Four-Seasons Permaculture Design Certification - Santa Cruz

Weaving the Village through Nature Connection and Permaculture Design
An exciting new workshop series in collaboration with Jon Young

 
Designing a regenerative culture depends on a harmonious relationship between nature and people, in which observation and thoughtful interaction provide the knowledge and inspiration necessary to being a resilient community. In this program we take the time to listen to the birds, follow the stories of the animals through their tracks and sign, use our hands to grow our food, learn about and practice the art of peacemaking in our interactions throughout and much, much more. Through the collaboration of the Getting Nature Connected program and the 4 Seasons Permaculture Design course, our intention is to provide participants with tools and experience to begin living in a mutually enhancing relationship with the Earth.
 
This two-part series is presented in Santa Cruz and takes place one weekend a month.
Each weekend includes:

Friday evening and Saturday: Getting Nature Connected, with Jon Young and staff
Sunday: Four Seasons Permaculture Design Certification course, with Lydia Neilsen and the RDI staff
 
You can register for one or both parts of the series. To register for Getting Nature Connected click here, or go to www.jonyoung.org. Register for the Four Seasons Permaculture Design course below.

Youth programs are available throughout the weekend! Click here for the First Child in the Woods program.

Introduction to Permaculture

Is it possible to create more abundance in our lives? Develop an intimate relationship with the natural world? And, at the same time, address our ecological crisis? What is permaculture, and what solutions does it hold?

We are offering two venues for those curious about permaculture, but not ready to commit to a 12-month Permaculture Design Certification course: a 2-hour evening presentation and a 2-day introductory course.

Presentation: What Is Permaculture?

Offered: Friday, April 16, 6:30–8:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Santa Cruz, CA
Suggested Donation: $10, no registration required

Join Lydia Neilsen for this 2-hour exploration into the world of permaculture - a way of designing land, community and your life based on the observation and systems of nature. The evening will also focus on the permaculture movement in Santa Cruz.

Lydia Neilsen, Ken Foster, Dave Shaw and others will share their stories and discuss the dynamic collaboration that is building between the Waldorf School, Transition Santa Cruz, the Live Oak Grange, and the UCSC Agro-ecology community around permaculture.

2-day Introduction to Permaculture

Offered: Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, 9am–5:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Santa Cruz, CA
Course Fee: $175

Permaculture is a solution-based design science, rooted in the observation of nature. Join us for the first two days of the Four Seasons Permaculture Design Certification course, and get an in-depth overview of permaculture: permaculture ethics, principles and basic concepts. 

Register on-line and pay via credit card or check.

Registration closes April 2.

Four Seasons Permaculture Design Certification - Santa Cruz

Offered: April 2010– March 2011, first meeting is April 17-18 (see full schedule below)
Location: Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Santa Cruz, CA
Instructors: Lydia Neilsen, Dave Shaw, Ken Foster and special guests including Penny Livingston-Stark

In addition to the full curriculum presented in all of RDI's permaculture design certification courses, the PDC offered at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School will be uniquely integrated with the Waldorf School Community as well as being connected with the UCSC agro-ecology community, Transition Santa Cruz, and the Live Oak Grange. The course will include discussion of Rudolf Steiner's teachings on agriculture, known as Biodynamics, which is being recognized for increasing soil health and corresponding plant and animal health and nutritional quality. We will also explore Steiner's thoughts on the  human-nature connection and land stewardship, as well as business, economics and the three-fold social order. This collaboration will be a dynamic and community building experience for all involved!

Course Fee

$1100   Tuition for the 13-day program - includes course manual on DVD

Discounts:

$ 975   Early bird discount - registered and paid in full by March 5
$ 880   Partner/Spouse discount - Partners who take the course together get the second tuition for 20% off
$ 880   Waldorf discount - for the Santa Cruz Waldorf School community
$ 660   Family discount - Adults who would like to take this course with a son or daughter between age 16 - 21 receive a 40% discount off their child's tuition $660

10% Series discount - If you register for both the Getting Nature Connected and Four Seasons programs you will receive 10% off each program. Four Seasons discounts are as follows, go to jonyoung.org to register for Getting Nature Connected.

$990 10% off Four Seasons tuition, paid by April 2
$880 10% off Four Seasons early bird tutition, paid by March 5

All fees must be paid in full prior to the start of class.

Registration for Four Seasons - Santa Cruz

Register on-line and pay via credit card or check.

Registration closes April 2. 

Refund Policy

Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course begins will be refunded, excluding a $100 processing fee. No refunds are given after that date.

For questions or additional information, contact:
415·868 9681 voicemail or email us

Regenerative Design Institute
P.O. Box 923
Bolinas, CA 94924

Class Schedule

Introductory Weekend - April 17-18, 2010

The program will begin with a 2-day introductory weekend Saturday,  April 17 and Sunday, April 18 from 9am-5:30pm each day.

Registration will be from 8:00–8:45am, Saturday, April 17. The course will begin promptly at 9:00am. Lunches on both Saturday and Sunday will be a potluck-style meal so please bring food to share with others.

Ongoing Classes

After the introductory weekend, the Four Seasons - Santa Cruz program will meet one Sunday each month, from 9am-5:30pm through March 2011. Lunch will be a potluck-style meal so please bring food to share with others.

17-18 April 2010
16 May
20 June
18 July
22 Aug
19 Sept
17 Oct
21 Nov
19 Dec
16 Jan 2011
20 Feb
20 Mar, Design Project Presentation and Graduation Party