[OKC] Enrollment info and scholarships for Oklahoma Permaculture Design Course

[Shauna Struby]

Full-scale Permaculture Design Course - scholarships offered - please
consider sharing this info with your networks. Thank you!


"Though the problems of the world are increasingly more complex, the
solutions remain embarrassingly simple ... " -- Bill Mollison, co-founder of
the world-wide Permaculture movement 

Permaculture is an ecological design system for sustainability in all
aspects of our lives. Permaculture teaches us how to build natural homes,
grow our own food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch
rainwater, build communities, take care of waste and much, much more. 

Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity -- instead of paying
$1,000 or more for an out-of-state course with hefty travel, food and
lodging expenses, enroll in Oklahoma's first full, 72-hour, certificate
level, Permaculture Design Course, taught by nationally renowned
Permaculture instructor Scott Pittman, Permaculture Institute, Santa Fe,
N.M., and his team, including Permaculture practitioner, Bob Waldrop for
only $750 -- or less if you apply for and receive a half-off scholarship. 

Four-weekend sessions will cover the principles, techniques and application
of Permaculture design and sustainable living, and will meet once a month
over the course of four months. First session is at Turtle Rock Farm near
Red Rock, with the remaining three sessions in Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Who should consider attending. Design-oriented land-based professionals,
including landscape design and landscape architecture; urban, community and
regional planners; architects; home builders; those in the fields of
developing municipal, regional and state policies; farmers; ranchers; urban
and rural gardener; sustainability volunteers, advocates and leaders; green
businesses; holistic medicine practitioners; human rights advocates; legal
and financial professionals.  Permaculture draws people of all ages and
walks of life - and offers solutions and inspiration in professional and
personal lives alike.

Register now here
<http://www.sustainableokc.org/green/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/scholarship-
application.doc>  (the Permaculture Institute is handling
registration/payment); limited spaces available on a first come, first serve
basis. Enrollment deadline: July 21.

Scholarships. A limited number of half-tuition scholarships are available
($375 value), sponsored by Sustainable OKC <http://www.sustainableokc.org/>
. To apply for a scholarship, please download the application
<http://www.sustainableokc.org/green/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/scholarship-
application1.doc> , fill it out and email to tokcworkparty at gmail.com.
Deadline for scholarship applications: Thurs., June 30. 

Thurs., Aug. 4 - Sun., Aug. 7 (held at Turtle Rock Farm)
Thurs., Sept. 8 - Sun., Sept. 11 (OKC)
Sat., Oct. 15 - Sun., Oct. 16 (OKC)
Sat., Nov. 12- Sun., Nov. 13 (OKC) 

* Classes run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Lodging & meals not
included in tuition. 

Scholarships

A limited number of half tuition scholarships are available. To apply for a
scholarship, please download the application
<http://www.sustainableokc.org/green/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/scholarship-
application1.doc> , fill it out and email to tokcworkparty at gmail.com.
Deadline for scholarship applications: Thurs., June 30. 

 

Some of what course participants will learn:  

*	Principles of Natural Systems
*	Sustainable Design Methodologies
*	Patterns in Nature, Culture and Society
*	Reading the Land & Understanding Natural Processes
*	Large Scale Land Restoration Techniques
*	Water Harvesting Techniques
*	Design Principles of Sustainable Human Settlements
*	Grey Water Recycling
*	Natural Building Strategies
*	Food Forests, Plant Guilds, Gardens for Self-Sufficiency
*	Energy Conservation Technologies
*	Appropriate Technologies and Renewable Energies
*	Urban Environment Permaculture
*	Wildlife Management and Biological Pest Control
*	Invisible Structures: EcoVillages & Credit Unions
*	Community Supported Agriculture
*	At the end of the class, students engage in a group design project.

Questions? Email tokcworkparty at gmail.com. Organized by Transition OKC
<http://www.goinglocalokc.org> , a program of SOKC.

 

Shauna Lawyer Struby

imagine, innovate, collaborate, transition

Co-chair, Transition OKC

Past-president, Sustainable OKC

www.goinglocalokc.org <http://www.goinglocalokc.org/> 

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