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First Annual Tucson Advanced Permaculture Design Course - Tucson, AZ

November 7, 2008toNovember 16, 2008

Nov. 7, 8, 9
Tucson, Arizona

Have your Permaculture Design Certificate? Ready to take your Permaculture practice to the next level?
This course is for you. You will learn new skills and a new way of looking at Permaculture design, practice, and presentation:

- Practice pattern understanding with new tools- learn to see projects in a new way, and how they nest within diverse community scales and contexts.
- Explore how to use
simple, clear presentation methods, as well as efficient ways to partner with design teams on larger projects.
- Study dynamic real world case histories of Permaculture projects, including projects in other cultures.
- Enhance your understanding of the often neglected “Zone 0″ of Permaculture Design
- Learn how to create working teams which enhance and empower communities to find their own sustainable solutions.
- Practice effective communication skills with clients and the public

- Learn more about working with government and non government organizations and non-profits
- and with your registration you can let us know something about yourself by answering the questions below so we can better tailor the course
to your needs

Dates: One long weekend - November 7th, 8th, and 9th.
Cost: $325 Fee includes all course materials and delicious natural snacks each day made from local foods. Although the course is non-residential, accommodations to stay the weekend may be made with the course host (contact Barbara Rose for lodging and/or camping info) -
(520) 572-7221
Location: Dancing Rocks Permaculture Community, fifteen miles north of downtown Tucson.
Contact Barbara for more info on the site and directions.
Teaching Team: Joel Glanzberg, Regenesis, Santa Fe, New Mexico. See the Regenesis website at
; Dan Dorsey, Brad Lancaster, and Barbara Rose, Sonoran Permaculture Guild, Tucson; Ann Audrey, City of Tucson, Office of Conservation and Sustainable Development.

To register contact Dan Dorsey, 624-8030,
You can view our full listing of courses for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 at

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