Current Courses and Events

Introduction to Permaculture - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    May 30 - June 1, 2008
Permaculture Design Course - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    July 13 - August 2, 2008 (full, waiting list closed)
Youth Permaculture Camp - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    July 13 - August 2, 2008
Permaculture Teacher Training - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    August 10-17, 2008

Introduction to Permaculture

Weekend Workshop - May 30 - June 1, 2008

At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein

Includes:

Tour, lecture, hand-on projects, presentations, group discussion, and networking. We will cover Permaculture design theory & practice, forest gardening, perennial food systems, plant propagation, efficient water & energy systems, fertility management - beneficial plants/healthy soils, and ecological systems as a model for human communities.

Course Tuition: $200; includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided. Payment is due upon course registration. Course is limited to 40 participants.

For more info contact:
Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483

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Permaculture Design Course (full, waiting list closed)

Orcas Island, WA

July 13 - August 2, 2008

At the Bullock Permaculture Homestead

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, John Valenzuela, Joseph Bullock, Sam Bullock, & Dave Boehnlein

Course Will Cover:

Approximately 144 hours of classroom and hands-on education. Including: design methodologies, observation skill building, whole system design, annual and perennial foods, water/energy/waste techniques, appropriate construction, plant propagation and culture, outdoor mushroom cultivation, herbs and fiber use, and animals. Agricultural strategies for drylands, wetlands, and everything in between will be observed, discussed, and implemented at our ever-evolving homestead.

Course Tuition:

Cost: $1700 ($1600 if paid in full by June 1st, 2008); includes delicious, mostly organic meals, materials, and certificate. Camping space is provided. A $250 nonrefundable deposit is required with course registration, with the remainder due on or before July 1, 2008. Course is limited to 30 participants.

For more info contact:
Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483

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Youth Permaculture Camp

Orcas Island, WA

July 13 - August 2, 2008

For children 6-14 years old at the Bullock Permaculture Homestead

Instructors: Jamie Mulligan-Smith,Karen Kohley, Scott Brinton & Whitney Hartzell

Join us as we explore nature awareness, Permaculture, and community within a dynamic and wonder-based three-week camp!

Week 1 includes:

  • Herbal medicine making
  • Martial arts, yoga & creative movement
  • Community artwork and more!

Week 2 includes:

  • Principles & ethics of Permaculture
  • Gardening & compost
  • Mushroom inoculation and more!

Week 3 includes:

  • Survival skills
  • Bird language
  • Tracking and more!

Fun and inspirational, this course promises to encourage creativity, leadership, adventure and respect for nature by sharing sustainable living skills and providing a chance to work and play in unscripted reality.

Cost: $1000 1st child; $900 2nd child
Includes healthy, prepared meals
($100 discount if paid-in-full by June 1st, 2008)
Note: Parents must be enrolled in concurrent Permaculture Design Course.

For more info contact:
Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483

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Permaculture Teacher Training

Orcas Island, WA

August 10-17, 2008

At the Bullock's Permaculture Homestead

Being excited about Permaculture is a good place to start, but pulling off a great Permaculture course in your community takes good planning, a bit of homework, and some sharing of ideas. It's a huge concept and in this course we will focus in on the conceptual framework of how to deliver Permaculture to your local communities in an organized, productive and empowering way that will get others as excited as you are about Permaculture.

Topics Include:

Educational Theory
Group Facilitation
Budgeting
Food
Lesson Development
Projects
Plant Acquisition 		Learning Process
Team Building
Marketing
Health and Safety
Building local guilds
Fund Raising
Nursery Development 		Experiential Education Cycle
Logistics
Course Site Check list
Resource lists/timelines
Hands-on skills
Developing Non-profits
Solar Hot water

Using the amazing Bullock Homestead as our classroom, we will explore three major focus areas:

  1. How do people learn and how can we create experiences that people get the maximum effect from.
  2. How effective planning and logistics lead to improved course outcomes.
  3. Improving our own skill level in Permaculture concepts and hands-on skills.

Mornings will be spent in educational theory and group dynamics. After lunch groups will be developing a Course Design Matrix, recipe cards for new teachers to take back to their communities. And afternoons will be spent honing and developing personal skills on a 20 year Permaculture homestead. Evenings will focus on resources to help your course take shape. Our final day, to check our progress, we will be delivering a one day Permaculture workshop to a group of college students. There will be ample time for networking and sharing specifics about your intended course particulars. Students will leave with many tools to put to use as Permaculture educators.

Instructors: Michael Becker, Dave Boehnlein, Douglas Bullock, Samuel Bullock
Prerequisite: Permaculture Design Course Certificate or equivalent experience
Cost: $800 ($750 if paid-in-full by June 1st, 2008). A $250 nonrefundable deposit is required with course registration, with the remainder due on or before July 15, 2008. Note: We only accept 22 students so this course fills up fast!
Contact: Dave Boehnlein - 360-840-8483 -

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