Greetings friends,
We want to let you know that we've rescheduled the Optical Surveying Course to September and Tom is teaching a course in small scale solar in Portland. Hope to see you at one of the courses this year.
Siskiyou Permaculture
Tom Ward, Melanie Mindlin & Karen Taylor
Friday, July 29 - Sunday, July 31
Cost: $250 (early registration by June 30 $200)
Held at the Ujima Center for Urban Persistence in Portland, OR
Learn how to create and install a small DC, non-grid-tied photovoltaic system, including theory, siting/evaluation, wiring, and installation. Instructor: Tom Ward
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Sept. 9 - 11 and Sept. 23-25
Advanced Permaculture Course with Tom Ward
6 day course at Wolf Gulch, Little Applegate
Cost: $500, includes camping
early registration by August 15 - $420
At this course you will learn essential skills for implementing permaculture projects. Using tools that are not digital or electric, students will become familiar with swale, terrace, ditch, road and pond layout, keyline and trail systems, small building orientation and pad layout.
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October 21-23 and November 11-13
Advanced Permaculture Course with Tom Ward
6 day course at Wolf Gulch, Little Applegate
Cost $500, includes camping
early registration by Sept 25 - $420
This course will explore reconnecting with forests through ecological knowledge, use of hand tools and woodscrafts, seasonal festivals and work cycles, childrens' stories, pilgrimages and stewardship covenants. You will learn about ecological assessment, carbon sequestration methods, restoration forestry and the crafts and products that can be enjoyed while we are re-establishing our heart space and wonder in the woods.