Permaculture Design Certificate Course (Part 2, Winter 2020): 

January 31 - February 6

• Review basic ecological principles of water.

  Examine how we assess and design water in permaculture systems.
  

• Presentation: Water (Video, 40 minutes) Page
• Presentations: Water in Permaculture Systems (Videos, 52 minutes) Page
• Geoff Lawton - Swale Plume URL
• Activity 4.1: Your Water Budget Assignment
• Activity 4.2: Contour Mapping (A-Frame, Water Level) Assignment
• Activity 4.3: Sources and Sinks Assignment
• Participant Forum: Contour Mapping
• Optional Activities

• Google Earth for Farmers: Intro URL
• Google Earth for Farmers 2 - Draw and Measure URL
• Water – Simple, Yet Complex with Craig Sponholtz (audio) URL
• Earthworks to Capture Rainwater Runoff and Prevent Erosion (audio) URL
• Water Harvesting with Brad Lancaster (audio) URL
• Brad's Rainwater Harvesting website URL