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SUMMARY:Smoky Mountain Permaculture Design Course in Eastern Tennessee
DESCRIPTION:Learn more and register at http://www.thekulacollective.com/smoky-mountain-pdc.html\nJune 1st – 14th at Seven Springs Retreat Center in Sweet Hollow\, East Tennessee\n\nThe Smoky Mountain Permaculture Design Course led by Cliff Davis & Jennifer Albanese of Spiral Ridge Permaculture & Ryan Rising of Permaculture Action Network will explore innovative strategies for harmonious land use\, combining traditional wisdom with cutting edge techniques to build thriving communities.\nThere will also be ancestral arts\, community building\, and daily yoga and meditation facilitated by Cliff Davis\, Zachary Towne-Smith\, and Jessi Luna\nThis PDC will be focused on the harmonious transition of this picturesque hollow from a private residence to a thriving hub for holistic health\, earth care\, and community building.  Strategies for increasing food production and promoting native species and medicinal herbs will be combined with non-invasive and ecological construction techniques to build a solid foundation and the capacity to host a variety of transformational experiences.  Special attention will be paid to the traditional Cherokee and Lakota practices of this land in collaboration with experienced tribal leaders. \nHighlights…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSow the seeds of a Permaculture Food Forest\nConnect with the ancestral Lakota and Cherokee roots of this sacred land.\nEat delicious vegetarian meals sourced from and local organic producers\nExplore the beautiful forest paths\, natural springs and wild abundance\nLive in sustainably built Yurts and experience conscious off-the-grid living \nPractice yoga in beautiful natural indoor and outdoor spaces surrounded by forest\nProfessional Massage and Wellness Counseling\, various therapies available\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCourse Content: \n\nIntroduction to Permaculture – Definition\, History and Ethics\nThe Permaculture Principles\nProfessional Ecological Design Process\nStrategies and Techniques for Sustainable Settlements\, Communities\, and Gardens\nRegenerative Earthworks Including Keyline®   – Design\, Survey\, Layout\, Strategies and Techniques\nNatural Building – Techniques and Theory\nAnimal Systems – BeeKeeping\, Goats\, Poultry\, Rabbits\, Pigs and Vermiculture\nDesign Strategies for Housing and Landscape Design\nTemperate Climate Strategies – Housing and Landscape Design\nDrylands Design Strategies – Housing and Landscape Design\nSocial Permaculture\nCollaborative Economies & Financial Permaculture\nClimate Factors\nPattern Understanding – Patterns in Nature\, Patterns in Design\, and Pattern Language\nFood Fermentation and Preservation\nWater Design Solutions – Catchment\, Conservation\, Grey Water Solutions\, Swales\, and Ponds\nSoils – Composition\, Biology\, Food Web\, Remineralization\, Fertility\, and Human Health\nAquaculture – Food Webs\, Techniques and Fish Production\n\nPracticums: \n\nDesign Projects: You will perform a (thorough client interview\,  site analysis and assessment of the land\, and develop a permaculture design and presentation for a project in a small team\, through which you will received feedback from course instructors\nDesigning Intensive Annual Systems and Guilds: this module will include seed saving\, germination and plant grouping for annual vegetable systems\nDesigning and Implementing a Forest Garden: this module will include propagation and planting techniques; and design for perennial polycultures.\nCompost Making and Soil Building\nSheet Mulching\nPlant Identification\nNatural Building using Earthen Building Techniques\nWater Design Solutions\nCommunity Permaculture Action\nPrimitive Arts\nHomesteading & Harvesting\n\n  \nGet more info and register at http://www.thekulacollective.com/smoky-mountain-pdc.html \n  \nFacebook event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/454785421390272/
URL:https://www.permacultureaction.org/event/smoky-mountain-permaculture-design-course-eastern-tennessee/
LOCATION:Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center\, Sweet Hollow\, TN\, United States
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