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

[WebDawg]

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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