based at Heartwood CoHousing in Bayfield, near Durango

WILD FOODS ~ WILD LIFE ~ COMMUNITY

In this 100 hour course, we will cover the 72 hour international curriculum which gives participants the Permaculture Design Certificate. This is an entry-level credential into the world of Permaculture. In addition, we will delve into plant wisdom and community building with support of the special expertise of this team. For more information and curriculum topics.

Katrina, Zita and Zia will be joined by members of the Willow Way teaching team and the Durango community at large for a live-ly presentation of the Permaculture Design Course in June/July/August.

Zia Parker has joined the teaching teams or served as coordinator for many Permaculture Design Courses and has designed PC systems in five different climate zones, including the Arapaho and Navaho Nations. In ’88-90 she directed the Finca Permanente Agroforestry Project in W. Africa, which was used as a model for a $2.5 million project by the European Community. (articles) For the last five years, she has been owner and director of Willow Way Permaculture & Herbal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) near Boulder, CO. The Willow Way mission statement “healing the land, healing our bodies, and understanding the connection between them” is rooted in her 30 year career in holistic body therapy and wellness.

Katrina Blair, founder of Turtle Lake Refuge and author of “Local Wild Life–Turtle Lake Refuge’s Recipes for Living Deep” will be contributing her knowledge of wild edible and medicinal plants as well as her work with Grassroots, a compost tea and organic lawn care project and the Turtle Lake Community Gardens.

Zita Xavier has practiced Earth Centered Herbalism for 12 years and has taught herbal and flower essence classes at many schools in Colorado. She has designed numerous courses to help people re-establish right relationship with the Earth including, “Healing Nature, Healing Ourselves–a Deep Dive into Conscious Union.” She also helped establish Heartwood Farms, now in its fourth season.She will introduce us to Heartwood CoHousing’s successful protocols for achieving consensus in community.

A panel on community building, as well as small group explorations will help deepen understanding of how to address the hunger so many feel in our times –the hunger for living harmoniously in an extended human family and in right relationship with Pachamama.

Special focus of the SW CO Permaculture Design Course: the benefits of recharging with wild food/wild lands/wild life; skills for listening to the messages of Pachamama, and designing for community.

Dates are:

June 28, 29, 30, July 1; July 26, 27, 28, 29; and August 30, 31, Sept 1 & 2.

To register.

Contact: Zia Parker 303.530.1415

I am registering for the ___Boulder area PDC.
I am registering for the ___SW CO PDC.

By check: We prefer to be paid by check. Print and fill out this registration form, then send the form and registration fee made to Willow Way, to 6481 N. 63rd St, Longmont, CO 80503.

Electronically: We prefer to be paid by check, however, if it is preferable for you to pay via credit card, go to paypal.com and send your registration fee to ziaparker(at)yahoo(dat)com.
Also send an email to ziaparker@yahoo.com to confirm your registration and the location of the course you are choosing.

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Garden delights!

Strengths
Community involvement- enthusiasm
Infrastructure in place- energy efficiency
Aesthetics, good climate, remoteness
Close (central) to ferry-access
Strong baseline- pristine
Connection to nature
Sustainability, art, culture
Adult education- multi purpose
Perception of school
Human resources- passionate people
Innocence of children

Weaknesses

Remote
School as centre- red tape
Water limited- wells, rainwater, minerals
Low population
Weak economy
Cost of maintenance
Road pollution
Large initial investment, not replicable in other areas

Opportunities

Summer use of school
Winter garden
Work with Creston and Nelson
Develop a planning team which can be taken to other communities
Leadership- School of the environment- have the right people
Foreign students
Therapy centre
Learn through doing- attract children to hands-on, wood shop,
Alternate school for kids with difficulties
Eco-business incubator
Art/gardening/farm school in summer

Threats

Peak oil, climate change, economic collapse
Declining population
Wild fire
Growing economic threats
Retirement community- gentrification
Resurgence of mining
Predators
Jealousy in school division
Present educational system

6481 N 63^rd St

Longmont, CO (near Niwot)

80503

303-530-1415

Contact Information:

Name_________________________________________Date____________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

City_________________________________State_________Zip Code_______________

Phone #______________________________Best Time to Call_____________________

Email___________________________________________________________________

Personal Information:

Gender_______________Age__________

Do you exercise regularly?_______If yes, what do you do?________________________

Are you capable of lifting 50 pounds?_______

Do you have a valid driver’s license?_________In what state?_________

Do you have reliable vehicle?_________(not necessary)

Do you have health insurance?_________

Any dietary restrictions?________Please elaborate:______________________________

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Any allergies?_________Please list:__________________________________________

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Any other important details about yourself (i.e. special needs, religious practices, etc)

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Please respond to the following questions.  Use extra paper if necessary.

1) How does this internship program fit into your future plans?

2) What are you hoping to gain from your participation in this internship program

3) How did you hear about Willow Way?

Reasons for Applying:

Areas of Interest.  Check all that apply.

____ community supported agriculture (CSA’s)

____ ecological restoration

____ education

____ greenhouse production and management

____ marketing & sales

____ pasture management

____ perennial crops

____ permaculture

____ poultry

____ soil fertility

____ vegetable production

____ seed production

____ whole farm systems design

Background:

Please respond to the following.  Use extra paper if necessary.

1) What level of education have you completed?  List institutions, degrees, and year completed.

2) Briefly description of work experience in the past 5 years (where, for how long, primary duties).

3) What is your gardening/farming experience or training?  (Explain in detail: duties performed, skills learned, where you worked, etc.)

4) What other relevant skills do you have? (Carpentry, herbology, languages, etc.)

5)  How comfortable are you with the idea of working with farm equipment or power tools?  Please elaborate.

6) What are your biggest challenges in the work environment?

7) Do you prefer working alone, with others, or both?  Please explain.  Do you prefer to take charge and direct others, receive direction, or a mix of both?  Please explain.

8) Please list any social or community activities that you are or have been involved in?

9) What community living experience do you have?

10) Are you able to visit and interview?

11) When are you able to start working?

12) Do you need to be finished working by a certain date?

13) Please list three personal references.  Include name, phone number, relationship and length of relationship.

Please send a photo of yourself if possible.

Email completed applications to: ziaparker@yahoo.com