sustainability to Happen...
February
through July 2008
Santa Barbara Permaculture Design Course Experience Flyer
One
weekend a month for 6 months...
Join us on the second weekends of February through July 2008.
Location
The course is held at a variety of venues in and around Santa Barbara.
The city, renowned for its beauty, mild Mediterranean climate and
proximity to world-class wines and food, also has a strong tradition
of environmental awareness and activism.
Past
graduates of the course here are actively incorporating permaculture
design principles into their practices, from psychologists and landscape
architects, to ranchers and radio show hosts.
Join
us for a program that people are calling "life-changing"
, "a source of inspiration" and "a breath of fresh
air".
A
Certificate Course for Homeowners, Land Managers & 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.
- Sustainable
Community Strategies
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Organizing Eco Neighborhoods
- Simple
Steps Toward a Sustainable Lifestyle
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Natural Building & Property Development
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Adding Beauty & Value to Your Home
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Strategies for Energy Descent & Peak Oil
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Re-Localizing Food Production
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Green Business Strategies
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Finding your Right-Livelihood Career
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Final course work includes student design presentations, community
project and (the infamous!) Trade and Talent Show.
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!..
The
"hands-on learning" focus of the course will be on participants'
Design Team Exercises and projects. Additional workshops will be
available for those looking to get more experience in Observation
Skills, Natural Building, Sustainable Landscape Construction, Art
in the Garden & more.
PART
ONE
February 9/10 & March 8/9, 2008
Fire, Water, Earth & Air... Introduction to Permaculture and
Natural Pattern Understanding.
PART
TWO
April 12/13 & May 10/11, 2008
Food, Water, Shelter & Energy... Designing & Building the
Complete Home Ecosystem.
PART
THREE
June 14/15 & July 12/13, 2008
Community & Green Business... EcoVillage Design and Community
Celebration.
TEACHING
TEAM
Join veteran Permaculture Instructors and Internationally Acclaimed
Leaders in the Worldwide Sustainability Movement including...
L.
SANTOYO, Director,
EarthFlow Design Works
JOHN VALENZUELA, Permaculture Designer, Horticultural Consultant
PLUS local experts and guest speakers will be announced...
REQUIRED
READING
Permaculture:
a Designers Manual
by Bill Mollison
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture
by Toby Hemenway
May be ordered from
Seeds of Change -or-
The Permaculture Activist
LOCATION
Venues will take us in and around Santa Barbara. Additional -Field
trips & Hands On Trainings will be scheduled (Dates & Fees
TBA)
TIMES
9am to 5pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Sundays
CERTIFICATION
Requirements include:
Full
Attendance
Design Team Exercises & Final Presentation
Participation in the Talent Show
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.
REGISTER
TUITION
$90.00
per day
$175.00 per weekend
$950.00 for all six weekends
(pre-paid in full)
Materials and other fees may apply.
Meals, Lodging & Transportation not included.
Note: $250 non-refundable deposit required to guarantee your space.
Early Registration discounts are available.
Teachers
may apply for scholarship discounts.
Payment Plans, Trades and Work-Trades are available (with an additional
$100.00 administrative fee).
To apply contact: worktrade@earthflow.com
SPONSORSHIP
Become
a sponsor and help create the conditions for sustainability to happen!
Sponsor
the course, by offering your venue as a meeting location or by offering
promotional assistance.
Sponsor a student, with tax-deductible contributions to the Terra
Foundation's Permaculture Scholarship Fund.
Contact us at sponsor@earthflow.com
for details and additional benefits.
Big
Thanks: The
Terra Foundation, Santa
Barbara Permaculture Network, Orella
Ranch, El
Capitan Canyon Resort, Sustainable
World Radio, Livingreen,
Lola's
Treasure Beach Resort, Oasis
Designs, County
Landscape & Design, The
Santa Barbara Organic Gardening Club, Santa
Barbara City College, Quail
Springs Permaculture, MultiMode
Technologies, Garden
Gossip, Nutiva,
Guayaki, For
The Future, Growing
Grounds Farm, Sphere
Energy, The
Permaculture Institute (USA),
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