The program consists of two integrated modules: Permaculture Design Certificate Course, and Applied Watershed Restoration Course. Program modules can be taken together, or separately. In combination this practical permaculture & land restoration training is a three-week long program designed for people wishing to gain practical experience and theoretical understanding of sustainable design as it applies to land restoration for wildlife, riparian habitat and productive human landscape.

Permaculture Design Course

Formal 72-hour permaculture certificate course April 25 - May 9th, 2008.

Course Topics Include :

Principles of Natural Systems
Sustainable Design Methodologies
Patterns in Nature, Culture and Society
Reading the Land and Analyzing the Elements of a Site
Design of Sustainable Human Settlements
Natural Building Strategies
Cultivated & Productive Ecologies
Food Forests, Plant Guilds, Gardens for Self-Sufficiency
Rainwater Harvesting & Re-use
Energy Conservation Technologies
Appropriate Technologies and Renewable Energies
Urban Environment Permaculture
Wildlife Management and Biological Pest Control
Invisible Structures: EcoVillages, Credit Unions
Community Supported Agriculture
Strategies for an Alternative Nation

At the end of the class, students engage in a group design project.

... read more about course format and logistics.

Applied Watershed Restoration

One week long practicum, May 11 - May 16, 2008
Applied hands-on experience in Practical Watershed Restoration

Topics Include:

Tracking water in the landscape
Runoff management principles
Storing moisture in natural landforms
Protecting and building soil resources
Increasing base flow in channels
Passive water harvesting
Plant succession in restoration projects
Food production in restoration projects
Wildlife habitat restoration
Road drainage improvement
Erosion control structures and uses
Use of onsite materials
Increasing runoff infiltration
Runoff agriculture and re-vegetation
Floodplain agriculture and re-vegetation
Headcut treatments
Induced Meandering
Irrigation diversions

Food Forests and Gardens for Self-Sufficiency

Both modules in combination cover the process of developing Food Forests - from design to plant selection, soil sculpting and preparation, planting approaches and food storage and processing. We work with soil building methods utilizing compost, sheet mulching, green manure crops and introducing indigenous micro flora and fauna. Gardening component includes design, incorporation of rainwater catchment and other permaculture approaches, and working with seeds.

LOGISTICS:

The program is offered at a beautiful conservation ranch in New Mexico, not far from Las Vegas, NM. Classes will be held from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, following this schedule. Workshop participants should expect reading and homework assignments. More detailed logistics on what to bring, what to expect are HERE.

Workshop Fee: $1625 for both programs, or $1325 for Permaculture Module (two weeks), and $600 for Applied Watershed Module (one week).
Last Day to Enroll five days before the class start date.
Deposits: Space is limited. A non-refundable deposit of $300 will hold your space for both classes.
Scholarships: Two and more attendants applying together receive 10% discount, contact us for details.
Cancellation refunds: this program requires a considerable preparation on our part. Late cancellations by students hurt the program and its participants. For that reason, there are no refunds within four weeks before the start of the program, but you can credit your workshop fees (minus the non-refundable deposit) towards the same class in the future, to be used within one year. If the program is cancelled by us, you receive a full refund.
Workshop fees include: all instruction, all workshop materials, lectures, study materials, food and lodging space.

Instructors:

Scott Pittman and Craig Sponholtz. Read more about their work here

Contact Us

For additional questions about this program, please contact , also at 505-455-0514.
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Seeing the simplicity of the techniques and the complexity of the watershed health was very stimulating. We would design and install structures to collect and disperse water, to protect the soil, to encourage life on the land. Then it would rain and the healing processes would become apparent - very magical. - Sergio S., Sustainability Training Student I enjoyed the course, all of it. The hands-on aspect of the planting, gardening, building check dams & brush weirs along with learning about different options and getting to learn restoration methods for productive and healthy landscape... It was all what I'm interested in. - Mason J., Permaculture student This course has changed the way I see the world and how I see myself as a person. It has reminded me of the passions I've had my whole life and given me words and skills to express my values. - Cate A., Permaculture student I enjoyed everything about the class - information, hands-on practical component, being outdoors, working with other people, sharing knowledge! - Ric G., Watershed Restoration student This knowledge was essential for my professional development. Even after years of studying landscape health, I did not know the first thing about restoration methods. I am able to do a better job as a landscape architect after taking this program. - Natasha M., Sustainability Training Student I got information and experience about how to be in the world in a new way - so vast it will take me a long time to digest it, yet so easy and simple it is immediately useful and understood. I wish I could give everyone a gift of this class, and I am so happy to be with others who are truly doing their work in the world. - Fagim S., Permaculture student	Applied Permaculture and Watershed Restoration - Two Courses near Las Vegas, NM The program consists of two integrated modules: Permaculture Design Certificate Course, and Applied Watershed Restoration Course. Program modules can be taken together, or separately. In combination this practical permaculture & land restoration training is a three-week long program designed for people wishing to gain practical experience and theoretical understanding of sustainable design as it applies to land restoration for wildlife, riparian habitat and productive human landscape. Permaculture Design Course Formal 72-hour permaculture certificate course April 25 - May 9th, 2008. Course Topics Include : Principles of Natural Systems Sustainable Design Methodologies Patterns in Nature, Culture and Society Reading the Land and Analyzing the Elements of a Site Design of Sustainable Human Settlements Natural Building Strategies Cultivated & Productive Ecologies Food Forests, Plant Guilds, Gardens for Self-Sufficiency Rainwater Harvesting & Re-use Energy Conservation Technologies Appropriate Technologies and Renewable Energies Urban Environment Permaculture Wildlife Management and Biological Pest Control Invisible Structures: EcoVillages, Credit Unions Community Supported Agriculture Strategies for an Alternative Nation At the end of the class, students engage in a group design project. ... read more about course format and logistics. Applied Watershed Restoration One week long practicum, May 11 - May 16, 2008 Applied hands-on experience in Practical Watershed Restoration Topics Include: Tracking water in the landscape Runoff management principles Storing moisture in natural landforms Protecting and building soil resources Increasing base flow in channels Passive water harvesting Plant succession in restoration projects Food production in restoration projects Wildlife habitat restoration Road drainage improvement Erosion control structures and uses Use of onsite materials Increasing runoff infiltration Runoff agriculture and re-vegetation Floodplain agriculture and re-vegetation Headcut treatments Induced Meandering Irrigation diversions Food Forests and Gardens for Self-Sufficiency Both modules in combination cover the process of developing Food Forests - from design to plant selection, soil sculpting and preparation, planting approaches and food storage and processing. We work with soil building methods utilizing compost, sheet mulching, green manure crops and introducing indigenous micro flora and fauna. Gardening component includes design, incorporation of rainwater catchment and other permaculture approaches, and working with seeds. LOGISTICS: The program is offered at a beautiful conservation ranch in New Mexico, not far from Las Vegas, NM. Classes will be held from 9:00 AM to 5:00PM, following this schedule. Workshop participants should expect reading and homework assignments. More detailed logistics on what to bring, what to expect are HERE. Workshop Fee: $1625 for both programs, or $1325 for Permaculture Module (two weeks), and $600 for Applied Watershed Module (one week). Last Day to Enroll five days before the class start date. Deposits: Space is limited. A non-refundable deposit of $300 will hold your space for both classes. Scholarships: Two and more attendants applying together receive 10% discount, contact us for details. Cancellation refunds: this program requires a considerable preparation on our part. Late cancellations by students hurt the program and its participants. For that reason, there are no refunds within four weeks before the start of the program, but you can credit your workshop fees (minus the non-refundable deposit) towards the same class in the future, to be used within one year. If the program is cancelled by us, you receive a full refund. Workshop fees include: all instruction, all workshop materials, lectures, study materials, food and lodging space. Instructors: Scott Pittman and Craig Sponholtz. Read more about their work here Contact Us For additional questions about this program, please contact , also at 505-455-0514. … to Registration Portal
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