Permaculture Design Course
March 29 - May 11, 2003 | Eugene,
Oregon
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This weekend series is taught by Jude Hobbs, Toby
Hemenway, and guests. Course fee is $325 to $400
sliding scale, and includes certification.
To register, or if you have questions, call (541)
342-5977 or email info@eugenepermaculture.org |
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Permaculture is an whole-systems and ecological approach to
design. Through an evolving set of principles and tools, we
learn how to creatively integrate the various aspects of human
and natural systems ways that promote abundance and sustainability.
Permaculture designs range from households to whole bio-regions.
It integrates disciplines relating to food, shelter, energy,
water, waste management, economics, and social sciences to
create whole systems capable of reclaiming devastated lands
and building sound social systems.
This intensive, in-depth course will provide a working
knowledge of Permaculture theory, design, and implementation
via lectures, discussions, slide shows, hands-on projects,
and design projects.
Topics include
- Observation skills and site analysis
- Natural cycles and pattern recognition
- Plant identification
- Water harvesting
- Soil building
- Edible landscaping, organic gardening, and tools
- Animal husbandry
- Tree crops and sustainable forestry
- Appropriate technology and housing
- Urban strategies
- Economics
- Community networking
Instructors
The course will be team taught by Jude Hobbs, Toby Hemenway
and guests.
Toby Hemenway is associate
editor of The
Permaculture Activist and the author of Gaia's
Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Chelsea
Green, 2001). He has taught permaculture and ecological
design at educational centers and conferences across North
America, and is a design consultant. He lives on a 10-acre
mixed hardwood/conifer forest in southern Oregon.
Jude Hobbs is a horticulturist,
permaculture designer, and instructor. Since 1982, Jude's
landscape design business has provided environmental design
solutions for urban and rural settings. Jude has presented
permaculture workshops and courses throughout the West.
Her teaching techniques are based on developing curricula
that encompass diverse learning styles. She has written
A Guide to Multi-Functional Hedgerows for Oregon State University
Extension, and tends a forest garden in Eugene, Oregon.
Location
Strawbale studio on River Road, in addition to other Eugene
area locations.
Dates & Time
- March 29/30
- April 6
- April 19/20
- April 27
- May 3/4
- May 10/11
The daily schedule is from 9am to 6pm, with an hour lunch
break at noon.
Fees
The course fee is on a sliding scale from $325 to $400.
Please pay at the higher end if at all possible. Some work
trades are available. Those who have already received Permaculture
certification can attend sessions for a fee of $25 per day
(pre-registration required).
Registration
Please register by paying in full before March 21. Call
(541) 342-5977 or email info@eugenepermaculture.org
for registration or if you have any questions.
- Instructors:Jude Hobbs, Toby Hemenway and guests
Refresher Option
If you have taken a permaculture certification course in
the past, you can attend individual days for $25/day. Call
(541) 342-5977 or email info@eugenepermaculture.org
to register for specific days.
Note: The schedule is subject to Change
Daily Schedule
Morning session: 9AM - Noon
Lunch: 12 -1PM
Afternoon session: 1PM - 6PM
Dates & Topics
Saturday March 29
Welcome and Introductions
Course Overview
- Lunch -
Ethics and Philosophy
Principles
Site Tour
Observation and Reading the Landscape
Patterns
Sunday March 30
Design Process and Methodologies
Island Design Exercise
Principles Review
- Lunch -
Microclimates
Hands-on: Mapping
Client Interview
Participants as Resources
Sunday April 6
Water
Roof catchment, Swales, and Ponds,
Keyline
- Lunch -
Aquaculture Systems
Nutrient cycling and Gray Water Systems
Humanure
Plant Identification
Hands-on: Water
Irrigation
Saturday April 19
Soil Structure and ecology
Building Soil
Compost, Cover crops, and Mulch
- Lunch -
Hands-on: compost and soil
Guilds
Plant ID walk-about
Wetlands and Habitat Restoration
Sunday April 20
The Garden
Integrated Pest Management
- Lunch -
Field Trip Jan Spencer's
Propagation
Hands-On
Design Project Groups
Sunday April 27
Mid-course evaluation
Animals
- Lunch -
Orchards, Forest Gardens, Hedgerows
Forestry
Hands-on: Hedgerow: Design/Implement
Design Project
Saturday May 3
Field Trip Aprovecho
Appropriate Technology
- Lunch -
Eco-building
Bioregional Housing
Hands-On
Design Project
Sunday May 4
Village Design: Maitreya Eco-Village
Urban Permaculture
Tactics and Strategies
Urban Land Access
Edible Landscaping
- Lunch -
Community
Village Design
Hands-On
Design Project
Saturday May 10
Invisible Structures
Economics
Business
Education
- Lunch -
Design Project preparation
Hands-on
Sunday May 11
Design Project: preparation and presentations
- Lunch -
Design Presentations Continued
Evaluations
Where to from here
Closing
Concert - Untalent Show
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