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Healthy forests maintain, fertilize, and renew themselves, naturally. Wouldn’t

you like to grow an abundant food-producing ecosystem like this in your back yard?

You can! Edible forest gardens mimic the structure and function of natural forests

through all their stages of development and grow food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizers,

farmaceuticals, and fun. We can meet our own needs and regenerate healthy

ecosystems at the same time! This talk introduces the vision of forest gardening with

some scientific background, a few living examples, and a sampling of some useful

perennial edibles you can use in your own garden.

Learn ethical principles and practical skills for producing your own needs from local natural resources by mimicking natural ecosystems.  Topics include energy efficient site planning for house, gardens, orchard, woodlot and wildlife habitat; farm animal forage systems; beneficial microclimate; urban strategies for food and energy production; sustainable community economics and food security. INTRODUCTORY COURSE Option ($700) - 7 Saturdays in 2010:  February 13 & 27, March 13 & 27, April 10, 24, May 8.  DESIGN CERTIFICATION Option ($1400) - 12 Days in 2010:  Take Introductory Course plus May 22-23, June 5-6, June 19.  See course details and register online at http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/home-scale-permaculture-design-course-2010.   Financial aid is available.  Hosted by Heathcote Community & the School of Living.  Call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org.      

 

Featuring Permaculture workshops with Patty Ceglia and Karen Stupski, and a Facilitation workshop with Laird Schaub! 

For details and to register see this link:  http://www.midatlanticcohousing.org/conf/Conference.html

 

Do meetings frustrate you? Is the facilitation so passive that meetings are like walking through molasses and progress takes forever? Is the facilitation so controlling that people feel like they've been run over by a truck (or that the decisions were already made behind closed doors and the meeting is just a rubber stamp)? Do you dream of meetings where the group feels energized, engaged, and solid decisions get made? Help is on the way!  The husband and wife duo of Laird Schaub and Ma'ikwe Ludwig will be offering a one-day workshop that provides an overview of the art of Integrative Facilitation, introducing participants to the essential orientation and skill set needed to turn pain into gain in cooperative groups.  For more details and to register go to:  http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/introduction-art-facilitation-laird-schaub-and-maikwe-ludwig.   For more information call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org.

                                                  

This is a proven program for making a quantum leap in your ability to run dynamic and effective meetings, and in understanding the nuances and challenges of how cooperative groups function. The training extends over two years, consisting of eight 3-day weekends, spaced about three months apart. You'll receive handouts, chances to practice the techniques and principles, and lots of hands-on experience facilitating live meetings. $2800 for full two-year training program.  Only $2400 if paid in full up front.  Audit individual weekends for $250 each.  For details and to register see http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/integrative-facilitation-training-program-laird-schaub.  For more information call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org

 

Earn your Permaculture design certificate with Dancing Green during our summer residential immersive!  Dancing Green offers the whole Permaculture design course curriculum as an immersion in educational experiences of integration, collaboration, consensus, and self-empowerment within the context of Permaculture land-use design. The 17-day residential immersive allows you two levels of enhanced focus: (1) the routines of daily life are set aside, freeing & enhancing your attention, & (2) the process is predominately collaborative. Course facilitators are Dawn Shiner, Patty Ceglia, and Karen Stupski.  Dancing Green’s website is www.sustainableagriculture.org. Tuition is $1750.  Financial aid is available.  More details at http://www.livingmandala.com/Living_Mandala/Heathcote_Permaculture_Design_Course_10.html

 

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