Last year, the course did not make the cutoff with only 3 folks registered. Maybe it was the economy, maybe our publicity, but we need more than that to remain sustainable. We have the facilities, talent and aptitude to make one of the finest intensive certifications available to a nationwide audience. Let me know your interest and availability for this Fall. Here’s another listing for an intensive in N TX.

Permaculture Design Course
September 25 - October 9, 2010
Wildscape Acres near Bonham, Texas
INSTRUCTORS: Patricia Allison *
with Dylan Ryals-Hamilton, Mateo Ryall, and guests.
PRICE: $1100 includes tuition, camping, food, and
certification upon completion
— Due by September 1st —

TO REGISTER: Call Melissa at 828-669-7632
or email: melissathurmond@gmail.com

Permaculture a design system, available to anyone,
offering the possibility of disengaging from
consumer culture using solutions which emulate
natural patterns. combining ancient wisdoms with scientific
knowledge to form a set of ethics and principles
for creating sustainable culture. An ecologically
balanced lifestyle and a worldwide movement
with over half a million Design Course graduates.

* Patricia Allison is a member of Earthaven
Ecovillage, a Permaculture-based intentional
community in NC, where she continues to
learn and to practice what she preaches.
She has taught Permaculture Design Courses
since 1994.
More info at www.patriciaallison.net

Don’t know how your year is going, but it’s been a little busy around here and things keep changing. We had this website hacked and they put up some very interesting (not!) porn. I hope no one was too taken aback. The class is coming together quite nicely and there may be room for several more folks. Getting your friends or family to come is a fine way to spread Permaculture and enrich your own experience, plus we’ll make you a deal.

If last year’s course is any indication, we’re doing really good things for ourselves, the land and the community. Morning circles often included more than 35 people and yoga to wake up for was a new experience to some of us. Beautiful time of year in an increasingly beautiful and bountiful place.

Scott Pittman will not be able to teach this year as scheduled, but Gary and Kirby and Markus, Howie, Don, myself and others will be carrying the torch with several choice morsels of enlightenment thrown in for your amusement and edification.

The dates that seem to work out best for most folks run a little later than originally scheduled. We begin on Sat, Oct 24th and end on Thurs, Nov 5, similar to our very first class, right thru the Halloween weekend. We’re planning to be at the F’burg Energy Round-up Sept 26-27 and there’s a Bioregional Campout in So Austin with Dick Pierce’s Permaculture Basics rounding out a busy weekend.

We’ll be doing the class in the Pavilion, eating in the Staff Kitchen and camping near enough to hear the bell, either backstage or close by in the campground. Expect the best weather, but prepare for all kinds, even cold. Need to know food preference/avoidance.

This is an exceptional class and a marvelous experience. It always gets exciting when the class begins to come together. Thanks for being here and I’ll be back in touch with more details, curriculum notes and a weather report (haha). Scroll down for registration.

SeeYaSoon feel free to call Namaste’ Rico

Rick Wright, Ranch Manager
Quiet Valley Ranch
3876 Medina Hwy
Kerrville TX 78028
c) 830/377-3253
http://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com
http://www.kerrmaculture.org/
http://www.myspace.com/quietvalley
http://www.myspace.com/tribalstompaustin

Mark your calendars! We’re having the 6th annual PcDC at Quiet Valley Ranch on Oct 17-29, 2009. There is a slight possibility that we could have it a week later on Oct 24 - Nov 5, depending on teacher availability. Folks are already signing up and we will have a booth at the Kerrville Folk Festival to sign up, also.

My friends,

I hope you are all well after the hurricane. We got no rain nor wind at the Ranch.

I want to remind you about our fifth intensive Permaculture Design Certification course at QVR, October 17 – 30. We hosted the Natural Building Colloquium at the Ranch last Fall with several hundred participants creating several excellent new structures and demonstrating many proven techniques. These examples add an entirely new dimension to an already exceptional and potentially life changing experience.

Kirby Fry and Gary Freeborg will be the primary teachers, ably assisted by Jenny, Braids, Rick, Howie and others. 72 hours of classroom instruction with evening discussions, videos, site visits and awesome food. If you have a project in mind, bring it or join others and learn system approach to sustainability. Check out Kerrmaculture and call Jenny for details. 512-619-5363 Early sign-up savings apply until October 1. http://www.kerrmaculture.org/

This weekend: Join us on the shores of beautiful Lake Nasworthy in San Angelo, Texas September 20th & 21st for our seasonal gathering encompassing sterling presentations, dazzling discussions, high energy exchanges, musical adventures, fantastic food feasts and communing with the land. Announcing the (last days of) Summer 2008 BioRegional and Sustainable Living Congress and Campout.
http://picasaweb.google.com/larkinrf/SanAngeloCampus02

Next weekend: 9th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair
September 26-28, 2008 Fredericksburg, Texas http://theroundup.org/index.php

October 2-5: Southwest Regional Folk Alliance – Austin
http://swrfa.com/2008/

October 11: KerrStaff Retreat @ QVR
www.kerrstaff.org

Permaculture Design Course in Austin - 10 selected weekends Sept 27-Nov 22
Other classes and events throughout the year
Austin Permaculture Guild - 512-619-5363
www.permie.us/

Get Real! Get Sustainable! Have fun doing it!

SeeYaSoon Rick (Vote early!) 830/377-3253
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