Kris Holstrom during the 2009 Introduction to Permaculture class at Tomten Farm. Permaculture Design Certificate 12 residential days and nights July 11 - 22, 2011 (3 credits) What is Permaculture? Consciously designed landscapes, which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fiber, and energy for the provision of local needs.  People, their buildings, and the ways in which they organize themselves are central to permaculture.  Thus the permaculture vision of permanent or sustainable agriculture has evolved to one of permanent or sustainable culture. Who Benefits? Gardeners, farmers, homeowners, and prospective buyers of land and homes will benefit from the energy saving and productive insights of permaculture, while students and professionals in the fields of ecology, agronomy, resource management, architecture, and planning will find their work enlivened by the holistic and interdisciplinary perspective of the course.  Community development and aid workers, real estate brokers, municipal officials, and religious leaders will find practical and creative applications for permaculture design in their respective fields. Part of the Telluride Summer College - accredited classes include Outdoor Education, Native Plants, and Permaculture Design Certificate; non-credit workshops: Cob Building and Bee Keeping (Click here) Register today. Blank Registration Form Contact UCSM: registrar@ucsanmiguel.org; 970 369 5255 Register by June 1 and save $100 on the Permaculture Design Certificate and $15 off the other Telluride Summer College classes!

Permaculture Design Certificate 12 residential days= 96 hours of instruction July 11- 22, 2011 (4 credits ENVS 396) Instructors: Patricia Frazier of Peace and Plenty Farm Kris Holstrom, MS, of Tomten Farm and The New Community Coalition Daniel Aragon, a sustainable builder and permaculturalist Wind Clearwater of The Oasis permaculture farm and garden, and landscaper Robyn Wilson, MA, ME, University Centers of the San Miguel Locations: Click for map of locations Week 1 (July 11-15) - Peace and Plenty Farm outside of Hotchkiss Weekend: Saturday - Ridgway area - Shining Mountain Herbs, Buckhorn Gardens Sunday - Norwood area - Indian Ridge Farm and Bakery Week 2 (July 18-22) - Tomten Farm outside of Telluride July 22 - Permaculture Design Presentations, Telluride Tuition: $900 before June 1,2011; $1000 after June 1 $100 discount if you bring a friend. Deposit: $200 at time of registration (non-refundable after June 1) Space is limited, register today for this popular course. Camping provided at all sites, lodging options available. Most meals included. Part of the Telluride Summer College - accredited classes include Outdoor Education, Native Plants, and Permaculture Design Certificate; non-credit workshops: Cob Building and Bee Keeping (Click here) El Salvador Service Study Trip: August 8-19, 2011 (Click here for more information) Permaculture Design training in practical design for properties and human settlements covers site assessment, pattern languages, broadscale landscapes, community and social design, mapping and presentation.  Participants will use their training to develop designs for actual sites, during the course.  This internationally recognized certificate provides the requirements to be able to work professionally in permaculture design. Topics in the course include: Evidence of the Need for Change and the Ethics of Sustainability Principles of Permaculture Observation and Landscape Analysis Pattern & Design Ecosystems: the Models of Nature The Gaian System: Climate and Biogeography Forests, Trees & Tree Care Water Harvesting, Management, and Conservation Building Soil Fertility Creating the Home System The Third Skin: Natural Building Design Waste Recycling and Treatment Aquaculture and Animals Agroforestry and Forest Gardening Useful Plants and Planting Strategies Feeding Yourself from Home Garden Design & Establishment Integrated Pest Management Tools & Appropriate Technologies Patterns of Settlement Cooperative Economics, Money & Financial Systems Mapping and Design Exercises A Home in the City Villages and Neighborhoods, The Hope and the Results Elements of Practical Design Team Design Projects Broadscale Landscape and Systems Design

	Instructors and locations: Kris Holstrom is Executive Director and Regional Sustainability Coordinator of The New Community Coalition, a non-profit focused on sustainability issues in the San Miguel Watershed. In addition, she runs Tomten Farm, a high–altitude, off-grid organic farm. Kris has a BS in Forest Management from Utah State University and an MS in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. She is a certified Permaculture Designer and a ZERI (Zero Emissions Research Initiatives with Gunter Pauli) course graduate. She is Board President for SWIRL – the Southwest Institute for ReLocalization – a non-profit that helps support community gardens, greenhouses and other relocalization initiatives. Kris has spent over two decades in the region educating the public and youth about sustainability issues including renewable energy, food security, waste reduction and “out of the box” systems thinking to contribute to regional solutions to current challenges.
	Pat Frazier combines her many years of experience in the healing arts as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and western herbalist with a similar breadth of experience as a Biodynamic farmer and Permaculture Design Instructor to pursue her path of healing the earth. She follows her path on her 30 acre off grid permaculture farm in Hotchkiss, producing biodynamically grown herbs, vegetables, fruit, and flowers; and making Biodynamic preparations. In the winter months Pat teaches classes and workshops in Biodynamic Agriculture and teaches Nursing for the local college. She is past chair and an active member of the Valley Organic Growers Association and frequently initiates cooperative ventures in the local community. She is a regular vendor at the Telluride Farmers Market and taught Permaculture Design with UCSM last summer.

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