New Location and sponsors! Please pass the word along. 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. ####################################################################################### 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). -- 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.