[SustainableTompkins] FLPCI Permaculture Summer

[Steve Gabriel]

FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE SUMMER COURSES

-- URBAN PERMACULTURE (July 26 & 27)
-- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (Aug 8 - 24)


URBAN PERMACULTURE
July 26 & 27
9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day
Sliding Scale $75 - $200 per weekend (includes dinner Sat, overnight, 
and breakfast Sun)


Scholarships available; please contact us for information or to help 
with a donation

Cities are rich centers of culture, diversity and exchange. 
Unfortunately, they also produce pollution and drain resources from 
rural areas. Join us for a weekend focused on redesigning cities to 
create vibrant urban ecosystem

In this workshop, we will explore downtown Ithaca and the idea of 
"ecological cities." We will delve into many topics, including urban 
gardening, composting, and tree pruning through hands-on projects in a 
local neighborhood.

Saturday evening we will camp out in nearby woods. All weekend we will 
discuss challenges, ideas, and solutions for making our environments 
more livable. Join representatives of local organizations, designers, 
and urban residents from throughout the northeast to discuss how 
permaculture is applied to the needs of city life, including 
transportation, city forestry, food security, economics, and justice.



SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
August 8 - 24
$1150 includes tuition, food, and camping

*SIGN UP BY JULY 4th and SAVE $50!*

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you to join its 
2008 Summer Permaculture Design Course running from August 8 - 24, 2008. 
This is our sixth internationally recognized certification course 
training people of all backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and 
principles in their yards, on their land, and in their homes and 
businesses.

This affordable course highlights hands-on learning at CNC's 130 acres 
of fields and forest overlooking beautiful Cayuga Lake. The class equips 
students with the knowledge of whole systems and the principles, 
techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable 
design. We explore topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, 
building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building natural and 
efficient homes, utilizing renewable energy, and designing gardens.

We teach these topics though presentations, case studies, and student 
design projects and exercises. Our student design practicum will inform 
the design of the local demonstration site we are developing at CNC. 
Instruction is augmented by presentations from local experts, field 
trips, and games. Completion of the course earns participants an 
internationally recognized design certificate endorsed by the 
Permaculture Institute of Australia.

Topics include:
Ethics - Principles - Ecology - Whole Systems -Water - Soils - Pattern - 
Climate - Earthworks - Forests & Trees - Economics - Governance - 
Gardening - Waste Treatment - Buildings - Tools - Appropriate Technology 
- Design - Practicum and more!


Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
a project of the Cayuga Nature Center
1420 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6260
_www.fingerlakespermaculture.org_ <http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/>


ABOUT US

Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is a place to explore the wonders of nature. 
We invite you to visit our collection of over 40 live animals, stroll 
through our butterfly house, climb around Treetops- our six story 
observational tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our 
five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature 
deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native 
plants and wildlife. Visit _http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org_ 
<http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org/> for more information.

Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.
General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is a project of CNC providing 
affordable and experiential learning events in the Finger Lakes 
bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual Permaculture Design 
Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring the products of local 
farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults. 
Visit _http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org_ 
<http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org/> for more information.