http://www.permies.com/forums/forums/f-33/southern-usa JForum - http://www.jforum.net
Applicant will work learn (or know already) how to install gardens, maintain fertility, plant a rotating seasonal vegetable mix, plant perennial food crops, and design and install different types of irrigation systems.

Applicants who have experience with masonry and building terraces/retaining walls are attractive, but this experience is not mandatory.

Please email james@urbanediblelandscapes.com for more information.

Thank you,

James]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14575/129613 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14575/129613 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14524/129266 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14524/129266
What I do know for sure is I want Winter Wheat because I simply love bread and want something as close to what I'm used eating to as possible. What other crop could I use for my summer rotation? Rice sounds great, but does it grow well in North Texas? What other American staples might I consider? I want something that stores well for long periods of time, but I have no idea what those things might be. I love beans, rice and other hearty food.

Also, how large of an area will realistically feed me and 2 or 3 other people? Of course I'll still buy other things from the store, but if I grow bread, I don't want to buy bread and same for any crop I grow. So I guess I should ask, how big of a plot will grow all the bread we need? I'll have 15 acres to work with, but I'm hoping not to occupy too much space with crops since I want some sheep and large pond etc. ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14464/128802 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14464/128802 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14413/128355 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14413/128355
Our mild climate = year-round gardening. Summer is actually the season when we harvest the least. Here at our food forest, we expect to be harvesting at least a half dozen perennial fruits, nuts, and berries every month of the year, including citrus, avocado, pineapple guava, blueberries, black berries, pecans and I could go on and on. You can harvest dozens of annuals literally every month of the year. Well, maybe one dozen annuals in August. That's a good time for a trip up north to cool off. We can harvest more than 3 dozen annuals in January. I am not in the real estate business (well my mom rents a house we own, but that doesn't count). My only interest is to see more enlightened people here doing more good things. Granted, unemployment is high but at least there are many, many job opportunities in the medical field. Maybe a bigger whole foods culture would cut into that. I guess to sum it up, I would say that anyone out there looking for a place to go where the winters are mild, definitely consider Florida. I will be glad to answer any questions if I can, but fair warning I may be a bit biased.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14301/127458 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14301/127458 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14262/127109 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14262/127109
Radical Mycology Convergence 2012!

Hello friends, fellow mycophiles, and fungal enthusiasts!
The Mycelial Network Collective is excited to officially announce plans for the 2nd ever Radical Mycology Convergence (RMC) and we want you to come! If you haven´t heard of the RMC before, you can read about first one (in 2011) at the link at the bottom of this post. Following up on the success of last year´s RMC we have hopes to expand the event this year to include even more events and we want you to participate!

What: As with the first RMC, we envision this unique event to be a volunteer-run gathering of mycologists, fungal enthusiasts, and Earth healers coming together to share skills and information related to the benefits of the fungal kingdom in terms of remediative properties as well as human uses. This weekend-long event will culminate in a remediation project (putting theory to practice) and will also be a unique chance to build community with like-minded mycophiles (aka mushroom lovers) from around North America. We are hoping to hold this years´s RMC in October or November somewhere along the West Coast. We are currently on the search for a location. If you have ideas or leads, please read the “Help Us Find A Location” on the website and contact us!

Why: Because these skills need to get shared! We want to make information on fungi and their helaing powers accessible and tangible for as many people as possible without making it overly-heady or technical. By creating an encouraging space we hope to “bemushroom” all who attend.

Who: The Mycelial Network Collective, organizers of the RMC, would like to cordially invite anyone interested in participating in this event to come and learn, help out, or teach!

http://radicalmycology.wordpress.com/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14232/126879 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14232/126879 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14138/126216 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14138/126216
Our Sumter community is relatively new to the 'sustainable' living idea so a lot of stuff might just be old hat to you guys. But check it out anyway and if you are actually a Facebook type please give us a 'Like' to help spread the word.

Thanks

https://www.facebook.com/SumterSustainableLiving?ref=tn_tnmn
Sumter Sustainable Living]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14120/126079 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14120/126079
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-04-08/jones-farm-teaches-students-live-land]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14045/125342 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/14045/125342 We own 10 acres in central south Tennessee that we hope to homestead one day, and the land next to us is up for sale. It's from the same owner and he's asking $1500 an acre for it, but he just took $1000 an acre for the land on the other side of us. To cut a long story short, the owner's had cancer and he's trying to sell the land quickly. It's good land, mostly rolling hills with a few flat spots. It was used for grazing cattle for a long time and was cut for timber before that. Some of the soil is good topsoil; some of it is hardpacked clay. Most of the land is currently pasture with a few trees. There's one pond in the back. Some of the land is partially fenced. There's about 30 acres left, but he'll sell it by 5 and 10 acre pieces.

The land will sell quickly since he's dropped the price so much, and we'd much rather have other permaculture minded folks move in than anyone else. There are no services on the land; you'd either have to bring in power or be off-grid from the start. Water would either come from a well and/or a cistern. You'd also have to put in your own driveway. This land is not in the middle of nowhere either; it's just outside a (very) small town and bout 30-35 minutes from two decent size towns. Nashville's just over an hour away. Employment opportunities in the area are limited.

If anyone wants more information, let me know. I can send you some pictures and give you the contact information for the realtor who's handling the sale(s).]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13976/124876 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13976/124876
This has always worked for me EXCEPT the spray daily part.

My perennial plants seem to do fine with out my help but the squashes, zuchinni, yellow squash and cucumber all seem to need a little protection.

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I was born in Boston and have lived all of my adult life in Connecticut, commuting on-and-off to downtown NYC to work for the last ~20 years. Exactly five years ago, when I was 39, my wife and I decided to "retire," purchasing a small farm in NE Alabama (Boaz). For the first 2-3 years we did nothing but enjoy Southern Country living. 2-3 years ago my wife was given one heifer (Red Angus) and we purchased 12 hens of various breeds and one Buff Orpington rooster.

Fast-forward 2+ years later and we now have 10 cows - a couple of Angus, two Jersey and one Guernsey which my wife hand-milks daily, a Holstein bull calf coming of age, and my 4-legged daughter: a gorgeous Charolais named Charlie (pronounced "Shar-Lee"). Charlie looks like she might be a Freemason -- yes, I got it wrong on-purpose ;D -- but she writes poetry, plays the piano, paints like Picasso, and adores me (the first 3 might be slight exaggerations), so she gets a pass on having to be useful in some "farmy" way. I wanted to make her an indoor cow, but my wife vetoed my plan to dedicate a spare bedroom for her.

Our 12 hens, though we tried to instill a sense of morality in them, have been given over to unbridled lust, and have grown to over 100 illegitimate little fornicators that know no modesty. They may be unrepentant sluts, but they also produce 30+ eggs per day, and now that Spring has arrived that number seems to be increasing rapidly. We also slaughter 5-10 roosters per month without remorse. Once they form gang-rape squads they are marked for death, and the hens love to watch as justice is served. We hold a fair trial, but as judge, jury, and (sometimes) executioner, any Rooster-dreams of reprieve quickly fade and the hens cluck for joy as the bloodbath commences.

We have a few turkeys, but their insistence on playing “chicken” with the occasional horseless carriage that comes down our country road rarely ends in their favor, and their numbers continue to drop as a result. We have two Toms and one hen remaining, but a number of turkey eggs are being set-on by various chickens, so we hope to replenish their numbers soon (fingers crossed).

My wife just picked up four piglets a few weeks ago. She'll have to tell you what they are, but I do know they apparently represent two countries -- Poland and China. There's a "rock" in there somewhere too, but I could be making this all up, which is a character flaw I expose frequently and without shame. We hope to breed them and, with some divine intervention, perhaps even sell some of their offspring for actual US dollars in return, which is the financial equivalent of holding an umbrella in a Tsunami.

We've wisely chosen the path of "learning from experience." By "wisely" I mean employing as much stupidity as nature will allow one person to exercise, and by "experience" I mean making every mistake humanly possible, paying the most for the least amount of return, and maximizing potential damage in the process. We have proudly cut our financial jugular and have hemorrhaged tens of thousands of dollars to sustain animals worth a fraction of that amount.

Now that we know there is a different (i.e. "right") way to do things, thanks to Permies (and just about every other carbon-based life form converting oxygen into CO2) we're hoping to actually invert our current trend and turn this into a sustainable lifestyle, even if it is only a "break-even" proposition on the balance sheet.

Right now, a healthy, sustainable pasture is of critical importance. Ultimately, we would like to get ALL of our animals off commercial feed, which costs us dearly. Chicken Scratch is $14/bag, plus Layer Pellets at $10/bag, plus Dairy Feed at $12/bag, plus Calf Starter at $12/bag, plus cattle feed at $300/ton, plus hay at $30/roll, plus pasture maintenance at $5,000/year, plus (now) Swine Feed at $11/bag.

We go through many bags of each per week and, believe it or not, our pasture **is** capable of sustaining our livestock!

If we could eliminate or substantially reduce our reliance upon commercial feed and pasture treatments / fertilizers, and migrate many of the alternatives here on Permies into our overall lifestyle, which is now a fundamental goal of ours, we may actually be able to sustain ourselves indefinitely.

That's us in a nutshell. If you're in/around/near North Alabama, give us a shout. We'd LOVE to hob-knob with some local(ish) Permites.

Yours truly,

Brendan (The Idiot Farmer).
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13715/122828 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13715/122828 5 acres with 11 greenhouses and close to 45000 square feet under cover. A warehouse, irrigated field and more, ready for production.
I am willing to do joint partnership, lease the property, sale the property, etc. the website I put together is qualityeco.com and there is a link that gives you more details about the property.
Please email if you have an interest.

Thanks, David]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13112/118612 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/13112/118612 The common causes of irregular heart beets are:
1. Iron deficiency anemia.
2. Sleep apnea
3. Coronary artery disease
4. Electrolyte imbalances in your blood (such as sodium or potassium).
5. Changes in heart muscle.
6. Heart failure
* Injury from a heart attack
* Healing process after heart surgery.

Raymeds.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12859/116422 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12859/116422
Permaculture is a very broad approach and I have found that one of the best way's to learn to read some and then discuss. So that's what this group is all about. Each time we meet, we will have a short and easy to read article posted before each talk. Take a few minutes to read over it and then come ready to discuss. It's that simple and its free!

How To Sign Up:
We ask that you sign up for free and get the first reading at our meetup group here: http://www.meetup.com/Charlotte-Gardeners-and-Permacultureist/

When:
Feb 25th at 6pm at the Charlotte Northlake REI community Room]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12777/115780 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12777/115780 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12771/115745 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12771/115745 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12746/115458 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12746/115458
Been spending time mostly prepping, food storage, bug out bags, etc. Spend time canning the garden during the summer, oh, taking care of the chickens, etc.

I really joined wanting to learn more about wood heating. We have a bizarre designed house, we didn't think it through and it is so dang hard to heat conventionally....so I am doing lots of research.

Some things have recently happened in life that enables me to afford maybe either being full time mom or doing something that "I"want to with my life...since my kids are doing so well in school, we homeschooled when they were younger, I am keeping them in school and I am thinking seriously about a career in massage therapy and doula.

So, that me for now. Winding up some work with the husband, plan to focus on my home this summer and may start a new career, may stay at home, I don't know just yet!

Anyone else from Alabama? I searched and found no one!

Looks like a very educational site! I look so forward to learning more from you all!!!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12734/115324 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12734/115324 Hi Permies!

I've reached one of those strange and beautiful life stages where I feel the need for a fresh start.

The general Asheville area is at the top of my list for potential new homes, and I'm specifically looking for eco-friendly and sustainable building projects to work on. I've read extensively about permaculture, but have shamefully little hands-on experience. I'd like to fix that. I'm open to any projects where I would have ample opportunity to learn, and I'm especially interested in ideas for integrating permaculture into more urban environments.

If anyone has any leads or projects they would like help with, please let me know!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12534/113427 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12534/113427
http://www.austintheatre.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=27561]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12460/113038 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12460/113038 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12401/112528 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12401/112528 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12367/112307 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12367/112307 Howdy, I'm Chef Connor. I had to get a new name after the hatfield/mcCoy fiasco locked me out. I'm not complaining, of course! I'm just so thankful that Permies is here and that Paul has made this safe place for us to talk and hang out and save the world.


I have recently retired from professional cooking, and managed to save a small amount of money to boot. Now I'm switching to a rural lifestyle, I've found a nice farmer who will take me in and put me up in his barn, and teach me everything there is to learn about his way of life. How to milk cows and butcher swine, put up fence and build an outhouse. I have already used his saw mill and I'll be there in time to plant the first things in the garden. Good thing I am only 28, I am strong enough to do the work and young enough to learn about this strange world.

okay anyway anyway anyway, my SHOGUN, as I will refer to him, has said I can experiment as much as I want, on as much space as I want, even as much as an acre. I'm so glad I get to experiment before I buy land, lowering my risk considerably. The plot is in the Ozarks, located near 36.0007 N, -92.0442 W ... I looked the area up on Web Soil Survey, and the data it spat out is at the bottom of the post. Generally though,

Most of the area consists of mixed forest, primarily cedar and juniper, that is somewhat crowded and not very large. most of the trees are less than 6 inches in diameter. These "glades" are full of mossy rocks and there seems to be very little understory. Of course, I became acquainted with the countryside in January. I don't know what things look like when they are lush and vibrant. Areas of flat land are used to graze cows, 6.5% of the soil area is assigned a capability class of 4 or better.

There is very adequate rainfall, and absorbtion is slow in many places. Rainwater just flows on top of these rock outcrops and settles in the bottom lands, where it tends to pool up. When my shogun dug a pond, it filled up in one rain storm and stayed filled. His methods are basically conventional but he looks backward a hundred or so years, to the days of draft animals and hand tools. I guess that's all I've got by way of introduction.





4 Arkana-Moko complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes 6 180.3 2.6%
5 Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes 7 129.4 1.9%
6 Boden gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes 3 68.7 1.0%
7 Boden gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes 6 0.0 0.0%
13 Estate-Portia-Moko association, rolling 6 1,318.4 19.0%
14 Estate-Portia-Moko association, steep 7 3,618.2 52.2%
21 Moko-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes 7 95.5 1.4%
22 Noark very cherty silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes 3 35.8 0.5%
23 Noark very cherty silt loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes 6 346.2 5.0%
24 Noark very cherty silt loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes 7 701.1 10.1%
26 Portia sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded 3 200.5 2.9%
27 Portia sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes, eroded 4 131.1 1.9%
28 Ramsey-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes 7 17.1 0.2%
29 Ramsey-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes 7 58.6 0.8%
33 Wideman fine sand, frequently flooded 5 24.9 0.4% ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12316/111932 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/12316/111932 I've read book after book but really need hands-on experience, and I've read that work parties are a great win-win fo everyone involved.
I know this style of building has not caught on like it has in other regions but I figured that the permies southern forum would be the place to start asking. (or maybe the green building forum?)

So is anyone in the southeast in need for their build this starting from March or April?
I'm eager for any type of structure: straw bale, cob, W.O.F.A.T.I. (how cool would THAT be to build, by the way)

My only expectation is a simple one: to come out the project with knowledge that I could use to build my own home in the future.
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I know how to garden in MN, but then I had to RELEARN EVERYTHING moving down here...in fact I had no idea what a "fall garden" even was!  Today my family back home had snow, I have pumpkins that are still flowering...crazy.  So in my quest to learn about drought tolerant gardening, I stumbled upon permaculture and now I am hooked.  I want to learn it ALL...someday.

We have been wanting to homestead for awhile, but there are certain things that need to happen first before we can own our own land and do things right.  So, for now, we are renting and I have a small container garden (better than nothing).  I continue to read and study, learning everything I can from books until I can employ it physically.

Today, I took the initive and wrote this ad, we have to start somewhere, right?

"Family of 4 with a small dog and cat would like to help improve your property while gaining valuable experience in the process.

If you have heard of Permaculture or growing your own Food Forest, even in the city, and have been intrigued by this, we need to talk. Having a grocery store in your own backyard will improve the marketability of your property and be much loved by tenents in the future as economic times grow more unstable. If you are interested in recycling greywater, composting toilets, solar or wind energy and trying to get chickens or miniature goats in the backyard as "pets" we may be your family that can help make your property/properties special, unique and sought after by tenents/home owners looking for a more sustainable way of life without living in the country.

In addition, if your home needs cosmetic work done, we can talk about that as well.

In exchange for this wonderful opportunity we can pay $500 in rent OR $500 in materials and plants per month, labor is free. We would need a 1-2 year lease depending entirely upon the amount of work it will take to accomplish your goals. We will be available at the end of May, 2012. Please start thinking about how you can be better than all the rest and then let us know how we can help!"

I am looking forward to reading more on this forum and gaining more information as I go along.  Oh...and keep posting links to articles, videos, etc...I read and watch them...I am just bad about commenting sometimes.  ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11171/102059 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11171/102059
Well, my wife has now vetoed the PNW - she wants four seasons and some sun in the spring and summer.  I am very glad this happened before we moved out there!

So, that returns us to our original plan... either eastern TN or western NC. 

Here is our criteria.

- We'd like to be close to the mountains, but we don't need to be in the mountains.
- I'd like to buy 10-40 acres without going crazy in debt.
- We don't want to be in too "redneck" of a place (I was born in western NC and we've lived in the south off and on for many, many years... so I understand the difference between "southern" and "redneck" - please don't take offense).
- We'd like to be within about 30 minutes of a decent sized city (50K+)

I'd love your opinions on locations... the plusses the minuses... anything you can give me that will help our decision.

Thanks so much!
Doc K]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11107/101367 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11107/101367
Do I need to break down the straw more?  Add more organics? Less straw?  An additive like human urine?  Ummm any suggestions?? 

Just by reading I would think the straw compost is alkaline deficient.  If this is so what could I add to increase the alkaline content??  Would this help?

I really don't want to cut down the pine trees in my front yard but these massive trees are killing everything else and this straw is not going away.  I have a pine desert!!!]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11089/101236 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/11089/101236
This is my first post and thought I would tell you a little about what I do to help the environment.....

I have been dirt gardening off and on for 30+ years, but not that I'm getting closer to retirement age, I have looked for alternatives to the basic poisoning of our ground water through the use of man made chemicals... I also wanted to cut my use of water to grow my vegetables.

I looked at hydroponics, but again more chemicals and the discharge of water between cycles.. so I found Aquaponics.....

Aquaponics allows me to grow 100% chemical and pesticide free vegetables in an eco-friendly recirculatory system that uses 90% less water then a standard dirt garden, while harvesting the same amount of produce...

Right now I am reliant on the grid to run my water pump and air pump, but I hope to some day take my three aquaponics systems of the grid and run them exclusively via wind and solar, with battery for night time running (when I can afford it)

so this is what I do....

have a good one

Jim Tinker (JT)
The Aquaponics Garden
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SHSR]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10670/97396 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/10670/97396
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Heifer Ranch
Herbhome Farm and Hostel

I will be in the state on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; that's Semptember 5th thru 8th 2011]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9970/91104 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9970/91104 Food Forestry for the 21st Century

A 9-day Intensive Forest Garden Design Training

We have a few spaces left, register now for:

Edible Ecosystems Emerging:  A 9 Day Forest Garden Design Intensive
With Edible Forest Gardens author Dave Jacke & friends
Spiral Ridge Permaculture Gardens & The Farm, Summertown, TN
September 23rd - October 2nd, 2011

Dive deeply into the vision, theory & practice of creating resilient, productive
food forests modeled after temperate deciduous woodlands. Learn to design ed-
ible ecosystems through lectures, site walks, experiential exercises, and design
projects. Inspire and empower yourself to start food forests for you, and your
friends, neighbors and clients!

Sliding scale $1,100 - $1,400 (includes food, lodging, tuition).
Need a scholarship? Inquire. For more info:
www.spiralridgepermaculture.com • spiralridgepermaculture@gmail.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9876/90288 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9876/90288
A great place for self-sufficient living, gardening, farming, horses. Private 60 acres, owner built home, barn, stable, well water for drinking, wood stove, some solar power, offices separate from house.

Cumberland river frontage--ridgetop (1200 feet) 8-9 acres pasture, remaining mature timber.

Nine mature pecan trees, two apple trees, fig, peach, sour cherry trees, large asparagus patch.  Electric to three places on property, so could develop community living.  Reduced to $229,000!!!

Great neighbors, local food co-op and community interest in local food production.

Located outside of Burkesville, KY
2.5 hours from Nashville, 1.5 hours from Cookeville, TN.
2.5 hours from Louisville and Lexington, 1.5 hours from Bowling Green

Our realtor:
http://www.countrylakesandland.com/ (Search Organic Farm for Sale. The MLS # is 16052-00453.) Lots of photos there.

or some photos on our blog http://breathedeepproductions.blogspot.com/p/farm-for-sale.html

Tractor, bush hog, cultivator, hay spike and front end loader also available for sale.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9809/89678 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9809/89678 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9784/89507 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9784/89507
I've been lurking and reading, reading, reading this forum for months.

At nearly 1:30am, I've decided change that a little.

Are there any GA people here? The place seems to have no presence here apart from PDC announcements now and then.

My interests (at this very moment) are chickens & bees, air layering, GA wildflower mixes, native american myths, tree identification, and finding other Georgians who like permies.com.

I would love any book recommendations, discussions, URL links, meetups, hypotheses, or the like on anything like this.
Pleased to make your acquaintance. - kodou
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My name is Scott.  I am very much into permaculture, awareness, and happiness.  I recently purchased a 141 acre former goat farm and shop facilities in Southern Virginia right at the NC in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  I am very much excited to continue the evolution.

The plan is to have a working permaculture farm with art installations over the property in addition to a blacksmith forge, glass blowing, woodcarving shop and similar exhibits around the 2 acre pond site to be stocked with fish.  Much of the property is wooded for hidden art/food/sit spots.  25 acrea of lob lolly pine will provide any building material for the future.  I have talked to a friend of mine who owns a solar company who has estimated the cost and sending me an email prefaceing a meeting.  He said the system could be up and running in under a month - very cool.  A forest of oak, maple, and cedars surround the house.  Daily deer feast from the apple trees in the front yard, 3 hawks call each other from the sides of the top field, and cayotes can be herd in the distance as night falls.  It is truly a calm yet exhiting piece of land.

There is so much to do, but I wanted to introduce myself and what I got going on.  I am happy to meet up for a tour or just a hang out if there are other sane people in VA or NC.

Lots of love already

Scott]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9755/89250 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9755/89250
Atlanta (Decatur), GA

Permaculture is a design system that integrates humans into the landscape in a way that is healing for both. This course expands upon the standard 72-hour, internationally-recognized Permaculture Design Certification, and provides participants with hands-on experience working with common-sense solutions, while nourishing earth-based traditions and empowering our human potential. This 6-month practicum highlights innovative design systems and practical solutions that create bioregional sovereignty and, in the words of Buckminster Fuller, “have the potential to radically advance human well being and the health of our planet's ecosystems.” Students will be supported to bring their learning from the classroom to their own projects and homes, while exploring permaculture in action in a variety of urban settings.

First Weekend of each month, October 2011 through March 2012
*September 30-October 2, 2011 *November 4-6, 2011 *December 2-4, 2011 *January 6-8, 2012 *February 3-5, 2012 *March 2-4, 2012
Fridays 7-9pm with a potluck dinner, Saturdays 9-6pm with one hour break for lunch, and Sundays 9-2pm with one hour break for lunch.

Sliding scale $750-950, some worktrade available. $650 if registered by August 10th. Includes Permaculture Design Certification, site visits, and materials. Food not provided.

For more info, www.shadesofgreeninc.org/learn.]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9628/88174 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9628/88174
http://www.meetup.com/The-Zolfo-Springs-Permaculture-Group/events/26499711/]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9356/85486 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/9356/85486 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8684/78902 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8684/78902 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8552/77792 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/8552/77792 Mature woodlands a sanctuary in August
August 18- 30,2011

3 day Intro $350     
Two can attend for the price of one when registered together

11 Day Permaculture Design Certification Course $1100
Two can attend with 10% Discount when registered together

In 3 Days learn drought resistant agriculture and details for urban homesteading. Core topics of permaculture design covered.

The 11 day full 72 hour certification course, will cover regenerative design and problem solve for temperate climates. Students will construct demonstration gardens; and design terracing pools, a food forest and botanical sanctuaries. Field trips included. You may camp or choose alternate accommodations. Those who complete all 72 hours and individual project assignments will receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate.


[b]TO REGISTER: www.naturesfriends.ning.com   wearenaturesfriends@gmail.com
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7844/71389 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7844/71389 Two can attend 3 Day Intro for $350
Two can attend 11 Day Permaculture Design Certification Course for 10% off $1100


In 3 days learn how to apply permaculture principles to your own site. Drought resistant agriculture and details of urban homesteading will be covered. 

Students in the 11 day course will construct demonstration gardents; design terracing pools, a food forest and botanical sanctuaries. We will cover the core topics of Permaculture--- Regenerative Design---and problem solve on multiple levels for  temperate climates  The curriculum is rigorous and in-depth with hands on exercises and field trips. Those who complete all 72 hours and individual project assignments will receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate.


Instructors: Cliff Davis, Matthew English, Marjani  Dele & guests


For more information or to register: www.naturesfriends.ning.com   wearenaturesfriends@gmail.com[/b]
 
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Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium, Black Mountain, NC – June 4-6, 2011
http://www.botanicalmedicine.org/conferences/index.htm

American Herbalist Guild Symposium, St. Petersburg, FL, October 21-23, 2011
http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/2011_AHG_Symposium

]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7393/66543 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7393/66543 Looking for someone who will love this farm for what it is!  $260,000

This 40 acre, fully-fenced (and some cross-fenced)  farm has developed perennial areas (mostly medicinal and culinary herbs, blueberries and asparagus, jerus. artichoke), with 1 small pond, 3-5 year old orchard including many fruit trees (peaches, plum, fig, apple, persimmon, mulberries, illeagnus, fejoa, pomegranate, elderberry), pecan, walnut and hazelnuts, and tea plants, plus lindens, hawthorne, willows, etc., and two large garden areas that have never had chemicals or tractors (or any machinery) on them.  4 cisterns on the land.

This farm is set up with 3 separate spaces, so it could house a family or a couple. Small garden cottage (155 sq ft.) is made from "trash", with hand peeled pine poles on ceiling and doors open to small greenhouse and shower area. Has woodstove. Could be used for writer's shack, garden shed, or guests.

Other 2 spaces are 192 sq ft. each. One has kitchen (with propane stove and energy efficient electric refrigerator)  woodstove and sleeping loft, the other has 14 ft. ceiling, high storage/display shelves, woodstove and screened/sleeping porch. (These two total about 800 sq ft. with screen porch). Large greenhouse (needs soil) sits between the two cabins with walkway between.  Both cabins are fully electric. South-facing windows let in tons of passive solar in the winter but sun is shaded by overhang and trees in the summer.  Potential for two small ponds on either side of these cabins.
Cabins were green built in late 2008 and include Marmoleum flooring and all natural varnishes on counters and cabinets.  Each space has an easily heatable greenhouse space for chilly plants.
2kw solar system with Outback inverter and nice batteries.

Washing machine on site, ample storage in two metal storage sheds. Cistern can be used to cool off in the summer. There is housing for goats and chickens. Deck for Gazebo or Yome is on site. 

Growing season is April 1-Oct. 15, but much grows thru the winter too!

Lots of firewood and coppice-able sweet gums on site. Property has gate on either side-locked. Land is TOTALLY private.  Taxes are about $1600 per year.

This is a PERMACULTURE Farm, so the toilet/bathroom facilities are very basic (basic bucket humanure and pit latrine, hand made water system (with solar powered well), rough driveway, very rural, etc.)

2 hrs. to Atlanta, 4 hrs to Mountains, and 3 hrs to the coast!

Buildings are unconventional, so buyer must have their own funding. NO owner carry.
Buyer will receive full tour and previous owner info.

Please contact Isabel Crabtree at 828-252-4930 or georgiapermaculture@gmail.com for more info,
Photos here https://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=208015228948&aid=167108 ]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7269/65546 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7269/65546 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7149/64247 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/7149/64247 SweetSoil Presents:
Discovering the Soil Foodweb
with Dr. Elaine Ingham, PhD

March 21-25th, 2011
San Rafael, CA
(10 min. North of the Golden Gate Bridge)

Whether you're growing in planters or backyards, Discovering the Soil Foodweb will unlock the yield barrier, allowing your gardens to thrive beautifully, while eliminating disease and pests.  If you are looking to save money for yourself and clients, or want to make the move towards sustainability, this workshop is for you.

Give your plants biology to increase green growth, flowers, and veggies, while increasing moisture retention in the soil from 30-50% and save hundreds of dollars on fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides by working with your biological workforce.  Do you know the optimum bacteria:fungi ratio for your plants?  Every plant is different.

Until recently, we have only understood the chemical aspect of plant relationships.  Dr. Ingham describes the inseparable relationship between microbes and plants in a friendly, easy-to-understand way.  Find out how to make your plants healthy in any setting by increasing soil biology, nature's true gift for healthy plants. 

Build top soil quickly.  There is more biology in 2 tablespoons of healthy soil than people on the planet.  A 1% increase in organic matter holds 27,000 gallons of water per acre of land.  Put your biology to work and work like nature, but faster while getting off all synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

Join us!  Get a jump on productivity in your farm or garden setting. 

Elaine Ingham, PhD is Chief Scientist at The Rodale Institute.  She is recognized around the world as the leader in soil microbiology and research of the soil foodweb.  Elaine is an energetic, down-to-earth speaker who explains what life in the soil is all about.

For full details:  http://Sweet-Soil.com


Day 1 & 2:  Intro. to the Soil Foodweb – Dr. Elaine Ingham uncovers the basic principles of the Soil Foodweb, plant relationships, and bacterial to fungi ratios in this in depth two day primer.  Not only will you gain a fundamental understanding of the way soil biology drives plant nutrition, you will learn how modern agriculture selects for disease and pests.  A must for anyone wanting a complete understanding of soil health and healthy plants.

Day 3:  Compost Technology - Not all compost is created equal.   Dr. Elaine Ingham breaks down the difference between good compost and reduced waste.  One of the biggest mistakes people make when building a compost pile is not selecting the different Carbon:Nitrogen ratio’s for the plants they’re growing.  There is a major difference between the soil in a dessert and the soil in an old growth forest.  Learn how to select the proper ratios that will give your plants the exact biology they need to thrive.

Day 4:  Compost Tea Technology – Dr. Elaine Ingham guides us through the extract process that will maximize biologic diversity to get the most bang for your buck.  Compost tea and liquid compost extract (LCE) give you, the plant and soils’ manager, the most efficient method for bringing back micobe diversity.  This allows you to eliminate inorganic fertilizers and herbicides that decrease diversity and degrade one of earths most precious resources, our soils.

Day 5:  Light Microscope Training – Dr. Elaine Ignham leads this very special one day training on effective light microscope techniques and identification.  Learn from the master herself on what constituents good compost or compost tea on a microscopic level.  This part of the class is essential for anyone who wishes to gain “eyes on” knowledge of the soil universe and what really goes on under our feet.  Get the necessary training to identify the bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes that drive the health and well being of our plants.

To REGISTER visit:  http://Sweet-Soil.com
]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6926/61681 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6926/61681 Discovering the Soil Foodweb with Compost Technologies
2-Day Intensive with Dr. Elaine Ingham, PhD

The Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden
April 16th-17th, 2011
9:00am-5:00 pm
Tuition:  $275 (2-Day Workshop Includes Lunch, Tea, and Snacks)

REGISTER:  Call: (626) 821-4624  or Email:  jill.berry@arboretum.org
Students who sign-up for Permaculture Design Course attend this workshop FREE!

Whether you’re growing in planters or backyards, understanding the Soil Foodweb is a critical component to unlocking the yield barrier, allowing your gardens to thrive beautifully, while eliminating disease and pests.

Do you know the optimum bacteria: fungi ratio for YOUR plants?  Every plant is different.

Soil that produces award-winning broccoli will have radically different microbes than an old-growth forest. Learn how to produce healthy compost, compost tea, and extracts that will produce more results in your garden than any fertilizer ever could. In this class you will learn how to give your plants the biology they need to increase green growth, flowers, and veggies, while increasing moisture retention in the soil from 30-50%.  Prevent Botrytis on seedlings, powdery mildew on roses, and other harmful diseases that reduce yield and see your bountiful gardens come to life! All with the help of your nearly invisible microbial workforce!


Day 1 (4/16)- Introduction to the Soil Foodweb.  The Introduction class covers all the basic information required for understanding and implementing a successful biological approach to growing.

Day 2 (4/17)- Compost, Tea, Extract Technology.  Find out how compost is made by the pros in soil regeneration.  Attendees will learn how to properly manage thermal-compost, vermi-compost, and compost tea to guarantee disease-suppressive, soil-building, nutrient-retaining composts and compost teas, and how to consistently produce biologically active and effective compost.

Dr. Elaine Ingham is recognized around the world as the leader in soil microbiology and research of the soil foodweb.  She is Chief Scientist at The Rodale Institute and founder of the Soil Foodweb Institute.  Elaine is an energetic, easy-to-understand speaker who explains what life in the soil is all about.  With decades of experience as professor, researcher, and soil benefactor consulting in the field she’s helped thousands of homeowners, growers, and influential companies understand healthy soil via healthy organisms.

For full details please visit:  http://www.SayPermaculture.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6924/61678 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6924/61678
@ The Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden
8 Sundays and 2 Saturdays, April-May 2011
8:30am – 6:30pm
TO REGISTER:  Please call: 626-821-4624  / Email: jill.berry@arboretum.org

BONUS:  Students attend 2-Day Soil Foodweb Intensive with Dr. Elaine Ingham, PhD (April 16-17), INCLUDED!

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Elaine Ingham, Brad Lancaster, Warren Brush, Caitlin Bergman, Lindsay Dailey, Nance Klehm, Ethan Roland, and more!

Our transformative 80-hour curriculum prepares individuals to become pro-active ecological designers, and covers the following topics:

-Permaculture principles and ethics
-Designing with the patterns of nature
-Water harvesting
-Food forests
-Rapid soil rehabilitation
-Animal systems and aquaculture
-Renewable energy solutions
-Building healthy, resilient communities

The course provides the crucial foundation in systems thinking that prepares individuals to play an active role in holistically regenerating our landscapes, food systems, and communities. An environment of support and unity between classmates is fostered, which will enable collaboration in design projects and a strong network of fellow designers.

For full details please visit:  http://www.SayPermaculture.com]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6923/61677 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6923/61677
Weekends, Feb 19 - Apr 3 - two weekends off.

Urban Permaculture Certficate Design Course teaches cutting edge techniques in sustainable gardening, green building, alternative energy, creating community, urban planning and sustainable finance. 

Learn to plant a food forest in your yard
Grow abundant food with little work
Learn innovative ways to save energy
Detoxify your life
Tools for weaving your own "safety net"
How to design a neighborhood you really want to live in
Creating a career in sustainable design

Lots of hands on, community building, field trips, cutting edge information, mentoring.  Sustainable career counseling. You must attend all sessions to receive a design certificate.

At Sacred Lands in St Petersburg.  Light lunch and materials are included.

$950, student discount. Some sliding scale available.  For more info write cory@permacultureguild.us or see www.permacultureguild.us]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6821/60581 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6821/60581
Is there someplace where I can find a list of eco-friendly communities? Someplace where there are food coops, like-minded people, etc.? I will need some place less expensive than eg. Ashville NC or the like, some place that I can grow with over the next many decades.

In addition to recommendations on cities, are there web sites that are 'musts'?]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6611/58444 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6611/58444
Dates will be:
Feb 5-6
Feb 19-20
Feb  26-27
Mar 5-6
Mar  19-20
Apr  2-3
Learn to:
* Think like nature, live naturally
* Garden easily and organically
* Green your home
* Enjoy sustainable and stable local economies
* Work with nature instead of against her
* Create conscious community
* Learn about the best alternative energy solutions
* The secrets of consciously designing your life
* Find out how beneficial connection can enhance abundance
* And much more
Experts in food forestry, green building, appropriate technologies, alternative energy, financial permaculture, sustainable community building and more will show you how to design every aspect of your life to live more sustainably and achieve a higher quality of life. Main instructor is Cory Brennan. Guest instructors include Jim Kovaleski, Bryan Roberts, Rick Sheldon and more.
This course is very interactive with community building and networking occurring from the first day, based on surveys of what our students want and the creation of a number of successful community-wide projects
This course is suitable for:
*green builders and architects
*urban planners
*landscapers
*small business owners, green businesses
*gardeners
*community organizers
*educators
*designers
*people interested in more self-sufficiency or sustainable, healthy living
Early bird tuition: $950
After Jan 15: $1100

More info write to Cristy, cabbott7@hotmail.com or cory@permacultureguild.us or check permacultureguild.us
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http://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Area-Homesteaders/

Ecosteve]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6411/56446 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6411/56446
–> PERFECT FOR LOCALS!

“Although the problems of the world are growing increasingly more complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple” - Bill Mollison

LOCATION
Asheville, NC

DATES
Meets 3rd weekend of every month, May-October; 10am-6pm daily
Dates: May 20-22 (extra Friday in May); June 18-19; July 16-17; August 20-21; September 17-18; October 15-16.

DESCRIPTION
In this Permaculture Design Course you will learn about solutions that can radically advance human well being and the health of our planet’s ecosystems. This transformational experience offers in-depth classes, field trips, hands-on experience, and small group design projects. Upon completion of this course, you will receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate.

TOPICS
* Permaculture Design Principles & Processes
* Observation & Nature Awareness
* Pattern Design & Biomimicry
* Agroforestry & Forest Gardening
* Perennial Agriculture
* Organic Gardening
* Soil Ecology & Soil Building
* Mushrooms & Myco-Remediation
* Rainwater, Greywater, Bioremediation
* Swales, Keylines, Pond Building
* Aquaculture & Aquaponic Production
* Renewable Energy & Appropriate Technology
* Natural Building Design & Technique
* Integrated Animal Systems
* Urban Permaculture
* Cooperative Economics, Money, Financial Systems
* Eco-Social Design

INSTRUCTORS
Read more about our instructors.
Brandy Hall and Keri Evjy, with guest teachers: Zev Friedman, Patricia Allison, Chuck Marsh, Chris Farmer, Brian Winslett, Janell Kapoor, and others.

TUITION
$1,250, includes tuition and all materials. Food and lodging are not included. Payment plans and some work trade positions may be available. A $450 deposit is due to reserve your seat, details below. Final tuition is due by Friday, May 6th, unless you have made other payment arrangements.

PAYMENT OPTION
After paying the $450 deposit, the remainder can be paid with NON-REFUNDABLE post-dated checks of $133.33 per month for the following six months. To discuss payment options, inquire within.

REGISTRATION
Registration is open for the 6-Month Permaculture Design Course until the program is full. To register, please complete the following:
1) Email janell@ashevillage.org with your name, phone, email, and address. Include: 1) How you heard about the PDC, 2) Why you want to participate, 3) What you plan to do with what you learn,  4) If you have any previous related experience – not necessary to attend! and 5) Anything else you’d like us to know.
2) Janell will contact you within 3-5 business days to confirm that there’s still availability.
3) Once you’ve been confirmed, a NON-REFUNDABLE registration deposit of $450 is needed to reserve your seat. Send a check or money order to: ’Ashevillage Institute’, 80 Buchanan Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Write: ‘2011: Monthly PDC’ in the memo line. Or pay online.
4) You will receive a packet with preparation details and directions by May 6th.
Note: This is a first-come, first-served registration process that will be open until we reach maximum capacity.

REFUNDS
The $450 deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE. The remainder of the tuition is transferable (NOT refundable), less 25%, IF you notify us before May 6th, 2011. “Transferable” means you may use it as credit toward other Ashevillage Institute programs within one year of when the original course started. After May 6th, all payments are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE.

LODGING
Lodging is NOT included in the tuition, but we can share information about lodging options, including rooms at our guest house. Inquiries may be sent to Lisa at gogoshoe@gmail.com.

CONTACT
Janell Kapoor: janell@ashevillage.org]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6282/55295 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6282/55295 A full-scale, hands-on, multi-dimensional, mud-slingin’ experience!


10 diverse projects and 10 world-renown instructors!
REGISTER SOON ———-> This program will fill!
One, two, or three week options are available.

SPONSORS
Ashevillage Institute, Kleiwerks International, Firespeaking, MudStrawLove, Artisan Builders Collective, Aaron Maret Design Build Studio

DATES & DETAILS
April 24- May 14, 2011
Friday, April 24: 7-10pm
Monday thru Friday, 10am-6pm
Wednesday evening presentations: 8-10pm
Saturday morning special programs, 10am-1pm
Saturday afternoons & Sundays: Break

LOCATION
Asheville, NC

LEARN NATURAL BUILDING!
The Natural Building Extravaganza offers a smorgasbord of learning opportunities with major movers’ n’ shakers of this muddy movement. More than 10 building projects to dive into — all about mud, straw, bamboo, timber, fire, and love! Gain direct, hands-on experience through small group natural building workshops, classes, field trips, slideshows, and more.

HANDS-ON PROJECTS
Outdoor kitchen • Highly efficient wood-fired baking oven • Earthen cook stove • Wood-fired hot tub • Rumford fireplace • Earthen grotto • Adobe arches • Strawbale benches • Slipstraw knee walls • Cob niches •  Wattle & daub fence • Earthen courtyard • Relief, sculpture & embedded mosaic • Exterior & interior plasters • Clay-based paints • Bamboo “living” room & hanging garden • Timber-framing • Wall systems • Material selection • Passive solar design

EXTRAS!!!
–> Tours of natural buildings: Adobe, slipstraw & strawbale homes, cob cottages, and earthships.
–> Tours of Permaculture in action: Earthaven Ecovillage, and the Ashevillage Institute—one of the nation’s best examples of urban permaculture.
–> The international movement: The founding Director and International Program Director of Kleiwerks International will both be at the Extravaganza. They’ll be returning from Haiti, Argentina, and Peru ready to share the latest on what’s happening with international natural building.

INSTRUCTORS
Janell Kapoor, Kevin Rowell, Eva Rose Edleson, Steveo Brodmerkel, Mollie Curry, Steve Kemble, Chad ‘Fez’ Gaetz, Meka Bunch, Ira Friedrichs, Aaron Maret, and guests. Details on bottom half of this page.

FEE
$1,800 for all three weeks; $1,300 for two weeks; $800 for one week.
Tuition and materials included. Food & lodging are not included—see lodging section below. Limited work-trade positions are available, inquire within. A $500 deposit is required to hold your space.

PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS
After paying the $500 deposit, the remainder may be paid with NON-REFUNDABLE post-dated checks for up to six months. To discuss payment options inquire within.

REGISTRATION
1) Email janell@ashevillage.org with your name, phone, email, and address. Please include: a) How you found out about the Natural Building Extravaganza. b) What you hope to learn. c) What you intend to do with what you learn. d) List previous related building experience — you do NOT need previous experience to attend! e) Please state that you have read the ‘refund policy’ section below.
3) Please allow 3-5 days for Janell to confirm availability.
4) Once confirmed, a NON-REFUNDABLE registration deposit of $500 is required to reserve your seat. Send a check or money order to: ’Ashevillage Institute’, 80 Buchanan Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Write: ‘NB Extravaganza’ in the memo line. Or pay online.
4) You will receive a packet with preparation details and directions by April 10th.
5) In order to keep your seat, the remaining fee is due by April 15th—unless you’ve made other payment arrangements in advance.
Note: Registration is first-come, first-serve until we reach maximum capacity.

REFUND POLICY
Your $500 deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE. The remainder of your tuition is transferable (NOT refundable), less 25%, IF you notify us before April 15th, 2011. “Transferable” means you may use it as credit toward other Ashevillage Institute programs within one year of when the original program started. After April 15th, all payments are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. If, for any reason, we cancel the program, the entirety of all of your payments will be returned to you in full.

LODGING OPTIONS
For information about lodging options, including camping and rooms at our guest house, email Lisa Shoemaker at gogoshoe@gmail.com.

CONTACT & REGISTRATION
Email Janell Kapoor at janell@ashevillage.org
(Please include ‘NB Extravaganza‘ in the subject line.)]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6279/55287 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6279/55287

LOCATION
Asheville, NC

DATES
February 28th – May 25th, 2011. See full schedule details below.

LIVE YOUR POTENTIAL!
Empower your life, your community’s life, and the life of the planet to live in resilience!  In the Applied Permaculture & Natural Building Apprenticeship, you will learn about solutions that can radically advance human well being and the health of our planet’s ecosystems. Discover through in-depth classes, hands-on experience, interactive design projects, field trips, slideshows, and more.

You will begin with an internationally-certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC). Topics will then be integrated through in-depth, hands-on, small group design and management projects. This will take place at the Ashevillage Institute’s demonstration site, one of the country’s leading eco-urban centers for sustainable living. The one-acre site features a 30,000-gallon rainwater, aquaponic pond system and greenhouse, and over 150 species of edible and medicinal plants. During the second part of the Apprenticeship, you will work side-by-side with 10 world renown natural building teachers — preparing for, and participating in the Natural Building Extravaganza.

SCHEDULE
• Schedule is 10am-6pm, with a couple of exceptions.
• 2-week Permaculture Design Certification Course (PDC), February 28th-March 13th
• 3-week Natural Building Extravaganza, April 24th-May 14th
• Site visits, design, and management projects, Tuesdays & Wednesdays between workshops
• 1-week break, March 14th-21st

PERMACULTURE PROGRAM
Permaculture Design Principles & Processes • Observation & Nature Awareness • Pattern Design & Biomimicry • Agroforestry & Forest Gardening • Perennial Agriculture • Organic Gardening • Soil Ecology & Soil Building • Mushrooms & Myco-Remediation • Rain Harvesting & Catchment • Grey Water & Bioremediation • Water in the Landscape • Swales, Keyline, & Pond Building • Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology • Natural Building Design and Technique • Integrated Animal Systems • Urban Permaculture • Cooperative Economics, Money & Financial Systems • Eco-Social Design

NATURAL BUILDING PROGRAM
Outdoor kitchen • Highly efficient wood-fired baking oven • Earthen cook stove • Wood-fired hot tub • Rumford fireplace • Earthen Grotto • Adobe arches • Strawbale benches • Slipstraw knee walls • Cob niches •  Wattle & Daub fence • Living courtyard • Earthen relief work • Embedded mosaic • Clay plasters & paints • Bamboo “Living” Room & Hanging Garden • Timber-framing • Wall systems • Passive solar design • International Natural Building Movement • Tours of natural building

INSTRUCTOR TEAM
Read more about our instructors here.
Permaculture Team: Brandy Hall & Keri Evjy, with guest facilitators: Zev Friedman, Brian Winslett, and others
Natural Building Team: Janell Kapoor, Kevin Rowell, Eva Rose Edleson, Steveo Brodmerkel, Mollie Curry, Steve Kemble, Chad ‘Fez’ Gaetz, Meka Bunch, Ira Friedrichs, Aaron Maret.

TUITION
$3,000, includes tuition and materials, but not  food and lodging—see lodging options below. Some limited work-trade positions may be available. PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS: After paying the $1,000 deposit to reserve your place, the remainder may be paid with NON-REFUNDABLE post-dated checks for up to six months. To discuss payment options, inquire within.

REGISTRATION
1) Email janell@ashevillage.org with your name, phone, email, and address. Please include: a) How you found out about the Apprenticeship. b) What you hope to learn. c) What you intend to do with what you learn. d) List previous related Permaculture or building experience(s) — you do NOT need previous experience to attend! e) Please state that you have read the ‘refund policy’ below.
3) Please allow 3-5 days for Janell to confirm availability.
4) Once confirmed, a NON-REFUNDABLE registration deposit of $1,000 is required to reserve your seat. Send a check or money order to: ’Ashevillage Institute’, 80 Buchanan Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801. Write: ‘3-Month Apprenticeship’ in the memo line. Or pay online.
4) You will receive a packet with preparation details and directions by February 15th.
5) In order to keep your seat, final payment of $2,000 is due by February 15th—unless you’ve made other payment arrangements in advance.
Note: Registration is first-come, first-serve until we reach maximum capacity.

REFUND POLICY
The $1,000 deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE. The remainder of your tuition is transferable (NOT refundable), less 25%, IF you notify us before February 20th, 2011. “Transferable” means you may use it as credit toward other Ashevillage Institute programs within one year of when the original program started. After February 20th, all payments are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. If, for any reason, we cancel the program, the entirety of all of your payments will be returned to you in full.

LODGING OPTIONS
For information about lodging options, including camping and rooms at our guest house, email Lisa Shoemaker at gogoshoe@gmail.com.

CONTACT
Janell Kapoor: janell@ashevillage.org]]> http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6278/55286 http://www.permies.com/forums/posts/preList/6278/55286