Hi Everyone,
I'd like to announce that Midwest Permaculture is holding a full,
72-hour Permaculture Design Certification course as originally outlined
by
Australian, Bill Mollison, the founder of permaculture, at the Sivananda
Ashram Yoga Farm, 14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass
Valley, CA 95949.
The course runs from November 7-14, 2009
and the focus is rural and suburban permaculture.
Each PDC spends part of the class time
creating a design; this course will continue the work on the
permaculture design started in 2008 by the previous course. The
students will help assess the resources available to the Sivananda
Ashram Yoga Farm (including, but not limited to, the land, soil,
wildlife, sun, rain, wind, water, topography, plants, buildings,
people, financial resources, etc.) and design systems for the
harvesting of those resources in a sustainable manner. The goal is
to improve the quality of the soil and the natural environment, while
producing a myriad of food, herbs and other useful items. The system
should be energy efficient (in terms of labor and the need for
outside inputs) and ultimately support the Ashram's overall vision
and mission to help others find health and peace within themselves,
their lives, and the greater world.
The course consists of 6 pre-course
webinars + 8 very full days on site and tuition is $1,295 with a
discount for
registering early and groups, plus lodging.
For more information you can contatact
Becky at becky@midwestpermaculture.com
or (815) 256-2215. For more information visit our website http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/.
Thanks,
Milton