Information Session for:
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
PERMACULUTRE COURSE
LLC L230 Permaculture: Learning through Nature
Wednesday, February 6th,
5:30pm
Collins LLC
Coffeehouse
pizza and drinks
provided
The course will take place from May 19th through June 2nd at the
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
(located west of Terre Haute on the far side of the Wabash River).
Besides me, the course will be taught by Peter Bane, Keith Johnson (two of the
best Permaculture teachers in the country who are former residents of the
Permaculture eco-village Earthaven and are the publishers of the Permaculture
Activist, the only Permaculture magazine in North America), and Rhonda
Baird (a talented young Permaculture practitioner and teacher from the forests
of southern Indiana).
Permaculture, for those who know little about it, is a design
technique for creating sustainable human communities that are in harmony with
the natural environment. It is a rapidly growing and internationally
recognized design system for creating better ways of living with our life
support systems and with each other. It is a set of principles and
techniques that aim to create ecologically sound, economically prosperous, and
spiritually rich human communities. This course provides students with
innovative conceptual tools and the chance to view the future from many
different angles. This is a unique opportunity for hands on experience in
a class at Indiana University.
Students who complete this course not only get three hours
of IU credit, but also receive their certification in Permaculture, which
enables them to practice and teach the art and science of Permaculture. The
course will take place on the grounds of the White Violet Center for
Eco-Justice, located on the edge of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods campus.
In addition to buildings left over from a 19th century
self-sufficient community, the Center has 320 acres of certified organic
agriculture land (including 5 acres for vegetable production), bee hives, over
60 alpacas, a swimming lake, a nature trail and woods for walking, fire pits
for evening conversations and playing music, outdoor recreation and eating
areas, and more. Students will be staying in dorm rooms and classes will
be held both indoors and outside. Students must complete an application
and be accepted to register for the course. The application
deadline is Monday, April 1st. (Available at: http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/academics/permaculture.shtml.)
Enrollment is limited to 25 students. In addition to the 3
credit-hour tuition, an additional fee will be charged to cover transportation,
food, lodging, facilities, and some course materials. Anyone wanting to know
more about the course should email Prof. David Haberman at dhaberma@indiana.edu.
