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Food Forest Course - Feb. 28 - Santa Cruz

Hosted by Devin

Imagine walking out into your yard or neighborhood and being surrounded by delicious nut trees, berry bushes, edible greens, and nourishing herbs all around. This is all possible in a Food Forest - the most productive and resilient landscape pattern we can create. They provide an abundance of food, medicine, fuel, fiber, and beauty year round with minimal maintence. What if the process of converting lawns into food forest was easy? Well it is! With Creating an Edible Oasis, you will walk away with all the tools you need to create food forests in your life! In this course we will cover: -Food Forest Design -Plant Guilds and Species Lists -Water Harvesting Earthworks -Soil Building -Hands-on implementation of a food forest! -Option: Mentoring in Creating YOUR Edible Oasis! Have you ever dreamed of transforming your lawn into a food forest?www.AbundanceInBalance.com Creating an oasis on a day-to-day basis!To Register: Visit www.AbundanceInBalace.com or Call (831) 704-6242 Course Location: 708 Laurent St., Santa Cruz, CASite Analysis - Flows of the landGreywater-fed food forest by Devin SlavinDevin Slavin - Designer and Mentor Devin Slavin is a Permaculture Designer, and Nature Mentor who lives in Santa Cruz, CA. He has trained extensively with the Regenerative Design Institute and creates harmonious, productive landscapes with his fully featured design business Abundance In Balance Design. Devin also co-founded the Grow Food Party Crew - a movement and model for creating edible gardens through community celebrations all around the world.Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 - 10AM to 5PM - $27Hands-on Food Forest Design CourseCreating an Edible Oasis:Abundance In Balance Design Presents:
Date & Time:	Sunday, 28 February 2010, 10:00 AM — 05:00 AM
Registration Deadline:	Sunday, 28 February 2010

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2/28/2010 - Food Forest Course in Santa Cruz

Have you ever dreamed of transforming your lawn into a food forest? Join Devin Slavin in Abundance in Balance Design's premiere course, Creating an Edible Oasis: Hands-on Food Forest Design Course.

Special February Offer: Design and Grow Food Party Package

As a promotion for the rest of February, we are offering a package of Design and Grow Food Party Crew for $1000 total. This is a savings of $1000 (the package price will soon be set at $2000 after this promotion)!

We are offering 10 of these packages through February, and already 1 is taken. Call us today to reserve this outstanding package at the promotional rate (831) 704-6242.

Getting Nature Connected

Abundance In Balance Design is working with the 8-Shields Institute and Regenerative Design Institute to create a multi-layered weekend program focused on Community Resilience that covers Nature Connection, Permaculture, Village Building, Community Storytelling Nights, and a Kids Program woven throughout. Visit http://jonyoung.org/getnature for more info and registration.