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Commenced:
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01/05/2012 |
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Submitted:
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03/01/2014 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Yasica Mountain Ecocenter, Jamao Al Norte , Espaillat, DO |
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Phone:
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(809) 956 7777 |
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Website:
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http://yasicamountainecocenter.com |
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Climate zone:
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Wet/Dry Tropical |
Yasica is an EcoCenter that provides natural solutions for sustainable food and agriculture, health, and living.
Yasica Mountain EcoCenter is poised to become one of the most influential EcoCenters worldwide. We are helping to advance a new generation of leaders, linking sustainable agriculture, education, and natural health solutions.
Yasica seeks to inspire people of all ages so they in turn can stimulate similar thinking and action in others, in order to enhance their social system and our planet.
Yasica is providing a unique environment to educate young people, in particular, through innovative and holistic environmental and health programs, while enjoying the spoils of a vacation at our EcoCenter.
Yasica believes that sustainability must be balanced with practical business principles, by providing a platform of environment-friendly sustainable business opportunities that can be efficiently harnessed and developed to market.
WORKSHOPS
RAW Food - How to prep and menu planning
Balancing your body's PH - Intro to Juicing
Accommodations are available if needed.
If you are interested in signing up for any of the above please click here: YES, sign me up
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Business Mentorship
Teaching a skill and creating fundamental building blocks for success are at the core of all our programs and initiatives. A hand up is far more impactful than a hand out. Our business mentoring programs have us directly invloved in creating solutions for aspiring local entrepreneurs. As we teach these basic skill sets the individuals are prepared to understand the mechanics of a simple return on investment, costing and the concept of a retail price structure.
School Garden Project
Our School Garden Program gives local students a different perspective using basic agricultural techniques… creates an awareness of the benefits of a healthy diet by building and maintaining raised bed gardens on the school grounds or on adjacent plots of land. The creation of vertical gardens is easy to implement using recycled material found right here in their neighbourhood.
Potable water program
We partner with various private interest groups who are passionate about providing potable water to communities along sections of the Islands North Coast. Using simple 5 gallon plastic pails and carbon filters these systems are made available to families who are in need. As you can imagine water is truly a valuable commodity world-wide.
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MemberA member is a permaculturist who has never taken a PDC course. These cannot become PDC teachers. Members may be novice or highly experienced permaculturists or anywhere in between. Watch their updates for evaluation. |
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Permaculture MatchmakerOne of these badges will show if you select your gender and the "I'm single, looking for a permaculture partner" option in your profile. |
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PDCPeople who claim to have taken a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course somewhere in the world. |
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PRI PDCPeople who’ve taken a Permaculture Research Institute PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PDC TeacherPeople who claim to teach some version of PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PRI TeacherWith the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows. |
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Community ProjectCommunity projects are projects that help develop sustainable community interaction and increase localised resiliency. |
Courses and Workshops on offer now
Intro to Sustainable Food & Agriculture - Permaculture Design/ Spring Break with a Purpose - The ABC's of bees - RAW Food - How to prep and menu planning - The Art of Fermentation - WORM POWER = Soil Fertility - Balancing your body's PH - Intro to Juicing