Hello Permie Friends,
Check out this amazing retreat in Maui with some veteran permaculture instructors.
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Introduction to Permaculture &
Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop & Retreat in Maui
April 11-18, 2009
Maui, Hawaii
Hale Akua Garden Farm
Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop in Maui - April 14-18, 2009
Food, Fodder, Forage, Fuel, Fiber, Fungus, Fertility, Functional Farmaceuticals, Fertility Focusing on Pacific Island Tropical and Subtropical Forest Systems
Facilitators & Instructors
Doug Bullock
Penny Livingston-Stark
John Valenzuala
additional special guests
Including
History & Theory
Forest Ecology
Windbreak & Micro-climate Design
Coppicing for fuel and building materials
Hawaiian Canoe Plants
Installation of a New Food Forest System
Care & Maintenance of Integrated Ecologically
Abundant Tropical Agroforestry Systems
Agro-Forestry Tours
Course Description
This exciting and informative 5-day training, hosted at the beautiful Hale Akua Garden Farm, will include practical information and hands-on training on how to design, plant, maintain and harvest the abundance that a well planned agroforestry system can offer.
Agroforestry is an agricultural system that incorporates planting and encouragement of trees on land where animals are raised or crops grown. Tree planting can aid farmers and lands stewards by mitigating soil erosion, sequestering water and nutrients, providing wind breaks and microclimates, moderating extreme temperatures, and providing portential crop diversification.
For anyone traveling to Maui this is a great opportunity to stay on a fabulous organic farm, with salt water pool, sweeping views, hot tubs, yoga decks, and be in a restorative environment to learn and practice the art of regenerative agriculture and permaculture. Three delicious meals will be served featuring as much local produce as possible.
For locals this is a good opportunity to come and meet other like minded people who share similar goals and values for learning ways to provide for our needs while living in harmony and balance with the earth. We can reduce and potentially eliminate the need for importing produce from places like California. Our vision is to help this training support the Farm Bureau’s Grown in Maui campaign that is building momentum on the Island.
Introduction to Permaculture in Maui - April 11-12, 2009
Sharing a vision of how we can once again support modern culture to live in balance and harmony with the Earth.
Facilitators & Instructors
Penny Livingston-Stark
John Valenzuala
and special guests
Including
History of Theory Permaculture
Permaculture Principals
Design Methodology
Tour of Farm
Retreat & Relaxation
Course Description
Permaculture (Permanent culture) is a design science, rooted in the observation of nature that focuses on human settlements that have the stability and resiliency of natural eco-systems. You are invited to come stay at a beautiful organic farm with a salt water pool, sweeping ocean views, hot tub, eat delicious food (as local as possible) and learn the fundamentals of permaculture design. There is a growing awareness that we need to come together to envision solutions to the serious impact our industrial practices have had on the planet. As we face growing fuel shortages, economic downturn, potential ecological collapse, permaculture offers practical strategies, techniques and principals to create restorative human activities addressing all aspects of what we need to live in healthy and balanced way.
This 2-day workshop will provide an overview of the theory and practice of permaculture design. Traditional Hawaiian practices as well as other indigenous cultural relationship to land and culture exemplify the best practices that a well designed permaculture system supports.
A Regenerative Retreat in Maui
“For anyone traveling to Maui this is a great opportunity to stay on a fabulous organic farm, with salt water pool, sweeping views, hot tubs, yoga decks, and be in a restorative environment to learn and practice the art of regenerative agriculture and permaculture. Delicious meals will be served featuring as much local produce as possible.
Networking for Locals
For locals this is a good opportunity to come and meet other like minded people who share similar goals and values for learning ways to provide for our needs while living in harmony and balance with the earth. We can reduce and potentially eliminate the need for importing produce from places like California. Our vision is to help this training support the Farm Bureau’s Grown in Maui campaign that is building momentum on the Island.
Site Details - Hale Akua Garden Farm
Hale Akua Garden Farm is an educational community living ecologically and responsibly on 7 acres of sustainable land on the pristine North Shore of Maui. Located in an emerald jungle of native plants, close to bamboo forests and a waterfall lagoon, the land (aina) is called Hale Akua, means “House of the Divine”. The site is a 35 minute drive from the airport, and a 20 minute drive to the nearest small towns and sandy beaches.
The site features a grand view of the ocean and Haleakala crater amidst lush tropical surroundings with hiking trails that lead to fresh water pools and 300-foot tall waterfalls. The site has solar power and features its own fresh water well. Rain fills the ponds and there is a salt-water swimming pool, an infrared sauna, hot tubs cleaned with ozone, and hammocks for your enjoyment.
Tuition & Registration
Introduction to Permaculture in Maui - April 11-12, 2009
-$400 2-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
-$200 2-day course, without lodging, lunch included
Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop in Maui - April 14-18, 2009
-$850 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
-$500 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
Receive a 10% discount for attending both the Introduction to Permaculture and Food Forest Agroforestry workshops.
-$1125 2-day + 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
- $630 2-day + 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
Contact & Registration
For questions, registration, or additional information contact:
phone: 415-868-9681