Permaculture First
Responder Course
Carmel Valley, Big Sur,
CA
Dates:
August 18-27 and Oct 13-15
Location:
James Creek Farm in Carmel Valley and in Big Sur
Description;
Come gather the necessary tools for
responding in times of natural disasters and technological shifts
using Permaculture principles, ethics and practices.
This 96 hour course will certify participants in Permaculture design,
CPR and First Aid. Students will develop skills to respond as communities
undergo stress and extremes do to changes in the environment. These
include eco-base camp design, organic gardening, soil building,
water catchment,natural building, eco-forestry, mycorestoration, group
facilitation and conflict resolution, appropriate technologies, herbal
remedies, wilderness awareness, emergency response and much more!.
Instructors: The RITES Team, Benjamin Fahrer, Kat Steele, Erik
Ohlsen, Starhawk, Brock Dolman, Trathen Heckman and Wilderness Medical
Institute Instructors
Tuition- $1125-$1550
Organic meals and camping included
Contact: The RITES project
707-360-7060
www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/pfr.
**Extended info
and details of this course
below
Permaculture
First Responder
PFRDC
Design Certification
Course P.O
Box 96
Occidental, Ca 95465
(707) 360 – 7060
www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/pfr
For the first time ever, a
certification course in Ecological Design and Permaculture, including
Wilderness Medicine, CPR, and First Aid will be held in Carmel
Valley/ Big Sur this August and October.
This diverse course will
empower its participants with skills to design, prepare and respond
with confidence and efficiency using ecologically sound practices and
principles.
What if three days of stored food and
water just wasn’t enough? As the climate shifts, our planet has
responded with more frequent and dramatic natural events such as
Tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and droughts. We need to
prepare for a shift towards a society less dependant upon fossil fuels.
As communities, we need to be able to respond quickly and
effectively when calamities hit locally, as our government and public
services have increasingly shown us they are severely under-equipped to
handle these events on their own.
“Given the critical state of our planet’s life support systems, as well
as the precarious nature of our oil-based economy, it’s vital that we
learn the skills to cope with climate change and community crisis,” says
Kat Steele, founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild. “This course will
provide participants with the practical knowledge and the confidence they
need to organize our communities towards more sustainable systems – from
growing their own food to more thoughtful use of water and energy.”
What and
How:
Permaculture is a design system that is part of the solution rather than
the problem. The Permaculture First Responder Design course (PFRDC)
is set up in such a way that it merges all the topics and curriculum of a
Permaculture Design Course with the format and practical skills of a
Wilderness First Responder course.
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/
Combined, this format provides valuable training, a diverse skill set,
and empowerment to those members of the community willing to become the
key people best suited to actively stabilize situations and to come up
with an appropriate regenerative design plan to implement solutions.
These skills include organic farming and soil building, natural building,
eco-base camp design, water catchment and aquaculture, bioremediation and
mycorestoration, group decision making, facillitation and conflict
resolution, renewable energies and appropriate technologies, plant
guilds, wilderness awareness, primitive technologies, and emergency
response.
Why:
Given the natural
disasters that have occurred worldwide in the past few years, we are at
the precipice of an amazing opportunity. By utilizing bioremediation and
permaculture principles we can learn to transform our most pressing
challenges in any situation. “Let’s reclaim our power to
create a better world for ourselves and future generations. Ever since I
discovered the exponential power of living systems to regenerate water
and soil, and transform pollution into solutions, I have dedicated my
life to exploring, learning, and teaching about the mutually beneficial
relationships found in
nature.”
says Mia Rose, co-founder of
The RITES Project.
Who:
This training is for people who recognize it’s time to step up and take
positive action for care of our culture and our planet. Whether you are a
beginner or a seasoned practitioner of permaculture, this course will
offer you new insights that are sure to be beneficial in many different
settings and scenarios.
Instructors: Benjamin Fahrer, Katherine Steele, Erik Ohlsen,
Starhawk, Brock Dolman, Mia Rose, Patrick Garretson, Devin
Stubblefield, Trathen Heckman, Heidi Hampe, Marty Falkenstein, and WMI
instructors.
Where:
The setting for this training is located at. James Creek Farm (JCF ) in
Monterey County, Ca, on the road to Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, JCF is
situated at the headwaters of the Carmel River at 3850 feet over looking
both the Carmel, Big Sur and Salinas watersheds. The 12-acre farm
has 1.5 acres in bio-intensive market garden production and is part of a
145-acre private ranch that borders the Ventana Wilderness. and Los
Padres National Forest. Breathtaking views span over the Santa Lucia
Mountains, the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas valley. Field trips
include: hiking in the Ventana, a day visit to the Buddhist Community of
Tassajara, including visiting hot springs and local homesteads, the
Ecological Restoration practices of Rana Creek and training Scenarios in
both Carmel Valley and on the Big Sur Coast. This is a remote location,
therefore a Bio-diesel shuttle to and from the Bay Area is being made
available.
When
: This training is to take
place over a 10 day intensive, August 18 –27, and a 3-day completing
weekend, October13-15 of 2006. In between these two dates action
plans and design projects will be worked on and implemented, including
community education, preparation, and empowerment. These projects include
a permaculture design at Tassajara and a Biodiesel caravan going to
Burning Man in order to create a permaculture camp there. If you can’t
make this course, we are planning on offering this training through
collaboration with organizations and colleges such as the New College of
California and in Jamaica in the Spring 2007. We will also be giving a
series of free talks around the Bay area. Check our website for
updates.
Cost: $1125 - $1550
All Organic Meals and Rugged
Lodging Included
If you would like to donate a Tax Deductible donation
to our scholarship fund please contact us
Registration:
www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/pfr
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