Earth Activist Training June 21 - July 5, 2009 Students learn how to heal soil, cleanse water, and design human systems that mimic natural systems using a minimum of energy and resources. This is the cornerstone approach of permaculture.  | First training course held in the Northeast!Training is held several times a year in northern California, Oregon, and North Carolina. This is the first time that this training will be held in Maine. The course is taught by Starhawk, committed global justice activist organizer and author of nine books including The Spiral Dance, The Fifth Sacred Thing, and The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature. |
Registration Fees (US Currency) The cost for the two-week residential program which includes food, lodging and materials is $1,450 - $1,800 on a need-based, sliding scale. Scholarship arrangements in exchange for labor are also available. Early applications for aid are encouraged.Click hereto register now! |  |

| Classroom and hands-on training. Training is a rigorous permaculture design program that combines classroom lecture with small-group project design time and hands-on experiential learning. Among others, students will study nature-based solutions to a variety of challenges such as urban gardening, natural building, and ecoforestry. Hands-on learning approaches enable students to design and install permaculture projects during the two-week course. |
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