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SUMMARY:Gaiacraft : Langara College Permaculture Design Course
DESCRIPTION:Langara Permaculture Design Certificate Course\nConnect wi
 th others who want to become more conscious global citizens, deepen th
 eir understanding of how nature is designed, and learn how to become m
 ore empowered designers. Together we will learn how to map and design 
 our homes, communities and lives, plan for emergency, grow more of our
  own food in all four seasons and work to build a regenerative future.
  The certification granted upon completion of the course will empower 
 participants as permaculture designers, consultants and beginner teac
 hers, able to use the word permaculture legally in their practice, bus
 iness or project. This sustainability education eco-training certifica
 te is a practical path for greening your life, resume and portfolio. G
 raduates can choose between internationally recognized certificates fr
 om Permaculture Research Institute Australia or Permaculture Institute
 s USA. \nThe course offers a unique perspective on nature’s design 
 system through a well designed  curriculum that includes short lectur
 es from the original permaculture lineage in combination with inspirin
 g site tours and dynamic integrative games based on the 14 chapter cur
 riculum.  field trips include visits to  farms, forests, gardens and
  parks like Means of Production Garden, Loutet Farm, Strathcona/Cotton
 wood Gardens, City Farmer, Kits Community Gardens, Brewery Creek Commu
 nity Garden and numerous other locations. \nThis low cost, 9 month, w
 eekend urban model offers accessibility and ease, running over 14 days
  and saving time and energy in travel and missed work. It is very flex
 ible for busy lives and organized modularly. There is no time limit to
  complete the course and if you miss any classes you can do them in th
 e future with other Gaiacraft permaculture design courses at no extra 
 cost.\nDelvin and Kym are a diverse and creative male/ female teaching
  team offering many perspectives on Permaculture design.\nCourse Topic
 s include :\ndesign methods * patterns * soils and composting * water 
 * trees * animals * design for cool , tropical and arid climates * soc
 ial permaculture * native food and medicine plants of the Coastal Fir
 st Peoples and much much more. We have worksheets, permaculture design
  gaming tools, an online social networking and educational support pla
 tform, as well as hundreds of gardens as our living classrooms.\nWe wi
 ll have large focus on cool climate, urban and suburban design, with a
  well rounded information base also touching on design for rural areas
  and on other climates.\n*learn natures language *become and empowered
  solutionary *engage with your community *familiarize yourself with Va
 ncouver’s most inspiring places *meet other like minded people. \nD
 ates\nmay 24 & 25 Intro and Design Methods\njun 28 Soil\njul 26 Water
 \naug 23 & 24 Trees and Animals \nsept 13 Climate\nsept 27 & 28 Cool C
 limate and Tropical Design\noct 25 Dryland Design\nnov 22 Integral Pe
 rmaculture\nnov 23 Social Permaculture\ndec 6 Graduation\nWe still hav
 e spaces available and you must register to ensure your spot.  Please
  contact Langara to register today! www.langara.bc.ca\nemail  delvin@
 cosm.org  for details or questions.\nwww.gaiacraft.com www.gigglingch
 itree.com\n\nFor more information visit http://villagevancouver.org/ev
 ents/gaiacraft-low-cost-flexible-permaculture-design-course
DTSTART:20140524T070000Z
DTEND:20141207T075900Z
CATEGORIES:vancouver, permaculture
LOCATION:Greater Vancouver
WEBSITE:http://www.gaiacraft.com
URL:http://www.gaiacraft.com
CONTACT:delvin@cosm.org
ORGANIZER;CN="Delvin Solkinson":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/De
 lvinSolkinson
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 olkinson":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/DelvinSolkinson
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ken Eng"
 :http://villagevancouver.org/profile/KenEng
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ross Mo
 ster":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/RossMoster
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ferenc 
  De Dalnoky":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/FerencDeDalnoky
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