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2008, Living Mandala
creative services by: 360 Degrees
Including
HISTORY & THEORY
FOREST ECOLOGY
Windbreak & micro-climate design
Coppicing for fuel and building materials
Hawaiian canoe plants
Installation of a new Food Forest System
Care & maintenance of integrated ecologically
abundant tropical agroforestry systems
Tours
In Association With
Facilitators & Instructors
and special guests
Course Description
This exciting and informative 5-day training, hosted at the beautiful Hale Akua Garden Farm, will include practical information and hands-on training on how to design, plant, maintain and harvest the abundance that a well planned agroforestry system can offer.
Agroforestry is an agricultural system that incorporates planting and encouragement of trees on land where animals are raised or crops grown. Tree planting can aid farmers and lands stewards by mitigating soil erosion, sequestering water and nutrients, providing wind breaks and microclimates, moderating extreme temperatures, and providing portential crop diversification.
For anyone traveling to Maui this is a great opportunity to stay on a fabulous organic farm, with salt water pool, sweeping views, hot tubs, yoga decks, and be in a restorative environment to learn and practice the art of regenerative agriculture and permaculture. Three delicious meals will be served featuring as much local produce as possible.
For locals this is a good opportunity to come and meet other like minded people who share similar goals and values for learning ways to provide for our needs while living in harmony and balance with the earth. We can reduce and potentially eliminate the need for importing produce from places like California. Our vision is to help this training support the Farm Bureau's Grown in Maui campaign that is building momentum on the Island.
Locally Grown in Maui
Ôø‡Buying Grown on Maui ensures that farming remains a viable lifestyle, and that the lands our keiki inherit can remain green. Buying local preserves our agricultural heritage and our connection to our ancestral roots. As Maui's second-largest industry, agriculture enables tourism, Maui's leading industry. Besides providing beauty for visitors, ag is at the core of agritourism, education and entertainment, and Maui as a culinary destination. In short, buying local is vital to our culture, our community, our economy, our health. And we are lucky. Home to over 800 farms, Maui already grows a stunning variety of nutritious, flavorful foods, including heirloom varieties. With its multiple climates, it can grow foods year-round, and just about any crop. We believe that this is an agricultural privilege, and a responsibility.Ôø‡ Maui County Farm Bureau
Site Details
Hale Akua Garden Farm is an educational community living ecologically and responsibly on 7 acres of sustainable land on the pristine North Shore of Maui. Located in an emerald jungle of native plants, close to bamboo forests and a waterfall lagoon, the land (aina) is called Hale Akua, means Ôø‡House of the DivineÔø‡. The site is a 35 minute drive from the airport, and a 20 minute drive to the nearest small towns and sandy beaches.
The site features a grand view of the ocean and Haleakala crater amidst lush tropical surroundings with hiking trails that lead to fresh water pools and 300-foot tall waterfalls. The site has solar power and features its own fresh water well. Rain fills the ponds and there is a salt-water swimming pool, an infrared sauna, hot tubs cleaned with ozone, and hammocks for your enjoyment.
Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop in Maui
Hale Akua Garden Farm
April 14-18, 2009
Maui, Hawaii
Food, Fodder, Forage, Fuel, Fiber, Fungus, Fertility, Functional Farmaceuticals, Fertility Focusing on Pacific Island Tropical and Subtropical Forest Systems
Tuition
Early Bird Discount!
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Registered and paid in full by March 1:
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$750 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
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$450 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
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After March 1:
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$850 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
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$500 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
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Receive a 10% discount for attending both the Introduction to Permaculture and Food Forest Agroforestry workshops.
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Early Bird Discount!
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Registered and paid in full by March 1:
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$ 990 2-day + 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
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$ 550 2-day + 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
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After March 1:
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$1125 2-day + 5-day course, with dorm style lodging and meals
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$ 630 2-day + 5-day course, without lodging, lunch included
Accommodations
Dorm style accommodations and meals are included in course fees. There is phone, wireless Internet for your own computer, washer/dryer, DVD in meeting room, and a book library.
Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course begins (May 16) will be refunded, excluding a $100 processing fee. No refunds are given after May 16.
Special Accommodations
Private Rooms are available for an additional fee. Please make non-dorm room accommodation arrangements with Wendy at Hale Akua Garden Farm:
e-mail: contact@haleakuagardenfarm.com
phone (808) 572-9300
Registration
Register on-line and pay via credit card or register and pay via check by downloading an application and sending it to:
Regenerative Design Institute
P.O. Box 923
Bolinas, CA 94924
Online Registration: Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop
Online Registration: Introduction to Permaculture & Food Forest Agroforestry Workshop
Registration ends March 27, 2009
Refund Policy
Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course begins (March 30) will be refunded, excluding a $100 processing fee. No refunds are given after March 31.
Contact
For questions or additional information contact the
email: info@regenerativedesign.org
phone: 415-868-9681
Facilitators & Instructors
Doug Bullock
Penny Livingston-Stark
Penny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer, and speaker. She is the founder of: Sustainable Living Designs (SLD) - a professional permaculture design/build firm integrating landscapes and structures with water, soil, plants and energy efficiency; The Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC) - an educational and research organization promoting sustainable technologies and methodologies; and Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) - a non-profit education program focusing on hands-on skills development. Penny has been working professionally in the land management and development field for 25 years and has extensive experience in all phases of ecologically sound landscape design and construction as well as the use of natural non-toxic building materials. She specializes in site planning & design of resource-rich landscapes, integrating rainwater collection, edible landscaping, pond and water systems, habitat development and watershed restoration for homes, co-housing communities, businesses and diverse-yield perennial farms. Penny is currently on the board of the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California and has served on the Redwood Empire Chapter of the Green Building Council. She co-created the Ecological Design Program and its curriculum at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture and co-founded the West Marin Grower's Group, West Marin Farmer's Market, and the Community Land Trust Association of Marin.
John Valenzuela
