This workshop in Guelph, coming up this May, sounds excellent, so I thought I would share information about it here. The information in the workshop would be particularly of interest for anyone designing for a site with changes in elevation. It's like 'drought-proofing' your land...
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The Permaculture Water-Harvesting
Earthworks workshop will be lead by Douglas Barnes. Douglas is a
permaculture designer, consultant and teacher. He has designed and
implemented permaculture systems in India, Japan, and Canada as well as
consulted on projects in Japan, Canada, and Australia. He has taught
permaculture seminars in Japan and Canada.
Douglas
holds two Permaculture Design Course certificates: one from a course
taught by Geoff and Danial Lawton in Brisbane, Australia in 2004, and
one from a course taught by Geoff Lawton and permaculture founder Bill
Mollison in Melbourne the following year. Douglas has been active in
permaculture since 2004 and has been an educator for 20 years. He
teaches permaculture design courses with the Permaculture Institute of
Eastern Ontario.
Permaculture Water-Harvesting Earthworks:
This class aims to give students a practical understanding of the water-harvesting
earthworks techniques used in permaculture. A theoretical section will
be taught in which a variety of approaches will be introduced, including
dams, swales, ripping, and more. This section will also cover site
assessment and design. Students will have practical hands-on time for
site measurement, design, layout and implementation. The topics covered
in this course will allow students to assess and design their own sites.
Day one
will cover design theory. Students will also learn how to measure the
site and map it for design purposes in a hands-on environment. Time will
be devoted to design work with student design teams creating their own
plans for the workshop's site.
Day two
will focus on site layout and implementation. The use of levels will be
covered in this section, along with grooming earthworks (i.e.
physically digging in the dirt).
Course
books for the theoretical section will be provided to ensure all
students have a copy of the material for future reference. The theoretical section will be taught using deductive reasoning, however, with the teacher filling in the gaps where needed.
Where: Ignatius Jesuit Centre Guelph
When: May 18th &19th 9am - 4pm
Cost: $100 for both days. Scholarships are available and must be applied for via email
To Register Call: (226) 5004701, or email: permacultureguelph@gmail.com
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