| CORE CURRICULUM To receive the Permaculture Design Course Certificate 75 hours of Core Curriculum courses are required, plus 25 hours of Electives you choose. In case of scheduling conflicts, see below (*). |
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| Friday, April 30 & May 1 | 8:30-6:00 At The 63rd St. Farm, 3796 63rd St. |
Credit Hours: 18 hrs for the 2 days Taught by Zia & Coco |
Permaculture Principles and Ethics and Site Analysis | What is PC?”The Problem” Zones, overview of PC |
| Sunday, May 2 | 8:30-12:30 At The 63rd St. Farm, 3796 63rd St. | 9 Credit hours for the day. Taught by Jim Gibson, Zia Parker, Coco Gordon |
Introductory Fungi class Broadscale PC | AM: Intro to Multiple Uses of Fungi: growing, medicinal, culinary PM: other climates/ cultures, Intro to Urban PC & Financial PC |
| Sunday, May 16 | 8:30-6:00To Carpool, meet at 8:00 am at the parking lot at the Bus Stop Bar on N Broadway, just N of Lee Hill Road, 4871 Broadway St Boulder, CO 80304. We will carpool to a fabulous PC site in Left Hand Canyon |
Credit Hours: 9 Taught by Jeff Graef, Naomi & Rick Maddux |
Ecological Building Renewable Energy & Appropriate Technologies SITE VISIT |
We will be working with natural plasters. Be prepared to get muddy. Bring work gloves, and a trowel if you have one. Also bring lunch and a cup, and layered clothing & rain gear. |
| Sunday, June 6 | At Willow Way, 6481 N 63rd St. 80503 | Credit hours: 9 Taught by Zia |
Permaculture Gardening: Nutrient Cycling of Soil & Plants Morning -Assessing & dealing with varying soil conditions. Afternoon- How to vitalize the soil-food-web in your garden. Also, Earthworks, including keyline design, Yeoman plow, agroforestry.Late afternoon: overview of literature, experiential work |
8:30-11:30 Soil & Soil Building. cost-free soil testing, crop rotation, cover crops, companion planting 12:15-4:00 Soil Fertility: vermiculture, compost, bio-brews & compost tea, mycelium, 4:00-6:00 Phase I of the Plant Communicator series. Intro & experience several plant-communication methods. |
| Sunday, June 27 | At Willow Way, 6481 N 63rd St. 80503Taught by Mait, Zia
Coco |
Credit Hours: 9 8:30-6:00 Nutrient Cycling: Water Environments |
Wise Water Use: Constructed Wetlands, “Living Machines” bio-detoxification, Aquaculture, AquaponicsSite visit to N. Boulder home & design exercise.
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| July 11 | Site Visits to The GrowHaus in Denver | Credit Hours: 9 Taught by Adam Brock, Coco Gordon, Mait Walker |
Designing for Sustainable Community; Urban Permaculture; Aquaponics | We will practice community Permaculture, helping the GrowHaus evolve in the most useful way possible for our day. |
| Sept 12 | At Willow Way | Credit Hours: 3 Taught by Zia and Coco |
8:30-11:30 Intro to Group Design Projects12:30-6:00 Elective (See below) | Mapping & presentation. Review of site analysis, client interview, holistic perspective. |
| Sept 26 | At Willow Way | Credit Hours: 4 Taught by Coco & Zia Afternoon Electives (see below) |
8:30-12:30 Group Design Projects | Time to work on your projects with supervision from the teaching team. |
| Oct 10 | Credit Hours: 6 With Coco & Zia |
8:30-11:00 Revisit Visioning Statements at Willow Way 11-12 Brunch @WW |
12-1:30 Crossing Cultures: “How to” share PC across cultures for mutual benefit and mutual respect. | 2-4:00 Workshop for the General Public: Group Design Presentations and Celebration |
*In case of scheduling conflicts,15-18hrs may be substituted from the Core Curriculum classroom hours by work in the relevant area in: 1) hands-on experience at Willow Way or 2) an approved community design project. For example, installing an aquaponics demonstration or PC garden at a school or retirement home, designing & delivering an Intro PC public presentation or video. This project must be something that can be presented to the group for the final Group Design Projects on Oct 10.
Up to 15 Elective hours may also be substituted from classroom hours under the same guidelines.
| ELECTIVES For your Elective hours, 25 hours are required for your Certificate. |
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| Sunday, April 3 At the 63rd St Farm, 3796 63rd St | 8:30-12:30Wesley Schwartz | 4 hours elective credit for PDC students | Fruit Tree Care: Selection, Grafting, and Pruning | You will bring home a small fruit tree that you have grafted. Bring a sharp knife if possible, preferably a grafting knife. |
| At the 63rd St Farm, April 3 | 1:00-5:00Zia | 4 Credit hours | Chickens 101 | Learn everything you need to know to get started with backyard chickens. |
| Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20 | Camp-out At Ceran St. Vrain campground, West of Jamestown near the Peak to Peak Highway. Carpool from parking lot at the Bus Stop Bar, 4871 Broadway St Boulder, CO 80304, 8:00 am Saturday, return to Boulder by 5:00 pm Sunday. |
Credit Hours: 10 Taught by Zia with Special Guest Brigitte Mars |
The Wisdom of Plants: observation & pattern recognition, opening senses & building relationship with plants. Plant Walk & stories with Brigitte Mars. Review methods & literature that has emerged into modern culture on this age-old topic. |
Phase II: Plant Communicator TrainingI.D. of native medicinals. Deepening to find your optimal method for deep exchange with the plant world. |
| July 17-22 | Wilderness Wilderness Trek8 maximum Logistics: to be arranged |
Credit Hours: 18 hours Led by: Zia & Dennis Evenson, Philosopher & FindHorn plant wisdom wizard & Cook Rodgers, Animal Therapist Specialist |
High Country Wilderness Trek Recognizing patterns in nature as the building blocks of good design. Plant communication is also based on keen & highly receptive observation of our plant friends. |
Phase III: Plant Communicator Training: deepening further, bonding with the pathways of plant communication that move you most, native plant ID Fee: $450. |
| Sunday, Aug 1 |
At Willow Way Taught by Jeff Graef Taught by Mary O’brien |
Credit Hours: 4 hrs | 8:30-10:00 Tools & Safety 10:0-2:00 Solar Dehydrators 2:00- 6:00 Making Herbal Medicines: |
Intro to working safely with tools. Work together on making a quality solar food dryer. Tinctures, salves from Willow Way |
| Sunday, August 15 | At Willow Way Taught by Kelly Simmons | Credit hours: 4 hrs |
Introduction to Ecological BeekeepingSunday, August 15, 8:30 – 12:30 Bees! These amazing tiny creatures are essential to our quest for sustainability and balance with nature. Kelly Simmons, seasoned Permaculturalist and sustainability educator, will provide an overview of the basics of bees and beekeeping. |
2:00- 6:00 Season Extension, Hoop Houses & Cold Frames Taught by Zia and Jeff Graef |
| Sunday, Sept 12 | PC site tour | Credit hours: 5.5 | 12:30-6:00 Visits to several local PC sites in Boulder & Lyons | See, feel and engage in design exercises in some of Boulder County’s best PC models. |
| September 26 | Fungi: exploring the possibilities | Taught by Jim Gibson | 1:30-6:00 | Including growing, medicinal and culinary uses, and overall advantages to you, your yard, and the planet.Location: Willow Way, 6481 N 63rd St. Cost: $40 To register, call Zia, 303-530-1415 |
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