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SUMMARY:*2012 Vancouver Urban Permaculture Design Course: April 13 - A
 ugust 19
DESCRIPTION:Learn How to Grow Your Own Food & Permaculture Design in t
 he City!\nCourse work + hands-on, organic gardening & permaculture tec
 hniques\nCourse Schedule: Introductory Weekend April 13: 6-9pm, 14-15
 : 11am-6pm\n11am-6pm: May 5-6, May 19, June 9-10, July 14-15\nWrap Wee
 kend August 17: 6-9pm, 18-19: 11am-6pm\nCost: $225 Introductory Weeken
 d, $900 – $1,100 Full Course\nSliding Scale / Payment Plans and Scho
 larships Available\nABOUT: Dive into the fundamentals of ecological d
 esign theory and practice and earn your internationally recognized Per
 maculture Design Certificate. From growing food and creating healthy s
 oil to building community capacity and re-visioning the urban environm
 ent, this 72-hour course will give you the skills and experience you n
 eed to live abundantly in our changing times and be a regenerative for
 ce for the planet and your community.\nAs a learning community, we wil
 l study the design philosophy of permaculture and its application with
 in an urban setting. We will focus on urban gardening, from design to 
 plant propagation, building soil, composting and more. Vancouver’s E
 astside will be our main classroom. Guest teachers will demo: bee keep
 ing, backyard chickens, aquaponics and more.\nThe permaculture topics 
 this course will cover include:\nPermaculture Ethics & Principles\nObs
 ervation & Site Analysis\nEnergy Conservation\nNatural Cycles & Patter
 n Recognition\nMapping & Design Exercises\nAnimal Husbandry\nTrees & F
 ood Forests\nSoil Building & Ecology\nPlants, Propagation & Planting S
 trategies\nEco-Building & Appropriate Technology\nAquaculture, Water H
 arvesting, Management & Conservation\nUrban Permaculture & Social Ecol
 ogy\nWhat is PERMACULTURE?\nPermaculture is the ancient art of studyin
 g Natures principles and applying her gardening techniques through sys
 tems design to human habitats. In a natural ecological system there is
  no waste and no external inputs. In cities, we have the opportunity t
 o put these ideas into practice to create more sustainable living envi
 ronments that are less dependent on fossil fuels for food production a
 nd energy. The term permaculture was coined by Bill Mollison of the Au
 stralia Permaculture Research Institute (PRI). This course will follow
  Mollisons curriculum, with a focus on permaculture applications withi
 n an urban environment.\nInformation and Course Registration: sara@far
 mlove.org, 778-968-5518\nPlease Visit: www.farmlove.org/education to r
 each about the 2012 Teaching Team: Sara Dent, Erin Innes, Oliver Kellh
 ammer, Jodi Peters and Delvin Solkinson\n\nFor more information visit 
 http://villagevancouver.org/events/village-vancouver-presents-2012-van
 couver-urban-permaculture
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CATEGORIES:course, strathcona, "/", vancouver, eastside
LOCATION:Eastside
WEBSITE:http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=200341847670024719917.00047
 dd9b2670cce50ab8&msa=0
URL:http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?msid=200341847670024719917.00047dd9b
 2670cce50ab8&msa=0
CONTACT:778-968-5518
ORGANIZER:Sara Dent and Village Vancouver
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