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Created: Apr 06, 2008
Updated: Nov 18, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
Permaculture Design Course at Tunitas Creek Ranch, Half Moon Bay, CA
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Join us for our second annual Permaculture Design Course on California’s San Mateo Coastside. Participants in this exciting event will play a critical role in creating a center for Permaculture as well as strengthening the Permaculture community in the larger bioregion. Your efforts will help build a legacy of sustainability that will carry on for generations to come.
Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use design based on ecological principles and patterns.
In this 72-hour intensive design course, you’ll acquire the tools you need to create a sustainable future in your backyard and beyond! These tools can be applied to any scale, from dense urban settlements to vast range-land.
Permaculture is a solutions-based method that will give participants the inspiration and the skills to apply the tools learned to any situation.
Topics Covered
| ● Permaculture Principles & Ethics | ● Animal Husbandry & Aquaculture |
| ● Reading the Landscape | ● Ponds |
| ● Pattern & Pattern Application | ● Earthworks and Natural Building |
| ● Zone & Sector Analysis | ● Grey Water Systems |
| ● Water Harvesting | ● Bioremediation |
| ● Climate and Micro Climate | ● Renewable Energy Systems |
| ● Mapping | ● Forestry |
| ● Urban Permaculture | ● Watershed Management |
| ● EcoVillages | ● Soil Rehabilitation & Erosion Control |
| ● Plant Guilds | ● Food Forests |
| ● Creating effective designs, drafting strategies and techniques | ● Bird Language, Nature Awareness and Tracking |
Participants will complete a conceptual permaculture design project and participate in a variety of meaningful hands-on activities.
Location
The course takes place at Tunitas Creek Ranch, a 250 acre farm and
retreat center in northern California’s coastal range outside of Half
Moon Bay. The ranch is nestled along the East Fork of Tunitas Creek, 2
miles from the Pacific Ocean. The landscape of the beautiful Tunitas
Creek Ranch is made up of riparian corridors, steep slopes, pastures,
high ridges, small orchards, and an abundance of native vegetation.
Graduates of the course receive the Permaculture Design Certificate.
Course Fees
Includes camping accomodations and delicious meals which use locally grown and organic ingredients
- $1250 Early Bird Special, paid in full by June 12
- $1350 Full Tuition, paid in full by July 1
- $1100 Family/Partner Discount - Families or partners who take the course together get the second tuition for a reduced price
- Conexions members receive an additional $25 off
