Permaculture Design Certification Course
(presented by Island Mountain Institute)
with Tom Ward, Nadine Chapdelaine & Staff
August 4 - 17, 2007
Permaculture
refers to land use systems which promote stability in society, use resources
in a sustainable way, preserve wildlife habitat, and promote the genetic
diversity of plants and animals. The primary ethics are care for the
earth and care for people through energy efficient and health inducing
methods of cultivation and building. Course topics include organic agriculture,
ecosystem restoration/reforestation, erosion control and water storage,
edible landscaping/medicinal herbs, and appropriate technology.
Through lecture, slides, discussion, observation, field study, and hands-on activities, students will learn to design and implement systems that are harmonious with the natural world.
14 days, 72 hours. Tuition: $500 plus accommodations.
Foundations of Herbalism
with Kristin Nevedal
May 5 - 11, 2007
The Foundations of Herbalism intensive includes instruction in: herbal Materia Medica, anatomy and physiology, herbal therapeutics, and herbal pharmacology. Students will learn:
- Medicinal uses of herbs based on clinical observation, when it is appropriate to use each herb and when it is not, optimum extraction methods and doses, Latin and common names, and habitat
- The functions of the human body and how herbs influence each of the organ systems, with emphasis on the nervous, digestive and immune systems
- Herbal treatments for common imbalances and conditions
- Numerous medicinal preparations and formulas
In addition, this class will include herbwalks to explore and discuss the wild and cultivated herbs growing at Heartwood Institute. The students will gain a deeper understanding of botanical medicine, the human body and methods of treating many common ailments.
7 days, 50 hours. Tuition: $695 plus accommodations.
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Tom Ward has taught Permaculture Design courses for 22 years and has extensive multicultural experience in the USA and overseas. Author of Greenward Ho, An Ecological Approach to Sustainable Health, Tom has developed curricula for permaculture courses at Laney College in Oakland, California, and at D-Q University in Davis, California. He currently practices social forestry and natural building in Southern Oregon. |
| Nadine Chapdelaine has been designing and implementing sustainable systems of agriculture, aquaculture, and alternative architecture for nineteen years. As Director of Island Mountain Institute since 1992, she has been instrumental in creating permaculture systems and courses at Heartwood. |
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Kristin Nevedal co-teaches with Paul Pitchford in the Asian Healing Arts & Whole Foods Nutrition Program, presenting Zen Shiatsu Acupressure, traditional Chinese medical theory, and herbology. After graduating from the Asian Healing Arts Program at Heartwood, Kristin served as an intern and teacher-in-training with Paul Pitchford. Her studies also include Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Clinical Herbology, Midwifery, and Myofascial Release. Kristin has worked assisting pregnant and birthing women, and offers classes on nutrition during pregnancy, acupressure for labor, and infant massage/acupressure. She is an avid organic gardener, growing a variety of Western and Chinese herbs. |
