Permaculture for Regional Planning
October 14th and 15th, 2023
Please email us at tomorrowtomorrowfarm@gmail.com to register
Tomorrow Tomorrow Farm and Education Center
50 Prilipper Rd
Hudson, NY
12534
Permaculture For Regional Planning
Ecological Models of Economic Development
with Andrew Faust
In this course you will learn how to use the Permaculture design principles to guide the growth and structure of your property, your region, your livelihood and your economy.
Investing our attention and finances in creating socially just economies that are more biologically powered and regionally adapted will create economies and businesses with true long term, multi-generational, prosperous and resilient inheritances.
Come and learn how to be a part of a new model of economic development that does not repeat the mistakes of the past and considers the long term well being of all the children of all species through all time on planet earth.
Starting with a clear understanding of the mistakes and challenges inherent in our present economy – including petroleum dependence and extreme weather -- this course focuses on how to redirect our society and its infrastructure back into alignment with the earth’s natural cycles, one region at a time.
Ideal for architects, regional and city planners, community organizers, land trusts, watershed groups and local food advocates, this course will provide participants with the vision and tools for coordinating and synthesizing efforts for improving regional economies and the quality of life for future generations.
Day 1
Introductions
Defining permaculture ethics and techniques with a view towards regional scale applications.
Defining Food sheds and regional food security
Northampton, MA. case study
Key permaculture principles that we will be using throughout the course.
What are physiographic provinces/bioregions/ecoregions and how to use them for redesigning our entire infrastructure to be more resilient and ecologically sound.
Day 2
Designing Permaculture Farms and working with water at a regional scale ; Thinking like a watershed
Worker owned cooperatives, micro-enterprises and ecological industries as an important piece of the new economy
case studies
Retrofitting of the northeastern corridor to be more regionally self-reliant in ecologically intelligent, socially responsible and prosperous ways.Bioregional Economies/Connecting local livelihoods with local landscapes in ecologically grounded ways.
Andrew Faust, NYC’s renowned Permaculture scholar and Lisa Depiano with a M.A. in Urban Planning and multiple Permaculture start-ups in her path, will both be sharing their wealth of life experience of applying ecological design thinking to Northampton, MA. the city of New York , the northeastern corridor and the world.
You will gain a wealth of information about redesigning your home, your lifestyle and your neighborhood with permaculture in mind.
Some topics we will cover;
Closing the loop of urban metabolisms
Diet and healthy food sources
Looking for land with permaculture insights
Permaculture Business ideas
Mitigating and researching pollution and health problems
Decentralized power grids for the northeastern corridor
