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Re: New on the event horizon for Oct.

Keith Johnson wrote:
> 
> Sonoma Permaculture
> presents:
> POND BUILDING AND EARTH WORKS
> with
> KEITH JOHNSON AND MIKE COLLINS
> October 10, 11, 12 1997Angwin, California (N. Napa Vly)
> Learn to install water catchment systems such as ponds, transfer
> ditches
> and contour infiltration channels to supercharge your land with water.
> To Register call Petra or Daniella Hauptman 707-965-3234 or 3117, or
> Keith at Sonoma Permaculture
> 707-829-5524 or E-mail <keithdj@sonic.net>. $250, pair or group
> discounts, will barter.
> 
> Course includes:
>         Global and Bioregional Water Cycles: The Big Picture
>         Constructing a Series of Linked Ponds Using Keyline Principles
>         Recharge and Restoration ofAquifers and Water Tables
>         Soil Conservation and Erosion Control
>         Using Earth-moving Equipment Ecologically
>         Aquatic Plants and Pond Ecosystems
>         Chinampa: An ancient Aztec and Mayan irrigation system
>         Wrap-Up Potluck and Planting Party Oct. 18
> 
> Course Instructors:
> 
>         Keith Johnson: Director of Sonoma Permaculture, offers 25 years of
> gardening
> experience and 10 years Permaculture application. He has grown or
> propagated thousands
> of varieties of plants and maintains a sizable collection of rare and
> useful species.  He
> manages a 10 year old  design, consulting, and construction company
> specializing in masonry,
> rock walls, waterfalls, wetland biofilters, earth-repair, food forestry,
> and runoff
> management.
> 
>         Mike Collins: Organic Farmer and landscape contractor brings 20 yrs of
> farming and
> construction experience to this course. A UC Davis Olericulture
> graduate, he's presently
> working on Permaculture earthworks and design, plus a nursery of useful
> species for
> Permaculture projects on the North Coast. He can also report  on
> emerging Permaculture
> projects in Southern Mexico.
> 
> Deadline for workshop registration is 1 week  prior to event.  Dress
> appropriately for weather and wear strong shoes or boots, gloves, and
> eye protection.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Keith
> keithdj@sonic.net

-- 
Keith 	
keithdj@sonic.net