Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

Permaculturists, Landowners, Land Restorers, Farmers
and Ranchers

Join us on November 16th – 17th, 2007, for the Keyline
Design Course.

The course will take place at Dancing Rocks
Permaculture community just northwest of Tucson ,
Arizona , a well developed permaculture site that
demonstrates water harvesting, drylands gardening,
active and passive solar design, composting toilets,
and a range of earth-building techniques.

·     This course is facilitated by the,
Phoenix Permaculture Guild, and the Sonoran
Permaculture Guild of Tucson .

Together we will bring renowned Keyline Designer,
developer and manager Darren J. Doherty from Australia
. http://www.permaculture.biz/

Develop your land to its greater potential while
increasing Production, Drought-Proofing, Soil Creation
& Carbon Sequestration, and do it Quickly & Cheaply
using the Keyline Design technique.

The Two Day Class will cover -
·        History of Keyline Design,
·        Scales of permanence,
·        Keyline Design applications,
·        Low tech cartography,
·        Low-med survey equipment,
·        Site analysis techniques,
·        Broadacre soil improvement,
·        Keyline soil renovation and pattern
cultivation,
·                    Keyline design water harvesting
and earthworks.

Cost for the 2-day workshop is $250, which includes
meals and onsite accommodations for the first 12
students who request it. On-site accommodations
consist of inside cots (10) or camping (2).
Accommodations are rustic, with composting toilet and
unheated and uncooled classroom building that doubles
as a bunk house overnight.  Bring your own bedding and
toiletries. Because this is an active permaculture
site, there is no smoking, and no pets. Registration
ends November 10th 2007

More information about the course is available on
request.

Make a Date with the Earth!

Contact Don Titmus, Mesa/Phoenix fdpc@4dirs.com for
course registration and additional information.