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Permaculture f.e.a.s.t weekend design certificate course
September 1, 2013 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
To register http://permaculturefeast.org/?page_id=34
This weekend permaculture design course moves from principles and patterns to details in a supportive, respectful and collaborative atmosphere to promote rapid learning of whole systems design. The course will center around experiential learning and hands-on skill building, including local field trips where we will see theory in action.
The course will conclude with a design practicum,
students giving their design presentation
where participants will work in small groups to develop a design for the course client.
Topics include:
- Permaculture principles & ethics
Forest Garden Bed at the Montview Neighborhood Farm, Northampton MA
- Reading the Landscape & Understanding Natural Cycles
- Urban Homesteading
- Forest Gardening
- Water Harvesting
- Soil Regeneration
- Creative Waste Cycling
- Micro-livestock
- Energy & Building Systems
- Social Justice
- Food Systems Planning
- Cooperative Economics
- Design for Climate Change
- Community Building
- Aquaculture
- Soil Regeneration & Land Restoration
- Design Projects, Methods, & Tolls
