[Laakea-events] Saturday 10/12 - Permaculture Design- course and individual classes

[La'akea Community Announcements]

Permaculture Design Course at La'akea Community starts *this Saturday -- 
*Sign up for*all *or just*join us for the day.*See Details Below!

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*Designing For Sustainability and Food Security
*Permaculture Design Course at La'akea Community
Two weekends/month: Oct 12-13 & 19-20, Nov 2-3 & 16-17, Dec 7-8 & 14-15, 
2013

Acquire skills for local food security and create resilient home systems
Learn underlying whole systems ecological design processes and 
techniques, tools and methodologies
Immerse yourself in a permaculture based intentional community

Weekend course meeting schedule for working island residents
On island instructors and presenters
Get professional support for your own design projects as part of the course
Develop relationships with island neighbors and established 
organizations and professionals

Full course fee - $897
$50 discount for two or more registering together with full deposit

Registration and full details: http://permaculture-hawaii.com 
<http://permaculture-hawaii.com/residential/classes-trainings/winter-2013-intensive-permaculture-design-course/> 
or contact Tracy at permaculture-hawaii.com 
<mailto:Tracy at permaculture-hawaii.com> for more information.

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/Day Classes: Join us for one or more.$10 discount for each additional 
class you register for.24 hr. advance registration required. Fee 
includes delicious & nutritious lunch with locally grown produce!/

Oct.12^th , 10:30 -- 5pm Foundations of Permaculture $75

Intro to Permaculture:Philosophy and Ethics, intro to Ecology, Patterns, 
La'akea Site Tour providing examples of the Permaculture Principles.Seed 
saving and GMOs with Lyn Howe & Geoff Rouch.

Oct. 13 th 10:30-3:30 Cultivated and Wild Ecologies $75

Ecosystems & biodiversity, Canoe plants, nutrient cycling, compost, 
cover crops, mulch, nitrogen fixers, hands--on coppicing activity.

Oct. 19^th 9:30-5pm Whole Systems Design $100

Whole systems design, design processes, zones & sectors, ahupua'a, 
mapping, surveying, body metrics, climate profiles, slope & orientation.

Oct. 20^th 9:30-3:30Soil Over and Under $75

Geology, soil structure/ecology/fertility, mushrooms, nutrient teas, 
natural farming, soil testing & assessment, Hands-on Hugelkultur, mulching.

Nov ^2nd 9:30-3:30Utilizing Water on the Landscape $75

Watershed, keyline design, ponds & dams.

Nov. 3^rd 9:30-3:30Plants in our Landscapes$75

Land restoration, botany & plant id, forestry & forest gardens, orchards 
& polycultures, edible landscaping, guilds.

Nov. 16^th 9:30-3:30Animals as Part of System Design$75

Animal husbandry & livestock; microlivestock, IPM, bees & pollinators, 
plant pathologies & plant propagation techniques.

Nov. 17^th 9:30-3:30Tropical, Dryland, Temperate Strategies $75

Dryland techniques vs. tropical & subtropical, cold & mediterranean, 
carbon farming, gray water, humanure.

Dec. 7^th 9:30- 5:30 pm Social Permaculture, Invisible Structures $100

Green business, alternative finance, legal structures, "everything I 
want to do is illegal" FIELD TRIP in the afternoon to Lyn & Geoff's farm 
& Clive's farm.See a small scale family subsistence farm and learn about 
soil building with Clive.

Dec. 8^th 9:30-12:30 Human Settlements $50

Historical patterns, urban permaculture, village design, community panel 
with representatives from local communities in Puna.

Dec. 14^th 9:30-- 3:30Appropriate Technology $75

Natural building, home retrofitting.

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