-- FREE HANDS ON PERMACULTURE (6/10, 6/13, 6/24, 6/27, 7/8, 7/11, 7/15, 
8/5, 8/8)
-- COPPICE WORKSHOP (June 14 & 15)
-- URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES (June 28 & 29, July 26 & 27)
-- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (Aug 8 - 24)
-- LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH (June 15, July 13, and August 24)

This summer we invite you to join us as we continue to design and 
implement gardens, agroforestry projects, and biomass production systems 
at Cayuga Nature Center's beautiful 130 acres overlooking Cayuga Lake in 
the Finger Lakes Bioregion. We are offering a series of volunteer work 
days, weekend workshops exploring traditional coppice systems and urban 
permaculture design, and our sixth Permaculture Design Certificate Course.


HANDS ON PERMACULTURE
Tuesdays; 10 am to 3pm; 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/15, 8/5
Fridays;10 am to 3pm; 6/13, 6/27, 7/11, 8/8

Facilitator: Steve Gabriel &
 others
mailto:steve at fingerlakespermaculture.org
at the Cayuga Nature Center

Join Steve, apprentices, and other volunteers for a variety of hands on 
permaculture activities around the 130 acres CNC maintains. Sheet mulch 
a garden, transplant seeds, plant a food forest, harvest mushrooms, map 
a site, or take a field trip to work and learn at a local farm. You can 
carpool, bike, or take the bus (July & Aug) to CNC. See 
www.fingerlakespermaculture.org or call[masked] for a 
schedule of events or more information.

Requirements: Sturdy shoes or boots, swim gear, sun gear, enthusiasm, 
please RSVP by phone or email to let us know you are
 coming!


COPPICE WORKSHOP
June 14 & 15
9:00 am to 4:00 pm both days

Coppicing is a system of traditional sustainable forestry in which trees 
are cut during the dormant winter season and allowed to regrow on 
rotations of 5-20 years, producing an abundance of straight, fast grown 
poles typically used for fencing, fuel, furniture, basketry and 
construction.

Through both lecture and hands-on woodland work, this two day intensive 
course will focus on the history and practice of coppice woodland 
management in the UK, the potential for its development in the 
northeastern United States, wood science and species selection, and the 
conversion of coppiced poles into useful products.

Fieldwork will include charcoal production, chair making and green 
woodworking techniques, fence construction and coppice establishment and 
maintenance.

Mark Krawczyk, who will lead this class, is a permaculture
 designer, 
chair maker and natural builder and resides in Vermont?s Champlain Valley.
Commuter: Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (includes lunch both days)
Residential: Sliding Scale $200 - $300 (includes lunch both days, dinner 
Saturday, breakfast Sunday, and space to camp)


URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES
June 28 & 29: Echohoods
July 26 & 27: Ecocities
9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day
Sliding Scale $75 - $200 per weekend (includes dinner Saturday, 
overnight, and breakfast Sunday) or $125 - $350 if you sign up for both.
Scholarships available; please contact us for information or to help 
with a donation

Cities are rich centers of culture, diversity and exchange. 
Unfortunately, they also produce pollution and drain resources from 
rural areas. Join us for a weekend focused on redesigning cities to 
create vibrant urban ecosystems.

In these workshops, we will explore downtown Ithaca and the idea of
 
"ecological cities." We will delve into many topics, including urban 
gardening, composting, design, and tree pruning through hands-on 
projects in a local neighborhood

Saturday evening we will camp out in nearby woods overlooking the 
cityscape. All weekend we will discuss challenges, ideas, and solutions 
for making our environments more livable. Join representatives of local 
organizations, designers, and urban residents from throughout the 
northeast to discuss how permaculture is applied to the needs of city 
life, including transportation, city forestry, food security, economics, 
and justice.


SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
August 8 - 24
$1150 includes tuition, food, and camping
Sign up by July 1, 2008 and save $50

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you to join its 
2008 Summer Permaculture Design Course running from August 8 - 24, 2008. 
This is our sixth
 internationally recognized certification course 
training people of all backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and 
principles in their yards, on their land, and in their homes and 
businesses.

This affordable course highlights hands-on learning at CNC's 130 acres 
of fields and forest overlooking beautiful Cayuga Lake. The class equips 
students with the knowledge of whole systems and the principles, 
techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable 
design. We explore topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, 
building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building natural and 
efficient homes, utilizing renewable energy, and designing gardens.

We teach these topics though presentations, case studies, and student 
design projects and exercises. Our student design practicum will inform 
the design of the local demonstration site we are developing at CNC. 
Instruction is augmented by
 presentations from local experts, field 
trips, and games. Completion of the course earns participants an 
internationally recognized design certificate endorsed by the 
Permaculture Institute of Australia.

Topics include:
Ethics - Principles - Ecology - Whole Systems -Water - Soils - Pattern - 
Climate - Earthworks - Forests & Trees - Economics - Governance - 
Gardening - Waste Treatment - Buildings - Tools - Appropriate Technology 
- Design - Practicum and more!


Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
a project of the Cayuga Nature Center
1420 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
[masked]
www.fingerlakespermaculture.org