Cob: [Fwd: ADPSR List: Invitation to Permaculture Design Course]

[Debra Lombard]

> Dear Friend,
>
> I would like to invite you to a Permaculture Design Certificate Course
> that will be offered on October 16-28, 2000 by Geoff Lawton, Director of
> the Permaculture Research. The course will follow a workshop by Dr. Bill
> Mollison, the founder of Permaculture, this October 10-12, in NW
> Louisiana.
>
> The 72-hour PDC course will consist of lectures, demonstrations and
> hands-on experience. The daily timetable is from 9:00am to 5:00pm
> starting on Monday with two half-hour breaks, one hour lunch break.
> Videos and slide presentations will be available on certain evenings.
> There will also be a design exercise carried out on-site. We ask that
> you arrive on the Sunday after 12pm, this will enable you to settle
> comfortably into your accommodation, become familiar with Lake Bistineau
> National Park, and share dinner with the other course participants
> before the teaching begins on Monday. Sunday the 22nd will be a day off.
> Meal will still be served for those who stay at the park. The course
> will finish at about 12:00pm on the Saturday October 28th, with the
> presentation of your Permaculture Design Certificate. The price of this
> course is $995, including all meals. Lodging at the National Park is an
> additional $60.00, 17th-28th.
>
> Geoff Lawton has been a student of Bill Mollison since 1983. He holds a
> Diploma of Permaculture in Education, Design, Administration, System
> establishment and community development. Geoff founded Permaculture
> Noosa in SE Queensland in 1992. This has become the largest, fastest
> growing and most dynamic Permaculture group in Australia. He is also
> Holder of the Permaculture Community Service Award for his work overseas
> and within Australia. He was appointed Director of the Permaculture
> Research Institute in 1997 by Bill Mollison and continues in that role
> today. Geoff has taught Permaculture Design Certificate Courses all over
> the world. He has worked internationally as a consultant and implemented
> designs for clients including private individuals, communities, local
> councils, non-government aid organizations, multinational corporations
> and governments.
>
> The Curriculum for the course is as follows:
>
> - Theory and principles of design
> - Methods of design
> - Patterns in nature
> - Climatic factor strategies
> - Domestic food security and food production:
>     -Garden
>     -mini-farm and farm design
>     -ecological pest control
>     -orchard and tree crops
>     -forestry and bamboo plantations
>     -agroforestry
>     -rehabilitation of soils and erosion control
>     -green manures and farmers trees
>     -livestock management
> - Wildlife
> - Design for catastrophe prevention
> - Drought proofing property
> - Earthworks
> - Water harvesting and management
> - Windbreaks and fire control
> - Aquaculture:
>     -aquatic plants and fisheries
> - Energy efficient housing:
>     -site selection
>     -appropriate technology
>     -recycling and waste management
> - Whole systems design for human settlement; community or village level
> - Permaculture Academy
> - Alternative economic structures
> - Trusts, legal strategies, credit unions
> - Permaculture Foundation
>
> Space limited – A registration form is attached, and also available on
> our website.  For more information about the Permaculture Design Course
> and the Bill Mollison Workshop, contact Kippy Clark at 303-247-1800 or
> visit our website at www.nwlcc.com
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Victor A. Guadagno
> Program Manager - NWLCC
>
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