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SUMMARY:Sonic Bloom Permaculture Academy: a pre-festival Permaculture Action Course
DESCRIPTION:The Permaculture Academy\nbefore Sonic Bloom Festival\nJune 16th (afternoon arrival) – June 19th\, 2019\nFor the third year\, Permaculture Action Network and Sonic Bloom invite you to spend the days before the festival learning practical skills for regenerating ecosystems and building community. Permaculture design mimics the patterns and principles at work in natural systems to create systems for living in symbiotic relationship with the earth and its ecosystems while cultivating food\, shelter\, medicine\, clean water\, biodiversity\, energy\, and community. \n“The Sonic Bloom Permaculture Academy allowed me to take time to observe our surroundings and notice patterns of interconnectedness. The course was informational about the ethics of stewardship and how we can reclaim our role as conscious co-creators.” – Sunshine Rose \nVisit the Sonic Bloom Website to register in advance. \n \n\nLearn the Concepts of Permaculture\n\nPermaculture design processes and principles\nRainwater harvesting and earthworks\nPermaculture landscape design and food forestry\nNatural building and appropriate technology\nSocial transformation and community organizing methods\n​Practical tools and techniques for regenerating ecology\n\n$366 enrollment fee\n\n\n\nAcademy students can look forward to lots of perks with their enrollment fee including…\n\n21+ hours of world class educational experience\n2 healthy\, organic meals per day (brunch and dinner)\nYoga class every morning\nConnections with like minded people\nBe among the first people on site\nFirst priority shaded and creekside camping\nFree time in pristine Colorado nature\nFestival car camping included\nAcademy/Festival combo tickets available\n\nAbout the Facilitators\nRyan Rising is a community organizer and permaculture educator based out of the San Francisco Bay Area\, and co-founder of the Permaculture Action Network. After a decade of local organizing around direct action\, food justice\, ecological design\, and community living\, Ryan organized the Permaculture Action Tour with music producer The Polish Ambassador in the fall of 2014. Ryan has since co-organized over 90 Permaculture Action Days throughout 26 US states\, bringing hundreds of people at a time to take hands-on action building greenhouses\, rainwater catchment systems\, gardens\, and regenerative systems at 80 different local community projects including public food forests\, urban farms\, and ecovillages. Ryan co-founded the Gill Tract Community Farm\, which produces tons of organic food annually that is distributed for free all around the Bay Area\, and the Omni Commons\, an urban commons and community center. \n  \nMike Wird \nMichael White aka Mike Wird is an advanced permaculture designer/consultant/teacher\, artist educator\, natural builder (as a certified Earthship Biotect) and is an educated real estate investor\, promoting environmental stewardship and financial literacy. His campaign ‘Build Your Own Dreams’ is designed to help people actively reach for their goals while having fun. \nMike shares his dedication to social and environmental justice through cultural arts and regenerative practices and has been actively cultivating community for over a decade as an Emcee\, Deejay & Hiphop Cultural Arts Ambassador\, raising awareness about social\, economic and ecological issues and their solutions. \nMike teaches courses in Eco-Social Design with Permaculture Action Network and offers advanced sessions in Colorado and New Mexico with his business Regenerative Adventures. Mike teaches Permaculture Design certificate courses with Family Tree Permaculture on the nature island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean and on the festive island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean. For more info\, email mikewird@gmail.com \nStephanie Syson \n\n \nStephanie\, Co-Founder Biodynamic Botanicals\, has spent the past decade with her hands  and heart in the dirt growing and using the powerful herbs that create  vitality and wellness. Stephanie Syson has over 15 years of  experience in the herbal product industry as well as having over 18 years researching and practicing various forms of sustainable  farming across the United States and Latin America. She is a  Certified Permaculture Designer and educator in the fields of  Greenhouse Management\, Seed Saving and Herbalism. Stephanie  lectures across the United States on topics such as Public Food  Forests\, Seed Saving Libraries and Culinary and Medicinal Herb  Growing. She has presented at conferences such as the Boulder Bioneers and the North American Permaculture Convergence. Stephanie also works with groups of all ages to further their knowledge of these topics through regular public workshops held at the Basalt Regional Library\, a childhood education series held at the Basalt Middle School as well as teaching Permaculture Design Courses at Colorado Mountain College\, The Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute and the Denver Permaculture Guild.  She lectures for the Colorado Extension Service and co-hosts the Living Permaculture Show\, a monthly radio show on public radio KDNK. Stephanie is committed to community service through education and demonstration of herbal self-care and sustainable farming practices. She manages a public food forest in Basalt called the Basalt Food Park. \nSign up at https://sonicbloomfestival.com/academy/permaculture/ \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.permacultureaction.org/event/sonic-bloom-permaculture-academy-a-pre-festival-permaculture-action-course/
LOCATION:Hummingbird Ranch\, Spanish Peaks Country\, CO\, United States
CATEGORIES:Action Course
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SUMMARY:Permaculture Action Course at Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center | TN
DESCRIPTION:The Permaculture Action Course facilitates an educational experience in ecological design science\, community organizing\, and the many facets of permaculture\, teaching hands-on techniques and social tools that participants can use to catalyze long-term transformative impact on the land and in their communities. \nThis course is being offered to everyone who wants to learn more about regenerative design\, permaculture systems\, and community organizing. Beginners are welcome and will be taken through an introduction to permaculture design science and its many facets. Folks already involved or skilled in permaculture will learn advanced techniques and a plethora of tools and skills in regard to social permaculture\, alternative economies\, community building\, and action planning.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​We make a special invitation to all those in the Mid-Appalachia BioRegion who want to up their organizing skills\, get involved with Permaculture Action Network\, and organize toward more Permaculture Action Days and regenerative community events in the region! \nRegister by contacting Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center.  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​The Permaculture Action Course combines foundational theory with meaningful practical applications and hands-on experience\, introducing participants to the permaculture movement. This course will thoroughly educate on the ethics and design principles. as well as present theories and strategies of effective and direct community organizing. We’ll dive into social permaculture\, understanding the balance and function of ecological relationships as they apply to the collective energy of a group of people working towards a common goal. This method is practiced by the Permaculture Action Network through Permaculture Action Days\, catalyzing the energy at concerts and cultural events by mobilizing people to create real change with local grassroots projects that has directly affected over 11\,000 people in 25 different states. \nWith experienced practitioners in their respective fields teaching natural building\, regenerative agriculture\, social dynamics and more\, this course will leave you with the practical tools to actually start building the world you want to live in. The Permaculture Action Course combines a social transformation and action-focused curriculum with hands-on skills building to truly equip you with a well-rounded tool set for engaging with the land and the communities around you. \nYou will learn: \n– permaculture design processes and principles\n– rainwater harvesting and earthworks \n– permaculture landscape design and food forestry \n– natural building and appropriate technology\n– social transformation and community organizing methods\n– ​practical tools and techniques for regenerating ecology \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Retreat Center: Lodging\, Organic Food\, and Pristine Nature\nThree organic\, local meals a day and camping at the beautiful Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center are included in your registration fee. Yoga classes will be offered throughout the week. Upgraded accommodations are also available including shared and private yurts. \n\nAbout the Facilitators…\nJoana Amorim\, Leah Van Winkle\, Michael Beck\, and Ryan Rising are all organizers with the Permaculture Action Network\, a collective that has mobilized over 12\,000 people to days of action building permaculture sites\, regenerative systems\, and community spaces across the continent. Joana\, Leah\, and Michael all organize with the Mid-Appalachian BioRegional Crew and are located in the Berea\, Kentucky area. Ryan organizes with the California BioRegional Crew of Permaculture Action Network and founded the organization in 2014. ​ \n\n\nRyan Rising is a community organizer and permaculture educator based out of the San Francisco Bay Area\, and co-founder of the Permaculture Action Network. After a decade of local organizing around direct action\, food justice\, ecological design\, and community living\, Ryan organized the Permaculture Action Tour with music producer The Polish Ambassador in the fall of 2014. Ryan has since co-organized over 80 Permaculture Action Days throughout 25 US states\, bringing hundreds of people at a time to build greenhouses\, rainwater catchment\, gardens\, and regenerative systems at 80 different local community projects including public food forests\, urban farms\, and ecovillages. Ryan co-founded the Gill Tract Community Farm\, which produces tons of organic food annually distributed for free all around the Bay Area\, and the Omni Commons\, an urban commons and community center. Ryan focuses on creating community access to land for local food growing and regenerative living\, connecting people to take direct action; and social permaculture—the ways we make decisions\, build resilience\, resolve conflicts\, and organize in community. ​\n  \n\n\nMichael Beck joins Permaculture Action Network as a steward of land in Kentucky\, natural builder\, aspiring young farmer\, and nature enthusiast. He is currently building an Appalachian-style log cabin with his partner and friend in Disputanta\, Kentucky. Co-founder of international natural building network\, thePOOSH.org\, as well as the more recent Hands On Earth Permaculture\, Michael has hosted and helped organize several Permaculture Action Days in Kentucky\, Tennessee\, California\, and Illinois. Michael’s current passion in the permaculture world is food forestry and edible landscaping design. He has been involved in many build projects and led several natural building workshops over the last six years. He took his Permaculture Design Course in Portugal with Doug Crouch of Treeyo Permaculture. ​ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoana Amorim immigrated about three years ago from her home country\, Portugal\, to Kentucky where she is currently starting a farm and homestead and building a traditional log house. She is the co-founder of Hands On Earth Permaculture\, focusing on natural building and food forestry. She is also a visual artist\, natural builder\, herbalist\, gardener\, chef\, and acrobat. Joana took her Permaculture Design Course in Portugal with Doug Crouch of TreeYo Permaculture in 2012\, a Social Permaculture Course in 2013\, and a Permaculture Teachers Training with Robina Mccurdy in 2014. She has been involved in intentional communities and has led several hands-on classes during Permaculture Design Courses at Terra Alta Educational center in Portugal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeah Van Winkle makes her home in the Appalachian foothills of central Kentucky\, where she grows food\, teaches yoga\, offers Thai Bodywork\, plays\, and explores! Rooted in land-based permaculture design\, her passion is to expand this holistic lens to facilitate nurturing social relationships in her community. Health is Leah’s main focus\, stemming from a belief that human health is interdependent on health of the land and harmony within the ecosystem we occupy. An avid student\, she is always seeking more opportunities to expand her knowledge\, having already trained with Starhawk and Pandora Thomas in Social Permaculture\, Doug Crouch of TreeYo Permaculture\, Susana Lein of Salamander Springs and Cliff Davis of Spiral Ridge. Her favorite things to grow are blueberries\, holy basil\, and mustard greens.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you’ll get out of this course..​ \n\nA more holistic understanding of the important role humans play as a keystone species of Planet Earth\, including how we as a species can manifest positive change.\nBoth theory and hands-on skills in permaculture landscape design\, natural building\, organic food growing\, ecological literacy\, social permaculture\, forestry management\, self-resilience and much more\nFacilitation and community building skills that will empower you to create the world you want to see\, whether you’re starting in your own backyard or working to transition your whole region.\n\n\nRegistration Fees\n– $100 OFF Early Bird any tier (sign up before March 1st) \n– $850 Camping (registrations after March 1st)\n– $950 Shared Yurt\n– $1\,150 Private Yurt \nBring a friend! Sign up a friend by referral and receive a $50 discount off your registration fee. \nThe registration fee covers six days of facilitated education including design\, hands-on skills\, social permaculture\, and practical organizing and implementation trainings; three organic\, local meals per day; and accommodations (camping\, private yurt\, or shared yurt depending on your fee level choice). \nRegister by contacting Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center.\nGet updates and follow along on the course facebook event page. \n\nHave questions? Get in touch! Write to RyanRising@PermacultureAction.org
URL:https://www.permacultureaction.org/event/permaculture-action-course/
LOCATION:Seven Springs Holistic Retreat Center\, Sweet Hollow\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Action Course
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