Forest Gardening Workshop
May 21-23, 2010 at Heathcote Community – Sliding Scale $250-$400

Forest gardening is an efficient form of human food production which mimics the vertical layering of a natural forest.  A canopy of standard fruit and nut trees, an understory of dwarf fruit and nut trees, a shrub layer of berries, an herbaceous layer of perennial herbs and vegetables, a ground cover of strawberries and low herbs, and a climbing vine layer of grapes make up an ecological polyculture.  Learn to create this beautiful edible landscape in your own yard!  Patty Ceglia and Dawn Shiner of Dancing Green will co-facilitate.  For more information see:  http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/forest-gardening-workshop.

Social/Economic Permaculture Workshop
June 4-6, 2010 at Heathcote Community - Sliding Scale $250-$400

What would a sustainable culture look like? This workshop explores the social, economic, and personal aspects of sustainability. We will examine the problems with the existing social and economic systems and explore how the permaculture principles can be applied to create a culture that is not only in harmony with the nature, but also more peaceful and equitable.  The workshop will also provide an introduction to the Transition Town movement, which applies permculture to help whole towns and cities become more resilient while decreasing their dependence on fossil fuels.   Patty Ceglia and Karen Stupski will co-facilitate this workshop.  To register see:  http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/social-permaculture-worskhop

PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRESENTATIONS
June 19 at Heathcote Community - Free

Come see the Home-Scale Permaculture course students present the designs they have created for their sites.  See examples of permaculture designs for many different sites and clients!  For more information call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org.

Summer Permaculture Design Course
August 13-29, 2010 in Freeland, MD

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
For more information call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org.

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