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Willow Way Permaculture offers the Permaculture Design certification course, workshops for the general public, internships, consultation and design work for your home, commercial property or farm. Permaculture is an integrative design science rooted in deep observation of nature that offers practical skills drawing on both ancient indigenous knowledge and innovative modern technology. It was developed as a modern grass-roots sustainability training more than 30 years ago, and is now taught in more than 100 countries worldwide. The Mission of Willow Way Permaculture is to help re-build the bond of intimacy between nature and humans through a learning environment that integrates mind, body and heart with receptivity to the land. Our goal is to inspire deep respect for the Earth and the satisfaction that comes from a relationship of reciprocity and friendship. Our perspective is that the Earth is alive and carries a field of intelligence that, when approached with sensitive receptivity, can teach us appropriate collaboration. From Bill Mollison, the originator of Permaculture, “We are essentially designers of practical working models, more than theoreticians…working models (that are) accessible to everybody; explicable, measurable, beneficial, reproducible, realistic, available to and understandable by everyone.” Check out our new blog… some good info and pics there. PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSEIn our 100 hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC), you will learn how to work with the wisdom of nature to create Permaculture designs that conserve water and energy, produce healthy food, regenerate social and ecological systems, build resilience and self- reliance, and save you money. Instruction will be rooted in hands-on practices at Willow Way permaculture farm which means being actively involved in the evolution of the projects and the design of a working Permaculture system. We also visit several other local Permaculture sites, and work on community projects. Core Curriculum and Electives of your choice. Within the Elective curriculum, four learning tracks are available: ecological building, four season gardening, urban and cross-cultural design, and plant wisdom. Or, you can mix and match these tracks within the 33 hours you are allotted for Electives. We include “invisible structures” such as consensus facilitation, Bioregionalism, organizing & activism tools, body awareness and earth-based spirituality. All these help us “come to our senses” to rebuild our bond with the land and each other. Permaculture Design Course schedule: WORKSHOPSThe workshops/elective courses are also available to the general public.
Fresh salads & vegetarian meals will be served for lunch. Permaculture Design Course schedule: REGISTRATIONPC Design course Fee is $1,200. Registration includes the Core Curriculum, plus 33 hours of Elective Workshops of your choice. Limited work-study exchanges for up to 50% of course fee are available based on skill and financial need. To register, fill out the registration form at willowwaywellness.com/blog/2010/03/registration-form, send the form & registration fee to 6481 N. 63rd St, Longmont, CO 80503, made to Willow Way. Registration and full payment is due by April 21. Discounts for early registration: If you would like to use a credit card, go to PayPal.com and send funds to Zia Parker via ziaparker@yahoo.com. Low-cost permaculture student loans are available through the Permaculture Credit Union, 866.954.3479, pcuonline.org. THE WILLOW WAY TEACHING TEAMDirector: Zia Parker spent the 70s homesteading in British Columbia. Her great grandparents homesteaded 40 miles West of Boulder, in Grand Lake, CO. In ’88-90 she directed the Finca Permanente Agroforestry Project in W. Africa, which was used as a model for a $2.5 million project by the EU.(articles) She has joined the PC teaching teams at Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture, the Black Mountain Navaho Permaculture Design Course and the High Altitude PC Institute. She has taught or designed PC systems in five different climate zones, including extensive social permaculture work on the Wind River Arapaho/Shoshoni Reservation. She is currently working to develop Willow Way Wellness, near Niwot, CO, into a model of sustainable community. Coco Gordon, an Eco-Artist/ Poet/ Papermaker/ Publisher/ Healer/ Bioregionalist with a naturally indigenous heart. Coco has shown her eco-art installations internationally for over four decades. She was PC certified in 1997 by Bill Mollison. She has been a pioneer in the Bioregional movement, a predecessor to Permaculture, for several decades. She is the tour de force of the Transition Town Initiative of Lyons, the progressive leader of the Transition Town movement statewide, and nationally. Now in her 70s, she is working on her Master’s degree with Gaia University. Jeff Graff is an avid Permaculture practitioner and designer from Denver. His business, Earth Rebirth, provides educational services, consulting and design in Permaculture. Jeff ran a solar design and energy education business for seven years, is a Journeyman Carpenter and worked in the biofuels and biomass energy fields for 15 years. He is experienced in food preservation and storage, and gardening in a variety of climates. Jeff is a certified Permaculture Teacher, has a BA in Solar Design and Energy Education, and an MS in Higher Education. Mait Walker is an ecological engineer with a passion for water. He has spent the last seven years promoting, designing and permitting various systems which conserve water or reuse treated wastewater. Mait has partnered or worked with several leading innovative design companies such as Ecological Engineering Group, Natural Systems International, SEEDS, and John Todd Ecological Design on projects spanning the US. He is active in the Denver-Boulder area working to change local perceptions of water and wastewater reuse. Jim Gibson teachies mushroom cultivation and mycolandscaping, Permaculture design topics and soil building workshops. He is a friend of Paul Stamets’ and a graduate of the Stamets schools for Mushroom Cultivation and for Mycorestoration. He is currently working with Woodbine Ecology Center, Willow Way Permaculture, Feed Denver, the Denver Botanic Gardens and other organizations. Jim’s goal is to further the appreciation and utilization of fungi in ecological restoration as well as for the production of food and medicine for the planet, for people, and for all life. Brigitte Mars is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, a nutritional consultant working with Natural Medicine for over forty years. She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University, Omega Institute, Hollyhock, Boulder College of Massage, Esalen and Bauman Holistic College of Nutrition. She has a weekly radio show called “Naturally” and a private practice. She blogs for the Huffington Post. Brigitte is the author of twelve books, including The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, Beauty by Nature, Addiction Free Naturally, The Sexual Herbal, Healing Herbal Teas, and Rawsome!. Mary O’Brien has a passion for healing herbs. She has been studying and practicing herbal medicine since 1987, completing the Chartered Herbalist program with Dominion Herbal College and studying with various teachers, including Rosemary Gladstar, Brigette Mars, Michael Moore, and Stephen Buhner. She teaches herbal medicine, leads edible and medicinal herb walks, makes herbal products and maintains a medicinal garden. Her emphasis is on using native and locally grown plants. She has now expanded her learning and teaching to include Permaculture and wants to help others create their own healing gardens. PROJECT GROW: CHILDREN’S PERMACULTUREIn this summer program for children ages 5 to 12 we will teach the fundamentals of sustainability, traditional wisdom ways and bioregional awareness. Project Grow activities include: “Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity.” Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods Session I. June 14-18, 9 am- 3 pm, $250. CONSULTATIONPermaculture consultation and design work from Willow Way can help you see your home, commercial property or farm in an entirely new light. By showing you other possibilities and a higher level of integration, you will discover how Permaculture design principles can enable the various elements of your landscape to serve multiple functions. Call us to start upgrading your property’s sustainability, make it more beautiful and benefit the Earth today. INTERNSHIPSThese hands-on learning experiences will be conducted through Willow Way Permaculture under the stewardship of Zia Parker, and in the company of the many experienced gardeners and Permaculturalists working to bring Willow Way to true sustainability. Willow Way currently has openings for Internships available. This is an excellent way to extend your learning regarding Permaculture, to embody principles of sustainability, Permaculture Growing Internship The goal of this learning experience to provide an in depth understanding of long term land management strategies, ecoforestry and organic gardening. Interns will be exposed to a wide range of permaculture practices and uses of appropriate technology. This is expected to be a life changing, transformative experience that will teach you to think, live and breath Permaculture. Works in coordination with our land steward Zia Parker, designing and implementing land management activities including: orchard maintenance, eco-forestry, water conservation, and food production. Works to support the emerging CSA project and Permaculture Certificate Programs through site preparations and guiding students in hands-on projects. Requirements: commitment to two months, spending a minimum of 6-8 hours per week on priority projects. We recommend three month period in this position to really get the lay of the land. Organic Gardening Internship Qualifications: Qualified interns will have previous gardening experience and be excited about teaching others, coordinating projects, and working cooperatively. In summer we like to start early every day to “beat the heat.” We pace ourselves, try to vary activities frequently, and attempt to use wits rather than brawn (of which we are often in short supply) whenever possible, but work can be strenuous and/or repetitive at times, and does require endurance in an outdoor environment. Important traits include interest, enthusiasm, responsibility, a cooperative orientation, and the ability for self-care, as we aim to practice sustainability with ourselves as well as with the garden. Requirements: Commitment to a minimum of one month, spending a minimum of 6 hours per week. The Herbal CSA Internship As well as planning, this position would also dovetail with the production work in the gardens, growing as well as processing herbs to bring the products to market. This would mean working closely with others that are involved with herb production. Requirements: Commitment for a minimum of 3 months, spending a minimum of 6 hours per week. Administrative Internship Requirements: Commitment to a minimum of 3 months, spending a minimum of 6 hours per week. HERBAL CSAWe are pleased to announce Willow Way’s Herbal CSA. The concept of Community Suppported Agriculture (CSA) has spread across the country quickly. It is an idea that is a good fit for the times. When you pay for a farm-share up-front before the growing season, you are provided with a weekly share of fresh organic produce throughout the growing season, while lessening the farmer’s risk. People are recognizing the importance of knowing where their food came from, and feeling urgent about cutting the petro-calories in each calorie of food. For the same reasons, Herbal CSAs are emerging out of the yearning for respect for the land, and relationship with it. In our quest to provide a Permaculture model, we aim at growing what we need on our site to maintain a healthy nutrient balance in our soil. We are not certified as organic. However, we do not use any chemical fertilizer or toxic pest controls on our land. Go to the Willow Way blog to find out how to join and what you will receive from the Willow Way’s Herbal CSA. |
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