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Summer/Fall Permaculture Courses on Vashon | (Read 117 times) |
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Kelda O.
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August 20, 2008, 12:07:22 PM |
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There are two options for permaculture education on Vashon Island, both starting soon.
Two different formats for the design course curriculum. One is the two-week long option at K-Jo Farm, and the other is a course spread out through a series of weekends, at Vashon CoHousing. If you live on Vashon or nearby, one of these may be perfect for you!
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Permaculture Design Course
August 25th - September 7th, 2008
With Adam Rawson and Marisha Auerbach
At K-Jo Farm, Vashon Island, Wa.
Permaculture is whole system design and development for sustainable living and land use - consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, yielding an abundance of food, water, shelter and energy for the provision of local needs.
This complete, accredited course is suitable for everyone interested in permaculture and sustainable design – homeowners, gardeners, farmers, business owners, students, design and development professionals. At completion, students receive the Permaculture Design Certificate
Topics include:
PERMACULTURE PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS AND PRINCIPLES
CONCEPTS AND THEMES IN DESIGN
METHODS OF DESIGN
PATTERN UNDERSTANDING, READING THE LANDSCAPE
CLIMATIC FACTORS
TREES AND THEIR ENERGY TRANSACTIONS
WATER
SOILS
EARTHWORKING AND EARTH RESOURCES
THE HUMID TROPICS, DRYLANDS AND HUMID COOL TO COLD CLIMATES
AQUACULTURE
THE STRATEGIES OF AN ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL NATION
PERENNIAL AND ANNUAL GARDENS, FOOD FORESTS, PLANT PROPAGATION
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, SUSTAINABLE BUILDING, ENERGY, WASTE STRATEGIES, AND MORE
With expert guests, tours of local sustainable projects, homes and farms and hands on application on a working farm. Course tuition is $1200, includes meals and camping on site.
For info and registration, call 206-697-0159
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Weekend Permaculture Design Course at Vashon Co-Housing.
September 19-November 23
Two weekends per month
Facilitated by Marisha Auerbach, Dana Schuerholz, Adam Rawson, Kelda Miller and friends
The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable futures, based on permaculture philosophy, techniques and strategies that one could incorporate into their everyday life, or enhance their career. This course will provide diverse hands-on experience. The intention is to facilitate a systems approach to thinking about different issues, encouraging care for the earth and its inhabitants as a diverse community. This course will meet two weekends per month. There will be suggested readings and we will visit and network with others using permaculture principles in their lives and careers.
Topics include:
Permaculture ethics & principles, patterning,
design & observation, restoration ecology,
edible landscaping, sustainable land use,
forestry, nutrient cycling, ethnobotany,
soil, water, bioregionalism,
urban permaculture, appropriate technology,
energy conservation, animal husbandry,
seed saving, local economics, organic gardening,
mycology, natural building, and more...
The tuition for this course is $900-$700 sliding scale. We are open to work/trade possibilities.
For more information, contact: Marisha Auerbach,
(360) 943-5263, or queenbee@herbnwisdom.com.
To learn more: check out the websites:
www.herbnwisdom.com or www.vashoncohousing.org
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Kelda O.
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August 26, 2008, 11:36:25 PM |
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Update: the K-Jo Farmdesign course has been sadly cancelled.
The Vashon Cohousing course will still be happening this fall. And here's a pic of the flyer too.
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