PERMACULTURE SUMMER 2008, Finger Lakes, NY USA

Discussion in 'Jobs, projects, courses, training, WWOOFing, volun' started by michaelgburns, May 12, 2008.

  1. michaelgburns

    michaelgburns New Member

    Joined:
    May 12, 2008
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2008

    -- SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP (May 26 - Aug 24)
    -- LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH (May 18, June 15, July 13, and August 24)
    -- SPRING OPEN HOUSE: Mushroom Inoculation, Garden Tour (May 16 - 18)
    -- COPPICE WORKSHOP (June 14 & 15)
    -- URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES (June 28 & 29, July 26 & 27)
    -- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (Aug 8 - 24)

    SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP
    May 26 - August 24

    The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers an exciting opportunity to
    explore sustainable, regenerative design in exchange for 10-20 hours of work
    each week. Apprentices attend all permaculture events without charge,
    including the Permaculture Design Certification Course, August 8-24.

    Current projects include several acres of gardens, installation of ponds and
    other water features, restoration of our trail system, and ecosystem
    restoration of an agroforestry site through the cultivation of edible and
    medicinal plants and mushrooms.

    Accepting applications through May 16. For more information and to apply,
    please visit https://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org

    Residential: $700 (includes access to facilities, materials and facilitation)
    Commuter: $500 (includes materials and facilitation)


    LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH
    May 18, June 15, July 13, and August 24
    Brunch & Live Music 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    $10 Adults/$5 Kids

    Cayuga Nature Center offers a healthy brunch sourced from local and organic
    ingredients and a variety of activities for the whole family. We will serve
    buttermilk & vegan pancakes, eggs, homefries, and a seasonal dish cooked by
    CNC staff. Coffee, Tea, and Juice are included.

    May 18: Music by Nate Silas Richardson, Bird Hike, Mushroom Inoculation,
    Butterfly House Tour
    June 15: Music by Harpist Michael Riversong
    July 13: Music by Shannon Hawley
    August 24: Music by TBA

    For more information visit https://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org


    SPRING OPEN HOUSE
    Celebrate spring by joining us on a bird hike, visiting our newly reopened
    butterfly house, or walking in our woods to learn about woodland flowers. You
    can also take home new skills, such as how to cultivate culinary mushrooms and
    cultivate beneficial and native plants in your garden. Food, music, tours,
    and workshops at your local nature center all weekend long!

    May 16 from 6pm on; $10 suggested donation
    Benefit Concert and BBQ

    May 17 from 10 am to 4pm; $3 Adults, $1 Kids
    Butterfly House Opening & Garden Tour

    May 18 from 10 am to 4pm; $10 Adults, $5 kids includes Breakfast Local Foods
    Breakfast with music from Nate Silas Richardson, Bird Hike, Mushroom
    Inoculation and Agroforestry Tour


    COPPICE WORKSHOP
    June 14 & 15
    9:00 am to 4:00 pm both days

    Coppicing is a system of traditional sustainable forestry in which trees are
    cut during the dormant winter season and allowed to regrow on rotations of
    5-20 years, producing an abundance of straight, fast grown poles typically
    used for fencing, fuel, furniture, basketry and construction.

    Through both lecture and hands-on woodland work, this two day intensive course
    will focus on the history and practice of coppice woodland management in the
    UK, the potential for its development in the northeastern United States, wood
    science and species selection, and the conversion of coppiced poles into
    useful products.

    Fieldwork will include charcoal production, chair making and green woodworking
    techniques, fence construction and coppice establishment and maintenance.

    Mark Krawczyk, who will lead this class, is a permaculture designer, chair
    maker and natural builder and resides in Vermont’s Champlain Valley.

    Commuter: Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (includes lunch both days)
    Residential: Sliding Scale $200 - $300 (includes lunch both days, dinner
    Saturday, breakfast Sunday, and space to camp)


    URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES
    June 28 & 29
    July 26 & 27
    9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day
    Sliding Scale $75 - $200 per weekend (includes dinner Saturday, overnight, and
    breakfast Sunday) Scholarships available; please contact us for information or
    to help with a donation

    Cities are rich centers of culture, diversity and exchange. Unfortunately,
    they also produce pollution and drain resources from rural areas. Join us for
    a weekend focused on redesigning cities to create vibrant urban ecosystem

    In these workshops, we will explore downtown Ithaca and the idea of
    "ecological cities." We will delve into many topics, including urban
    gardening, composting, tree pruning and natural earth plasters through
    hands-on projects in a local neighborhood.

    Saturday evening we will camp out in nearby woods overlooking the cityscape.
    All weekend we will discuss challenges, ideas, and solutions for making our
    environments more livable. Join representatives of local organizations,
    designers, and urban residents from throughout the northeast to discuss how
    permaculture is applied to the needs of city life, including transportation,
    city forestry, food security, economics, and justice.


    SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
    August 8 - 24
    $1150 includes tuition, food, and camping
    Sign up by May 1, 2008 and save $100
    Sign up by July 1, 2008 and save $50

    The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you to join its 2008
    Summer Permaculture Design Course running from August 8-24, 2008. This is our
    sixth internationally recognized certification course training people of all
    backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and principles in their yards, on their
    land, and in their homes and businesses.

    This affordable course highlights hands-on learning at CNC's 130 acres of
    fields and forest overlooking beautiful Cayuga Lake. The class equips
    students with the knowledge of whole systems and the principles, techniques,
    and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable design. We explore
    topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, building ponds and
    swales, managing woodlots, building natural and efficient homes, utilizing
    renewable energy, and designing gardens.

    We teach these topics though presentations, case studies, and student design
    projects and exercises. Our student design practicum will inform the design of
    the local demonstration site we are developing at CNC. Instruction is
    augmented by presentations from local experts, field trips, and games.
    Completion of the course earns participants an internationally recognized
    design certificate endorsed by the Permaculture Institute of Australia.

    Topics include:
    Ethics - Principles - Ecology - Whole Systems -Water - Soils - Pattern -
    Climate - Earthworks - Forests & Trees - Economics - Governance - Gardening -
    Waste Treatment - Buildings - Tools - Appropriate Technology - Design -
    Practicum and more!

    Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
    a project of the Cayuga Nature Center
    1420 Taughannock Blvd
    Ithaca, NY 14850
    607-273-6260
    https://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org


    ABOUT US

    Cayuga Nature Center(CNC) is a place to explore the wonders of nature. We
    invite you to visit our collection of over 40 live animals, stroll through
    our butterfly house, climb around Treetops (our six-story observational
    tree-house) or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of
    interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, along
    gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife.

    Visit https://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org for more information.

    Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.
    General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids

    Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is a project of CNC providing affordable
    and experiential learning events in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York
    State. We offer two annual Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly
    brunches featuring the products of local farmers, and a variety of other
    programming for children and adults.

    Visit https://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org for more information.
     

Share This Page

-->