Current Courses and Events

Permaculture Design Course - Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
    February 3rd - 17th, 2012
Introduction to Permaculture - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    May 25 - 27, 2012
Permaculture Design Course - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    July 15 - August 4, 2012

Our course cancellation policy can be found here.

Permaculture Design Course

Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua

February 3 - 17, 2012

At Project Bona Fide

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Chris Shanks, Dave Boehnlein & a cast of local instructors including Evelio Hernandez, Nevis Ortiz Mairena & Hector Ortiz.

Join us at Project Bona Fide on the amazing Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua this winter for a Permaculture Design Course! If you've been thinking about doing something to make the world a better place and having some fun in the tropics while you're at it, here's your chance! The course will cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Principles and Ethics of Permaculture Design
  • Site analysis and design, from the tropics to temperate regions
  • Landscape master planning and microclimate design
  • Reading the landscape and pattern recognition
  • Resiliency building
  • Design for climate change
  • Water catchment, storage, filtration, and distribution
  • Natural building techniques and vernacular architecture
  • Plant propagation and grafting
  • Renewable energies and biofuels
  • Local and Regenerative economics
  • Urban and suburban permaculture strategies
  • Ecovillage design and community building strategies
  • Networking within the permaculture community and beyond

(For a full list see the weblink below)

The folks at Project Bona Fide have worked hard to create an excellent site where you can see living examples of many of the techniques we will address in the course. There will be a mix of classroom and hands-on components so you can pack away tons of information and have a chance to put some of it into practice. This is sure to be an incredibly valuable experience. If you're interested in sustainability, resiliency building, or grassroots world changing this is the course for you!

Course Tuition: US$1250 (A $400 nonrefundable deposit is required with course registration)

Details at: http://www.projectbonafide.com/courses.html

For more info contact:
Jackie Pitts

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Introduction to Permaculture

Weekend Workshop - May 25 - 27, 2012

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 50 participants.

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

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Permaculture Design Course

Orcas Island, WA

July 15 - August 4, 2012

At the Bullock Permaculture Homestead

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, John Valenzuela, 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: $2000 ($1900 if paid in full by June 1st, 2012); 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, 2012. Course is limited to 30 participants.

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

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