Permaculture Design Course

  Bahamas

Eleuthera

Term: Winter 
Dates: January 3rd - 18th 2009

Description: The Cape Eleuthera Institute offers a unique atmosphere to learn about resource management, aquaculture, sustainable design, and terrestrial ecology. We use a holistic approach to island ecosystems, have a philosophy of collaboration, and design sustainable systems that enhance conservation initiatives and economic prosperity at local, regional, and global scales.

This 72-hour permaculture design certification course is dedicated to experiential education and place-based learning. We enjoy a unique site located on a rural peninsula on Eleuthera of the Bahamian Family Islands that offers beauty, serenity, and opportunity for exploration.

Highlights: Our campus serves as a demonstration of regenerative technologies such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, waste-water treatment, ecological architecture, aquaculture, alternative fuels, and community development. Through interactions with their surroundings, participants will learn how to design and develop from a whole systems perspective.

Challenges of our site will foster problem solving and opportunities for extra collaborative work. Coastal proximity and lack of precipitation present extra challenges for food system development. The course includes lectures, discussion, and individual research projects, as well as hands on workshops on plant propagation, grafting, and building with local materials. Course work will cover inter-disciplinary topics such as site design, earth repair, systems integration, and many more.

Cost in US$: $1950

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Bahamas Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Written Application

The Cape Eleuthera Institute's Mission Statement: Our mission is to build relationships, create models, conduct research, and promote sustainable development in South Eleuthera, The Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Through partnerships and information sharing, we are creating models of resource management and development that enhance learning, conservation and economic prosperity.

Year Founded: 2003