Residential PDC 2014 Flyer Looking for a PDC in Colorado this summer? There’s a residential course in Woodland Park, CO, taking place June 15-28, 2014. Check out the link to the gorgeous flyer above! Main instructors are Peter Bane, Marco Chung-Shu Lam, and Becky Elder. Guest instructors will also join the course. Cost $1500. Fees… Read More »
From Avery Ellis of Integrated Aquaponics and Colorado Greywater: There will be a tour at my house to see my aquaponics systems in action, my geodesic dome, and other fun permaculture science toys and connections to be made. The tours at my house will be on May 16 @ 2pm & 4pm and May 18… Read More »
From The Savvy Hen: Chicken Keeping 101 Saturday April 26th, 4-5:30pm This has been a popular class for us this spring! We’ll share lots of great information for the beginning chicken keeper or anyone who is thinking about keeping chickens. We’ll cover the basics of starting chicks, keeping adult hens, necessary equipment, nutrition, health concerns,… Read More »
See flyer for Durango Permaculture Design Course details.
From Sunrise Ranch: Course Details Dates and Times April 2-April 11, 2014 Classes run daily from 8:45am- 5:30pm except on days with evening sessions when we end at 9:00pm. Lunch is served from 12:15 -1pm. (There will be some night sessions from 7:30-9pm, in which case dinner will be provided from 6:15-7pm. TBA) There will… Read More »
From Branch Out Cider, LLC: Branch Out Cider, LLC is pleased to announce the 2014 Neighborhood Agriculture Grant. Grants up to $500 will be awarded to support neighborhood agriculture projects — such as planting some apple trees, sharing a compost bin, front yard gardens, etc. To apply for the grant, please visit: www.branchoutcider.com The company… Read More »
Neil Bertrando, “Tree Systems in the High Desert” Neil started his talk with a geographical and climactic depiction of the Great Basin of Nevada, where he lives and does his permaculture design work. The Great Basin climate is “BWks”, based on Köppen climate classification, meaning arid, cold, and summer dry. Most of the natural irrigation… Read More »
From Regenerative Lifestyles: The day is coming soon! Earthship Tour- Fort Collins! We are still arranging transportation details, and will hopefully have a bus that can accommodate many people from Fort Collins to the mountains. There will be a short presentation by the owner and Denver Earthship, and a potluck lunch. RSVP how many people… Read More »
Larry Santoyo, “Permaculture for Humanity: Moderating the Urgency of Urbanism” Larry Santoyo, a permaculture teacher and designer from LA, brought images of his design work from urban locations around the world. He discussed how when he first learned permaculture, he thought he wanted to move from the city to the wilderness to start from the… Read More »
Joel Salatin, farmer at Polyface Farms and cultivator of charisma, opened the conference with “Fields of Farmers”. He discussed farming as a business and developing working models for regenerative farms. In Joel’s words: Every place has an asset and a liability. Every person has talents and skills to bring to the table. Until we have… Read More »