Urban Permaculture Design Course

This course was sponsored by LAEV and Radical Change LA(http://www.radicalchangela.org/) with Scott Horton(editor of the Permaculture Activist-http://www.permacultureactivist.net/) as the lead instructor. It took place during the winter of 2007.

The focus of the course is in permaculture applied to urban environments.
It includes lectures, presentations, field trips, interactive design teams, hands-on learning.

A list of presentors and guests

• Alex Abbassi, Non-Violent Communications Trainer
• Lois Arkin, co-founder Los Angeles Eco-Village
• David Haskell from New Zealand
• Bradley Mowers, artist, gardener, weaver, expert on urban trees and birds
• Dr. Bill Roley , long-time Southern California permaculture and sustainability designer and teacher
• Kat Steele, community organizer, activist and founder of the Urban Permacutlure Guild <http://www.urbanpermacultureguild.org/>
• Kreigh Hampel, Recycling Coordinator of the Burbank Recycle Center
• Albert Bates <http://www.thefarm.org/lifestyle/albertbates/akb.html>, ecovillage educator from The Farm <http://www.thefarm.org>, natural builder, author of The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook <http://www.thegreatchange.com>, and co-founder of the Global Ecovillage Network <http://gen.ecovillage.org>

Resources and Links:

• Description of the course in the LAEV website: http://www.laecovillage.org/ScottHortonPermac07.html
• To see an image of the original flyer click here: flyier.jpg
• Information about the course in the Radical Change LA website: http://www.radicalchangela.org/events.html
• Mailing List for the group of participants http://groups-beta.google.com/group/UrbanSoil

Documents from the design projects:

• Golden pigs design group
• Chocolate Fun Bunnies design group
• Eco Chuchas
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