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English is below Estudios de Vilcabamba Curso Certificado de Diseño Permacultura • Permacultura principios y ética• Método de Diseño Permacultura• Observación, análisis de sitio, diseño de diversidad de climas, creando microclimas• Ciclo de nutrientes en el agua & suelo• Jardinería: mantener la fertilidad de los suelos naturalmente• Métodos tradicionales Indígenas para mantener la fertilidad del suelo, la biodiversidad, ahorro de semillas• Huertos Forestales, agroforestales, árboles frutales• Múltiples beneficios de los hongos: agrícolas, la biorremediación, medicinales• Energías Renovables• Construcción ecológica incluyendo materiales construcción con barro, bambú, paja• Uso Prudente de los Recursos Hídricos: recolección de agua de lluvia, aguas grises, [[read more]]

CURRICULUM for Vilcabamba PDC (English & Español)


Ingles/Espanol The PDC is usually taught as an intensive of 72-100 hours in 10-14 days and provides a rich down-load of information that empowers the participants to apply these principles to their own sites, projects and lifestyles. The course enables the participant to discover “the how” for developing systems that can be sustained indefinitely, in harmony with other species, without diminishing resources and opportunities for future generations. Permaculture aims at freeing participants from an extraction-based culture which views profit as the ultimate indicator of progress, regardless of consequences. El PDC se suelen enseñar como un intensivo de 72-100 horas [[read more]]

What is a PDC? Que es un PDC? Curso Diseno ...


Here are some of the fine organizations and people that we recommend and that we work with. ~~ Pakarinka ~~ Cultural Center for Indigenous Tradition of the Andes Pakarinka Center is dedicated to preserving the indigenous traditions of the Kichwa-speaking people through spiritual traditions, agriculture, language, music and art. We are an Otavalan indian family offering support to local families in our community of Agato, near Otavalo by active partnership in these traditions. We honor Pachamama and our elders that have helped us maintain the knowledge of the ancients through modern times. More Info … ~~ Rocky Mountain Peace [[read more]]

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Leaf walls covered with Reemay Row Cover and plastic sheeting. This bed is approximately 25’ x 12’. Insulated wall made of used chicken wire stuffed with leaves. Yummy Dwarf Siberian Kale, Fennel, and Fava beans and Parsley are happy inside. Our greens were happy right through the stretch of 15 below weather we had last winter. This design grew from our desire to keep our costs down. We had chicken wire, we had plenty of leaves. If we had used strawbales, winterizing this bed would have cost $200. This way, it cost nothing. STRAW-CLAY COLD FRAME … a locally [[read more]]

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Sheet Mulching is a very basic and important Permaculture skill. Sometimes called “blanket composting”, “no-work” or “no-dig” gardening, it is very representative of Permaculture in terms of modeling Nature. This is the start of the Medicine Wheel Garden. As you see, we are layering the Sheet Mulching right on top of the lawn. No need to dig or pull weeds. They become part of the nutrient base for the new garden. See full guidelines below. The Medicine Wheel in full bloom. It is a great way to build healthy soil fast, and is an effective means of carbon sequestration. [[read more]]

Sheet Mulching


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ASTON FITNESS ~~ Movement Re-Generation Zia Parker MA CMT skype: ziaparker     email: ziaparker(at)zoho(dat)com resume     bio Aston Patterning Aston Fitness®,teaches “the how” of exercise, and gives you the tools to be able to balance your movement and your structure as you exercise. This is a 3-phase fitness system, giving your body the opportunity to release tightness with “loosening”, tune your alignment with stretching, and stabilize & strengthen with “toning”. In this work, many layers of insight regarding one’s own tension patterns, and the habitual 3-D movement dynamics that fuel them, come to light. Also, we can [[read more]]

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