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Larry Santoyo
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Santa Cruz, CA -Permaculture Design Course Series
Second weekend of each month: Feb - July, 2009

http://earthflow.com/santacruzPDC09.php

Santa Cruz, CA - Registration is now open for the Permaculture Design Course Series, which begins on the second weekend in February and continues one weekend a month through the second weekend in July. Course will be held at a beautiful developing permaculture site surrounded by the magical redwoods of Aptos.

Participants in the Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course will learn how to integrate ecological principles into their lives to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle by designing ecosystems for home, garden, business and community.

Organic gardening and foodforestry; alternative energy and appropriate technology; solar design and natural building; greywater gardens and rainwater harvesting; ecological decision making; community building and communication skills

-with a special focus on Localizing Enterprise and Business Development Planning.

Learn from veteran permaculture instructors and internationally acclaimed leaders in the worldwide sustainability movement... led by Larry Santoyo, Vice President and Field Director of The Permaculture Institute (USA) -with Ken Foster, Lydia Nielsen and Friends.

Join us for a program that past students have called "life-changing" and "a source of inspiration".

Easy & Affordable -Register for all or part. Tuition : $90.00/day, $175.00/weekend -or- $950.00 if pre-paid in full. (that's less than $10 an hour!)

PART ONE February 14/15 & March 14/15, 2009
Fire, Water, Earth & Air... Introduction to Permaculture and Natural Pattern Understanding.

PART TWO April 11/12 & May 9/10, 2009
Food, Water, Shelter & Energy... Designing & Building the Complete Home Ecosystem.

PART THREE June 13/14 & July 11/12, 2009
Community & Green Business... EcoVillage Design and Community Celebration.

Permaculture is a practical design methodology that applies common sense and ecological principles toward the creation of human settlements and the restoration of natural habitats. Permaculture is rooted in the ethics of Caring for Earth, Caring for People and Distribution of Surplus.

For more information contact permaculture@earthflow.com or call 805.459.0452
To Register go to - http://earthflow.com/registration.php

In Cooperation with
Transition-Santa Cruz, Terra Nova Landscape, Dirt Dragon Designs, HopeDance Media, The Terra Foundation and EarthFlow Design Works