Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program

Summer program: June 26 - August 18, 2006 or
Fall intensive program: October 2-27, 2006

In addition to a full permaculture design certificate course, this dynamic residential program provides a holistic introduction to ecovillage design and implementation. Most Universities offer students upper division credit, through program participation. We also have a Permaculture for Kids Summer Day Camp available for students with children.

Subjects include:

Design Methodologies for Sustainability - Observation of patterns & cycles of nature, placement of buildings, gardens, and protected natural areas

Village and Community Design - Ecovillages, intentional communities, walking and biking friendly paths, water and waste recycling systems

Organic Agriculture and Orcharding - Soils, water, growing vegetables, fruits and nuts, plant selection, ecological pest control, humane livestock raising

Ecobuilding - Cob, strawbale, green roofs, energy efficiency

Personal Growth and Community Connection - Self-discovery, building connection in groups

Ecoforestry - Harvesting herbs, mushrooms, and wood from the forest while restoring it rather than damaging

Intentional Communities and Growing Supportive Local Communities - How to find land, set up cooperative legal structures, local and alternative economics including barter and trade networks, when and how to use consensus decision making

Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology - Basics of solar water, solar electric, micro-hydro and small wind systems

Instructors and Presenters include:

Diana Leafe Christian, Ecovillage Formation Instructor, Editor of Communities Magazine.

Rick Valley, International permaculture instructor, nursery operator, Lost Valley Land Steward.

Joshua Smith, ecological landscape designer, eco-forester, author of Botanical Treasures of the West.

Tree Bressen, group facilitator, consensus trainer, founding member of Eugene's Walnut St. Coop.

Mark Lakeman, founder of City Repair, Co-Organizer of Portland's Village Builder Convergence.

Toby Hemenway, author Gaia's Garden, former editor of Permaculture Activist.

Rob Bolman, founder of Maitreya Ecovillage, Co-Organizer of NW Permaculture Gathering.

Marc Tobin, Masters in Community and Regional Planning, Lost Valley EPCP coordinator.

Jude Hobbs, Associate with Agro-Ecology, landscape designer, small farm consultant.

Held at Lost Valley Educational Center, an intentional community, non-profit educational center, and nature sanctuary dedicated to learning, living, and teaching sustainable, ecologically-based culture located outside Eugene, Oregon.

See: http://www.lostvalley.org/epcp for details!

Enrollment: Keli Lindelien at Lost Valley,
epcp@lostvalley.org
(541) 937-3351 x112