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Yes there are still seats available. If you need to, you can make a half payment deposit and balance before arrival.
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Permaculture, 2016 Courses Schedules. on homesteading, appropriate technology, self sufficiency, visit farms for free, get some education schedule follows.

www.permacultureinstituteasia.com


8 years ago
Hi Jen,

Congratulations on the courage to step in and up. Great to have you on board. What is it you need from us to attend the course? Are you looking for help with accommodation?
Let us know and we will do our best to make the course happen for you.

Howard S.
On the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) its-

Day 1 Intro to Permaculture Ethics and Principals,
Day 2 Design Concepts and Themes,
Day 3 Methods of Design,
Day 4 Patterns in Nature and their application,
Day 4 Climates, Climatic Factors,
Day 5 Trees and their Energies,
Day 6 Soils-healthy, humus, clay, sand, horizons, soil biology, pH ,
Day 7 Break
Day 8 Water-rain, fresh, collection, storage and economics, grey-water, black water.,
Day 9 Earthworks- swales, ponds, dams, slopes,
Day 10 Aquaculture- Efficiency, Aquaponics
Day 11 Alternative Nation - Community building, Eco community, Invisible Structures,
Day 12 Natural Buildings- Adobe, Super Adobe, Wattle and Daub, Bamboo, Rammed Earth - Fun "Talent Night"
Day 13 Permaculture Design Presentations
Daily hands on Permaculture Learning by Doing - daily 4pm-6pm - Composting -Berkley 18 day and Cold methods, Heating with compost, Topographical Maps and their use, Earthworks, and more TBA.
BioGas Design, use, application
Tour of Base camp and The Lab to be scheduled in as well



So some AT stuff we can talk about -
Human Powered - water pumps, blenders, clothes washers, table saw, jig saws, transportation and more
Solar powered - charging, Electronics, portable, wattage, sizing, buying, costing, installing, charging, storing
Wind Powered - charging, electrics, water pumps, sizing
Water powered - generators, pumps, water wheels

Human Powered



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[This post was edited by Destiny with permission from Howard to fix images]

Howard Story wrote:

Michael Newby wrote:Howard! It brought a smile to my face to see that you're going to be going back to Wheaton Labs. I don't think I'll be able to come for the whole thing but I'm going to try to come out for a week or so to work on some bounties. I hope I'll be able to see,you out there.



Hey Michael, Would love to hook up again! Come on...

H



That is some workings you got going on. https://permies.com/t/15915/projects/Mnewby-Projects

Michael Newby wrote:Howard! It brought a smile to my face to see that you're going to be going back to Wheaton Labs. I don't think I'll be able to come for the whole thing but I'm going to try to come out for a week or so to work on some bounties. I hope I'll be able to see,you out there.



Hey Michael, Would love to hook up again! Come on...

H

Howard Story wrote:

Christina Weidt wrote:Any chance of including biogas in the AT course?

Hi Christina, We can cover it sure, no problem happy to add it. Any other requests?


Some possibilities.........Animal systems, Biointensive gardening, Community Gardens, School Gardens, Edible school gardens, Travel Asia free with Permaculture and WWOOFing, Cob houses, Straw Bale Gardens and food growing, Keyline and regenerative broadacre, Permaculture tools, Food security, building community resilience, Urban Permaculture, Black soldier fly- starting and building a business, vermiculture what you need to know, Heating by composting, energy audit and efficiency, Wood gas, more
In the PDC we cover - Ethics and Pincipals, Concepts in design, Methods of Design, Soils, water, trees, climates, patterns in nature, earthworks, natural building, aquaculture, aquaponics, composting methods, Food forests (preparation, planing, starting), Succession acceleration.

Christina Weidt wrote:Any chance of including biogas in the AT course?

Hi Christina, We can cover it sure, no problem happy to add it. Any other requests?