Course Outline

Below is the schedule for April 4th - 19th 2008. Please note that you have the option of registering for short courses that run concurrently with the full intensive course. The short courses are grouped as follows:

Option 1:
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th ---------------------------------------------- TT$500

Option 2:
Option 1 + Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th -------------------------- TT$1,000

Option 3:
Any day based on Topic choice --------------------------------TT$250/day

Please download the application forms on this page to register.

 



Friday 4th Saturday 5th Sunday 6th
Arrivals

Carbon Cycle, Energy/Food

Climate/ BiogeographyEcosystems
  Ethics and Principles Water
     
Lunch Lunch Lunch
Introductions Patterns in Nature Reading Landscape
Tour of Farm Behavioural Change Water/Hydrology
Principles    
Monday 7th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th
Soils Home Systems Leveling Tools
  Zone & Sector Analysis Earthworking
Exercise
     
Lunch Lunch Lunch
Soils Demonstration Field Trip to Sugarcane Field Center Household Waste Treatment & Recycling
Microclimate   Design for Fire and Catastrophe
     
Thursday 10th Friday 11th Saturday 12th
 

Building Design

Energy Conservation

Gardening and Food Production
  Appropiate Technology Integrated Animal Systems
  Mapping 1  
  Lunch Lunch
BREAK Mapping 2 Grafting Excerise
     
     
   
Sunday 13th Monday 14th Tuesday 15th
Forest Managment Settlement Village Design
Agro Forestry City Design Land Access
Wildlife Habitat
Restoration
Urban Strategies  
Lunch Lunch Lunch
Bio Remediation Design Methods Teams Analysis
Aqua Culture Design Process Interview of Client
Broadscale Design Data Gathering  
Wednesday 16th Thursday 17th Friday 18th
Bioregional Cultural Work Teams Conceptual Design Teams Finish Designs
Economics and Money Short Reports  
     
Lunch Lunch Lunch
Presentation Skills Teams Detailed Design Presentations
Team Basemaps    
     
Saturday 19th    
Networking    
Teaching    
     
Lunch    
Cultural Presentations    
Certificates    
Closing    

 


Cost, Registration & Contact

International and Regional Participants:

The cost of the two week program, including lodging, meals, field trips, certified instruction and all course materials, is US$1500 - airfare not included. Regional participants staying at the farm pay a subsidized price of US$1000 – airfare not included.

To register, please print, fill out and send the Registration Form. Please make check or money order payable to Erle Rahaman-Noronha.
Mail registration to:

Permaculture at Wa Samaki
c/o 6 St. Ann’s Avenue,
St. Ann’s,
Trinidad and Tobago,
WI

Local Participants:

Locals not staying on the farm pay a subsidized price of $3500TT. To register, please print, fill out and send the Registration Form. Please make check or money order payable to Erle Rahaman-Noronha.
Mail registration to:

Permaculture at Wa Samaki
c/o 6 St. Ann’s Avenue,
St. Ann’s,
Trinidad and Tobago,
WI

If you have any questions about the course please contact:

John Stollmeyer at (868) 624-1341 or
Erle Rahaman-Noronha at (868) 673-4180

Food, Lodging & Transportation

International and regional participants staying at the farm will be provided with three meals daily. Accommodations are in shared rooms in the main farmhouse.
Local participants will be provided with lunch and may pay for their additional meals should they wish to stay on in the evenings.

Please inform us of your dietary needs and preferences in the registration form.

A camp site is in the process of being constructed and if you would like to camp outside be sure your tent is waterproof and preferably large enough for your comfort, easy to disassemble, yet compact enough to transport.

 

 

 

Corner La Cuesa Road & Freeport Todds Road, Freeport, Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: (868) 673-4180/ Fax: (868) 673-4180
wasamaki@tstt.net.tt