G'day, We are pleased to announce that the following practical and skill-based workshops will be held here at 'Dalpura' over the coming Autumn & Winter months as part of our operations: 'Dalpura' has been under development as a Broadacre Permaculture Forestry & Silvapastoral operation since 1997. The 140 acre site in the eastern (dry!) Otways just 10km north of Angelsea/Torquay was designed by Australia Felix Permaculture's Darren Doherty & Ben Boxshall in 1996. The site has over 120 species of managed organic Forestry, Tree Crop & Fodder species over a total of over 50 000 trees planted, all on a Keyline Design layout with many integrated into the pastoral systems of the property. Over that time Darren has continuously been involved in the ongoing design & development of the site along with George Howson and a host of others including David Holmgren, David Griffiths, Adam Moore, Paul 'Ringo' Kean, Derek Ashby, Cam Wilson and many others. 'Dalpura' is about to undergo another phase of development as a Farm Stay facility, adding to the enterprise mix as designed by award winning architects Third Ecology (http://www.thirdecology.com.au/) of nearby Geelong. KEYLINE DESIGN COURSE Date: Friday 23 - Sunday 25th May 2008 - 9am-5.30pm daily Tutors: Darren Doherty (http://www.permaculture.biz) & David Griffiths (http://www.geometree.com.au) Cost: $250 per person or $100 per day. BBQ lunches plus morning & afternoon refreshments will be provided free-of-charge (BYO breakfast & dinner) Accommodation: Free onsite camping or Paid local accommodation is available Also required: Appropriate Disposition together with clothing & footwear (hat, boots, weatherproof clothes); Own Cup, Plate, Bowl, Cutlery; Camping Gear Maximum Participants: 20 Venue: 'Dalpura', 15 Thielmanns Rd, Moriac, Victoria, Australia, 3240, (03) 5266 1804 Contact: Darren Doherty - OR George Howson - Communications: Landline, VOIP phone; WiFi Recommended Text (s): 'Water for Every Farm', P.A. Yeomans, K. Yeomans ed. (available from Keyline Designs - http://www.keyline.com.au) 'Holistic Management', A. Savory & J. Butterfield (available from Holistic Management International - http://www.holisticmanagement.org) 'Permaculture: A Designer's Manual', B. Mollison (available from Tagari Publications - http://www.tagari.com) 'Trees on the Treeless Plains', D. Holmgren (available from Holmgren Design Services - http://www.holmgren.com.au) 'Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands - Volume 2', B. Lancaster, (available from http://www.harvestingrainwater.com) 'Design & Construction of Small Earth Dams', K.D. Nelson, Inkata Press Workshop Program: DAY 1 Registration/Housekeeping/Introductions - Indoor A Farm Walk - Outdoor B-C Keyline™ Design Applications - Indoor D Keyline™ Design – Sandpit Exercise - Angelsea Beach DAY 2 A Intro to GIS/GPS Applications - Outdoor B Low – Medium Tech Survey Equipment - Outdoor B High Tech Survey Equipment - Indoor C Land Component Analysis, Site Analysis Techniques - Indoor/Outdoor D Carbon Farming Techniques & Holistic Management™ - Indoor DAY 3 A Keyline™ Soil Renovation & Pattern Cultivation - Outdoor B Tree Ground Preparation & Establishment - Outdoor C-D Keyline™/Water Harvesting Earthworks Design & Construction - Indoor/Outdoor Keyline is a registered Trademark of Keyline Designs (http://www.keyline.com.au) Refer to Dalpura Autumn/Winter 2008 Workshops for information about the Ferrocement Tank Building Workshop Friday 30 May – Monday 2 June, and Farm Based Silviculture Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 July 2008 or visit our online ads @ DalpuraTV ([url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6814&hl=en[/url]) George Howson, Email: Phone: 03 5266 1804 or 0403 491 595