Announcing:
THE
ELEVENTH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE COURSE
CLLC L230 Permaculture: Learning through Nature
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.) This website provides further information
about the course and has pictures from previous years. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. In addition to the 3 credit-hour tuition, a
fee will be charged to cover transportation, food, lodging, facilities, and
some course materials. Any one wanting to know more about the course is welcome
to email me at dhaberma@indiana.edu. Relish this day!
David Haberman
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
