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Last Updated:  04/01/2008

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Permaculture Skills Camp
April 20- May 3, 2008

Offered By - EarthFlow Design Works
California's Central Coast
Contact Person - Kathryn Santoyo
Phone - 805.459.0452
email - permaculture@earthflow.com
Web Address - www.earthflow.com
Course Fee - $1450
Course Format - Two Week Residential Intensive discussion (non-residential)
Course Location - San Luis Obispo County
Course Instructor(s) - L.Santoyo, Ken Foster and special guests

Course Description -

Join us for a two-week experience learning and living the principles of permaculture design at Four Elements Farm (www.fourelementsorganics.com), a Natural Building Learning Center and organic farm nestled in the steep chaparral hills of California's central coast.


A Certificate Course for Design Professionals, Homeowners & Students
This course has something for everyone...
This training includes the most inspiring examples of sustainable land use and human ingenuity from around the world.

  • Principles of Natural Systems Design
  • Sacred Geometry of Fire, Water, Earth and Air
  • Simple Steps Toward a Sustainable Lifestyle
  • Natural Building & Property Development
  • Adding Beauty & Value to Your Home
  • Organizing Eco Neighborhoods
  • Strategies for Energy Descent & Peak Oil
  • Localizing Food Production & Eco-Agriculture
  • Green Business Strategies
  • Finding your Right-Livelihood Career

    Final course work includes student design presentations, community project and (the infamous!) Trade and Talent Show.

     
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    The Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course Experience
    Third Weekends of the Month, February- July 2008

    Offered By - EarthFlow Design Works
    California's Central Coast
    Contact Person - Kathryn Santoyo
    Phone - 805.459.0452
    email - permaculture@earthflow.com
    Web Address - www.earthflow.com
    Course Fee - $950
    Course Format - Weekend Workshops - intensive lecture and class discussion (non-residential)
    Course Location - Various Venues in and around Santa Cruz, CA
    Course Instructor(s) - L.Santoyo, Ken Foster and special guests

    Course Description -

    Join us for the program that past students have called "life-changing" and "a source of inspiration": EarthFlow's 6 weekend permaculture design certificate course series that creates the conditions for sustainability to happen...Learn the principles of permaculture design, their origins in the patterns of the natural environment and their applications to the design of the human environment, from home, to business, community and beyond...

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