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Longevity. Abundance. Regeneration. Oases. Beauty. Bounty.

Plant the Rain. Garden Like a Forest. Design With Natural Patterns.

Integrated Ecological Design with Brad Lancaster and Eric Toensmeier

Dates: Friday evening, July 25 – Sunday afternoon, August 3, 2014

About the course:
Learn water-harvesting and earthworks techniques, and how to create edible forest gardens, for easier, more long-lasting, beautiful yields and resiliency. Through studying examples and hands-on work, this course will give participants an opportunity to delve into both basic and advanced permaculture techniques and develop a thorough understanding of ecological design to benefit one and all. This course will also focus on better preparing for climate change, carbon-farming techniques and indigenous management practices.

In this course, we will:

• Learn how to design more, work less
• Create natural oases
• Utilize “waste” water for delicious landscaping
• Reduce our need for irrigation
• Utilize and assess our resources
• Create lower-maintenance longer-lived gardens
• Use more native, climatically-adapted plants
• Cultivate bigger harvests with less work
• Work with local climate, soil, and and precipitation
• Create perennial and sustainable systems, inspired by nature
• Design for resilient and regenerative communities
• Prepare for climate change and reduce our carbon footprint
• Learn about Eco-cultural restoration and Indigenous management techniques
• Develop a strong sense of place
• Understand broad and transferable principles of ecological design
• Earn an Advanced Design Certificate*

*The participant must have earned a Permaculture Design Certificate prior to the beginning of this class in order to be eligible for and Advanced Design Certificate. Participants without a PDC are also welcomed to attend and can earn a certificate of completion. This course has no prerequisites other than a strong desire to learn how to become an ecological designer.
About the instructors:
Since 1993, Brad has turned water scarcity into water abundance & run a successful permaculture consulting, design, and education business focused on integrated and sustainable approaches to landscape design, planning, and living. He is the author of the Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond series.
Eric has spent much of his adult life exploring edible and useful plants of the world and their use in perennial agroecosystems. He is the author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and co-author of Edible Forest Gardens with Dave Jacke. He has written and taught about carbon sequestration through agroforestry and is developing a book on Indigenous Plant Management techniques for Woodbine.
Additional instructors: Woodbine staff and guests
Meals: Breakfast Saturday through lunch Sunday are included in the cost.
Lodging: Included. Dormitory style cabins, dorm rooms, and camping with your own equipment. Dormitory space is first come, first serve. Please bring your own sheets, pillow, sleeping bag, blankets and towels.
Cost:
Regular: $1575
Early Bird Rate: $1295 (by July 1st)
(Contact us for group discounts. Limited work-study and scholarship opportunities are available)
For registration information, visit www.woodbinecenter.org/program-registration.