Quail
Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm
www.quailsprings.org
PROGRAM
and EVENT Announcements 2009
NEW! Educational Farm Tours of Quail Springs
4th
Saturday of the month February through June, 10am to 2pm (February 28th,
March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27)
Learn
about permaculture design, natural building, and how sustainability touches the
ground here at Quail Springs, and share lunch with us at the farm! All
ages are welcome, carpooling encouraged. Suggested donation: $20/adult,
$5/child - includes lunch and tour. Contact: info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239
Seeking Volunteers to help with Food Forest and Grounds
Development
February
5 - April 5, 2009 (individualized dates, for a day or more)
Come
help out with key projects during our winter weather of moist soil and
comfortably warm days. We're working on developing a food forest and the
grounds. Experience is not required, yet volunteers should be strong of body
and heart as the work is moderately heavy (involves digging, lifting, and earth
moving). Join us for community dinner, enjoy a walk in the canyon, or sit by
the pond after a good day's work in the soil! Contact to learn more: Paul
Swenson, paul@quailsprings.org or
805-886-7239.
Tree Planting Work Party
March
21-22, 2009
Please
join us and the many contributors to Trees for Children (www.treesforchildren.org)
in establishing and developing tree systems at Quail Springs. This will be a
joyous weekend of tending the earth and community by planting trees. An tour of
the farm will be offered to interested volunteers. All ages and abilities are
welcome, and experience is not required. Camping nearby and potluck shared
meals. Contact to sign up or learn more: info@quailsprings.org
or 805-886-7239
West Coast Women's Permaculture Gathering
May 1-3, 2009
A casual gathering of women
interested in Permaculture at Quail Springs, to include workshops, group
sessions, skill shares, hands-on, networking, and more. Requesting your
participation as leaders, teachers, planners... S self-organized and
group-initiated retreat at cost pricing, estimated $100 -$150 per person.
Please let us know if you are interested in participating. Contact: Joan Stevens, (323)
630-4673, mamabotanica@sbcglobal.net OR Camille Cimino, (213)
924-5238, camillecimino@gmail.com
Living Craft Project - Natural Building Training
July
10-October 10, 2009
Living
Craft Project is a school of natural building that celebrates a handmade way of
life. We will host a three month apprenticeship at Quail Springs this July to
October to equip participants with skills necessary to build healthy,
sustainable homes. Two spaces remain for anyone with or without building
experience to learn the craft of load bearing strawbale and clay finish work.
Visit to learn more: www.livingcraftproject.org
Permaculture Design Certification Course
With Robyn Francis, international permaculture designer and
teacher (see * below for more info)
July
12-24, 2009
Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use design, based on
ecological principles and patterns aiming to create stable, productive systems that
provide for human needs, harmoniously integrating the land with people.
World-recognized,
72-hour certification course covers sustainable living systems design for all landscapes and climates - with
everything from food systems, water harvesting, waste cycling, home design, to
climate care, and much more. The course is appropriate for people with diverse backgrounds and
interests. Details
on cost and registration process coming soon! Details on cost and registration
process coming soon! To join the initial interest list, contact: Kolmi
Majumdar, info@quailsprings.org
Sustainable Aid Courses
With Robyn Francis, international permaculture designer and
teacher
Part 1 - Working with Cultural Diversity and Indigenous Peoples
July
27-30, 2009
Part 2 - Sustainable Aid: Permaculture for the 2/3 World and
Participatory Planning Facilitation
August
1-6, 2009
This
program provides essential skills training for people working or intending to
work in community development programs with indigenous and culturally diverse
communities at home & overseas and in aid and development programs in the
2/3rds World. Inspiring, challenging and deeply empowering, learn skills and
processes to work effectively in facilitating community-based planning,
education and program development. Details on cost and registration process
coming soon! To join the initial interest list, contact: Kolmi Majumdar, info@quailsprings.org
*Robyn
Francis, Australian permaculture designer, educator,
pioneer and presenter, Robyn has been working internationally for over 25 years,
throughout Australia, New Zealand, India, Indonesia, USA, Germany, Cuba and
Taiwan. The founder of Permaculture International, Erda Institute and Djanbung
Gardens Permaculture, she was editor of the Permaculture International Journal,
and one of the key architects of the Accredited Permaculture Training providing
national vocational and trade qualifications in Permaculture. Her experience
has encompassed all climate zones in projects ranging from outback communities
to urban development, domestic gardens to public landscapes, ecovillage design
to bioregional and state planning, with clients ranging from the grassroots to
corporate and government sectors. One of permaculture's early pioneers, Robyn
has conducted over 100 PDC's plus numerous advanced and professional
development courses. She has developed one of permaculture's leading education
and demonstration sites, Djanbung Gardens in sub-tropical NSW, where she has
established a bioregional campus for vocational training in Permaculture. Robyn
is also an accomplished musician, singer-songwriter and artist, an avid
gardener and enjoys getting dirty walking the talk. For more information and
full CV visit www.permaculture.com.au.
Sustainable Vocations - A Training Program for Teens
August
4-24, 2009
Sustainable
Vocations prepares youth (ages 15-19) for diverse leadership roles that
integrate sustainability into their communities, and provides an experiential
introduction to the growing green jobs market. This is accomplished by building
an educational foundation with youth, families, mentors and community partners,
including:
·
ecological
literacy and regenerative design training
·
leadership
and community building training
·
valuable
hands-on experience in sustainable trades
·
a
Permaculture Design Certification
This
is a new program growing out of the success of recent pilot projects (including
Teen Apprentorship at Quail Springs, 2006, and a Permaculture Design Course for
ex-combatant youth in Liberia, 2008), and connected to the roots of Quail
Springs' work with youth and families. Cost: $1,500-2,500, sliding scale.
Need-based scholarships are available through funding from Hutton Foundation, Towbes
Foundation, and business sponsorships. Diverse youth and families are
encouraged to inquire. Contact: Kolmi Majumdar at info@quailsprings.org or Cyndi Harvan
at 805-886-7239.
Materiales
completos en Espanol disponibles pronto! Complete materials will be available
in Spanish soon!
Para
informacion en Espanol, llamar a Maria Edith Eisenman at 805-886-7239 or email chrisandedith@quailsprings.org
Carbon Economy Course
Soil, Water, Carbon, Energy & Economy - Extensive problems
require extensive solutions!
Series for the 1st time across the USA
October
19 - December 15, 2009
Hosted at Orella
Ranch and Quail
Springs
Comprehensive
Modules including:
·
Holistic Management(R) (Kirk Gadzia,
Terry Gompert)
·
Soil Food Web (Dr. Elaine Ingham, Paul Taylor)
·
Broadacre Permaculture (Darren Doherty,
Brock Dolman, Brad Lancaster, Penny Livingston)
·
Natural Building (TBA)
·
Effective Aid (Rosemary Morrow, Howard Shapiro, Warren
Brush)
·
Pathways to Relocalization (Joel Salatin)
·
Fungi, Pyrolysis, BioChar Energy Systems & More...
Take
the Series OR Pick & Choose! Details are TBA soon, visit www.quailsprings.org/events
to stay tuned or join the interest list by emailing info@quailsprings.org.