| Early bird pricing extended for our next PDC! Save $200 when you register by February 15th. Save $100 by March 1st. |
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| | Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course April to September 2018: We are offering our 6-month Permaculture Design Certificate Course again this spring, and we hope you or someone you know will join us! The course meets one weekend per month, beginning mid-April and ending in mid-September. Early Bird Pricing Extended!- Super-Early Bird: Save $200 when you register by February 15th at 11:59pm
- Early Bird: Save $100 when you register between February 16th to March 1st at 11:59pm
- See additional pricing options and special offers below!
GUIDES- David Shaw – Sustainable Agriculture & Social Permaculture
- Lydia Neilsen – Watershed Restoration
- John Valenzuela – Agroforestry & Tropical Permaculture
- Janine Bjornson – Natural Building
- Lee Klinger – Sudden Oak Life
- Doniga Markegard - Holistic Management & Grassland Restoration
- And More!
DATES & TOPICS- April 14 & 15 – Introduction to Permaculture Design and Nature Awareness
- May 5 & 6 – Restoring Watersheds & Soils
- June 9 & 10 – Personal & Social Permaculture
- July 7 & 8 – Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes and Edible Landscapes
- August 4 & 5 – Broad Scale Permaculture: Integrated Animal Husbandry and Forest Management
- September 8 & 9 – Regenerative Community Development
- September 15 – Design Presentations & Party!
PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIAL
"I find myself constantly recommending this course to anyone who will listen (the checker at Whole Foods and the mail man would agree!) When I recall my experience I can’t help but bubble with enthusiasm and appreciation for all I have learned and for the people who made it possible.
Throughout this course students experience a dynamic, living classroom that offers a multitude of learning opportunities through direct experience, as well as a solution based approach to living and creating in an evolving world.
The curriculum is comprehensive and taught in a way that is accessible and fun with an ever-present undercurrent of inspired possibility. The instructors are knowledgeable, passionate, and skilled at facilitating both our growth as a community and our understanding of our sacred connection to the Earth.
The best part is that when the PDC is finished the journey has just begun and our teachers remain a welcoming and responsive resource for further and future learning.
This PDC has revolutionized the way I relate to the natural world, others and myself - life changing - world changing."
- Kaela Gallagher, Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course Participant
REGISTRATION
- $1,250 – Full 6-Month Tuition
- $1,050 – Early-Bird Discount – Register by February 1st & Save $200
- $1,150 – Early Bird Discount – Register by March 1st & Save $100
- $300 – One Weekend Only
- $950 – Partner / Spouse Discount – When one partner registers for the full course, the second gets a discount
- $950 – Teacher Discount – For K-12, College and University Teachers
- $750 – Child Discount – When an adult registers for the full course, their child gets a discount
- Please Inquire about Payment Plans, Low-income and Youth POC Discounts by emailing santacruzp...@gmail.com
WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
Permaculture is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous peoples, and other time-tested systems to create human settlements and institutions. It’s also been called “saving the planet while throwing a better party.”
Our course includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips.
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to: - Assess the sustainability of current design systems and practices;
- Define permaculture ethics and the principles of sustainability;
- Employ natural patterns as a design tool in a wide variety of contexts;
- Understand basic soil ecology and implement composting methods;
- Design simple water harvesting systems, from home to broadacre scale;
- Define and design “guilds” or constructed plant communities;
- Understand local food issues and the importance of localization;
- Translate ecological principles to a variety of social, economic, and educational settings;
- Employ best practices for starting and sustaining intentional communities and Ecovillages;
- Apply permaculture methods to educational curriculum design and the creation of school garden programs.
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Ok, I registered! How else can I get involved?Reminder: Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild meets tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7, at Live Oak Grange, and you're invited! RSVP and learn more. Our new blog is full of new educational and inspiring content! Check it out. Visit our events page here for more upcoming courses, events, and free talks! |
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