The Jamaica Permaculture Design Course- Towards a Sustainable Global CitiZenry
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Areas of Focus
Soil Conservation and Management | Sustainable Energy Development | Energy Flow in Ecosystems | Business Firm and Organization Sustainability | Farm Ecosystem Management | Tropical Moist Forests | Forest Ecology and Conservation | Fair Trade | Evolutionary Ecology | Environmental Health | Environmental Ethics | Environmental Education | Natural Capitalism | Renewable Energy | Agroforestry | Sustainable Livelihoods | Local Food Systems | Natural Resource Education | Sustainable Livestock Husbandry | Wildlife Management | Sustainable Materials | Land Stewardship | Land Restoration | Landscape Ecology | Biocultural Diversity | Ecological Economics | Social Entrepreneurship | Community Enterprise | Sustainable Urban Environmental Services | Groundwater | Natural Resource Management | Sparse Trees and Parklands | Tropical Dry Forests | Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests | Sustainable Building | Temperate and Boreal Needleleaf Forests | Shrublands | Sustainability Education | EcoVillages | Ecological Footprint | Coastal Ecology | Community Resources | Biodiversity Conservation | Wetlands | Watershed Management | Water Supply and Conservation | Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning | Ecotourism | Appropriate Technology | Sustainable Forestry | Sustainable Communities | Agroecology | Soil Ecology | Restoration Ecology | Hydrology and the Global Water Cycle | Recycling and Reuse | Organic Farming | Sustainable Agriculture | Environmental Resource Center | Cultural Diversity | Industrial Ecology | Urban Ecology | Green Roofs | Consumption and Green Consumers | Community Training | Waste Management | Urban Revitalization | Grasslands and Savannas | Conservation and Recreation | Wildlife Habitat Conservation | Sustainable Production | Biomimicry | Ecosystem Services | Responsible Business Practices | Gardening | Permaculture
About
In conjunction with the development of an environmental learning center in the hills above Ochos Rios, Jamaica, acclaimed designer, Larry
Santoyo, Director of EarthFlow Design Works (www.earthflow.com), is
leading a Two Week Permaculture Design Course April 19- May 2, 2009 at
the center that will allow participants to experience living and
learning the principles of sustainability that will apply to any
location and endeavor in the world.
For over twenty years, the Permaculture Design Course has been transforming lives and enabling people to make a real difference in their communities and businesses. The training includes the most inspiring examples of sustainable land use and human ingenuity from around the globe and includes:
* Towards a Sustainable Global CitiZenry
* Natural Building & Property Development
* Organic Food Forest Jungletry
* Sustainable Agriculture
* Strategies for Energy Descent & Peak Oil
* Re-Localizing Food Production
* Green Business Strategies
* Eco-Village Design
Daily life will include camping in a young food forest, drinking pure harvested rainwater and showering outdoors in the mild Jamaican air, while working together in teams to design sustainable solutions for their group projects.
Optional field trips, beaches, culture and cuisine, local music & markets, hiking, bird watching, yoga, massage, swimming, horseback riding, jungle canopy tour, river tubing, sailing and more.
The course is an opportunity for anyone serious about creating a sustainable future and looking to experience adventure-style learning.
For more details about the program, including itineraries and costs, visit www.earthflow.com or e-mail jamaica@earthflow.com.
For over twenty years, the Permaculture Design Course has been transforming lives and enabling people to make a real difference in their communities and businesses. The training includes the most inspiring examples of sustainable land use and human ingenuity from around the globe and includes:
* Towards a Sustainable Global CitiZenry
* Natural Building & Property Development
* Organic Food Forest Jungletry
* Sustainable Agriculture
* Strategies for Energy Descent & Peak Oil
* Re-Localizing Food Production
* Green Business Strategies
* Eco-Village Design
Daily life will include camping in a young food forest, drinking pure harvested rainwater and showering outdoors in the mild Jamaican air, while working together in teams to design sustainable solutions for their group projects.
Optional field trips, beaches, culture and cuisine, local music & markets, hiking, bird watching, yoga, massage, swimming, horseback riding, jungle canopy tour, river tubing, sailing and more.
The course is an opportunity for anyone serious about creating a sustainable future and looking to experience adventure-style learning.
For more details about the program, including itineraries and costs, visit www.earthflow.com or e-mail jamaica@earthflow.com.