Please forward -Discounts for Permaculture Design Course -SLO


Don't miss this opportunity...
As we truly want to make this training available to everyone -any and all other proposals will be considered.

We are offering $50 discounts to those paying in full by Feb 7th!

Thanks to the generous support of our growing list of sponsors we are offering a variety of way to help you attend this valuable community training series...

Our fees for workshops and services are already as low as is sustainable for us.  We are, however, accepting several payment types, and offering scholarships and other discounts:

We accept cash, check or credit cards. (a service fee will apply if paying for any discounted tuitions with a credit card)

All trades will be considered (products, services or skills).

Students and Educators get up to a $250 scholarship (must be pre-paid in-full).  Educators are encouraged to apply -please include your bio and description of your project and/or school with your request for discount. Candidates must also agree to report on their use of this training in an educational setting.

Couples and groups receive a 10% discount (must be pre-paid in-full).

Work-trades -available for up to a 50% of tuition costs (plus an additional $100 administrative fee).  Proposals for work-trade must be made ASAP.

Payment plan -for up to a 50% of tuition costs (plus an additional $100 administrative fee).

Pay as you go -we have single day and weekend rates -(space is not guaranteed)

Discount types can not be mixed.

Note the addition of new guest speakers and sponsors!

We look forward to your proposal...


Larry

Larry Santoyo, Director
EarthFlow Design Works
805.459.0452
http://www.earthflow.com/consulting.html



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EarthFlow Design Works, HopeDance Media and The Terra Foundation Present:
The Permaculture Design Course Experience:
Creating the Conditions for Sustainability to Happen...

San Luis Obispo Co, CA.

One weekend a month for 6 months...
Join us on the first weekends of March through August 2007
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A Certificate Course for Students, Homeowners & Design Professionals

This course has something for everyone...
This training includes the most inspiring examples of sustainable land use and human ingenuity from around the world. Final course work includes student design presentations, community project and (the infamous!) Trade and Talent Show.

        Sustainable Community Strategies
        Organizing Eco Neighborhoods
        Simple Steps Toward a Sustainable Lifestyle
        Natural Building & Property Development
        Adding Beauty & Value to Your Home
        Strategies for Energy Decent & Peak Oil
        Re-localizing Food Production
        Green Business Strategies
        Finding your Right-Livelihood Career

Who Should Take This Course
The Permaculture Design Course has truly transformed the lives and enhanced the careers of thousands of people around the world, including architects, landscapers, community developers, social workers, city planners, teachers, students, farmers, gardeners, homeowners, business owners and others. -For anyone serious about creating a sustainable future!

THE CURRICULUM
The A to Z of Sustainability!  A more fun or informative course would be hard to find. Our text book, Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, by Bill Mollison, was once reviewed by Whole Earth saying "If information had density... this book would be a black hole!.."

This course includes new, updated and expanded material: Eco-Literacy, Biomimicry, Peak Oil, The Home-Ecosystem, Natural Building Techniques, Backyard Food-Forests, Fossil-less Fuels, Alternative Energy, Industrial Ecology, Patterns of Human Dynamics & Community, Practicing Democracy, MicroVillage Networks, EcoUrbanism and more...

Additional seminars will be available for students interested in hands-on training; Design Exercises, Observation Skills, Natural Building, Sustainable Landscape Construction, Art in the Garden & More...

One weekend a month for 6 months...

Part One 
March 3/4 and April 7/8, 2007
Fire, Water, Earth & Air...
Introduction to Permaculture and Natural Pattern Understanding.

Part Two  
May 5/6 and June 2/3, 2007
Food, Water, Shelter & Energy...
Designing & Building the Complete Home Ecosystem.

Part Three 
July 7/8 and August 4/5, 2007
Community & Green Business...
EcoVillage Design and Community Celebration.

TEACHING TEAM
Join veteran Permaculture Instructors and Internationally Acclaimed Leaders in the Worldwide Sustainability Movement including...
LARRY SANTOYO, Director, EarthFlow Design Works  <www.earthflow.com>
SCOTT PITTMAN, Director, The Permaculture Institute  <www.permaculture.org>
TOBY HEMENWAY, Author, Gaia's Garden  <www.patternliteracy.com>
HUNTER FRANCIS, Associate, Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium
PLUS more local experts and guest speakers will be announced.

LOCATION
Venues will take us in and around San Luis Obispo County
Field trips will be arranged

REGISTER FOR ALL -OR PART
(Full attendance is required for Certification).
Times: 9am to 5pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Sundays

REQUIRED READING

Gaia's Garden  by Toby Hemenway (www.patternliteracy.com)

Permaculture: a Designers Manual  by Bill Mollison

TUITION COSTS
* $90.00 per day
* $175.00 per weekend
* $900.00 for all six weekends (pre-paid in full)

Materials and other fees may apply.
Note: $250 non-refundable deposit required for certification and a guaranteed space.
No refunds after Feb. 2, 2007.
Easy payment plans and work-trades are available (with additional administrative fee)
-to apply contact: <worktrade@earthflow.com>

TO REGISTER CONTACT: permaculture@earthflow.com

Checks may be sent payable to:
Santoyo & Associates
793A E Foothill Blvd #130
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Credit Cards: call 805.459.0452 to use Visa, MC or Amex

DONATE -Your tax deductible contributions to the Permaculture Scholarship Fund may be made by contacting us at <donations@earthflow.com>

In Cooperation with and Very Special Thanks to:
Materials & Applications, Greening Development, LA EcoHome, The Green Building Resource Center -Global Green USA & the City of Santa Monica, HopeDance Media, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, The Los Angeles Permaculture Guild, The Permaculture Institute, The Audubon Center, FoodForesters, County Landscape, Oasis Designs, PatternLiteracy.com, Guyayaki, CityRepairLA, Sustainable World Radio, Nutiva Hemp Products, Green Building Products, Living Green, SCO Studio,  The Nature of Things, First Kiss Productions, SustainableLA, EarthFlow Design Works, REThink Development, The Terra Foundation,  HOMAGEdesign, LA Green Drinks, The Secret Garden, EcoVersity, Tread Lightly Farms, Santa Barbara Organic Gardening Club, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, For the Future, City Repair Project, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Hostel Obispo...