Tampa Bay Urban Permaculture Design Course
Learn to work with nature instead of against her to increase abundance in your life.
Professional Permaculture Certification Design Course will be offered in the Tampa Bay area this fall – back by popular request, we will be offering this course every other weekend starting in September, 2010. Course hours are 9AM-6PM. Seating is limited. Be sure to sign up for these courses as soon as possible
Following is a summary of dates that the courses will be offered. For a complete description of course options, please Click here. This is a six weekend course that is scheduled for every other weekend.
Dates are as follows:
Weekend One: Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles
September 25 -26, 2010
Weekend Two: Land & Nature Stewardship
October 9-10, 2010
Weekend Three: The Built Environment & Tools & Technology
October 23-24
Weekend Four: Culture & Education, Arts, Health & Spiritual Wellness
November 6-7
Weekend Five: Finance & Economics
November 20-21
Weekend Six: Land Tenure and Community Governance
December 4-5, 2010
Below is a partial list of many of the topics that will be covered during the Permaculture Design Course.
- Indepth study of Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles
- Concepts and Themes in Permaculture Design
- Permaculture Design Methodology
- Understanding Natural Patterns
- Indepth Examinations of Natural Systems (i.e., climatic factors, natural energy transactions, water and soil)
- Organic and Biodynamic Gardening and Farming
- Establishing a Food Forest
- Learn How to Reduce the Cost of Operating Your Home
- Natural Building, Biotechture, Passive Solar Design, Regenerative Building Systems Technology and Integration
- Renewable Energy
- Appropriate Technology
- Transportation Systems
- Reuse, Recycle and Repair
- Action Research
- Reading the Landscape and Finding the Spirit of Place
- Home Schooling and Rudolph Steiner Education
- Participatory Arts and Music
- Yoga and Other Body/Mind/Spirit Disciplines
- Holistic Medicine
- Home Birth and Dying with Dignity
- Finance and Economics
- LETS, WWOOFing, Subscription Farming (CSA’s), Ethical Investments, Alternative Currencies, Financial Permaculture)
- Conflict Resolution
- Eco-Villages/Co-Housing
- Alternative Legal Structures
- Bioregional Design and Community Governance
- Enjoy Sustainable and Stable Local Economies
- Create Conscious Community
- Learn about the best alternative energy solutions
- The secrets of consciously designing your life
- Find out how beneficial connection can enhance abundance
- And much more
Experts in food forestry, green building, alternative energy, financial permaculture, sustainable community building and more will show you how to design every aspect of your life to live more sustainably and achieve a higher quality of life. Main instructors are Cory Brennan and Ken Benway. A host of additional guest instructors will be presenting as well.
This course is very interactive with community building occurring from the first day, based on surveys of what our students want and creation of a number of successful community projects.
Graduates will complete a professional permaculture design in teams, with mentoring, and will receive a professional certificate upon completion of the course requirements.
The course will be taught over six weekends at Sacred Lands in Saint Petersburg, FL and in addition to onsite guided tours at various Permaculture Project locations throughout the Tampabay area.
We are applying for college credits for the course and expect to have a course number shortly – credits will be accepted at any Florida University.
In conjunction with the Tampabay Urban Permaculture Design Course, we will also offer a number of other programs including weekend workshops covering specific skill sets and film showings.
In addition, we offer after course mentoring, career counseling, and network support (see our “Grads in Action” for some examples). Though many students simply want the knowledge to apply to their own homes and neighborhoods, a number of our students are making money using permaculture design and we support and facilitate that in whatever way we can do so.
| NEW!! For the Fall PDC, we are now offering several new payment options. Our goal is to make it more flexible and easier for individuals to participate in our courses and related workshops. Click here on Course Options for more information. For more information on the complete Permaculture Design Certification Course, Please Click Course Title Below
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For more information contact: ken.thepermacultureguild[at]gmail[dot]com
What attendees of the Intro to Permaculture Course Tampa Bay had to say:
“This workshop was the most exciting one I’ve ever attended because it’s all about finding solutions and connecting people together.”
“The depth of knowledge shared and the measure of simplicity and informality with which it was delivered was all very organic and natural. Excellent speakers!”
“Realization: Permaculture is a thought process that can be applied to all systems.”
“I now believe I can do this and I am not alone – there are many resources to pull from and people to work with.”
“I realized there ARE people who care. Thank you. ”
“This is what I want to do!”
Edible Forest Gardens at Pine Ridge
Sept 6-Sept 10, 2010
This forest workshop is offered in an indigenous setting on the Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation in South Dakota. Our workshop has a strong hands on component. We will be designing and planting a food forest on a sustainable homestead site on the reservation that will provide food for a Lakota family.
During the workshop, you will learn how to install a beautiful forest garden in your yard that mimics that natural ecologies of the forest and provides for human needs. Enjoy abundant, healthy, fresh food harvested from your yard almost year round (with root cellar and cold frames at Pine Ridge). We can grow an abundance of food through observing natural systems and applying these patterns to our gardens.
You will camp out at the homestead site, experience living on the reservation, and have opportunities to interact with the Lakota community.
You will learn:
* How to prepare soil so that it increases in fertility
* How to choose plants for your forest garden
* How to keep plants healthy and productive organically and with minimal work
* How to design your garden so that it flourishes and maintains its health
* How to get a good yield in the first year and increase your yield into the future.
Cost is $520, which includes camping, meals, and a teeshirt from the Lakota community. This helps funds Lakota participation and two permaculture projects in the community.
Be sure to bring clothing for warm and cool weather as it is variable in Sept.
Instructors are:
Marisha Auerbach
herbnwisdom.com
Cory Brennan
permacultureguild.us
