Back again by popular demand, the 3rd Annual San Francisco Botanical Gardens Urban Permaculture Design Certification course.
Learn how to design from within nature
and to create sustainable living systems. Beginning with thoughtful and
protracted observation, and leveraging the resilience, diversity and
stability of natural ecosystems, Permaculture offers a new way to look
at designing practical systems for providing our food, medicine, energy
and shelter in a truly sustainable fashion.
The class will take place over six weekends this summer beginning in
June with optional workdays and study groups and cover all topics and
course requirements for completing a Certificate in Permaculture
Design. Most class meetings will be held at the Garden with field trips
to nearby sites. This is an engaging course taught in a progressive
environment. It just may change the way you see your role in the care
of the Earth.
All the required topics of a PDC as well a additional additional focus
on urban issues, social justice and earth activism. Opportunities are
here for connecting with like-minded folks to create new ventures.
Co-create community that will last for a lifetime! Transform your life! This is much more than a gardening course.
SFBG Urban Permies practicing Sheet mulching and myco-restoration techniques at SFBG Children's Garden.
Presenters include:
• the Urban Alliance for Sustainability's, Kevin Bayuk
• the SF Botanical Garden's Fred Bove'
• the Urban Permaculture Guild's, Kat Steele
• Other special guests presenters include the Occidental Arts and
Ecology Center's permaculture program director and water expert, Brock
Dolman, local permaculture designer, civil engineer, biofuel guru and
water wizard Ben Jordan and many other diverse local experts, to be
announced soon!
Open to all levels of experience. Participants completing the
course and group design project will receive a certificate. Do you work
for an organization or business and plan to take the course with a
co-worker? A discount is available. A limited number of work-study
scholarships are also available. Please call for more information.
(415) 661-1316, ext 354
A payment plan is available to those who wish to stagger the payment of their course fees over the summer.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Register and pay before April 30, 2008 and save 15%.
Members of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society pay $790, nonmembers $880.
Fee After April 30th: Members, $930, Non-members, $1035.
Dates and hours:
Sat, Jun 7, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Jun 8, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sat, Jun 14, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Jun 15, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sat, Jul 12, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Jul 13, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sat, Jul 19, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Jul 20, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sat, Aug 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Aug 3, 10:00am-4:00pm
Sat, Aug 9, 9:00am-5:00pm, Sun, Aug 10, 10:00am-4:00pm
Be part of the Solution!!
