[Santa_Cruz_Permaculture] Online Permaculture Design Course

[Andrew Millison]

Greetings. I'd like to start by saying that I highly recommend taking a
site based Permaculture Design Course. There is no replacement for the
personal contact and group learning environment of a well-run course.
However attending a site based PDC is simply not an option for many people.
That's why my team and I have put hundreds of hours into developing an
online course, using the media resources of Oregon State University's
Extended Campus, so Permaculture can reach the stay at home mom or dad, the
full time worker who can't get away, the elderly or physically challenged,
and others among us who are geographically isolated and can't travel.
Please help to spread the word about:

*Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate
Course:Jan 9 - March 23, 2012
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http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/events/osu-online-permaculture-course
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This online Permaculture Design Certificate Course focusses on the
Permaculture design system: it's fundamental tools and strategies that can
be applied at scales from the home garden to city block to village to farm.
Although rooted in horticulture and agriculture, Permaculture design is
interdisciplinary, touching on a wide range of subjects including regional
planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture,
and international development.

The combined Hort 285 & 286 certificate course takes students on a journey
to design the site of their choice, where the curriculum and assignments
all build towards the creation of an integrated site design.

The course consists of narrated slide shows by experienced Permaculture
instructors, educational video tours with knowledgable guides, and
interactive assignments, working towards the completion of a Permaculture
site design.

Students present their work on individual blogs, which are visible for
other students to comment on, and through discussion boards the community
of learning is encouraged.

Oregon State University’s online Permaculture course can be taken as an
introduction to Permaculture (Hort 285) or as the full internationally
recognized Permaculture Design Certificate Course (Hort 285 + Hort 286).

Lead instructors Andrew Millison and Marisha Auerbach have a combined 30
years of experience working in the Permaculture world. Other teachers who
have contributed content to the course through presentations or video clips
include Heiko Koester, Erik Blender, Josho Somine, Tom Ward and others.

Thanks! Please get in touch with any questions or comments:
amillison at gmail.com , www.beaverstatepermaculture.com

Andrew Millison
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