10-day Permaculture Design Course - Martha's Vineyard - Sept 9-18
Details at www.permie.us or questions to DickPierceDesigns@gmail.com.
Design Certificate Course with noted Permaculture Instructor, Dick Pierce, and many MV farms, homes, businesses. Class, group projects, visits to farms/markets, guest speakers, design workshop (your own project). Base for class, rooms, meals is MV-HI-Hostel.
To simplify travel, 1st day starts at noon and last day ends by 3:00. Ferries from Woods Hole, New Bedford, MA, Quonset Pt, RI - remarkable express buses /train from NYC, BOS, Prov, CT., etc. to ferries - see websites:
-http://adventurenortheast.com/blockisland.htm,
-http://www.vineyardfastferry.com/amtrak.htm.
-http://www.islandferry.com/ssa/buschoice.cfm
Travel on MV is by bike and bus - #6 bus stops at Hostel; Van for field trips
-2-day W'kshop-Permaculture/Sustainability-Sept 20/21- N.Dartmouth, MA
Details at www.permie.us or questions to DickPierceDesigns@gmail.com
Join agreat group of like-minded folks who care for the Earth, our environment, and what kind of a world we'll pass on to our grandchildren. Permaculture Principles, Aims, and Ethics unfold into topics such as: soil, water, climate, compost, native plants/trees, local food, farms/gardens, energy conservation/renewables, and how to use less resource, yet live joyously/abundantly and create more local/regional community. Limited Scholarships are available; those with need, please ask; those with means, please donate.
Travel by Carpool is easy - exit off of I-195 at Faunce Cor., between Fall River & New Bedford, MA USA