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helen99Our permaculture apprenticeship class just finished (I think that means we're now full-fledged apprentices). Mainly, we learned the basic permaculture language (including the word 'permaculture', which means permanent culture) and practiced applying the principles to our own immediate living spaces and to a portion of the acreage where the class was held. The apprenticeship convened one weekend per month in September, October, and December. Then we had January and February off, and then class resumed for one weekend per month in March, April, and May.
For the past several weeks we've been staying up late to write the final report and prepare the oral presentation for the class, both of which were due last weekend. The presentations consisted of the permaculture designs for our own dwelling places. We had been gathering information for the design all year, so that had to be distilled into a 10 minute oral. We all went slightly over the allotted time -- ours took 45 minutes (and that was average). Ours featured mushrooms, mushroom mycelium, and mycoremediation prominently, because we wanted to add something a little different than what everyone in the class already knew. People said they enjoyed the report, particularly the mushroom part.
Even though the anticipation of giving the presentation caused me some anxiety, it was a good opportunity to synthesize what we'd been learning and doing. We all came away with nice new certificates. So where do we go from here?![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
unda_stella has asked us to do a design for her and we accepted! I figure the best way to get into this is to actually do some of it. Each place will be different. unda_stella's environment (so unlike our yard) is Sunny and Bright, and is in the Land of Lemons and Oranges, Passion Flowers and Palm Trees, Sand and Ocean... Ah, Zone 9, how I miss thee...
For the past several weeks we've been staying up late to write the final report and prepare the oral presentation for the class, both of which were due last weekend. The presentations consisted of the permaculture designs for our own dwelling places. We had been gathering information for the design all year, so that had to be distilled into a 10 minute oral. We all went slightly over the allotted time -- ours took 45 minutes (and that was average). Ours featured mushrooms, mushroom mycelium, and mycoremediation prominently, because we wanted to add something a little different than what everyone in the class already knew. People said they enjoyed the report, particularly the mushroom part.
Even though the anticipation of giving the presentation caused me some anxiety, it was a good opportunity to synthesize what we'd been learning and doing. We all came away with nice new certificates. So where do we go from here?
unda_stella has asked us to do a design for her and we accepted! I figure the best way to get into this is to actually do some of it. Each place will be different. unda_stella's environment (so unlike our yard) is Sunny and Bright, and is in the Land of Lemons and Oranges, Passion Flowers and Palm Trees, Sand and Ocean... Ah, Zone 9, how I miss thee...![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2007-05-23 01:58 am (UTC)I think you'll have fun with this space. :P
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Date: 2007-05-23 02:18 pm (UTC)Plan B: Take pictures of your delightful guest and use the environment as a backdrop! (unless he or she is shy)...