Toby Hemenway's 6-month Permaculture Design Course

The 2012 Portland Permaculture Design Course

with Toby Hemenway & Guests

72 hours of instruction & design

over 6 intensive weekends - May to October 2012
(May 19 & 20; June 16 & 17; July 21 & 22;
August 18 & 19; Sept. 15 & 16; October 20 & 21)

Detailed course info at: portlandpdc.com

Course Cost for all 6 weekends: $950 Make your deposit of $250 now & you will be invoiced the remaining cost through Paypal. Refer a friend or colleague to sign up as well & receive $50 credit toward the course! Permaculture is a revolutionary design framework that applies natural patterns to human systems. This interactive course is recommended for urban farmers, design professionals, business professionals, public employees, community organizers, homeowners, and anyone seeking a comprehensive framework & toolbox for a sustainable future.

Toby Hemenway (http://portlandpdc.com/), lead instructor, is the author of Gaia's Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (http://patternliteracy.com), the current best-selling permaculture book in the world.

Throughout the course, Toby will be joined by other world-class permaculture instructors, including Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Michael Becker, & Larry Santoyo.

The 6-month format of the permaculture design course gives you the time you need in between weekends to go deep into the course readings & materials. You also have the time & space to observe patterns in the changing seasons and work with your course design groups on a comprehensive final permaculture design project.

COURSE TOPICS - more details at http://portlandpdc.com :

Permaculture Principles, Ethics, & Methods Urban Permaculture & Village Design Food & Energy Security Regenerative Economics Soil Ecology & Rehabilitation Water Harvesting Methods Food Forest Design & installation Green Business Networks & Strategies Natural Cycles & Pattern Literacy Site Analysis & Assessment & so much more!!! details & info at http://portlandpdc.com