Advanced Permaculture
Design Series Curriculum
UPDATE: Register for complete series by April 22 and receive the early discount price!
The Advanced Design Series is open to all Permaculture Design Course Graduates and will continue to build on the Design Course Curriculum.
The Advanced Course is composed of three themes: Site Design, Pattern Application and the Micro-Village Network.
Themes may be taken independently or consecutively as a whole Advanced Series. Please check the schedule below for exact dates. A Final Design and/or presentation are required.
Completed themes may be used as Apprenticeship credit towards the Permaculture Designer Certificate.
Larry Santoyo, Director, EarthFlow Design Works will lead the Advanced Design Series with special guest instructor Toby Hemenway, Author Gaia's Garden. Local experts and other guests will be announced.
Classes will be held from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm at various locations throughout Los Angeles.
SITE DESIGN:
Part One April 24 & 25
Part Two May 15
Patterns of the Design Process, Urban, Suburban and Broad-scale Design themes, Ideas & Essentials for Client Interview, Site Assessment & Measurement, Concept Planning: food, water, shelter, energy, access, Illustration software, CAD and other presentation methods.
Instructors: Larry Santoyo, Vanessa Rutter, Landscape Architect, Everything Gardens & Corinna Gebert, Architect, Aleks Istanbullu Architects.
* Final Design and presentation will be required
THE HOME ECOSYSTEM:
Part One June 19 & 20
Part Two June 26
Roof Water Water Harvesting, Garden Design & Construction, Build a Super-efficient Outdoor Space Heater, Grey Water in the landscape, Food Forestry, Sustainable Landscape Construction & Installation Exercises.
With Larry Santoyo, Toby Hemenway, Director, The Center For Pattern Literacy and guests
* Final Project and presentation will be required
BUSINESS GUILDS AND MICRO-VILLAGE NETWORK:
Part One July 17 & 18
Part Two July 24
Financial Permaculture, Creating Community Capital, Using Permaculture to help find a niche, "Business Guilds", product and by-product development, Alternative Currency & Time Banking, setting up a Micro Loan System, Community Land Trusts, finding partners, site selection, community development themes, networking.
With Larry Santoyo and guests
* Final Presentation of Business Concept plan will be required
TUITION
$78 per day
Special Advance Payment Discounts:
When paid in full, at least 14 days in advance
- $70 per day
- $200 for 3 days
- $550 for entire 9 day Advanced Permaculture Design Course Series
REGISTER
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