Earth Wisdom Permaculture Design Certification Course (PDC)
An internationally recognized, 72-hour training in the ethics, principles, methods, techniques, and practices of Permaculture Design Course
Date: August 28- Sept. 10, 2010
A New Paradigm in Sustainable Living
“What permaculturists are doing is (some of) the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don’t know what the details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options. We need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical groups that are doing that”.
~Dr. David Susuki, Geneticist, Renowned Environmentalist and Broadcaster
What is Permaculture?
Earth Wisdom Permaculture is a complete design system, based on principles of ecology and sustainability that can be used to create resilient, economically stable, and productive landscapes, home and communities. Permaculture designers make their imprint on Earth, culture and economy a positive one.
Permaculture is "Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fiber and energy for provision of local needs. People, their buildings and the ways in which they organize themselves are central to permaculture." ~
David Holmgren, (co-originator of the Permaculture concept)
Earth Wisdom Permaculture blends a full Permaculture certification course with earth-based cosmology, teaching visionary and practical solutions for personal and social change.
This course gives primary attention to regenerative living systems design for a temperate climate and is taught by certified instructors who live and create within the temperate environment.
"We are nature, working." ~ Penny Livingston Stark
About The Course
The Earth Wisdom Permaculture course provides you with the skills to meet the challenging cultural, environmental and energy-supply changes that face us. It teaches how to reconnect with the 'Original Instructions' revealed withing nature so that we are empowered to create positive, active and practical solutions for personal, community and environment benefit.
This intensive on the land experience gives you you a comprehensive introduction to the principles and ethics of Permaculture, design techniques, natural building, rural and urban gardening and community design. It meets international standards as a foundation course for all permaculture practitioners and teachers.
There will be a balance between classroom time, hands-on experimental learning and personal empowerment work. This training will be useful for people with varying levels of experience - from backyard gardeners to design professionals.
Participants become certified as a Permaculture Designer and receive a Permaculture Design Certificate recognized worldwide.
SIGN UP TODAY AND DISCOVER HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
"Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple"
~Bill Mollison (co-originator of the Permaculture concept)
Mission
Our mission is to offer innovative programs that empower participants to think and act beyond existing views and limits. To bring forth pioneers and visionary leaders in the fields of Permaculture design.
The rich learning experience of the Earth Wisdom Permaculture Course is designed to support you to bring forth your full potential and contribute your unique gifts to the healing and evolving of our world.
The Living Centre provides a rich learning environment in a beautiful rural setting in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Incorporating native plants of Carolinian Canada as much as possible in our ecological forest garden design. You will experience a lifestyle approach to education that supports respect for life, human dignity, freedom, ecological sustainability and peace.
‘The real teachers are the ones that have been around for millennia. They sprout from decay and levitational forces emergent in the forest. They run networks of intelligence underground in as many ways as possible and they trust in the cycles of life and death.’
Who Would Benefit
Permaculture is an invaluable tool for homeowners, homesteaders, small farmers, urban and rural gardeners,
educators, landscapers, architects, bioregionalists, city planners, foresters, reclamation specialists, transition networks , neighbourhood organizers and anyone interested in sustainable living, and those interested in a career as an Earth Wisdom Permaculture Designer.
Do What You Love and Become the Change!
We are in a time on the planet where careers focused in building a culture of regeneration are replacing careers centred on consumerism, greed and war. Careers that are life-supporting, ecologically sustainable and support the human spirit will soon become the norm.
If you are enthusiastic about walking the path of Earth Regeneration in every area of your life; if you would like to learn time tested processes to walk your talk, and how to share this leading edge information with others, then 
the Earth Wisdom Permaculture Practitioner Course is for you.
Never before has this kind of training been so needed!
Creating a Fulfilling Career
Upon completion of the program you will be eligible to teach the Earth Wisdom Permaculture in your community.
The Earth Wisdom Permaculture can be taught through private consultations, workshops, in schools and colleges, in holistic centres and in professional institutions, which incorporate innovative processes to improve the health and well-being of your community.
More Opportunities
Many have successfully incorporated the Earth Wisdom Teachings of Permaculture into their already existing careers. These include: one-to-one whole system design, regenerative education, ecological endeavors and all careers that are passionately committed to the noblest aspirations of humankind.
Become a part of the solution!
This team of instructors brings decades of experience in cold climate Permaculture and a passion that inspires!
Facilitators
Shantree
Kacera, D.N., Ph.D. and Lorenna Kacera are founders and directors of
The Living Centre and Living Arts Institute (est. 1983). Together they blend their
over 35 years each, of experience to offer programs that support
individuals in the practice of conscious living. Through Permaculture, Earth Wisdom Teachings, the Sevenfold
Path of Peace, Ayurvedic Teachings, and a Live-Plant-Food-based
lifestyle they support individuals in living healthier, more regenerative lives.
Lorenna and Shantree are
internationally celebrated visionaries, authors, permaculture teachers, regenerative educators, nutritional
researchers and world peace workers.
Shantree Kacera D.N., Ph.D. is Certified Permaculture Designer & Educator, an Ayurvedic
Live-Food Nutritionist, Therapeutic & Shamanic Herbalist with a specialty in Forest Gardening with over with 35 years experience. Shantree's deep spiritual connection to the Earth has drawn him into the teachings of shamanic and earth wisdom practices as well as Carolinian Canada native plant preservation and studies. He is a passionate edible forest gardener, and well known for his unique circular medicinal-wheel garden and medicine trail with over 1,000 species of edible and medicine plants and trees through the 50-acre botanical sanctuary. Learn more>
Lorenna
Bousquet-Kacera is a Certified Permaculture Design artist & Educator with a specialty with a specialty in evolutionary regeneration at the personal, ecological and spiritual levels. She is the founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, a revolutionary earth-based spiritual practice which reawakens the capacity to connect directly with oneself, Nature and the original animating forces that call us into life. Her 35 years of being both student
and teacher of nature-centered practices and the 'art of living'
has gifted her with a diversity regenerative modalities and wisdom which
she is always deeply honored and delighted to share. Learn more>
Natalie Krueger is a Permaculture designer, community organizer, earth
steward, wholistic herbalist healer, wild plant forager and activist.
Natalie is guided by ongoing exploration within the nature of
indigenous traditions and awareness of regenerative practices.
Through her commitment to ethical patterns of land use, she founded the
not for profit organization Greenvoices. Greenvoices is a guild of
ecological artisans that advocate for the unspoken voices of the wild
through preservation, restoration, and land based culture building.
They integrate creative responses to change by mimicking the wisdom of
ecosystems and weaving vital rhythms to inspire healing for our
collective future. Greenvoices is also cultivating relationships
through permaculture education and consultation as well as engaging our
community in nurturing nature's intelligence. Learn more>
Ethan C. Roland
Ethan is a permaculture designer, teacher,
and researcher based in the Hudson river valley. He studies and
practices regenerative design in all corners of the world, from the
wild apple forests of Kazakhstan to the tropical monsoon ecosystems of
Thailand. Ethan builds resilience for local and global communities
through the design firm AppleSeed Permaculture
www.appleseedpermaculture.com and is redesigning the field of higher
education through the degree-offering institution Gaia Northeast. He
holds an M.S. in Eco-Social Design from Gaia University, and blogs his
research on carbon farming and ecosystem investing at
www.regenerativedesigns.wordpress.com. Learn more>
Mat Redsell
An energy expert who has been experimenting with sustainable living design that is cost effective and designed for the every day person. He brings knowledge to the areas of solar electric systems, windmill construction, hot water systems, biodiesel, recycling, composting toilets, heating systems and more. He is a 'warehouse' of information and knowledge and believes strongly in 'learning by doing'.
And Others will be joining our team
This course will include hands-on projects, lectures, discussions, slide shows, field trips and design projects.
Course Topics Include:
We will draw on observation skills, indigenous wisdom, modern science and the wisdom and teachings of each of the Elements – Air, Fire, Water, Earth & Ether.
EARTH
- Nature Awareness Techniques
- Creating Edible Food Forests of Carolinian Canada
- Foraging and Plant Identification Building Organic Soil
- Enhancing Nutrient Flow - Bioremediation: healing soil and water with beneficial bacteria, compost teas, fungi, & plants
- Building Design using Local, Natural and Recycled Materials
AIR
- Permaculture Elements & Design Science
- Pattern Thinking in Design & Strategy
- Microclimate Creation
- Appropriate Technologies that support these changing times
- Alternative Energy Systems - from small to large
- Ecosystem Dynamics & Social Strategies
FIRE
- Cold Climate Energy Conservation
- Four Season Permaculture
- Food Harvest & Storage and Wild Fermentation
- Bioregionalism
- Humans' role as Nature-in-Action
- Eco-Communities & the Transition Culture
WATER
- Water Ecology & Preservation
- Roof Water Harvesting
- Community Economics: Local Trading Systems
- Waste Water Systems
- Deep Ecology and Trauma Transformation
ETHER/SPIRIT
- Ethics of Ecological Design
- Theory and Permaculture Principles
- Designing Your Inner Garden
- Earth Wisdom Teachings
- Evolutionary Leadership
- Rituals to Honor & Celebrate Nature
Week 1 - Permaculture Foundations
Week One is a time to fully integrate the principles and practices of permaculture with wholistic nature awareness and development of regenerative 
systems. There will be a focus on gardening practices, personal empowerment and interpersonal community building through an in-depth exploration of the five elements. Immerse yourself in this experience through classroom theory, hands-on practice and a Permaculture rites of passage.
Week 2 - Permaculture Practicum
Week Two takes you deeper into the technology and heart of Permaculture with a focus on natural building design, forest gardening and design projects to implement what you have learned.
The Earth Wisdom Permaculture course produces community leaders, with strong foundational nature 
connection, observation, and ecological design skills. Participants will come away able to apply a tool box of skills to create regenerative eco-systems that supports oneself, one's community and the earth. Students will have the opportunity to connect to a global network of Permaculture, regenerative design, and nature awareness contacts and projects. Graduates receive a certificate in Permaculture design, the foundation of further learning and teaching in this field.
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"By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand."~Latin Proverb
Recommended Reading for the Course
* Forest Gardening: Cultivating an Edible Landscape (Robert A. De J. Hart)
* Edible Forest Gardens: Volume One: Vision & Theory (Dave Jacke with Eric Toensmeir)
* Edible Forest Gardens: Volume Two: Design & Practice (Dave Jacke with Eric Toensmeir)
* Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Toby Hemenway, Chelsea Green, 2009)
* How to Make a Forest Garden (Patrick Whitefield, Permanent Publications)
* Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability (Holmgren Design Services, 2009)
* Permaculture: A Designers Manual(Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications)
* Introduction to Permaculture: (Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications)
* Forest Garden DVD Reader ~ Includes Lessons, Assignments & Garden Projects
(compiled by Shantree Kacera, D.N., Ph.D.)
Date:
August 28 to September 10, 2010
Week one begins Saturday 28 at 9am and finishes Friday 3rd at 2pm.
Week two begins Saturday 4th at 9am and finishes Friday 10th at 2pm.
Earth Wisdom Permaculture Course Investment
The cost for Weeks 1 & 2 are $695.00 each.
Plus HST, Meals & Accommodations.
Week one is pre-requisite for attendance of Week Two
Early Bird Special Save $50. Payment must be received by July 10th.
To book your Accommodations & Meals click here>
Early registration will guarantee you a place in the course. Some partial work exchange is available. Inquire early.
Payment can be made by Visa or certified cheque. Please make cheques payable and send to: The Living Centre
5871 Bells Rd., London, ON., Canada, N6P 1P3
Please call or email to speak with a program specialist for further information and to register: 519-652-9109 and 519-652-0230,
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