From: Quail Springs <info@quailsprings.org>
Date: Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Subject: Permaculture and Sustainable Aid Courses Early Bird Prices June 1
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION (PDC) and
SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES with ROBYN FRANCIS
July and August 2009
Early Bird discounts and Work Trade options by June 1, 2009
Immersion courses with organic catered meals, camping, springfed pond, wild beauty and caring community.
Refresher,
Family, and Couples course rates
Concurrent Children's Program for families taking the PDC
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION
COURSE
With Robyn Francis
Assisted by Kat Steele (Urban Permaculture Guild)
and Warren Brush (Quail
Springs and True Nature Design)
July 11-24,2009
Concurrent Children's Program
PERMACULTURE is a consciously integrated design system
based on ecology and sustainability principles to create resource efficient and
productive human environments and reduce our footprint on the earth.
Permaculture practices apply to both urban and rural environments and adapt to
all climates and cultural contexts.
World-recognized certification course covers everything from food systems,
water harvesting, waste cycling, home design, to climate care, and much more -
and is appropriate for those seeking to apply permaculture practices in their
communities in diverse ways, as well providing a foundation for those intending
to teach permaculture and/or provide professional design and consulting
services. Permaculturists are at the cutting edge of sustainability
practices, innovation and experimentation in a wide range of disciplines, fields
of work, cultures and climates around the planet.
Early Bird discounts and Work Trade options by June 1, 2009
Contact Kolmi Majumdar, info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239
SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES
Facilitating
Resilient Community Development in Areas of Need - Permaculture for 2/3rds
World, Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Communities
with Robyn Francis
Convened in partnership with Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Presented in two complementary parts
July 27-30, 2009 - Working with Cultural Diversity and Indigenous
Peoples
August 1-6, 2009 - Overseas Development Work
Sustainable Aid program provides essential skills training for people working or intending to work in community development programs with indigenous and culturally diverse communities at home and 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.
This is an important and growing area of permaculture work, which requires a realistic approach and appropriate skills-set to work effectively in facilitating sustainable change in areas of need. Graduates from these courses are undertaking significant work in diverse projects all over the world. This course was originally developed by Robyn Francis in 1991 and undergoes constant revision in keeping with global changes and their impacts on the world's poorest and most vulnerable peoples. Contributes to competencies for AQTF qualifications in Certificate IV in Permaculture and Diploma of Permaculture.
Early Bird
discounts and Work Trade options by June 1, 2009
Contact Kolmi Majumdar, info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239
SAVE THE
DATE - Public Talk with Robyn Francis on Permaculture in Cuba - August 8, 2009
in Santa Barbara
Presented by Santa
Barbara Permaculture Network
ABOUT ROBYN FRANCIS
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
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