Permaculture Certification Info and Workshops
~~Updated Certification Workshops Schedule (4/6/09)~~
General Info: Workshops are available to all students of the course. If you are a student that has paid for the full course + certification and/or completed all your work trade for the full course + certification, then these workshops are available at no additional cost. If you are attending a workshop and have not signed up for certification with the course, then each workshop has a cost that will be deciced and collected by each individual instructor. Cost for a full day workshop is $50/day. Half day is $25. Some workshops are FULL or near full. Please call Deborah at 651-4534 if you have any questions about costs, etc. Please call the instructor of the workshop directly for any questions about the content or schedule of the workshop.
- Monday - 4/6/09 - Connection to Nature - Huckleberry Leonard - 9:00am-4:30pm. Meet at Moloa'a Fruit Stand - COMPLETED.
- Friday - 4/10/09 - Nursery and Propagation - Ray Maki - 8:30am-4:30pm. Turn off highway onto Ko'olau Road at Moloa'a Fruit Stand. Travel 1/4 mile. Look for Permaculture Kaua'i sign on mauka side of road. Follow signs.
- Saturday - 4/11/09 - Soils, Agroforestry and Vermiculture - Cristal - 10:00am - 5:00pm. Meet at Moloa'a Fruit Stand.
- Monday and Tuesday - 4/13&14 - Natural Building - Huckleberry Leonard - 9:00am - 4:00pm. Meet at Moloa'a Fruit Stand.
- Sunday - 4/19/09 - Steep Slope Terracing - Cristal Harmony - 10:00am-5:00pm. Meet at Moloa'a Fruit Stand.
- Sunday - 4/26/09 - Photovoltaic and Solar Hot Water - Gary Seals - 9:00am. Kauapea Farm (FULL).
- Saturday - 5/2/09 - Seed Saving - Paul Massey - 2:00pm-5:30pm. Waimea Neighborhood Center, 455 Makeke Road, Waimea.
- Sunday - 5/3/09 - Rooftop Water Catchment and Storage - Gary Seals - 9:00 a.m. Kauapea Farm (FULL)
- Instructor contact info:
- Ray Maki, 634-5412
- Gary Seals, 651-7732
- Huckleberry Leonard, 206-245-9987
- Paul Massey, 652-7898
- Cristal Harmony, 823-0406
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE CERTIFICATE - by Michael Pilarski
International standards for permaculture design course (pdc) certification includes a minimum of 72 hours of instruction (usually given over 12 to 14 course-days). Certificates of course completion will be awarded to students who complete the 10-day (two 5-day segments) course plus attend some follow-up workshops.
This particular pdc on Kauai is only 10 days. It is short for several reasons, primarily to do with making the course affordable (in time and money). To issue pdc graduation certificates I feel it is necessary to require additional requirements besides attending the 10 days. This “homework” can include:
- A) Take one, or more, one-day permaculture classes held within a month of the main course. These are likely to include:
- * Natural building by Huckleberry Neil Leonard.
- * Energy systems in permaculture by Gary Seals.
- * Vermicomposting and soil regeneration by Cristal.
- * Gardening by Gary and Jillian Seals.
- * Nursery work, plant propagation and plantings by Ray Maki.
- These workshops would focus on hands-on . It remains to be decided whether the workshops would be by-donation or have a set fee for people who have attended all 10 days of the main course.
- B) Teach a short workshop on permaculture in your local community.
- C) Read specified permaculture books.
- D) Design and document one or more permaculture designs for properties.
- E) Some combination of the above or other agreed upon activity.
All of these options allow for meeting pdc certification requirements.
Michael Pilarski will award permaculture design course certificates at the end of the 10-day course with the understanding that people will fulfill their homework contracts. Each person will negotiate a personalized homework assignment with Michael towards the end of the course which includes a signed contract.
