Permaculture Design Course
February 3-17, 2012
Offered By - Project Bonafide
Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua
Contact Person - Jackie Pitts
Phone - (none provided)
email - Jackie.pitts13@gmail.com
Web Address - www.projectbonafide.com/courses.html
Course Fee - $1,250 (a $400 non-refundable deposit is required for registration)
Course Format - 14-day Permaculture Design Course -- Lecture, Field Trip & Hands-on
Course Location - Finca Bonafide, Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua
Course Instructor(s) - Chris Shanks, Doug Bullock, Dave Boehnlein, and guests
Course Description -
Join us at Project Bona Fide on the amazing Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua
this winter for a Permaculture Design Course! If you've been thinking
about doing something to make the world a better place and having some
fun in the tropics while you're at it, here's your chance! The course
will cover a wide range of topics including:
-Principles and Ethics of Permaculture Design
-Site analysis and design, from the tropics to temperate regions
-Landscape master planning and microclimate design
-Reading the landscape and pattern recognition
-Resiliency building
-Design for climate change
-Water catchment, storage, filtration, and distribution
-Natural building techniques and vernacular architecture
-Plant propagation and grafting
-Renewable energies and biofuels
-Local and Regenerative economics
-Urban and suburban permaculture strategies
-Ecovillage design and community building strategies
-Networking within the permaculture community and beyond
The folks at Project Bona Fide have worked hard to create an excellent
site where you can see living examples of many of the techniques we
will address in the course. There will be a mix of classroom and
hands-on components so you can pack away tons of information and have
a chance to put some of it into practice. This is sure to be an
incredibly valuable experience. If you're interested in
sustainability, resiliency building, or grassroots world changing this
is the course for you!
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