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Sept 25 through October 2, 2010 in
Verde Valley, Arizona
SEED SCHOOL EIGHT DAY WORKSHOP
Seed School is an innovative 8-day school designed to help
participants create new regional and sustainable seed production and
distribution systems. The workshop will train gardeners, farmers,
seed savers, entrepreneurs, ngo's, policy makers and anyone else
interested in turning the tide on the industrialization of our food
and agriculture systems.
Classroom time in this permaculture inspired program will range from
an introduction to genetics to modern database management (for those
wishing to start a seed business or add a seed component to an
existing organization).
It will be balanced with hands-on activities including harvesting,
processing, germination testing and packaging seeds. Seed School
takes place in the beautiful Verde Valley in Arizona from September
25th through October 2nd, 2010.
The primary teacher, Bill McDorman, has been finding, growing,
testing, harvesting, packaging and selling seeds for 30 years. He
co-founded Garden City Seeds in 1981, started High Altitude Gardens
in Ketchum, Idaho in 1984 and incorporated Seeds Trust in 1989. He
currently oversee daily operations at Seeds Trust Southwest in
Cornville, Arizona.
More information on KickStarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536464494/seed-school?pos=1
Bill McDorman
PO Box 596
Cornville, AZ 86325
928.649.3315
bm@seedsave.org
http://www.seedstrust.com/
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October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, 21, 2010
(8 Saturdays
and 1 Sunday 11/21) from 8 am to 6 pm
at
the
Arboretum,
Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course
Caitlin Bergman, Instructor—with special guest lecturers
COURSE FEE: $1,200. Deposit of $200 required. Class size limited to 30.
To register, please call 626.821.4624, or you may email jill.berry@arboretum.org
Permaculture is sustainable land use design based on ecologically sound principles. Its aim is harmonizing habitats and inhabitants, creating richly productive food systems. Permaculture is an eye-opening set of principles and concepts that make a tremendous impact on communities. This experiential course is a practical, project-oriented, support training. It moves beyond theory to hands-on applications. Participants will become certified permaculture designers upon successful completion of the 72-hour course.
More than a gardening program, this lively course covers:
· Habitat restoration
· Rapid soil rebuilding
· Thriving food production
· Rain and grey water use
Community integration
· Earthworks
· Sustainability
· Urban food forestry
· Recognizing landscape patterns
WHO SHOULD ENROLL: Those interested in sustainable, solution-based design.
WHY: This course is fun and applicable to real world experience, giving participants a solid foundation in permaculture design. Our work changes lives as it changes the Earth. An environment of support and unity between classmates is fostered, which will enable collaboration in design projects and a strong network of fellow designers. The subjects to be covered have the potential to generate green jobs and abundance of all kinds.
Caitlin
Bergman,
The Arboretum’s resident permaculturist and
horticulturalist, studied botany at the
Caitlin’s enthusiasm is inspiring and inclusive. Coupled with her teaching background, leadership skills, and holistic design, her classes affect students deeply. She is committed to empowering those students by seeding them with experiential and theoretical tools. This enables her students to make a positive impact on their communities as well as fostering a sense of unity, kind cooperation, and mutual support. For more information visit: www.SayPermaculture.com or email Cait_Bergman@yahoo.com
Jill Berry,
Program Manager
Los Angeles
301 North Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia
Phone: 626.821.4624
Fax: 626.821.4642
Jill.Berry@arboretum.org
www.arboretum.org
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2 October - 29 October 2010 Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland
Gaia Education Design for Sustainability - Training of Trainers
Incorporating Transition Towns TrainingFor more details: http://www.findhorn.org/workshops/resources/GDS.pdf
Presented by the Findhorn Foundation in partnership with Gaia Education and
Global Ecovillage Network
It is an advanced training course based at the Findhorn Ecovillage providing a practical forum for learning and developing skills needed to work effectively with design for sustainability at all levels. It comprises four separate week-long modules, which may be attended as a whole or separately.
Facilitated by:
Pracha Hutanuwatr - Director, Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand
May East - Director, Gaia Education
Jonathan Dawson - Senior Lecturer, Findhorn College
Michael Shaw - Director, Ecovillage International
Findhorn Ecovillage experts
Module details:
Social Design – Week 1: Oct 2 – 8 Building Community and Embracing Diversity; Communication and Facilitation Skills, Decision-Making and Feedback; Conflict Facilitation; Personal Empowerment and Leadership; Celebrating Life: Creativity and Art
Economic Design – Week 2: Oct 9 - 15 Shifting the Global Economy to Sustainability; How Money Works: Community Banks and Currencies; Right Livelihood; Social Enterprise- Nurturing Local Economies; Legal and Financial Issues
Ecological Design – Week 3: Oct 16 - 22 Whole Systems Approach to Ecological Design; Appropriate Technology: Water; Organic Agriculture and Local Food; Appropriate Technology: Energy; Green Building & Retrofitting
Worldview – Week 4: Oct 23 - 29 Holistic Worldview, Listening to and Reconnecting with Nature; Awakening and Transformation of Consciousness; Personal Health & Planetary Health; Socially Engaged Spirituality and Bioregionalism
Gaia Education Ecovillage Design Curriculum is an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014. The Findhorn Foundation works closely with UNESCO, the agency which leads UNDESD, designing and delivering programmes to complement, correspond with, and assist in setting a standard for the decade.
Training fees
For the whole programme
£1675 payable by participants with low income
£1925 payable by participants with medium income
£2235 payable by participants with high income
£475/£545/£635 per module according to income
Fees include tuition, accommodation, vegetarian meals and field trips.
For more information please visit our website
or contact: sustedu@findhorn.org
For bookings:
Please contact: bookings@findhorn.org
Booking Form: GDSapplication2010
Gaia Education Design for Sustainability - Training of Trainers 2009
34 participants shared four weeks of intensive studies in social, ecological, and economic design. 21 participants were women and 13 men and the age range stretched from 22 to 59. The professional and educational backgrounds of the group were almost as diverse as the countries of origin. Amongst the participants were various educators, scientists, academics, activists, NGO workers, civil servants, designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, development workers, and project managers. The teachers were participants and facilitators in a process of knowledge and experience exchange that involved everybody as teachers and as learners.
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Free Introduction to Permaculture Classes Register at www.sustainablehabitats.org Permaculture offers positive solutions to the problems facing the world. Using ecology as the basis for designing integrated systems of food production, housing, technology and community development, you can learn to create a sustainable environment wherever you are.