Urban Permaculture Design March 14, 2012

The Sustainable Communities Program of Langara College Continuing Studies is pleased to present ...

Urban Permaculture Design, Instructor Erin Innes
Wednesdays, March 14 – May 30, 2012, 10am – 5:30pm

Course Highlights
· Fundamentals of ecological community design
· Urban farming and regeneration of urban ecology
· Composting, soil building and bioremediation
· Water capture and conservation
· Natural building and retrofitting of urban spaces
· Social permaculture and community engagement

Permaculture is a philosophy and a framework for re-structuring how we relate to the ecosystems we live in and the people we share them with.
Combining design fundamentals with hands-on skills, this course links the how and the why of regenerating urban spaces.
Participants who complete the course receive the internationally recognized Permaculture Designer Certificate.

Erin Innes is a Permaculture practitioner and environmental justice activist. A dynamic instructor grounded in experiential learning, with a background in urban farming and natural building. Erin brings a diverse set of hands-on skills and a rich understanding of our temperate rainforest ecosystem and how to live abundantly with it.

Registration and Information
Contact Leslie Kemp at 604.323.5981 or lkemp[at]langara.bc.ca for details and course information or visit www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies
To register, call Langara College Continuing Studies at 604.323.5322.

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