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Observation

Real University

As a Permaculture instructor I have many students in the 17-22 age range that are pondering the why’s and wherefore’s of going to college. Many of them have dreams of buying land and starting farms or working as a designer or practitioner. But many of them also wonder if they should attend college or university [...]

Observation

Observation is the bread and butter of Permaculture. Reading the letters, sentences, and paragraphs of the landscape unveils the greater book of the whole. In order to design, the prerequisite is to know what canvas we are designing on and what are the tools and materials that we will work with. Landform, weather, water, vegetation, [...]

Masanobu Fukuoka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSKSxLHMv9k

Here is a video put together by Larry Korn, who lived and worked on Fukuoka’s farm in Japan in the seventies.

Quotes from Masanobu Fukuoka

Always loved this quote from Fukuoka: “If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork.” And this one: “When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem itself. They seldom do. [...]

Observe Nature

“Observe Nature thoroughly rather than labor thoughtlessly.” – Masanobu Fukuoka ‘One Straw Revolution’

A Southern Illinois Winter

It seems that so many of us shut down in the winter, or should I say shut ourselves in(doors). The winter landscape is one of pristine color and subtle shades of multiple gradations. If we are proponents of Permaculture and believe in the dictum that it all starts and ends with observation then the winter [...]

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    Wayne Weiseman's 2013 Course Schedule

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    George Mason University
    Washington, D.C.
    March 9-16
    PDC

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    Accoceek
    Accoceek, MD
    March 23-29
    PDC

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    Accoceek
    Accoceek, MD
    March 30
    Biodynamic Intensive

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    KAAP
    ( Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture)
    Fountain City, WI
    May 18-19
    Cordwood Construction
    Workshop
    (with Richard Flatau) 

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    May 25-June 2
    PDC 

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    June 22-30
    Plants

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    July 13-14
    Cordwood Construction
    Workshop
    (with Richard Flatau) 

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    July 20-July 29
    Natural Building with Straw-Clay Slip

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    SouthWoods Permaculture
    Prior Lake, MN
    July 29-August 4
    Advanced Permaculture Design and Project Management

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    Crazy Rooster Farm
    Mondovi, WI
    Aug 3-11
    Animals in a Permaculture System 

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    KAAP 
    Fountain City, WI
    Aug 3-11
    PDC

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    Center For Deep Ecology
    Albert Lea, MN
    August 26-September 2
    PDC

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
     Sept 21-29
    Water and Earthworks

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    Fort Worth TX
    October 3-6 and 24-27
    PDC 

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    October 12-20
    Permaculture in the Urban Environment

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    Koinonia
    Americus, Georgia
    Early 2014
    PDC

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    January 2014
    Advanced Design

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    January 2014
    Advanced Farming

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    KAAP
    Fountain City, WI
    January 2014
    Advanced Teacher’s Training

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