The San Diego Sustainable Living Institute is gearing up for the Fall PDC right here in San Diego! Sign up at 
<a href="http://sdsustainable.org/event/permaculture-design-course-fall-2012/">http://sdsustainable.org/event/permaculture-design-course-fall-2012/</a> <div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:18.883333206176758px;background-color:rgb(206,222,212)">
October 13-14, 20-21 November 3-4, 10-11 December 1-2, 8-9<br>Full 12 Day Certificate Course<br>Class Meets Throughout San Diego County</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:18.883333206176758px;background-color:rgb(206,222,212)">
<br><img src="http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/8/4/event_151958532.jpeg" style="margin: 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 0; max-width: 700px; max-height: 700px; float: left; ">Learn how Permaculture Design can meet and exceed human needs by transforming human gardens and communities into fully functioning ecosystems. Receive hands-on experience on how to apply the principles of ecological design in your own home, farm, neighborhood, and city. Permaculture is an integrated ecological design system for creating sustainable human settlements. Far more than a set of gardening tips and techniques, Permaculture is about understanding and designing the connections between people, the earth, plants, energy, climate, water, transportation, shelter, animals, economics and much more.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:18.883333206176758px;background-color:rgb(206,222,212)">This course is for: Home owners, renters, gardeners, farmers, ranchers, landscapers, architects, builders, developers, civic planners, educators, environmentalists, students … everyone who wishes to learn how to live sustainably and apply the principles of holistic design to their respective fields.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 0.7em;padding:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:18.883333206176758px;background-color:rgb(206,222,212)"><br>Course topics:<br>Permaculture ethics<br>
Permaculture design principles<br>Understanding natural patterns<br>Creating healthy soil<br>Plant selection, plant guilds &amp; food forests<br>Site analysis &amp; design<br>Mapping<br>Climate and microclimates<br>Water harvesting<br>
Energy<br>Natural building<br>Bioregional theory<br>Local food systems &amp; community land access<br>Co-housing, eco-villages &amp; City Repair<br>Design for peak oil &amp; ecological collapse<br>Ecological economics &amp; community currencies</p>
<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Josh Robinson<div>Director</div><div><a href="http://www.sdsustainable.org" target="_blank">San Diego Sustainable Living Institute</a></div><div>619-884-7749</div><div><img src="http://sdsustainable.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sdsli_logo.jpg"><br>
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