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 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. '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. FARM BASED SILVICULTURE Date: Thursday 24th July - Sunday 27th July 2008 - 9am-5.30pm daily Tutors: Darren Doherty (http://www.permaculture.biz) & David Griffiths (http://www.geometree.com.au) & David Holmgren TBC (http://www.holmgren.com.au), Cost: $300 per person or $100 per day. BBQ lunches plus morning & afternoon refreshments 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, work gloves); 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): 'Trees on the Treeless Plains', D. Holmgren (available from Holmgren Design Services - http://www.holmgren.com.au) Workshop Program: DAY 1 Registration/Housekeeping/Introductions - Indoor A Farm Walk - Indoor B-D Silvicultural Applications/Planning - Outdoor DAY 2 A-B Field Work: Pruning – Form/Lift/Ladder - Outdoor C Field Work: Thinning/Coppicing/Mulching - Outdoor D Field Work: Measurement - Outdoor DAY 3 A-B Field Work: Harvesting – Felling, Snigging, Skidding - Outdoor C Field Work: Processing – Firewood, Farm Timbers, Charcoal - Outdoor D Field Work: Processing – Logosol Chainsaw Mill, Lucas Saw Mill, Drying - Outdoor Thanks and we look forward to seeing you here..... Refer to Dalpura Autumn/Winter 2008 Workshops for information about the Keyline Design Course Friday 23 – Sunday 25 May, and the Ferrocement Tank Building Workshop Friday 30 May – Monday 2 June 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