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Sonoma Permaculture presents:
POND BUILDING AND EARTH WORKS
with KEITH JOHNSON AND MIKE COLLINS
Oct 9th, 7-9PM; Oct 10, 11, 9AM-5PM, 1997
To register, call: 707-829-5524, or 707-875-9323
Workshop location: Stewart's Point, in Upper NW sonoma County, 35 A,
Pacific view, 2 creeks.
Near Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve.
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Learn to install water catchment systems such as ponds, transfer
ditches and contour infiltration channels to supercharge your land
with water.
Course includes:
Global and Bioregional Water Cycles: The Big Picture
Constructing a Series of Linked Ponds Using Keyline Principles
Recharge and Restoration of Aquifers and Water Tables
Soil Conservation and Erosion Control
Using Earth-moving Equipment Ecologically
Aquatic Plants and Pond Ecosystems
Chinampa: An ancient Aztec and Mayan irrigation system
Wrap-Up Potluck and Planting Party
Course Instructors:
Keith Johnson: Director of Sonoma Permaculture, has 25 years of
gardening experience and 10 years Permaculture application. He grows &
propagates thousands of varieties of plants and maintains a large
collection of useful species. He manages a 10 year old design,
consulting, and construction company specializing in masonry, rock
walls, waterfalls, wetland biofilters, earth-repair, food forestry, and
runoff management.
Mike Collins: Organic Farmer and landscape contractor brings 20
yrs of farming and construction experience to this course. A UC Davis
Olericulture graduate, he's presently working on Permaculture earthworks
and design, plus a nursery of useful species for Permaculture projects
on the North Coast. He is also involved in Permaculture projects in the
Chiapas region of Mexico.
Fee: $250 (will consider barter).
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Keith
keithdj@sonic.net
Keith Johnson: Director of Sonoma Permaculture, has 25 years of gardening experience and 10 years Permaculture application. He grows & propagates thousands of varieties of plants and maintains a large collection of useful species. He manages a 10 year old design, consulting, and construction company specializing in masonry, rock walls, waterfalls, wetland biofilters, earth-repair, food forestry, and runoff management.
Mike Collins: Organic Farmer and landscape contractor brings 20 yrs of farming and construction experience to this course. A UC Davis Olericulture graduate, he's presently working on Permaculture earthworks and design, plus a nursery of useful s pecies for Permaculture projects on the North Coast. He is also involved in Permaculture projects in the Chiapas region of Mexico.