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03/02/2011 |
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Nevada City, California, United States |
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Mediterranean |
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Female |
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Web site:
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www.practicalpermaculture.com |
(projects i'm involved in)
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Posted by Cathe' Fish almost 14 years ago
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EARN YOUR
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE!
PERMACULTURE OFFERS POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO A PLANET IN CRISIS
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
with Cathe’ Fish & Neil
Bertrando
March 12- March 20, 2011
WOOLMAN/SIERRA FRIENDS CENTER – 230 ACRE FARM
IN NEVADA CITY, CA
Learn how to design for stability,
resilience, and abundance at a farm that is dedicated to sustainability and
community health. Gain hands-on skills in sustainable systems design and
application.
Permaculture provides a framework for consciously designed landscapes that mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature. These systems yield an abundance of shelter, water, energy, and food for the provision of local needs that provide diversity, stability, and resilience for local populations.
DISCOVER SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR FARM, RURAL LAND OR SUBURBAN BACKYARD
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SPECIFIC COURSE TOPICS
• Theory and Design Principles of Permaculture • Small Scale Food Production • Farm For the Future • Eco-friendly House Design and Construction • Passive Solar Greenhouse • Composting Toilets & Greywater Systems • Water Harvesting & Management • Drought-Proof Property • Ecological Pest Control • Soil Rehabilitation & Erosion Control • Food Forest & Plant Nursery • Seed Saving • Livestock & Pasture Care • Aquaculture • Catastrophe Preparedness
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HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
• Nature Awareness • Quick Ways to Create a Food Garden • Passive Solar Kitchen • Water Harvesting Earthworks • Compost and Compost Tea • Tree Planting and Pruning • Making Sauerkraut & Cheese • Regional Wild Foods and plowing with horses and local
Tsi Akim Maidu Cultural canter
ABOUT THE LOCATION Woolman/Sierra Friends Center is a Quaker educational community and farm dedicated to the principles of peace, justice and sustainability. The Center is located on 230 acres in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. The ideas of Permaculture and conservation are infused in the community culture.
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Cathe' Fish, international educator and founder of Practical Permaculture Research Institute. Cathe’ is a Master Gardener, and has been teaching passive solar and permaculture systems for 25 years. She has designed 40 acre farms to backyards.
Neil Bertrando works as a project coordinator for the Great Basin Institute, where he collaborates on ecological development and invasive weed management projects using Permaculture strategies and patterns.
Also
joining the course will be a team of passionate and knowledgeable
instructors.
LEARN TO
USE NATURE AS YOUR PATTERN FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, HOUSING, AND
COMMUNITY
The
Permaculture Design Certificate course is an internationally-recognized, 72 hour
course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. The course covers
sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It
includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home
design/ construction, energy conservation/generation, and explores alternative
economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions. Credit for this course is now accepted by a
growing number of universities around the world. Certification from this course
empowers you to develop a professional permaculture design, consultation and
instruction business.
Course includes:
Permaculture Design Course and Course Graduation Certificate
Housing and the best locally
sourced healthy nutrient dense meals
Course Fee:
$1000 early bird special
$1200.00 after
2/19/2011
To Register:
http://littleurl.info/permaculture
For more information:
Cathe’ Fish
Practical Permaculture Research Institute
530-274-2575
e-mail: [email protected]
Spanish Translator available on
request
EARTH CARE • PEOPLE CARE • FAIR SHARE
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| PDC course |
| Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course |
| Teacher: Tom Ward |
| Location: Elgin, Arizona, USA |
| Date: Jul 1987 |
| 2 Week On Ground Skills Course |
| Type: Teacher Training |
| Teacher: Geoff Lawton |
| Location: Zaytuna Farm, The Channon, NSW, Australia |
| Date: May 2008 |
| 13 PDC Graduates (list) |
| 0 PRI PDC Graduates (list) |
| 1 Other Course Graduates (list) |
| have acknowledged being taught by Cathe' Fish |
| 6 have not yet been verified (list) |
| Cathe' Fish has permaculture experience in: |
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| Alpine |
| Cold Temperate |
| Cool Temperate |
| Warm Temperate |
| Mediterranean |
| Arid |
