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Hi all,Nature's Permaculture is hosting a 3-day Keyline Design Course in Boring, OR this August 24-26.Keyline® Design for Whole Farm FertilityWith Facilitators: Neil Bertrando, Owen Hablutzel, and Mike Langevin,August 24 through 26th, 2012Boring, OR U.S.ATOOLBOX FOR A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD – DROUGHT-PROOF YOUR PROPERTY – RAPID SOIL CREATION – ELIMINATE OFF-FARM INPUTS – LIVESTOCK AS TOOLS TO IMPROVE LAND – INTEGRATE PASTURES, PONDS, AND PRODUCTIVE TREE CROPS -  LIVE YEOMANS KEYLINE PLOW…See More

Permaculture Design Course: Corvallis, Oregon August 20 – Sept 7, 2012 Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm @ Oregon State University’s Urban Horticulture Center Back to school! This 3 week Permaculture Design Certificate Course can be taken for college creditor no credits through Oregon State University. This course takes place on campus where we are establishingdemonstration gardens within this Land Grant University’s undulating fertile valley location. We blendclassroom lecture with hands-on, field trips,…See More

2012 Natural Building Apprenticeship with COB TogetherAugust 5th-25th: Hybrid Sauna Construction with James HaimDuring this three week apprenticeship program you will construct a sauna and, time permitting, a cob oven, from start to finish. As part of this program you will learn the basics of making a foundation, building four different wall systems with materials including cob, straw bale, light-straw-clay and cob-cordwood, and…See More