Job: Permaculture/Sustainable Garden Design Internship, 2013

The Pound Ridge Land Conservancy (PRLC) is looking for a mature college intern to 1) Use principles of permaculture and/or other sustainable design principles to create a set of planting plans and maps for a pre-existing, 3,000 square foot edible garden and 2) Use the principles of permaculture to design a 1.5-acre landscape plan for the Armstrong Education Center.

The Pound Ridge land Conservancy (PRLC):  The PRLC is a small land trust that owns and manages over 350 acres of wild land in Pound Ridge, NY. To show the public how productive backyards can be we have expanded upon the traditional idea of garden to include 7 interrelated garden components: organic vegetable garden, compost, tree nursery – and coming soon – honeybee colony, orchard, a chicken flock and native plant landscaping. The PRLC sees the 2013 Garden Design Intern as integral to advancing the components of these gardens.

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Victory Garden Initiative in Milwaukee, WI is hosting its 2nd annual Urban Permaculture Design Certification starting this Friday – August 17th, 2012. There’s still time to register! Instructor Dan Halsey will be leading this 10-day, intensive course. At completion, you will be certified to teach!
Click here to see the flier, or learn more and register on their website at:  http://www.victorygardeninitiative.org/urbanpermaculturepage

Permaculture Design Certification Course in Ellenville, New York. Four 3 day Weekends June 1-3,  June  8-10,  June 15-17,  June 22-24, 2012

Meals included $1200, Bring a friend and save $100 each! Information/Registration contact@homebiome.com. For more information about the course www.homebiome.com

Join a group gathering for the first ever Permaculture Design Course to be held in Ellenville, NY.  A scenic 2 hour drive from NYC with bus service from Port Authority. They’ve been teaching PDC’s in the city for 5 years now and just finished their 11th course.

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Newforest Instititure presents their 2012 Permaculture Design Certificate Course in Maine

Design for True Resilience in Maine; Course Includes: Edible Landscapes & Food Forests; Energy-Efficiency & Green Building; Food Preservation & Storage; City/ Suburbs/Rural Applications; Hands-On Projects & Design Practica; and more…

When: June 23 – July 1 and August 26 – September 2, 2012

This in-depth, comprehensive course takes place over two week-long sessions allowing students to experience permaculture in practice over a whole season.  Tuition includes accommodations & delicious, home-cooked meals straight from the garden.  Students will create their own permaculture designs and graduate as certified permaculture designers.

Permaculture: (n)  a set of skills & techniques for creating sustainable human environments. Offers positive solutions to the problems facing the world by using ecology as the basis of designing interconnected systems for food production, housing, technology & community.

Register today! Contact Newforest at 207-722-3625, info@newforestinstitute.org

To learn more about permaculture and other organizations that promote and teach it, visit: http://www.beginningfarmers.org/permaculture-resources/

The UMass Permaculture Initiative has announced the Permaculture Your Campus Conference in Massachusetts, 2012. This international conference is the first of its kind, connecting permaculture experts with groups who are brand new to planning sustainable, edible landscapes in a campus setting.

Attendees to this conference receive expert guidance, as well as the tools, the time, and the space to develop a detailed plan for implementing their own permaculture landscapes, suited to each institution’s personalized needs.  Those attending also have the opportunity to network with other groups, leading to valuable, lasting partnerships with peer institutions just starting permaculture projects.

For more information and registration information, see: http://www.umasspermacultureconference.com/

Eight Day Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Solid Ground Farm in Athens, Ohio
Join Wayne Weismen and the Permaculture Project for a weeklong ecological design immersion       Sunday March 18 – Sunday March 25, 2012

Explore the concepts, theories, and practice of Permaculture design.  Experience Permaculture applied directly to the Midwest, as you live and learn with practicing ecological designers on Solid Ground Farm.   Discover the interrelations of natural building, sustainable agriculture, biomimicry,  broad-scale site design, local economies, local ecosystems, earthworks and waterways.  Sure to be an exciting week of on-site projects, lectures, special guest teachers, site walks around the area, and fun nightly activities from African drumming lessons, to Capoeira and yoga classes.  Come join the fun.

Cost:  $800-1000 (sliding scale) base fee includes space for onsite camping, three meals a day, textbook and access to online resources, and a certificate from The Permaculture Project, LLC.  For offsite accommodations please  contact us.  Pre-registration required. Register by sending a check written out to RAW (along with your name, address, phone number and email) to Solid Ground Farm, 13262 Liars Corner Rd, Millfield, Ohio  45761.  For more information, contact Weston Lombard at 740-856-6299 or westonlombard@gmail.com or visit http://www.solidgroundfarm.com.  Space is limited.

Biodynamics and Permaculture: Exploring Tools to Heal the Earth, A Workshop in New York
October 29, 2011; 9 am to 5 pm; $95
The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge, NY; info@pfeiffercenter.org; www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops

Biodynamics and permaculture are two approaches to agriculture and land care that work to engage the forces of nature to foster a healing relationship between humanity and the earth. Permaculture is used by millions of people in over 150 countries to design sustainable habitats that integrate humans into their ecosystems. Biodynamics is widely practiced in North America, Europe, and Australia and promotes an understanding of the “dynamic” life forces at work in nature to create agricultural systems that bring about balance and healing. Where do these powerful systems overlap in the world? What are their similarities, their differences?

This one-day workshop will explore principles, practices, goals and methods of biodynamics and permaculture. We’ll clearly define and demystify the language of each system, building a foundational, holistic understanding, while discovering and seeking deeper truths. Read more »

An internationally certified Permaculture Design Certificate Course will be held in Ashfield, Massachusetts 1 weekend/month (5 sessions) from July 2011 through November 2011. This course is designed for busy people who want to take a PDC but can’t get away for a 9-day course.

For more information: http://www.terra-genesis.com/permaculture-design-course-july-nov-2011-one-weekendmonth-western-massachusetts-usa/

This course is designed for busy people who want to take a PDC but can’t get away for a 9-day course.  This certified 72-hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC) taught by Terra-Genesis’s Mary Johnson will incorporate field trips to local farms, cultural events and guest appearances from other local teachers (tba). Mary has been teaching and working internationally for many years and brings strong practical experience to her permaculture design perspective that is grounded in farm business planning and holistic management.

Please contact Mary at wrcinashfield@yahoo.com with any questions, and to register.

Course: Suburban Permaculture Design & Leadership Certificate
Dates: July 9 – 24th
Location: Eugene, Oregon – Organic meals and lodging included

Gain cutting-edge skills in nature-inspired sustainable design that’s applicable virtually anywhere design is used — from green businesses to your own back yard.  Visit ecovillages, organic farms, the nation’s first biofuel station (ever seen a gas station with solar panels and a green roof selling kombucha? ;), while spending two weeks with some of the most inspiring people around!
Join an unforgettable program in leadership, permaculture and sustainable design in Oregon with the world’s most renowned instructors and change your life, your community and your planet.  Not only do Common Circle Education courses offer the most complete curriculum of any similar program, but the people who come to the programs make this the most powerful training offered anywhere. Read more »

Weekend Permaculture Design Course – Columbus, OH 2011

Olentangy Wetland

Dates: July 16-17, August 13-14, August 27-28, September 10-11, October 8-9, and October 22-23. 

Location: Columbus, Ohio at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

Description: Join us as we explore the power of ecological design to create resilience and beauty in our communities. Over six weekends, Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon, we will present the internationally recognized curriculum in permaculture design. Participants will gain experience with permaculture by developing designs for emerging urban garden projects, installing a demonstration garden and visiting established systems. This course will also include a weekend at a well developed permaculture homestead located on a long term community land trust in Athens county, Ohio.

Urban Permaculture

Instructors: Josh Beniston, Peter Bane, Ryan Hottle, Deb Knapke, Mark Cohen, and guests.

Cost: $875

Website: columbuspdc.wordpress.com

Contact: Josh Beniston 740-818-8422