Tunitas Creek Ranch in Half Moon Bay, CA

OFFERED: Monday July 7 - Saturday July 19, 2008

INSTRUCTORS: Benjamin Fahrer, Doniga Markegard, and other special guest instructors

LOCATION: Tunitas Creek Ranch, Half Moon Bay, CA

Join us for our first annual Permaculture Design Course on the San Mateo Coastside. Participants in this inaugural event will play a critical role in creating a center for Permaculture right here in San Mateo County. Your efforts will help build a legacy of sustainability for San Mateo County that will carry on for generations to come.

Permaculture is a holistic approach to land use design based on ecological principles and patterns.

In this 72-hour intensive design course, you will learn tools to create a sustainable future in your backyard and beyond! These tools can be applied to any scale, from dense urban settlements to vast range-land.

Permaculture is a solutions-based method that will give participants the inspiration and the skills to apply the tools learned to any situation.

Topics Covered
● Permaculture Principles & Ethics ● Animal Husbandry & Aquaculture
● Reading the Landscape ● Ponds
● Pattern & Pattern Application ● Earthworks and Natural Building
● Zone & Sector Analysis ● Grey Water Systems
● Water Harvesting ● Bioremediation
● Climate and Micro Climate ● Renewable Energy Systems
● Mapping ● Forestry
● Urban Permaculture ● Watershed Management
● EcoVillages ● Soil Rehabilitation & Erosion Control
● Plant Guilds ● Food Forests
● Creating effective designs,
drafting strategies and techniques ● Bird Language, Nature Awareness and Tracking

Participants will complete a conceptual permaculture design project and participate in a variety of meaningful hands-on activities, including grey water design and the development of an educational Permaculture demonstration site.

Location
The course takes place at Tunitas Creek Ranch, a 250 acre farm and retreat center in northern California’s coastal range outside of Half Moon Bay. The ranch is nestled along the East Fork of Tunitas Creek, 2 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The landscape of the beautiful Tunitas Creek Ranch is made up of riparian corridors, steep slopes, pastures, high ridges, small orchards, and an abundance of native vegetation.

Graduates of the course receive the Permaculture Design Certificate.

Course Fees
Includes camping accomodations and/or limited number of spaces in a rustic bunkhouse and delicious meals which use locally grown and organic ingredients

* $1250 Tuition, paid in full by June 27
* $1100 Early Bird Special, paid in full by June 6
* $1000 Family/Partner Discount - Families or partners who take the course together get the second tuition for a reduced price
* Conexions members receive an additional $25 off

Registration ends June 27, 2008

Refund Policy
Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course begins (June 23) will be refunded, excluding a $100 processing fee. No refunds are given after June 23.

How to Apply
Register online (coming soon) and pay via credit card or register and pay via check by downloading a registration form (coming soon) and sending it to the address below:

Permaculture
c/o Conexions: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future
1023 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Information
For questions or additional information, check our webpage at:
www.conexions.org/wordpress/
or you may call:
Susan Stansbury: 650.938.9300 x11 or email us.

Guest Instructors
Our special guest instructors include Penny Livingston-Stark, James Stark, Brock Dolman, Ken Foster, and others

Time
Course begins at 10am on July 7th and ends at 6pm July 19. It’s possible to arrive on the evening of July 6th and/or depart on the morning of July 20th if you let us know. Sunday, July 13th will be a day off.