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Course Description
Using ecology as the basis for designing integrated systems of food, shelter, renewable energy and community. Permaculture is the perfect solution for creating sustainable lifestyles in the city. Learn how to cope with peak oil and the energy descent society of the future. Become the solution!
In North America the average distance that food travels to get from where it is grown to where you eat it is 1300 miles. This means that , at best, when you bite into that apple or potato , brussel sprout or corn it is already many days old. Is it still fresh?, hardly.
It also means that you and your family are reliant on a national transportation system in order for you to put supper on the table. Think of the difference in freshness and independence you achieve when you can step out your back door and pick dinner.
Course Requirements
The desire to grow healthy food and reduce your impact on the earth.
An interest in increasing your self-reliance. Our addiction to oil has palced us in peril, learn how to reduce that dependence.
Course Goals
By the end of the course you will be
able to design a backyard
permaculture system that meets
your needs, both now and in the future,
and the needs of all the Lifeforms
that a healthy ecosystem depends upon. Bakkyard Permaculture can be completed
in 18 hours, although students are encouraged to proceed at their own pace.
Reading Materials
Suggested reading: "Gaia's Garden" by Toby Hemenway, "The Earth Users Guide to Permaculture" by
Rosemary Morrow
Grading Policy
Students must complete all six assignments in order to
graduate. Each assignment that is successfully completed earns 5 points. A total of 30 points is essential to graduate.
Suggested Reading
You do not have to buy any books for this course. I do suggest two books that are quite useful.
"Gaia's Garden" by Toby Hemenway and
"The Earthuser's Guide to Permaculture" by Rosemary Morrow.
