Why?

This class offers training in a core set of design principals so that participants will be able to, upon completion of course, design their own environments and build increasingly self reliant, eco-friendly, human habitats. With the ultimate goal of reducing society's reliance on large centralized industrial systems of production and distribution.

When?  November 13th, 2010

Friday (Optional) 6 p.m. New Moon drum fire circle/Introducing the New Green Mythology in story through Green Man performance
Saturday 9a.m. Intro class begins/ 6:30 p.m Closing Circle
Sunday (Optional) 9a.m -1 p.m. Continued Practicum for those who desire

What?

Sustainable Living offers Participants from all backgrounds and living arrangements an opportunity to discover and develop skills  applying Permaculture practice to site planning, design and construction of structures using both natural and recycable materials locally available. Upon completion of the course, skills learned can be applied to a wide range of possibilities within their own individual or group applications.

Where?

Permaculture Demonstration Homestead located On property on Wilmington Island at Vickery Drive.

Cost

Sliding scale from $65-$85 Saturday
(Friday & Sunday optional & free)
Meals $5-$8, vegetarian & optional
Tent-camping & outdoor facilities $5/night


Depost of $25 by Nov. 10th will reserve your place,
no refunds after 12th. Please pay in full by 13th by Paypal to Garden_muse@comcast.com
(Go to Paypal.com and create an account to use Paypal - contact David for other payment arrangements at 828-776-2410/malpa5@aol.com.)

REGISTRATION FORM HERE- download complete and email it back to Garden_muse@comcast.net

Scholarships and barter are available on a limited basis- contact us for arrangements.

*Enrollment limited to 12 participants

Introduction to Permaculture

(Alternative Building with Natural and Recycled Materails)

Course Description

The objective of this course is to guideParticipants  through a land use site plan for this location focusing on the specific Permaculture application of Patterns/zones/links and connections/layers and stacking as applied to the design and construction of a new storage structure. Participants will also be invited apply these principles to an additional second existing storage structure as part the course to be offered at a future date.

Participants will identify resources on site, harvest and process material from the site while integrating reusable /recycled materials for construction of a new storage building.

Participant will be directly involved in applications of design through hands on applications of Alternative building practices using Earth floor/Earth plasters/Cobb wall construction, Wooden Pallet construction for load bearing walls, using Palm and Bamboo as exterior wall covering and base for earth plasters and door and window construction, Bamboo/Thatched Roof covering.

For more information on course content, preparation for course and questions contact

David Tree Malpass

828-776-2410

malpa5@aol.com

Teacher

David Tree Malpass-

Environmental and Social Activist for over 4o years, graduate of the School of Design NCSU, designer and builder of alternative energy systems and buildings for over 25 years.

Certified PermaCulture instructor 1997 trained by Peter Baine-publisher of the Permaculture Digest Peter Baine- http://www.permacultureactivist.net/PeterBane/Jean_Pain.html 

Chuck Marsh http://www.usefulplants.org/

Permaculture design training course work with Bill Mollison New Zealand 2005   http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/MollisonCourse 

Current founder and acting director of Earth Rise Planetary Designs and co creator of Save The Humans/Green Evolution Revolution http://savethehumans.info

Co creator of the Sustainable Living Permaculture Demonstration Center, Savannah Georgia http://Garden-muse.com

Owner/Director of Earth Rise Expeditions a eco friendly business offering experientially guided experiences for Earth based Adventures and discoveries 1991 to current date malpa5@aol.com

Founder and sustaining life member of Earthaven Eco Village  Earthaven Eco Village - http://earthaven.org

Co founder and life member of the Hendersonville NC food cooperative Hendersonville Co-op -  http://hendersonville.coop

Founder and life member of the Environmental and Conservation Organization of Henderson County, NC, http://eco-wnc.orgtion Organization

Consultant for Mother Earth New from 1980-87 - http://motherearthnews.com 

Sponsor and consultant manager NC Department of Public Education of 10 million dollar grant under Jimmy Carter’s administration, Department of Energy for North Carolina 1972-78.