[Cob] May 1-2 Keyline workshop with Australian Teacher Darren Doherty at Quail Springs in California

[Quail Springs]

Quail Springs' Special Event Announcement

Coordinated by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 

 

May 1-2, Tues & Wed

Keyline Design Workshop with Darren Doherty, Australian Keyline &
Permaculture Designer & Teacher 

at Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm

Cost, $250 ($25 discount if paid by April 10 ) 

Camping with access to a kitchen (limited refrigerator space).  Meals are
provided for $25 per day. Motel nearby in New Cuyama. 

 

**see below for Darren Doherty's full workshop and events schedule while in
Southern California**

 

The 2 day Quail Springs KDC is targeted at land managers who have an
interest in applying Keyline Design techniques on their properties. 

Topics will include: 
History of KeylineT Design,
Scales of Permanence,
KeylineT Design Applications,
Low Tech Cartography,
Low - Medium Tech Survey Equipment,
Site Analysis Techniques,
Broadacre Soil Improvement Techniques,
KeylineT Soil Renovation & Pattern Cultivation,
KeylineT/Water Harvesting Earthworks Design & Construction

 

DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHOP

The Keyline Design Courses (KDC) in Southern California will be an intensive
blend of technical & practical sessions and are targeted at professional
land managers & consultants, earthmovers & anybody interested in practical &
cost-effective broadscale landscape restoration. The KDC's will outline all
of the principles and techniques involved with the modern, practical
application of Keyline Design. We have developed both short and longer term
events in different landscapes so that we can cater to participant's
different needs. A really great part of the three courses will be the
demonstration of the famous Yeomans Keyline Plow - a multi-award winning
implement that harvests water, halts erosion and creates soil in its wake.
Not many plows can claim that! Carbon sequestration is also an important
by-product of using a Yeomans Keyline Plow. We will also demonstrate how to
use normal farm & earth moving machinery to harvest & store water on any
farm. All of this has to start with a plan - the KDC's will take you through
the simple and effective "diagnosis & design" process that we have used on
over 1100 properties world wide with a blend of low & high tech solutions.
Finally a quick acknowledgment of the kind assistance of our partners in
making these courses possible: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, Yeomans
Plow Company, Nutiva Foods, Quail Springs Permaculture Farm & Earthflow
Design Works.

 

What is Keyline Water Management?

Keyline systems of water and soil conservation were developed in Australia
during the 1950's by P.A. Yeomans as a response to increasing
desertification and erosion of the landscape. His book Water For Every Farm
is an important resource on holistic farm design. Keyline is a set of
principles and techniques based on a whole systems approach that works with
natural patterns to restore or increase the depth and fertility of the soil,
while increasing its water holding capabilities. Keyline integrates
terraces, ponds and cultivation techniques with the natural landscape to
infiltrate water into the soil efficiently and hold it on the land as long
as possible. In order to truly work with nature, implementing a Keyline
system requires careful observation and assessment of a site.




Contact for workshop bookings: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network:, email:
margie at sbpermaculture.org

phone, 805-962-2571,  <http://www.sbpermaculture.org/>
www.sbpermaculture.org

Please make checks out to Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (SBPN) with a
notation on it that says KDC (Keyline Design course), and send to:
SB Permaculture Network,
PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190.
Please also note workshop you wish to attend. 

 


**Full Schedule of Keyline Design Workshops & Lectures with Darren Doherty
in Southern California**

April 21-May 4, 2007
 
Fri, March 30, 9-10 am, Interview with Darren Doherty, Australian Keyline &
Permaculture Designer & Teacher on Sustainable World Radio, KCSB 91.9fm,
streaming live at www.kcsb.org <http://www.kcsb.org/> , and later found on
www.radio4all.net <http://www.radio4all.net/>  (usually takes about a week).


April 21-May 4, 2007
Keyline Design Workshops & Lectures with Darren Doherty in Southern
California  
6 day Workshop Intensive in Goleta, CA (near Santa Barbara), 2 Day Course in
Cuyama, CA (near Ojai), 1 Day Course in San Luis Obispo, CA.  See schedule
below.

Soil & Water for Every Farm with Keyline Design
with Darren Doherty, Australian Keyline Designer, Developer & Manager
www.permaculture.biz/education/)
Darren Doherty is Australian Approved Keyline DesignT Farm Planning
Consultant (2002)
Whole Farm Planning Certificate ~ Train the Trainer  (University of
Melbourne 1995)  
Develop your Farm and Ranch to it's full potential while increasing
production, drought-proofing, creating soil & sequester carbon quickly and
cheaply. 


WORKSHOPS AND LECTURE DATES:

April 21 Keyline Design Lecture: (location to be announced)  $10 donation
contact margie at sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571

Apr. 22-27, 6 Day Intensive Keyline Workshop near Goleta on Gaviota Coast,
north of  Santa Barbara. CA, Cost $600 ($50 di$50 discount if paid by March
20). 

Accommodations:  Motels can be found in Buellton to the north (24 miles,
less expensive) or Goleta to the south (15 miles, closer to Santa Barbara,
but more expensive). Closest accommodations would be camping at two
beautiful State Parks: Refugio State Beach Park (tent camping, no hook-ups)
or El Capitan State Beach (has hook-ups).  For more information &
reservations call (805) 968-1033,  or visit State Beach website,
www.parks.ca.gov <http://www.parks.ca.gov/>  .  For more luxurious
accommodations in tent cabins, also very close by, El Capitan Canyon Resort
is available ( www.elcapitancanyon.com , this website is wonderful for a
<http://www.elcapitancanyon.com%20,%20this%20website%20is%20wonderful%20for%
20a%20description%20of%20the%20gaviota%20coast%20area%20where%20the%20worksh
op%20will%20take%20place/>  description of the Gaviota Coast area where the
workshop will take place) Meals for the workshop are not included,  but
lunches, food and other amenities can be purchased at the El Capitan Canyon
Resort store for a 20% discount.  

May 1-2, Tues & Wed, Two day  Keyline Design Workshop, Cuyama (north of
Ojai, CA)
at Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm, Cost, $250 ($25
discount if paid by April 10 ) Camping with access to a kitchen (limited
refrigerator space).  Meals are provided for $25 per day. Motel nearby in
New Cuyama. 

The 2 day Quail Springs KDC is targeted at land managers who have an
interest in applying Keyline Design techniques on their properties. 

May 3 Thurs evening Lecture San Luis Obispo (Tentative)for more info
contact   margie at sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
 
May 4, Fri, One Day Keyline Design Workshop,  San Luis Obispo, CA, Cost
$150. 
The one day San Luis Obispo workshop is an overview of KDC with some time in
the field.  It is targeted at land managers who have an interest in applying
Keyline Design techniques on their properties.

While on tour, Darren is also available for consultancy services for ranches
& farms if you want to share this info with anyone you know.  Contact info:
Darren J. Doherty, darren at permaculture.biz , 

Tour & Workshops co-sponsored by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network,
EarthFlow Design Works, Quailsprings Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm,
Yeomans Plow Company, and Australian Felix Permaculture.

SUGGESTED BOOK ON KEYLINE: 
Yeoman's Book Water For Every Farm. by P.A. Yeomans. ISBN 0-646-12954-6.
www.yeomansplow.com.au <http://www.yeomansplow.com.au/>  or from Acres USA
www.acresusa.com/books/

BEST ARTICLE ON KEYLINE www.yeomansplow.com.au/basis-of-keyline.htm

 

 

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Quail Springs

Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm

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