Online course on Kitchen Permaculture

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Very interesting and what a bargain!

I think this would be especially good for those RDs that didn't grow up in

homes with a lot of " from scratch " cooking and baking or are new to

environmental/organic issues.

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In a message dated 3/1/2010 3:39:35 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,

gfrench@... writes:

Hello

Has anyone taken this course...sounds fascinating.Has anyone taken this

course...sounds fascinating.<WBR>..would love to have

Gerri French, MS, RD, CDE

Prairie Rose Permaculture

Lifestyle Design for the 21st Century that meets the challenges of peak

oil, peak food, climate instability, and economic irrationality.

Presents. . .

Kitchen Permaculture Online Workshop

How to use permaculture design to create ecological, economical,

resilient, and socially just household food systems.

Permaculture is the art and science of designing human habitations and

systems that care for the earth, care for people, and incorporate voluntary

limits and boundaries so that there is justice in the distribution of the

surplus.

How the workshop works.

The online workshop uses a moderated private listserv and a resource CD

and continues for eight weeks of participation, with a two week Easter break

in the middle, for a total of ten calendar weeks. There are two weeks of

post-course follow-up, one to continue peer reviews of submitted designs, and

one for discussion of instructor reviews of student designs. Depending on

the number of instructor reviews, the two design review weeks may not be

consecutive. Upon the request of a majority of the students, a review week

may be inserted between Week 7 and 8 during which any topic brought up thus

far in the workshop may be discussed. Also at the option of the students, we

could add a " Final Feast " as a capstone event, depending on the geographic

distribution of the workshop participants.

Each week of the workshop (which corresponds to a calendar week) has

topics for discussion in five categories: Design Issues, Foods, Food

Preparation, Food Techniques, and Food Sources (except for Week 8 during which

design

reports are submitted). Assignments, reports, questions, and comments are

posted to the workshop listserv, The student will write a design document

describing their present household food system, the goals of their household

regarding its food systems, the specific steps they will accomplish to get

from " here " to " there " , and how they will stage their work. Since

permaculture is a holistic design system, we also consider how the household's

food

systems fit into the rest of the household's activities.

The workshop uses readings, assignments, activities, and reports as

learning experiences to advance your knowledge and experience in design as well

as a selection of practical kitchen skills. Readings for which I own the

copyright or have permission to reproduce or are in the public domain are on

the workshop CD, others are linked to on-line copies. The workshop resource

CD also includes a complete copy of the permaculture design for my central

Oklahoma City home.

While in general the workshop will stick to the schedule of topics, at the

discretion of the instructor, topics which generate " extra " discussion and

interest may be carried over to the next week.

My goal in presenting this workshop is to help students learn the basics

of permaculture design and to apply those principles and strategies to their

household food systems. The workshop is not a typical academic class, but

rather an experiential/My goal in presenting this workshop is to help

students learn the basics of My goal in presenting this workshop is to help

students learn the basics of permaculture design and to apply those principles

and strategies to th

The workshop begins March 7, 2010.

There are three ways to participate in the workshop:

Participating Student, with Instructor Design Review (Level 1)

Students receive the workshop CD, participate in the workshop listserv,

complete and post their assignments, write a design which is reviewed in

detail by the instructor, with a written report for the student. The design may

also be reviewed by the other workshop students. Members of the immediate

household of Level 1 students may monitor the workshop and use the

student's CD at no extra charge.

Participating Student, Peer Review only (Level 2)

Students receive the workshop CD, participate in the workshop listserv,

complete and post the assignments, and write a design. They may post the

design for peer review by other students, but do not receive a detailed written

review of their design by the instructor. Members of the immediate

household of Level 2 students may monitor the workshop and use the student's CD

at

no extra charge.

Monitor

Monitors receive the workshop CD and all of the messages from the workshop

listserv, but they do not post messages or assignments.

There are different tuition prices for these levels of participation. The

tuition schedule is at the end of this document.

NB: All students agree to complete the readings and the assignments and

participate in the workshop discussion and design work, to stay on topic each

week, follow workshop format requirements when submitting work, and to

respect any copyrights of workshop materials. We must receive the signed

student agreement for enrollment to be final and the student admitted to

participation. Monitors agree to respect any copyrights of workshop materials.

Your enrollment as a student or monitor constitutes your agreement to these

requirements. (In other words, if you don't want to participate in the

discussion, you should enroll as a monitor.)

Workshop Topic Outline

Before the course:

* Read the free Permaculture Design Pamphlets

* Complete the household food systems design inventory

* Draw a base map of the kitchen.

Week 1: Orientation - Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

* Why this is necessary.

* The Learning Community

* Why start with food?

* Permaculture Ethics

* Principles of Permaculture Design

* Workshop structure

* Household food systems inventory

* Four horsemen that stalk the land: Peak Oil, Peak Food, Economic

Irrationality, and Climate Instability

* Integration and Writing the Design

Week 2: Introduction to Design - If you always do what you always do, you

will always get what you always get.

* Design: Design Strategies for the Permacultured Kitchen

* Foods: Grains, flours

* Preparation: Breads

* Techniques: Menu Planning

* Sources: Supermarkets

Week 3: Frugality - A small leak will sink a large ship.

* Design: Design for Economy

* Foods: Meats, poultry, fish, meat substitutes

* Preparation: Stocks, Soups, Stews, Gravies

* Techniques: Quantity Cooking

* Sources: Food Coop

Week 4: Health and Nutrition - An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

* Design: Design for Health

* Foods: Vegetables

* Preparation: Pickled and Fermented foods

* Techniques: Food preservation - Food safety

* Sources: Farmers Market

Week 5: Resilience - The time to build a cellar is before the tornado

hits.

* Design: Design for Catastrophe

* Foods: Condiments, spices, herbs, non-food items

* Preparation: Casseroles

* Techniques: Food Storage

* Sources: Gardening

* Special: Energy issues in the permacultured kitchen

Week 6: Social and Distributive Justice - If you want peace, work for

justice and care for Creation.

* Design: Design for Justice

* Foods: Dairy and Eggs

* Preparation: Desserts` Snacks, Fun Foods, Jams/Jellies/Prepara

* Techniques: Equipment

* Sources: Edible Landscaping

Week 7: Community - The future depends on what you do in the present.

* Design: Invisible Structures

* Staging the Implementation

* Foods: Fruits and nuts

* Preparation: Portable Foods

* Techniques: Materials cycling/compost/Techniques: Mate

* Sources: Foraging

Week 8: Education and Design Review - It takes a village to raise a

child.

* Design: Design for Education

* Foods: Oils and fats

* Preparation: Using left-overs

* Sources: Other home food systems: aquaculture, aquaponics,

greenhouse, season extension

* Special topic: Design report submissions

Post Course Follow-up:

* Discussion of student designs can continue for another week

following the end of the workshop. Instructor reviews will be returned on a

schedule that will be posted after the course begins and we know how many

instructor reviews are required. There will be an optional week of discussion

of

the instructor reviews after the reviews are completed.

Summary of Workshop Topics

Orientation:

* Why this is necessary,

* The Learning Community

* Why start with food?

* Workshop structure

* Household food systems design inventory

* Peak Oil, Peak Food, Economic Irrationality, Climate Instability

Design:

* Permaculture Ethics

* Permaculture Design Principles

* Design Strategies for the Permacultured Kitchen

* Design for Economy

* Design for Health

* Design for Catastrophe

* Design for Justice

* Invisible Structures

* Staging the Implementation

* Design for Education

* Integration and Writing the Design

Foods:

* Grains, flours

* Meats, fish, poultry, meat substitutes

* Vegetables

* Condiments, spices, herbs, and non-food items

* Dairy and Eggs

* Fruits and nuts

* Oils and fats

Preparation:

* Breads

* Stocks, Soups, Stews, Gravies

* Pickled and Fermented foods

* Casseroles

* Desserts, Snacks, Fun Foods, Jams/Jellies/Dessert

* Portable Foods

* Using left-overs

Techniques:

* Equipment

* Quantity Cooking

* Food preservation

* Food Storage

* Menu Planning

* Materials cycling/compost/Materials

* Energy issues in the kitchen

Food Sources:

* Supermarkets

* Food Coop

* Farmers Market

* Gardening

* Edible Landscaping

* Urban foraging

* Other home food systems: aquaculture, aquaponics, greenhouse,

season extension

Standing Weekly Assignments:

These begin with Week 2. Unless otherwise specified, assignments are due

on Sunday or Monday of the week.

* Show and Tell relating to one of the week's topics

* Virtual potluck, every Friday post a recipe for something you

would bring to a potluck. " Bring " something new each week.

* Recipe: Besides the virtual potluck, post a recipe relating to the

food topics of the week.

Reports and FAQs:

The following reports are to be prepared by each student and submitted to

the workshop listserv for discussion. Unless otherwise specified, reports

and FAQs are due on Sunday or Monday of the which in which they are

presented.

* Introduction and a description of his or her design site. (Due:

first week)

* A report about something relating to kitchen permaculture for

which they have passion and knowledge. Students should propose the report

during their workshop introduction and the week of its presentation (scheduling

subject to instructor approval)..

* Two short cookbook reviews, about one page each.

* Three FAQs about kitchen permaculture. Each FAQ (frequently asked

question) must pertain to one of the topics of discussion for the week in

which the FAQ is presented. The FAQs will be discussed by the class with the

goal of answering it. If a FAQ has already been presented, it cannot be

sent again for discussion. FAQs are presented one at a time (I.e, don't send

3 FAQs in one email.

FORMAT

The required format for emails and reports is detailed in a document on

the workshop resource CD.

TUITION

Levels of Participation

* Participating student, Level 1 $145

* Participating Student, Level 2 $80

* Monitor $40

* Monitor - special price for high school or college students $20

For the special discount for high school or college students, send a copy

of your student ID or other proof of student status to 1524 NW 21, OKC

73106, or scan the document and email it to bwaldrop@... the special

discount for high school or college students,

The immediate family of any participating student may monitor the workshop

for no additional charge. No additional workshop CD will be provided but

" immediate family of student " monitors may use the student's workshop CD.

Tuition may be paid by check, money order, coop order, or by PayPal.

* Checks or money orders, made payable to Bob Waldrop, should be

mailed to 1524 NW 21, <ST1><ST1>Okl, , .

* For PayPal, send money to _bwaldrop@..._

(mailto:bwaldrop@...) and note in the comments the type of tuition you are

paying. Or use

the payment button above.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Bob Waldrop is a native, fourth generation Oklahoman. He is the president

of the Oklahoma Food Coop (_http://www.oklahomahttp://ww_

(http://www.energyconservationinfo.org/(http:/www.oklahomafood.coop) ) , which

only sells

food and non-food items grown/made in Oklahoma, the founder of the

Romero Catholic Worker House community, which works in food security, and the

director of music at Epiphany Church in Oklahoma City. He holds a

certificate in Permaculture Design from Dan Hemenway of Barking Frogs

Permaculture in

Florida, and has been a discussion leader with the BFPC Online

Permaculture Design Course for 3 years. Previously he served as a member of the

Oklahoma Food Policy Council, the board of directors of the Oklahoma

Sustainability Network, and the Migrants and Refugees Advisory Council of

Catholic

Charities, Oklahoma City. More information about his urban permaculture site,

including a video of a documentary filmed by OETA about his house, is

online at _http://www.energycohttp://www.enerhttp://www.enhtt_

(http://www.energyconservationinfo.org/gatewood.htm) .

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