"The material we covered encompasses an enormous amount of information, but due to the well-prepared presentation offered by the FLPCI staff, it has always felt easy to grasp... I feel they have prepared me to take what I�ve learned and begin applying it in ways that will make my own life and the land I steward far more rewarding and fruitful."
With the completion of necessary coursework, students earn the legal use of the word "permaculture" for business purposes and for further personal study toward becoming a certified practitioner. As is with most education, the importance is not in the paper, but in the process. PDC graduates walk away with a better understanding of systems and how they can work toward positive change.
November 2006 - March 2007
WINTER WEEKEND CERTIFICATION COURSE
A
comprehensive course (over 100 hours) covering all elements of the curriculum.
We will use the backdrop of the Finger Lakes bioregion to consider specific
local issues of energy use, water catchment, season extension, and food forests. Covers the same elements as the Summer Intensive but in more depth. Winter is a great time to learn, come join us!
SCHEDULE FOR THE COURSE
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Date |
Topic |
Topics Covered |
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November 10 - 12 Fri 5:00 - 9:00 Sat 9 - 5 Sun 9 - 4 |
Permaculture Fundamentals |
Sustainable vs. regenerative, philosophy of permaculture, history, ethics, attitudes, principles basic ecology, pattern, observation, design |
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November 18 Sat 9 - 5 |
Reading the Landscape |
Sensory awareness, Yeomans scale of Permanance, map reading data collection, documentation making maps |
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November 19 Sun 9 - 4 |
Earthworks |
Keyline system, ponds, swales, ditches, planning, Implementing, slope, leveling |
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December 2 Sat 9 - 5
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Built Environment |
Building fundamentals, natural buildings, energy, tools, appropriate technology catastrophe |
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December 3 Sun 9 - 4 |
Global Perspectives |
Earth Systems, climate, temperate climate systems, weather, microclimate |
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December 16 Sat 9 - 5
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Economics |
Economic structures, money, alternative systems, right livelihood & cottage industry making a living with permaculture |
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December 17 Sun 9 - 4 |
Governance |
Governments and law,community, land access, bioregionalism |
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January 13 Sat 9 - 5
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Waste Treatment |
Five R's, energy cycling, zero waste, greywater, blackwater, composting toilets |
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January 14 Sun 9 - 4
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Water |
Basic concepts, water issues, conservation, storage, purification. use |
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January 27 Sat 9 - 5
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Soil |
Structure, composition, biology, assessment, management |
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January 28 Sun 9 - 4 |
Forests and Trees |
Form & function, planting, care, winter tree ID, forest functions assessment, management |
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February 10 Sat 9 - 5
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Designing a Home |
What is a cultivated Ecology?, zone and sector analysis , zone 1, animals |
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February 11 Sun 9 - 4
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Gardening |
Basics, layout, plants mulching, seed savingl |
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February 24 Sat 9 - 5
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Elective: Urban and Village Design |
Cities, patterns of settlement, city as ecosystem, neighborhood renewal, urban agriculture |
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February 25 Sun 9 - 4 |
Elective TBA |
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March 10 Sat 9 - 5
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Elective: Teaching Creatively |
Learning, teaching, lesson planning, experiential & hands on, evaluation |
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March 11 Sun 9 - 4 |
Elective TBA |
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March 17 Sat 9 - 5 |
Design |
Background, process, site survey, client interview, goals articulation, base map |
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March 18 Sun 9 - 4 |
Design |
Organizing data, budgeting, assembling the puzzle, design concept, schematic, detailed design, patch design, tools & techniques |
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March 24-26 Sat 9 - 5 Sun 9 - 4 Mon 9 - 4 |
Design PRACTICUM |
You will go through the design process from start to finish! |
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April 1 10 am |
Presentations and Party!! |
We'll have presentations and a final brunch together. |