Permaculture NewsletterCAL POLY PERMACULTURE TRAINING Cal Poly Permaculture is dedicated to experiential "learn-by-doing" education in support of personal and bioregional wellness. Programs provide continuing education credits and are community-based, intergenerational collaborations with the Central Coast Permaculture Guild. They meet the needs of natural resource professionals, farmers, environmental and community activists, gardeners, students, and anyone seeking practical skills and understanding to enhance ecological health and diversity. We welcome and encourage your participation. March 28: OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION/Solar Music Festival begins noon at the Cal Poly Permaculture Center and Student CCOF Organic Farm. Free, participatory music, dance, fire circle, local food and culture March 29: CALIFORNIA PERMA-CULTURE SYMPOSIUM All day Introduction to Permaculture with top permaculture educators from throughout the West. Opening session for 10-week series certificate program. (Sundays 9am-3pm through June 7: (described below) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Certificate Program in Permaculture and Ecological Design Permaculture is a practical design process modeled on balanced ecosystems. It is holistic in both ethic and function, enhancing air, water, food, biodiversity, and community health. Permaculture is rooted in stewardship and efficient use of local resource ecology rather than reliance and overconsumption of costly imported resources. This 10-week series of experiential seminars meets Sundays from 9am-3pm at Cal Poly's Permaculture Center and Organic Farm. The series benefits all people interested in sustainable living practices, and includes practical training for gardeners, land managers, farmers, architects, planners, community service volunteers, environmental educators, and students. If you're interested in clean air, water, healthy food and community, this course is for you. Sessions include presentations, training, and "learn-by-doing" collaboration with permaculture designers, Cal Poly professors, landscape professionals, and community leaders dedicated to restorative ecological practices. An information packet with more detailed scheduling will be sent upon request. Examples of topics covered: Soil building, water harvesting, solar technologies, patterns in nature, holistic management, ecological food systems, food forestry, straw bale construction, chicken "tractors", worm ranching, and community design. Also included are field trips to permaculture sites of interest. Participants can register for single sessions, or the whole series which includes an accredited Certificate of Completion and 5 continuing education units (CEUs). We will assist in accommodations for out of town participants. Certification qualifies trainees for work-exchange privileges for the two-week residential Permaculture Design Course beginning Summer Solstice. Instructor Bio's: LARRY SANTOYO is one of this nation's premier Permaculture designers and teachers, and is a long-time colleague of Permaculture pioneer, Bill Mollison. Larry's unique insight and humor embodies Permaculture oral tradition at its finest. Check out his website at www.permaearth.org. AKIVA WERBALOWSKY develops and manages the Ecological Agriculture Program at Cal Poly and has been growing food his whole life. With degrees from the University of Virginia and UCSB, Akiva has developed community-based ecological programs nationwide, and is dedicated to bioregional wellness and stewardship on the central coast. JULIAN KAYNE is the site director for Cal Poly Compost, grows and markets organic food, and specializes in reforestation though farming. With a biology degree from UCSB, Julian is a designer for the Cal Poly Permaculture Center, possibly the finest certified-organic university Permaculture site in the nation. There will be many guest instructors. 10-week series Program Details: All who regester receive a packet of additional information. Space is limited and this course will be popular. Early registration is advised. Cost: $49/session / $349 for 10 session series (certificate is additional $40). Scholarship will be possible if sponsors come forward. Please consider sponsoring scholarships for those who could not otherwise participate. Families with children welcome (free under age 12) Plan to bring a lunch, beverage, sunscreen, garden attire, footware, and hat. SYLLABUS and SESSION FORMAT: Topics are arranged for appropriateness to weather and site-specific conditions. Our senior instructor is Larry Santoyo. Program coordination is by Akiva Werbalowsky, assisted by Julian Kayne. Invited guest intructors include: Simon Henderson, Doug Goslin, Cary Yamashiro, Lee Osbaldeston, Penny Livingston, Skip Schuckman, Scott Pittman, Sandy Messori, Bill Roley, Eric Werbalowsky, Justin Grunewald, Bill Mollison, Rob Kimmel, Paul Stamets, Karyn Kwid, Doug Williams, Polly Cooper, Bob Theis, Ken Haggard, Keith Johnson, Richard Smith, and many more. (This notice serves as an invitation to those experienced permaculturalists not yet contacted to come and share Sundays with us at Cal Poly. Please contact Akiva.) PLEASE NOTE: You will be sent a free Course Catalog by calling Cal Poly Extended Education at (805)-756-2053. PERMACULTURE TRAINING PROGRAM June 21-July 4: Two Week Residential SUMMER SOLSTICE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE featuring Larry Santoyo and senior instructors from throughout the West. The Design Course begins and ends with celebrations for Summer Solstice (June 20) and July 4. This is a great opportunity to live and learn Permaculture in a temporary village where all meals and services are developed with Permaculture practices in mind. m AKIVA WERBALOWSKY develops and manages the Ecological Agriculture Program at Cal Poly and edits the "Permaculture News" for HopeDance. | 
