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Institute for
Bioregional Studies
1995 Summer Programs

Permaculture              Ecological
   Design                  Planning
July 2 - 16           July 20 - August 3


  It is the objective of IBS to train participants to become 
effective catalysts in the regeneration of  the planet. The 
"Bioregional" perspective means that our focus is  on the 
design and evolution of healthy, interdependent and self-reliant 
communities. 
  Today we can not just, "Think  Globally and  Act Locally" We also 
need to, "Think Long Term and Act Now". Therefore, IBS was founded 
to demonstrate the recent, ecologically oriented, scientific,   
social   and   technological   achievements   that   are 
relevant  to  achieving  the   goal   of   an   ecological  society.

Permaculture Design Course

July 2-16, 1995 

   Through lecture, discussion, observation and hands-on learning, 
students will develop the practical skills and knowledge to design 
and implement sustainable systems that are in harmony with the 
natural world.
   With roots in the design of sustainable agricultural systems 
permaculture has evolved into a program for designing ecological 
communities and restoring  urban centers. It is about self-
reliance, growing food, and building creative, beautiful, energy-
efficient structures from local materials. 
	 Permaculture principles and design methodologies  can  be 
applied anywhere in the world.   


Permaculture Instructors: 

Michael Pilarski, editor of, Restoration Forestry, and founder 
of Friends of the Trees, has been teaching permaculture since 
1981.

Garry Lean, permaculture designer and professor  of Integrated 
Resource Management at Sir Sandford  Fleming College.

Plus: Guest Speakers involved in sustainable agricultural, 
renewable energy, ecological planning and green economics.

Permaculture  Course    Topics:
*Permaculture methodlogy
*Ethics  of  permaculture
*Observation  Skills
*Bioregional Mapping
*Local  Self-Reliance
*Site  Analysis
*Medicinal  Herbs
*Organic  Agriculture
*Agroforestry  Systems
*Edibile  Landscaping
*Keyline  System
*Land Trusts & Communities
*Aquaculture
*Greenhouses
*Erosion  Control
*Soil  Microbiology
*Sustainable  Forestry
*Ecosystem  Restoration
*Livestock  and  Wildlife
*Urban  Permaculture
*Appropriate  Energy
*Working  in  the  South
*Formal & Informal Economies
*Straw-Bale  Construction
	
   and  much,  much  more.......

Certification: 
Course graduates will be certified as Permaculture Design 
Trainees. After two years experience, application may be made for 
'Applied Permaculture Design' diplomas. Graduates are entitled to 
use the term "Permaculture" in the pursuit of livelihood, and 
educational uses.

For more information on the Permaculture Design 
Course contact the instructors:	
Michael Pilarski:    
                 (206) 738-4972
Garry Lean (705) 887-5230
or call, Phil Ferraro at IBS.


Restoration Ecology: 
Reconstructing Sustainable Communities 
(July 20-24).
Restoration Ecology, defines  the quantity and quality of resources 
needed to attain self-reliance, social justice, and an improved 
quality  of  life  in  order to  sustain a region's  native  
populations. 

Guest lecturers include:
Dr. William Rees, Dean, Community and Rural Planing, UBC. 
Bill, uses the  term, "Our Ecological Footprint" for a system used 
to estimate  our sustainability .
Dr. Doug Aberely, editor, Futures by Design: The Practice of 
Ecological Planning. Doug, will explain new techniques that 
empower local communities to develop  environmental plans.
Dr. Ray Cote, Director, School of Environmental Planning, 
Dalhousie University. Ray, has developed a system for designing 
industrial parks as closed ecosystems, recycling and reusing 
wastes.  

Coming Home:Awakening 
Community Resources
(July 27-30)

	A new set of personal, instiutional and global standards are 
pointing  the  way  toward a more  workable, humane economy.
	The bioregional solution means that we can empower ourselves 
and our communities to solve the environmental crisis.
	Come celebrate with some popular visionaries who are 
practicing, social and cultural innovations. 

Guest Lecturers include:
Dr. Wayne Roberts,  author of Get a Life: Canada's Green Cure 
for Economic Blues. Wayne, will offer many viable solutions to 
personal and regional economic problems, that are  bioregional.  

Carla Conrod, Co-ordinator, Regional Atlantic Trading Note 
Association (RATNA). RATNA has over 200 members in the Halifax 
area who are building a vibrant-bioregional economy. They have 
started printing and circulating their own currency!

David Haenke, co-founder North American Bioregional Congress; 
original convenor of the US Greens; Director of the Tides 
Foundation Ecological Society Project.

Kirkpatrick Sale, Board of Director, Schumacher Society, 
author of, Dwellers of the Land: The Bioregional Vision;

John Joe Sark, Captain 
Mi' Kmaq Grand Council.

Plus Guests too numerous to mention.


Hands-on, Homemade Power and Energy Conservation  
(July 31-Aug 3)
Learn the latest  'State of the Art' techniques for conserving 
energy 
and recycling wastes around your home or business.
Workshops will focus on the cultural, societal and philosophical 
implications of resource efficiency. Topics will include: solar home 
design, straw-bale building construction, composting toilets, 
grey-water treatment, composting, energy conservation and 
appropriate  technologies.


Guest Lecturers include: 
Scott Chaplin and Maureen Cureton, 
co-workers of Amory and Hunter Lovins at the  Rocky Mountain 
Institute, Snowmass, Colorado. Their experience includes work with 
the Institute for Local Self-Reliance as well as work in the 
resource industries of Nicaragua, the United States and Canada.

Course Site and Facilities

	For hundreds of years, people have been drawn to the 
incredible 
beauty, spiritual solace, diverse geography and fascinating natural 
history that make The Ovens Natural Park unique.
	Participants are encouraged to establish a group camping 
site which will create the ambience for an intimate educational 
community.   Oceanview housekeeping cottages and an RV park are 
also available. The campgrounds feature hot showers and a heated 
salt-water pool.
	Hike the spectacular trails along the cliffs and view the 
famous sea caves, or "Ovens"; where Mi' Kimaq legend states that at 
least one native entered the caves, emerging on the other side of 
the province!
	The park also offers licensed dining at the Seacaves Cafe, 
seacave tour boats, environmental coastal tours and opportunities to 
pan for gold!

Daily Schedule

Days: Classes, Workshops, Seminars and Tours

Evenings:

Sunday: 
Bioregional Perspectives; Lecture and discussion with 	
Phil Ferraro, Director IBS.

Monday: IBS' Community Meeting.

Tuesday and Wednesday: 
	Pot Luck Tours

Thursday:
Visions of Change
Guest faculty in an open forum with the local community

Friday: Movie Night;
Topical videos related to the weekly theme

Saturday: Ceilidh; 
Bring your musical instruments!
(Schedule  is  subject  to  change based  upon  individual  
schedules.)

Pets
*Please* No pets.

College Credit
Students seeking undergraduate or graduate credit may do so 
through their home institution.

Some precepts basic to both permaculture  and  
bioregionalism:
*Basis  in  ecology.
*Basing  unique  culture  on indigenous   materials.                                                                                                                   
*High  degree  of  local  self-sufficiency.
*Observation / awareness  of boundaries  of  plant  and 
	animal  
communities.
*Preservation  and restoration of native  plant communities.
*Aesthetics.
*Worker-owned,  enterprises with  non-exploitative 
	relationships.
*Decentralized,  participatory, democratic  governance.
*Recognizing relationships between elements  in  the  	system and  
maximizing  symbiotic relationships.

Summer Program Tuition  and   Fees*

Permaculture Design 
Course: (July 2-16) $775  to $700 self-set sliding scale. 
(Meals included.) 
Course fees for USA Residents: Cdn. $775.00. At current 
rates of exchange this is less than U.S.$550.00.

Restoration Ecology: 
Reconstructing Sustainable Communities(July 20-24) 
$300.00 +(optional meals)

Coming Home:
Awakening Community Resourcefulness(July 27-30)
$240.00 +(optional meals)

Hands-on, Homemade Power and Energy Conservation  
(July 31-Aug 3)
$240.00 +(optional meals)

4 weeks (July 2-August 3) $1400.00 (includes meals during 
permaculture course).

If you register for any two sessions, deduct 10% from the tuition.

Single day attendence for all programs, is possible at $65.00 per 
day.
 
There is no charge for camping between sessions if you are 
registered for two consecutive programs.

Participants will be sent an information packet upon registration. 

Courses  will  be  limited  to 40  participants.

* Be sure to add 7% GST  to all fees. 

Meal Option:
Three tasty meals, featuring organically grown food will be served 
each day. 
The fees for the permaculture course  include  meals.  (Because  of 
the  intensity  of  the  schedule  there  will not  be  enough  
breaks to  prepare  your own  meals.)
For other courses the meal program is optional at $12.00 per day.  
If  you  choose  to cook  your own  meals  you  must  supply  a camp  
stove.   No  open  fires.

Childcare
Children are welcome on-site. Parents who require childcare 
services should contact The Ovens Natural Park, (902) 766-4621, 
prior to registering.

Registration Form
Name___________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Phone__________________________________________________________
Programs I plan to attend:
Dates                                Cost
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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____ Enclosed  is  my  tuition plus  7%  GST*. Make payment by 
certified bank cheque or money order in Canadian  funds payable to: 
Institute for Bioregional Studies.

____ I will campout at $5.00/night.

____  I will call The Ovens Natural Park and reserve space in a 
cabin. Prices range from $25.00 to $40.00/night
Phone # (902) 766-4621.

__I will prepare my own meals 
__I will choose the meal plan at12.00/day plus 7% GST*.

Room and Board is payable to The Ovens Natural Park at time of 
arrival. A deposit for cottages may be required.

*Non-residents will be refunded their GST tax by Reveue Canada 
when leaving Canada.
-- 
Phil Ferraro, Director
Institute for Bioregional Studies
449 University Avenue Suite 126            "Developing Local Solutions to 
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	    Global Problems"
Canada   C1A 8K3
(902) 892-9578