Permaculture Design Course at AVI

In this time of Peak Oil, climate crisis, economic transition and the need for individual and community empowerment, Permaculture offers real solutions we can put into practice NOW. This course is for community leaders, teachers, builders, architects, developers, city planners, activists, students...anyone looking to live more sustainably.

6 Weekends: Permaculture Design Certification Course
Practical solutions for creating a sustainable world!
Dates: 3rd weekend of every month, June thru November.  The June and July weekends include Friday.  The other weekends are just Saturday and Sunday.  June 19, 20, 21; July 17, 18, 19; August 15, 16; September 19, 20; October 17, 18; November 21, 22
Hosted by: The Ashevillage Institute (AVI)
Location: Next to downtown Asheville, NC
Fee: $1,400.  Some barter and worktrade is available.
Instructors: Patricia Allison, Shawn Jadrnicek, Chuck Marsh, Rudy Ballentine and other guest presenters.
Registration: Click here for tuition and registration information.  
For more info: Contact Meesh Van Sandt  at info@ashevillage.org or call 828.225.8820

Students receive a Permaculture Design Certificate upon completion. 
If you miss a class, you will need to make it up in order to receive your certification. The expense of the make-up class will be shared by the participants who need them.  Please make arrangements directly with Patricia Allison.

What does a Permaculture Design Course offer?
This course introduces you to the principles and practices of Permaculture, a practical ecological design system for creating regenerative human habitat. Permaculture is a worldwide movement that offers tools, skills, knowledge and inspiration based on a combination of ancient wisdoms and modern scientific knowledge. Recognizing that we've all been born into a culture that disconnects us from Nature, Permaculture empowers us to re-naturalize and localize our living environments. It supports our ability to provide for our own basic needs as we create a sustainable future for ourselves, our family, our community and planet.

How is the course taught?
This Permaculture Certification Course is presented by a team of instructors, using lecture, discussion, hands-on projects, demonstrations, videos, site visits, and student presentations as teaching tools. Be prepared for a big information download. Because Permaculture attracts some of the most intelligent, dedicated, vital people on the planet, you can expect that the social and cultural aspects of this course will be as rich as the intellectual.

This course includes:
• 72 curriculum hours + an average of 1-2 hours/week of design work outside of class
• An urban, neighborhood and residential focus
• An outstanding team of teachers and guest presenters
• Allowance for the word 'Permaculture' to be used professionally
• Practical, intellectual, cultural, social and spiritual aspects of sustainability 

Topics & Techniques:
• Principles and Ethics of Sustainability & Natural Patterning
• Creating Integrated & Regenerative Human Ecosystems
• Creating Local Food Sheds & Food Forests
• Natural Building & Appropriate Technology
• Animals & Aquaculture in Home Systems
• Harvesting, Using, & Conserving Water
• Processing Human Waste
• Healing Cultural Damage
• Sustainability in the City
• Transitional Strategies
• Basic Design Process
• Restoring Soil Fertility
• Economic Strategies
• Edible Landscaping

For more information:
Call: 828.225.8820
Email: info@ashevillage.org

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