Permaculture 101 in Boulder

On October 6, there will be an Introduction to Permaculture presentation on the CU campus.

Steamboat Springs Intro to Permaculture

Via the Steamboat Springs Pilot:

At 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library, Deep Roots and Transition Steamboat team up to host an Intro to Permaculture evening with Steamboat resident Herald Stout, who will discuss permaculture, community-supported agriculture principles and gardening as local economy. Gain a local’s perspective from Stout, whose Steamboat home garden was based on permaculture principles.

Full article here.

Permaculture Mentioned in Summit Daily

Nice article about permaculture in the Summit Daily. From the article:

So here it is: Permaculture strives to apply the intelligence and long-term self sustained productivity of nature to human systems, creating abundance, zero waste and fundamental sustainability.

Permaculture Seminar in Colorado Springs in March

Via the Pikes Peak Permaculture listserv, I heard about this event, happening March 13 in Colorado Springs:

Falcon Garden Club Hosts a PermaCulture Seminar

Presented by Becky Elder Certified Permaculture Teacher/Designer Owner of Blue Planet Earthscapes

Permaculture gardening uses techniques & practices combining native plant cultivation, wildlife gardening & edible landscaping into a low maintenance productive ecosystem

DATE: Saturday, March 13, 2010

TIME: 9 am - 3 pm - Check-in 8:30 am Seminar Starts Promptly at 9 am

ADDRESS: Meridian Ranch Recreation Center
10301 Angeles Rd, Falcon, CO (Meridian & Londonderry Dr.)

COST: $20.00 for Members of Falcon Garden Club $25.00 for Non-members

* Space is limited preregistration preferred by March 6
* Continental Breakfast provided Beverages & Snacks
* Bring your own lunch

Contact Lisa Funk for more information 495-0747 l.a.funk@hotmail.com

Sounds like a great gardening focused introduction.

Sandy Cruz speaking at Estes Park Earth Fest

High Altitude Permaculture’s, Sandy Cruz will offer the workshop “Clarity and Opportunity in Turbulent Times.” Changes are afoot! Participants will consider their options and take some first steps toward strategic transformation. Cruz has been gardening at 9,200 feet and experimenting with plants for over 30 years. She founded High Altitude Permaculture in 1992 and holds a Diploma of Permaculture Design from the International Permaculture Institute. Sandy currently teaches Permaculture and consults on site planning and design in the Boulder area.

More here.

Meetup in Denver: Permaculture at the Home Scale

I recently joined a meetup group called the Greater Denver Urban Homesteading Group (if you haven't checked out Meetup.com, it's a great way to find local common interest groups meeting regularly). I have not yet been to a meetup, but they've already sent out some interesting classes (how to make saurkraut, intro to pressure canning). On the 28th of June, they're having an introduction to permaculture class, focused on household designs. Looks really cool:

Permaculture is an effective and rapidly-growing framework for applying patterns found in nature to human structures. Join certified permaculture teachers Adam Brock and Kenzie Davison as we explore how the ethics, principles and design process of permaculture can be applied to our own homes to create an integrated, regenerative system.

In case you're keeping score, that's the same Kenzie and Adam working on the Park Hill demonstration site.

Permaculture Podcast on Crop To Cuisine

Several local permaculture teachers, including Sandy Cruz and Jerome Ostenkowski, were featured on a syndicated radio show and podcast, Crop To Cuisine, on April 6.

This episode looks at the opportunities to get educated in permaculture design across Colorado. Permaculture is a system of Permanent - Agriculture See how you can get involved with a number of educational centers from the front range to over 9000 ft above sea level.

As of today, the podcast link doesn't work for this issue (I sent a message to the Crop To Cuisine folks). Update 4/16/2009: the link has been fixed, so you can go there and listen to the podcast. However, there is another permaculture podcast on that same page, broadcast June 9, 2008.

"What is Permaculture" Class

There is apparently a permaculture introduction class happening at St Andrews United Methodist Church down in Littleton, Colorado. The description available online leaves something to be desired, but you can see what they have to say by clicking here, then searching for the word permaculture, then clicking the 'More Info' button.

I exchanged voice mails with Diane Smith at St Andrews, and she informed me that the class was on Thursday April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30. It's sponsored by their social justice committee, and Ellen Rosenthal will be presenting. A bit of searching turned up the fact that Ellen Rosenthal is associated with the Living Earth Center (which is also putting on a permaculture herb garden design course).

Durango half day permaculture class announced

There's a class going on this weekend that is an introduction to permaculture:

In this unique half-day course on March 28, we will explore permaculture principles and methods of design using the Nature Center as a classroom. Located at the mouth of the Florida River Valley near Bondad, the Center winds along 140 acres on the Florida River. Trails wander through a wide variety of habitats - riparian, meadows, oak woodlands, piñon-juniper forests, and desert arroyos. Culture Brothers will present information to help attendees succeed in their daily endeavors and prepare for extremes of weather, food and culture. We will also have time for one or two hands-on activities, which may include a survivalist plant walk, sheet mulching, or constructing simple wind and sun breaks.

View this page for more, including cost and registration information.