October 2006 Permaculture Design Course
PowerPoint Presentation
The October 2006 Permaculture Design Course is what inspired the creation of Midwest Permaculture. This presentation will give the viewer a good idea of:
1. What is taught in a permaculture design course.
2. What our courses are like.
3. What our students thought of their training.
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Graduates of the Stelle 2006 Permaculture Design Course
Hosted in Stelle, IL
"Introduction to Permaculture" 3-Hour Comprehensive Seminar
This unique 3-hour seminar has been designed to provide attendees a working grasp of what permaculture is and to provide some practical examples of how to incorporate permaculture design techniques into one's own life, property, and community.
Typically presented by Bill Wilson himself, this seminar is being offered in more and more locations, mostly scheduled in the Chicagoland and Milwaukee areas at this time. But Bill is motivated to take this seminar all around the Midwest.
This is an ideal seminar to follow Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth". It is loaded with inspiring examples of how we can live a rich and full life without damaging our planet. This can be a great fund-raising event for your group. Contact Bill to see about bringing the seminar to your area.
Greening The Desert - (download free 5-min. video now)
Here is a great video clip that demonstrates what permaculture can do. It is free and immediately available to download now.
Click on the picture of Geoff Lawton at right. (It takes a couple of minutes to down-load.)
Geoff teaches with Bill Mollison, does design projects all over the world, and recommended Mark Shepard for a Degree in Permaculture Design after learning about the permaculture work he was undertaking on his Wisconsin farm.
Best Permaculture Books
Four Titles to Help You Simplify the Selection Process
There are over 100 books on the subject of permaculture, but to help simplify the selection process for the beginning student, these are the four primary books that we can recommend with confidence.
Top Two IntroductoryTitles
For a great openning to permaculture, these two titles continue to be our favorites—the “Introduction to Permaculture" because it was written by Bill Mollison himself and gives a great overview on the subject -- and “Gaia’s Garden” because of the clarity, simplicity and appropriateness of the examples that Toby Hemenway gives that relate to the Midwest-temperate-climate zone.
Gaia's Garden
By Toby Hemenway $25.00 (free shipping)
Introduction to Permaculture
By Bill Mollison
$33.00 (free shipping)
Both of these titles are a bit more difficult to locate and cost more but are the ultimate reference books for the serious permaculturist.
Bill Mollison’s “A Designers Manual” is still considered the bible of permaculture. Mark and Wayne’s books are just about worn-out from use.
Recently, another pair of books has been released that Mark Shepard believes are the definitive for laying out permaculture plant guilds in the temperate climate zone. He just about cried when he found "Edible Forest Gardens"by Dave Jacke, wondering where they were when he started his farm 14 years earlier. This double volume set is also loaded with permaculture design fundamentals.
Edible Forest Gardens
2-vol. Set by Dave Jacke $150.00
(free shipping)
A Designers' Manual
By Bill Mollison $97.00 (free shipping)
You may also order by : 1.
Sending a note with your personal check or money order in the mail to:
Midwest Permaculture, 125 Crescent Lane, Stelle, IL 60919
-or-
2. Calling us with your credit card number at 815-256-2215
No Shipping or Handling Charges:
All books are typically shipped within 24 hours (except weekends) and shipped book-rate via USPS. They usually arrive in 3-6 days. Call if you need a rush delivery and are willing to pay a bit extra. - Phone: 815-256-2215
Feel free to call or email if you have questioins about books or courses.
Food production 52-weeks a year using renewable energy and innovative permaculture design (soap bubble insulation, underground thermal mass storage, recycle all waste products into CO2 and energy).
Preliminary
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Permaculture Topics and Course Updates
If you want to be kept abreast of the permaculture seminars and full design courses the three of us will be hosting this year, as well as other interesting tidbits related to permaculture around the Midwest, you are invited to subscribe to the 'Friends of Midwest Permaculture' email list. We only send out something about once a month and you may unsubscribe at any time. We sincerely appreciate it when others keep our email address private so we never give or sell our email list to others.
