[General] Class Opportunities For Makers in Huntsville In Appropriate Technologies Design & Permaculture

[Ethan Chew]

Awesome!

    While we are unpacking, I'll be sure to look it up.  What was its' title
and author?

        - Ethan

On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, WebDawg <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ethen,
>
> I left a book on the shelf about some of this stuff too.  It was written by
> a friend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Makers!
>>
>>       I have two opportunities for you in classes with appropriate
>> technologies design & permaculture.  To define, appropriate technology
>> design <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_technology> is the use
>> of technology to allow a community to become self-reliant; e.g. using local
>> resources and skills to implement and sustainably operate a setup for basic
>> resources and income.  Some examples are here<http://www.sifat.org/apptech.html>.
>>  Permaculture <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture> is the design
>> of agriculture to mimic natural ecosystems to form a stable, self-sufficient
>> means of production.
>>       The appropriate technologies design class will be conducted on-site
>> at SIFAT <http://www.sifat.org/>'s campus in Lineville, AL with the local
>> chapter of Engineers Without Borders<http://www.uah.edu/student_life/organizations/ewb-uah/>.
>>  It will be an all day weekend course that we are tentatively planning for
>> late August.  We will confirm a date after 8/20.  If you are interested in
>> attending please inform Justin Wetherwax (jwetherwax at gmail.com) as to the
>> time you would like to attend and how many people you will be bringing.
>>       The permaculture class, "Backyard Permaculture Series" will be 3
>> series of classes this fall.  The first class of the series will be on
>> September 10th.  It will be held at Michele Sneed's (michelesneed at aol.com)
>> farm at 414 Voekel Rd, Huntsville 35811.  For more information and to
>> register for classes ($45/class), please visit her website<http://www.thefarmhousehuntsville.com/OrganicFarming.html>
>> .
>>
>>                - Ethan Chew/Spacefelix
>>
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