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An Intro to Permaculture (3/14-3/15)

When: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM March 14th and 15th, 2009
Where: Close-In Portland (exact location TBA)
Taught By: Leonard Barrett and Friends
Course Fee: $150-$90 sliding scale

If you’re wondering how to be more useful in the quest for a sustainable future on planet earth, this course if for you!

Permaculture is a system of design that anyone can use to find creative solutions to the biggest problems facing the planet today.  In this introductory course, you will gain an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of Permaculture, as well as a number of specific skills that you can take out into the world right away to creating positive change.

Some of the topics covered in the course include:

• Urban Homesteading
• Zone and Sector Analysis
• Design Methodologies
• Edible Mushroom Cultivation
• Edible and Medicinal Plant Propagation
•  Composting

Additionally, you will take home:

• A multimedia CD loaded with resources for further learning
• A fruiting tree or shrub of your choice (olive, apple, pear, fig, currant, and others will be available)

Participants will enjoy gourmet local, organic vegetarian lunches on both days of the course.

To register now via PayPal or by credit card, please click the ‘Register Now’ link below.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

The workshop fee is sliding scale:

Upper-Income $150.00 Middle-Income $120.00 Lower-Income/Unemployed/Underemployed $90.00