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Course at Arcosanti, starting 18 October 98 (fwd)
Apologies if you've seen this already.
Michael
yount@csf.colorado.edu
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:48:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Shannon C. Dealy" <dealy@deatech.com>
To: coblist@deatech.com
Subject: Cob Permaculture course (fwd)
From: Belle Starr <belle@sedona.net>
Hi!
Could you help us get the word out on this course? Please forward to all
who might be interested. Thanks.
Belle Starr
The visionary architectural development site, Arcosanti, in Central
Arizona, is hosting a a two week course on PERMACULTURE from October 18-
Nov. 1st. International and local permaculture peachers will cover
renewable energy systems, alternative building technologies including
straw bale, how to grow permanent crops (food forests) and set up water
harvesting systems among other topics. The course is a must for
architects, students, planners, farmers, ranchers, homeowners, educators,
and anyone else interested in learning how to create sustainable systems
that are profitable and offer all kinds of solutions to many of our
modern day challenges. Course leaders include Ernest Callenbach, author
of the underground classic, Ecotopia and a new book, Ecology, a Pocket
Guide. Also presenting will be Larry Korn, who in addition to working
with Japanese author and ecologist, Masanobu Fukuoka, translated and
edited Fukuoka's, The One-Straw Revolution. Bay Area architect Bob Theis
will lead a hands-on workshop on straw bale. A pristine desert
environment serves as the backdrop for this two week-"ecological camp for
adults." The course is sponsored by the non-profit International
Institute for Ecological Agriculture. For information, cost and to
register, call 1-888-PERMACULTURE.
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