Permaculture

4 Day Suburban-Urban Permaculture Intensive at Purdue
June 4-7, 2009

Hosted by Center for the Environment in collaboration with Midwest Permaculture

Course Fee: $495
($575 after May 4th)
Register directly with Midwest Permaculture

Purdue student rate: $300
Listen to a WBAA interview about Permaculture

This new training is a foundational course in permaculture design with a practical bent. For the suburban or city resident who wants to transform their immediate environment into natural beauty, productivity and functionality, this course was designed for you. The course will be primarily instruction based with 65% classroom and 35% outdoors.

Subjects Covered:
   - Foundations of permaculture design
   - Harvesting the surrounding abundance
   - Raising & preserving half of one's food
   - Gardening on concrete, on roofs & in apartments
   - Techniques for cutting energy use in half
   - Generating income from one's home or lot
   - Various & effective rainwater harvesting methods
   - Beautiful, functional and edible landscape design
   - Garden designs that double production and cut labor in half
   - Simple neighborhood re-works that promote community
   - What is at the heart of creating a 'permanent-culture'
   - More...

Much more detail is available from Midwest Permaculture. Registration, course materials, and all other information is directly with Midwest Permaculture .