Hey Folks!

Here's the info on my upcoming course to kick off the Santa Cruz Hands-On Permaculture Course Series. This weekend we'll be going over design of Food Forests and Veggie Gardens, then installing them in a backyard in Felton, CA near Santa Cruz. The format will be mixed lecture and hands-on. This course is an outstanding deal for people who want to get the skills to create abundance where they live, or earn money offering these services as a business.

Please forward this on to interested parties. For group discounts of 3 or more, please inquire.

Best,
DS

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ABUNDANCE IN BALANCE DESIGN PRESENTS:
The “Hands-On” Santa Cruz Permaculture Course Series

PERMACULTURE FOOD FOREST AND VEGGIE GARDEN WORKSHOP
Weekend of Sept. 19 & 20, 2009
10AM-5PM both Days

TOPICS:
Day 1: Strategies for Planning and Planting West Coast Food Forests
Day 2: The Sheet Mulched Veggie Garden

SUMMARY:
This course will be a hands-on implementation of a backyard food forest and veggie garden – all in one weekend! Be prepared for presentations on design and then to get the details during facilitated implementation of the projects.

COST:
$25-$60 (sliding scale) for 1 Day*
$35-$100 (sliding scale) for 2 Days*
Please arrive half an hour early for registration and to be ready for our day!

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
Devin Slavin, lead designer for Abundance In Balance Design, specializes in designing and leading permaculture projects through workshop implementation, stemming from his original work with the Regenerative Design Institute. Devin also co-founded the Grow Food Party Crew, a model and movement for creating edible gardens anywhere and everywhere through, community celebrations.

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MORE INFO ON THE SERIES

FOR REGISTRATION:
Visit www.AbundanceInBalance.com to see if online registration is up. If not, email Devin@AbundanceInBalance.com with the subject “Hands-on Permaculture Series.” You will be sent a registration form. Once we receive your filled out form and payment, registration is complete.

THESE WORKSHOPS ARE HANDS-ON:
Feedback from every course we have led has been “more hands-on.” This is one of the major reasons we are creating this workshop format. Following the classic words of wisdom “The knowing is in the doing,” we will hone our design skills through experiencing the details of implementation.

EXAMPLES OF PAST WORKSHOPS:
Search Youtube.com for “Creating and Edible Oasis” and/or “Greywater Workshop Laundry to Landscape” for videos of past workshops.

ACCOMODATIONS:
There is camping in many areas in and around Santa Cruz. Participants will need to arrange this themselves.

MEALS:
Meals are workshop participant’s responsibility. There will be 1 hr. lunch breaks providing enough time to get something quick nearby if needed.

QUESTIONS:
Email Devin@AbundanceInBalance.com or call the Abundance In Balance Design Office at: (831) 440-7525.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS IN THE SERIES:
Earthworks for Water Harvesting and Winter Preparation - Oct.3/4, 2009
Cob Oven – October 10/11, 2009
Greywater – November 14/15, 2009
Native Skills and Awareness – December 12/13, 2009
Food Forestry – February 6/7, 2010
Veggie Gardening – February 27/28, 2010
Chickens in the Backyard – March 27/28, 2010

DISCOUNTS FOR THE SERIES:
Sign up for 5 and get 30% off
Do 3 or more and receive 15% off
Group Discounts – Please inquire about discounts for groups of 3 or more.
Courses must be paid for all at once to receive discounts.

*Our prices have been lowered to meet the current economic challenges. Please pay what you can. Prices are subject to be adjusted at any time and will only be secured by registration and payment.

ABUNDANCE IN BALANCE DESIGN
“Creating an oasis on a day-to-day basis.”
www.AbundanceInBalance.com


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Devin Slavin
Regenerative Design & Mentoring
AbundanceInBalance.com
Office: (831) 440-7525
Skype: AbundanceInBalance

Upcoming Events:

SANTA CRUZ "HANDS-ON" PERMACULTURE COURSE SERIES
1.) Permaculture Food Forest and Veggie Garden - Sept. 19 & 20, 2009
2.) Earthworks for Water Harvesting and Winter Preparation - Oct 3 & 4, 2009
MORE: Earthen Oven, Greywater, Native Skills and Awareness, Food Forestry, Veggie Gardens, & Backyard Chickens Workshops TBA!
(Email Devin@AbundanceInBalance.com for in more info)

Video:

Lastest video from my Laundry to Landscape Greywater Workshop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzTDleOu9XQ

Fresh video from Grow Food Party Crew Santa Cruz!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOG2ajvsi0I

Latest video from our Creating an Edible Oasis workshop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwIXhoIArVE

Check out the official Grow Food Party Crew video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwwHWln08Z4