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Commenced:
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01/05/2008 |
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05/02/2011 |
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Santa Barbara, California, US |
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805-452-8249 |
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www.surferswithoutborders.org |
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Wet/Dry Tropical |
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Project: Surfers Without Borders
Posted by Loren Taylor Luyendyk almost 13 years ago
June 18th - July 1st, 2012
"My
learning journey at Quail Springs helped to nurture my presence of mind
to be a better and more active listener – a vital trait for the
international development professional. The coursework was incredibly
pertinent to my work in Uganda and without a doubt made me more aware,
more compassionate, and more focused in my role as a project manager and
human being." - a Former Student
We have tailored
this program to equip people who work in international development
situations with the skills needed to design and implement sustainable
human settlement systems. This course is designed for people who work
with Non Government Organizations, Government Agencies, or who are
Community Organizers working in International Development.
Permaculture
is fast becoming one of the most effective design methodologies for
attaining sustainability worldwide. Permaculture is in 160 countries
with an estimated 850,000 grassroots projects on-the-ground, feeding
more people than all the world food aid organizations combined.
How would permaculture benefit your international development organization:
• Give your agency the tools to integrate sustainable systems design into existing projects
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Learn to create stable and resilient food, shelter, water and waste
cycling systems for health and abundance in any of your projects
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Create an ethics and principle based training program within your
organization that honors local customs, traditional knowledge and
ecological conditions
• Allows your agency to have staff who have
hands-on experience in creating holistic designs for various
circumstances and environments, composting, water harvesting, bio-sand
filters, and the building of rocket stoves.
People working in
international development will benefit from the years of experience of
our teaching team in applying permaculture around the globe. We have
tailored the entire permaculture certification curriculum to better
equip the people who work international situations where people live in
non-westernized conditions.
Course topics delivered in a combination of classroom and practicum sessions include:
permaculture certification curriculum, integrated design basics,
sustainable human settlement design priorities for varied climates,
water harvesting, waste cycling, local food resilience, sustainable
agriculture systems, aquaculture, livestock integration, appropriate
technology, energy efficiency, ecological building, hydrological system
restoration, water filtration, integrated pest management, keyline,
composting, compost toilets, earthworks, greywater design, cooking
technologies, peacemaking, conflict resolution, and community
organizing.
Hands-on projects include:
• rocket stove for reducing cooking fuels by 75%
• biosand water filter
• a simple compost toilet
• bioswale mapping and construction
• building a compost system
The Teaching Team
Our
instruction team is comprised of a diverse mix of Quail Springs
residents and special guest instructors from around the world led by Warren Brush, international permaculture educator, designer, and co-founder of Quail Springs and True Nature Design, and Loren Luyendyk, the founder of Surfers Without Borders and Global Permaculture Design Group.
Other guest instructors include:
Julius
Piti, Alissa Sears, Cathe Fish, Andrew Jones, Jeannette Acosta, Brenton
Kelly, Lyn Hebenstreit, Tara Blasco, Pete Schwartz, and Daniel
Parra-Hensel.
Program Affiliates
Registration Information
Cost: $1650. Early bird registration: $1,450 by March 1, 2012
Price Includes: instruction, certification, camping accommodations, and meals
Payments accepted by check or credit/debit (3% transaction fee for credit/debit).
Contact: Click here for Online Inquiry and Pre-Registration or call 805-886-7239
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