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Karryn Olson Ramanujan opens women’s leadership discussion
Posted on May 16, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteWho Is At the Table? An Invitation. The first day I heard the word “permaculture,” I was temping in a high-rise office building in downtown San Francisco. A coworker had asked me about my experience living and studying in Ghana, and shared with me that her best girlfriend from high school was now [...]
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Urban Permaculture Presentation with Jonathan Bates in Ithaca, May 13th
Posted on May 12, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteJonathan Bates, contributing author of “Paradise Lot: Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre, and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city,” speaks about his 10-year-old edible forest garden in Holyoke, MA.
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2012 Alumni Describe Our Summer Permaculture Course (video)
Posted on May 3, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteSamantha Mason, a film student at Ithaca College has been helping the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute document its work over the past year. She interviewed many and the following video captures the excitement and words of our students as they reflect back on two weeks of immersion into a hands-on, intensive permaculture course.
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FLPCI cofounder Steve Gabriel writing “Farming the Woods” book (video)
Posted on April 28, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteAs long as Steve Gabriel has been learning, practicing, and teaching permaculture, he has been in the woods. His search for sustainable agricultural practices kept bringing him back to the temperate forests that cover the Finger Lakes and much of northeastern North America. Exemplifying the “Get a Yield” permaculture principle, he soon began applying [...]
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Reduced Tuition Options for Summer Permaculture Course
Posted on April 5, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteFrom the beginning, the founding members of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute articulated that a goal for the organization was to improve access to our programming, and in particular to our Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course held each summer. We are proud to announce two initiatives to increase the affordability of this intensive and life-changing course.
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Experienced teachers + diverse students = quality permaculture design course (video)
Posted on March 29, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteWith just a month before our early sign-up discount deadline, please examine the qualities that have kept our Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course going strong the past eight years.
The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute’s (FLPCI) summer course offers a curriculum, experienced teaching crew, and hands-on immersion that feels like more than just a class to our many graduates.
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Help FLPCI friends in Guatemala wage a “Seed Revolution.” (video)
Posted on March 22, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteMesoamerican Permaculture Institute, a Mayan organization in Guatemala, offers training to small farmers to conserve native seedsand needs your support.
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Michael Burns to speak at Just Food Conference 2013
Posted on March 15, 2013 by flpci in Finger Lakes Permaculture InstituteMichael Burns of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute will introduce the ideas and strategies used by permaculture-trained gardeners, farmers, and community activists to produce healthy food and sustainable landscapes.
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Recent Posts:
- Karryn Olson Ramanujan opens women’s leadership discussion
- Urban Permaculture Presentation with Jonathan Bates in Ithaca, May 13th
- 2012 Alumni Describe Our Summer Permaculture Course (video)
- FLPCI cofounder Steve Gabriel writing “Farming the Woods” book (video)
- Reduced Tuition Options for Summer Permaculture Course
- Experienced teachers + diverse students = quality permaculture design course (video)
- Help FLPCI friends in Guatemala wage a “Seed Revolution.” (video)
- Michael Burns to speak at Just Food Conference 2013
- Homestead Resiliency: Principles in Practice – A talk by Ben Falk
- PDC Scholarships Offered for Community Organizers, Activists and Educators
