Going Green with Andrea Dean

In this podcast I interview Tom Baldwin. Tom and his wife Shannon Casey own Uluwehi Farm, a permaculture farm in North Kohala on the Big Island. Tom talks about what permaculture is and how it helps farms and homesteads to be more productive. Tom just got back from a trip to Australia where he sat at the feet of the permaculture master- Bill Mollison, the founder of the permaculture system. Tom will be sharing that new knowledge and his permaculture farm experience in January when he is co-teaching a Permaculture Design Certification course with Craig Elevitch and Nik Bertulis, the course starts Jan 5th.


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Permaculture Design Certification Course , Hawai‘i Island, January 5-21, 2010
When: January 5-21, 2010
Place: Uluwehi Farm and Nursery, Hawi, North Kohala, Hawai‘i
Teachers: Craig Elevitch, Nik Bertulis, Tom Baldwin


Experience the 72-hour permaculture design certification curriculum on a diverse permaculture farm at the northern tip of Hawai‘i Island. We shall learn this design science as a deep intuitive practice, broadening our awareness of natural whole systems and deepening our ability to create organic self-sustaining gardens and orchards, organize dwellings and structures, and design in harmony with overall patterns in the landscape. This course will benefit any farm or ranch owner, gardener, landscape designer, architect, and those wanting more in-depth knowledge of ecological living skills. Share delicious organic meals and make new friends. Camp on-site or stay in town at the local Village Inn in Hawi.


Topics included: Theory and principles of permaculture, ecological house design, recycling and waste management, organic food production, harvesting water for farms and households, natural methods for pest and plant diseases, soil rehabilitation and erosion control, animal systems and aquaculture, catastrophic preparedness and prevention, windbreaks and fire control, climate types and design strategies, appropriate trees and species selection, community economies and relocalization.


Empower yourself and your community. This course covers self-reliance and community resilience. Relocalize economies and demonstrate human-scale systems. This is a core curriculum for all those interested in ecological and economical sustainability.


For full course description
Visit http://uluwehifarm.com and click on the course link or write us at talkstory@uluwehifarm.com