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Permaculture for Farmers- Free Webinar Jan. 16th!
Farm-Scale Permaculture
Long-Term Design for Cooperation with Ecology and Community
January 16, 2014 12 (noon) – 1 PM
A Free, Interactive Webinar Presentation with Dynamic Media
Supported by UVM Extension, Vermont New Farmer Project, the Women’s Agriculture Network (WAGN), and the USDA
The webinar is recorded and accessible here
Upon login (safe and free) you will automatically download “Blackboard Collaborate” with the file, including all slides and live questions, etc.
‘Permaculture’- or ‘permanent agriculture’- is a holistic design system making human landscapes more connected, productive, and ecologically regenerative. While practiced at scales varying from balconies to broad regions- its origins are in its application to small farms, homesteads, and land-based community-oriented micro-enterpirses. Join with grower, builder, and professional farm designer Keith Morris to explore how permaculture design can be used by market growers to better cooperate with the ecosystems and communities they depend on to be more profitable and resilient. We’ll introduce a process for thorough site analysis and long-term (even intergenerational) farm design and planning, and explore some specific techniques best applied in production-scale systems.
If you have Internet access and can hear sound through your computer, you should be able to participate or watch recordings regardless of the type of computer or operating system you use. A broadband connection to the Internet is helpful but not required.
This webinar is free and requires no preregistration. A recording for the webinar will be available within a week of the presentation date in our online archive. Newcomers to online learning are welcome. All you need to participate is internet access and a computer that you can hear sound through.
To participate, please go to http://go.uvm.edu/aemon at about 11:45 a.m EST on January 16, 2014 and click on the webinar title.
For more information, contact newfarmer@uvm.edu or call 802-223-2389×203. If you require accommodations to participate in this program, please let Jessie Schmidt know ASAP at 802-223-2389 or 1-866-860-1382 (toll-free in VT) or newfarmer@uvm.edu so we may assist you. If you have not participated in a webinar before, we recommend you download the necessary software for free the day before the webinar is scheduled at http://tiny.cc/UVMWebinarCheck.
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University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.
TOMORROW:
Hardy Organic Nuts for Farms and Yards

UPCOMING EVENTS:
July 20- August 1:
7th Annual Permaculture Design Certification Course
A residential intensive ‘Farm and Nature Immersion’, world-reknown Permaculture Design Certification Course. This course if filling very fast! Reserve your space now.
We are happy to announce that as Vermont’s only fully accredited Permaculture Institute we are able to offer full scholarships to income eligible VTers. This course is also available for 5 credits (transferable to any college) through the University of Vermont.