~ 2012 Classes ~
Green Phoenix 2012 Permaculture Design Certification Course
January through May ~ 5 Weekends
with Kay Cafasso, Connor Stedman, Mark Krawczyk, Ethan Roland and Guests!
- Tune your permaculture design skills and warm your spirit this winter within a permaculture learning community one weekend a month for 5 months.
Dates in 2012: January 14-16; February 25-26; March 31-April1 ; April 21-22; May 18-20
Tuition: $900- $1500 (sliding scale), includes accommodation; $800 if you bring a friend
Amounts over $900 are tax deductible scholarship donations, payable to Green Phoenix Permaculture and appreciated by all of us.
*Potluck meals will be coordinated together
- at Green Phoenix Permaculture Demo Site in High Falls, NY
Site of the 2011 Northeastern Permaculture Summer Convergence
Permaculture demo site with a straw bale farmhouse, 3 forest gardens, scenic hiking trails, a ceremonial lodge, farm animals, water catchment systems, and many progressive people!
2 hours from NYC, 1.5 hours from Albany, 3 hours from Ithaca, 2 hours from Hartford; Near NYC train
Gain your internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate and be part of an actual design process from start to finish for the land surrounding a straw bale farmhouse. Learn permaculture design skills and the design process, master site assessment practices that you can bring back to your backyard; Visit numerous forest gardens; Learn about permaculture strategies for water systems; Practice nature awareness, observation skills and wildlife tracking; Explore perennial vegetables, herbal medicine, wildcrafting, food preservation and fermenting, seed saving natural building, appropriate technologies, carbon farming, coppicing, forest gardens designs, and so much more.
Guided Design Project Practice, Activities with Permaculture Design & Assessment Tools, Multi Media Presentations, Field Trips, Discussions about Topics that Matter, Interactive Activities, Hands-On Garden Experience, Tours, and Play!
*For more information, or to register, email Joan: mamajoane yahoo.com ~or~ please contact Joan at: 845-687-7646
~ 2011 Classes ~
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE in the Hudson Valley
at CAMP EPWORTH Permaculture Demonstration Site, High Falls, NY
~5 weekends - January to May 2011~
Jan 15-17 (3 day) ; Feb 19-20 ; Mar 26-27 ; Apr 16-17 ; May 6-8 (3 day)
Gain your internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification! Share 5 weekends immersed in a supportive co-learning environment!
Curriculum Includes:
| Permaculture Ethics & Vision | Earthworks & Keyline Planning |
| Global Permaculture Case Studies | Tree Crops & Agroforestry |
| Reading the Landscape | Plant & Soil Care |
| Edible Forest Gardening | Nature Awareness |
| Natural Building | Wildcrafting |
| Patterns of Natural Systems | Animal Tracking |
| Design Principles, Process & Skills | Habitat Management |
| Water Harvesting & Storage | Eco-Forestry |
- Gain knowledge of the local ecology & confidence in ecological design
- Experience a thorough, on-site, permaculture design from start to finish for a diverse landscape surrounding a strawbale farmhouse
- Empower yourself as a steward of land regeneration & ecosystem health
- Gather practical skills to nourish your landscape, home, community
Costs:
$900-$1500 (Sliding Scale), Minimum Cost $800 if you bring another person.
Amounts over $900 are a tax deductible donation to Green Phoenix Permaculture.
Cost includes tuition and facilities, including lodging.
Food:
Organized potluck, with breakfasts and some basics provided.
Lead Instructors:
Kay Cafasso of Sowing Solutions
Connor Stedman of Gaia University
With Ethan Roland of Appleseed Permaculture
*For more information, email Joan: mamajoane yahoo.com~or~ please contact Joan at: 845-687-7646
~ 2009 Classes ~
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE for Adults
alongside a NATURALIST IMMERSION PROGRAM for Children
- Six Weekends in 2009-2010
(Accepting students in November)
Epworth Camp & Retreat Center ~ High Falls, New York
A unique opportunity for families. While adults participate in a permaculture design course, children explore the natural world around them. An autumn to spring program which allows an opportunity to experience both programs through 3 seasons. Children ages 7 through 12 will be accepted. Permaculture Design students are welcome with or without children. This is a standard, 72 hour permaculture certificate course.
2009: October 10-11, November 7-8, December 12-132010: January 23-24, March 13-14, April 10-11
To reserve a place in either program, please contact Joan Ewing at 845-687-7646
2009 Permaculture at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch
Woodbourne, New York
Dave Jacke:
Remaking Eden (An Advanced Permaculture Design Course) - October 16-24 th, 2009
Julia and Charles Yelton:
Yoga & Permaculture Design Course with Eric Tonesmeier, Michael Judd, and guests
Michael Judd:
Yoga & Permaculture Workshops
Permaculture is a term coined by Bill Mollison (pictured left) and David Holmgren (below) in Australia in the 1970's. It is a combination of the words “Permanent” and “Agriculture” or “Culture”. The focus is on the harmonious efficient synergistic sustainable relationships between human residences, the climate and microclimate you live in, landscape, animals, soil, water and plants. A high diversity of bioregional plant species is encouraged. Caring for the land, people and return of surplus resources is strongly emphasized. 
Permaculture concepts are logical practices that cultures all over the world have been utilizing successfully for eons, mimicking naturally stable systems, compiled and designed specifically for each site. These precepts work in all climates and terrains; deserts and rainforests, mountains and valleys. Permaculture can even be used to repair badly damaged land. Permaculture principles can be applied to demolished building sites strewn with rubble, arid deserts or boggy land in urban, suburban or rural settings. Beautiful trees, berries bushes, herbs and vegetables can be grown with an emphasis on conserving water and building soil without the use of toxic pesticides and fertilizers.