at the Old Stone House in Washington Park
April 28, May 5, May 19, June 2 & June 3 9 am – 4 pm
Instructors: Claudia Joseph, Jono Neiger and local practitioners
Cost: $650. Discount of 10% before March 31.
40 hour training course (30 hours classroom, 10 hours field practice) at the Old Stone House, 4th Street and 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
This intensive course on traditional permaculture topics such as energy use, community, food, waste streams and water management, will utilize current information in the media and classic truisms from voices from experience. In an effort to step into the rapid transition tha is happening in our culture, the emphasis is on social change and cooperative structures with lots of field models and hands-on learning opportunities. Raisingour quality of life, improving the commons, analyses of global outlooks, business ideas and healthy lifestyles will all be included.
Soil building and bioremediation techniques are at the forefront of historically referenced gardens, showcasing plants for food, medicine, craft and wildlife support. Today’s fast moving politics will make this course an exciting one. Held at the site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War, our garden models at Washington Park and MS51 are pioneering useful, perennial landscapes for public places in NYC.
To Register click here: UPAT Spring 2012 Registration
