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Upcoming Events
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Fal l Tours
Saturday, September 25, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Sunday, October 24, 10am-3pm
Join us to learn about permaculture design and how sustainability touches the ground here at Quail Springs. And share a delicious catered lunch at the farm! Ask about childcare options.
Event Cost: $20/adult or teen, $5/child
Register for Farm Tours & Workshops Online HERE !
Or call (805) 886-7239
~ Associated Hands on Skill Building Workshops ~
1. Backyard Poultry and Homemade Cheese
Saturday, October 23, 8am into evening
We're offering a workshop with our farm managers, Brenton Kelly and Jan Smith, in the basics of backyard poultry (egg laying and meat birds) and beginning cheese making, with a little goat milking and animal husbandry thrown in.
Saturday, October 23: 8am Light breakfast, Basic Backyard Poultry & Butchering, Homegrown Lunch, Cheese Making, Gathering Fodder & Milking the Goats, Cob Oven Dinner Feast w/ Intro to Cob Oven Cooking. Sunday, October 24th: 8am Light Breakfast, 10am-3pm Quail Springs Farm Tour & Lunch
Cost: $150 per person including meals, camping nearby, plus Farm Tour Oct 24
2. Earthen Plaster Basics
Saturday, October 23, 8am into evening
Experience the joy & beauty of Earthen Plasters. Learn the basics of identifying material, mixing, and applying earthen plasters in this 1 day introductory hands-on workshop with Paul Swenson. (See more below.) Saturday, Oct 23: 8am Light Breakfast, Earthen Plaster Basics, Lunch & Dinner included. Sunday, October 24th: 8am Simple Breakfast, 10am-3pm Quail Springs Farm Tour & Lunch
Cost: $95 per person includes meals & camping nearby, plus Farm Tour Oct 24
Register for Farm Tours & Workshops Online HERE !
Or call (805) 886-7239
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with Paul Swenson, land steward and natural builder @ Quail Springs Permaculture Farm
2 day weekend workshops: October 2-3 & November 20-21
(1 day workshop plus Farm Tour : October 23/24 see above)
Let’s get muddy!
Experience the joy & beauty of Earthen Plasters...
Learn the basics of identifying material, mixing, and applying earthen plasters.
Sophisticated buildings will be made of mud.
- #1 on Smithsonian Magazine’s “40 things you need to know about the next 40 years”
Currently it is estimated that one half of the world’s population – approximately 3 billion people on 6 continents – lives or works in buildings constructed of earth. - Eartharchitecture.org
Paul Sw enson practices land stewardship & natural building as one of the founding team at Quail Springs. He’s studied cob building, straw bale construction, earthen ovens, floors, plasters mentored by Justin Kirmse of Living Craft. Paul is now finishing a straw bale house project.
$150 for 2-day workshop, includes hands-on instruction, catered meals, and camping nearby. Early registration is advised.
**($95 for 1 day workshop plus Farm Tour, see more above in Farm Tour info.)
Contact: Kolmi at
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or 805-886-7239 to learn more & register
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Oc tober 31-November 13, 2010
View FLYER (2 MB pdf)
Hands-On Permaculture Design Certification Course (PDC) is hosted at the internationally recognized Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm in the mountains of Southern California.
This 2-week immersion course covers the permaculture curriculum for certification, and includes hands-on learning in a diversity of applied topics that lead to sustainability for individuals, families, businesses and communities.
Quail Springs is a unique location to take your PDC and is known for its community flare and hospitality amidst a mountainous 450 acre landscape surrounded by national forest. The grassroots Permaculture movement promotes effective methodologies for attaining sustainability worldwide.
You will learn to design and apply natural principles to create stable and resilient systems that provide food, water, shelter and energy needs while regenerating ecology, community and economy.
Instructors: Learn with Warren Brush, international educator and co-founder of Quail Springs, and a team of passionate and knowledgeable instructors.
Course Topics include:
Sm. Scale Food Production - Integrated Pest Mgmt – Composting - Tree Planting - Water Harvesting -Greywater Systems - Compost Toilet Systems - Natural Building – Earthworks - Watershed Restoration – Keyline - Appropriate Technology – Beekeeping – BioChar – BioEngineering - Alternative Economics - Green Job Preparation - Livestock Care - Goat Milking - Pastured Poultry - Cheese Making - Bread Baking - Saving the Harvest - Community Building - Nature Awareness
Permaculture is a conscious integrated design system based on ecology and sustainability principles to create resource efficient and productive human environments and reduce our footprint on the earth. Permaculture provides a framework for consciously designed landscapes that mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature that provide diversity, stability, and resilience. These systems yield an abundance of shelter, water, energy, and food for the provision of local needs.
Cost: $950 (early bird registration by September 1, 2010) or $1,250 thereafter. Includes instruction, catered meals and camping nearby. Limitted partial work exchange positions & payment plans, inquire early!
Referral offer: Receive $100 off the course fee when a participant registers who was referred by you!
Contact for more info or to register: Kolmi Majumdar
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With Lindsay Dailey and Warren Brush
November 18-21, 2010
As we increasingly experiencing the challenge of drought, drained aquifers, and irregular rainfall, resilient water systems are becoming an increasingly crucial component of both rural and urban landscapes.
Soil is the most effective place to store water, and humans have manipulated earth, creating earthworks, for thousands of years to infiltrate water in to the landscape.
In this cutting edge course, students will learn to harvest water in earthworks that slow, spread, and sink water to prevent and repair soil erosion, build topsoil, and recharge ground water.
Topics include:
- Earthworks design and surveying methods, including the use of Google Earth, contour maps, and leveling equipment
- Directing earthworks machinery
- Building and planting swales
- Designing and building gabions and involving bio engineering in the remediation of degraded stream beds
- Planting of appropriate tree systems on newly created earthworks
- Infiltrating graywater from showers and laundry in to the soil, using the California Greywater Code which legalized the use of greywater
- We will also discuss keyline design, pond-building, and topsoil building methods that increase the infiltration of water and nutrient.
Who is this course for? This course is appropriate for farmers, land managers, permaculture designers, policy makers, activists, and anyone interested in learning to become a practical part of the solution around water.
Recommended Prior Training: A Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course is highly recommended, or other relevant experience
About the Instructors:
Lindsay Dailey works extensively in a range of bioregions, farms, watersheds and city environments, and has studied and designed diverse water harvesting techniques in the U.S., Mexico and Australia. She is a founding member of Villa Sobrante, an urban permaculture and natural building demonstration site and community in the East Bay, and also founded Earth Repair, a regenerative design and education firm inspiring people to build topsoil and rehydrate the land while growing useful and edible plants. Warren Brush is internationally recognized as a permaculture designer, teacher and lecturer. He is co-founder of Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm and Wilderness Youth Project, and the founder of True Nature Design, a Permaculture consultation firm that works extensively in North America, Africa and other countries worldwide.
Cost (includes instruction, meals, and camping nearby): $375 early bird by October 8, 2010. $475 thereafter. Couples, $50 off 2nd registrant. Ask about family rates. Quail Springs PDC grads, $50 off. Limited partial work trade - inquire early! Early registration is advised.
Contact for more info or to register:
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Warren Brush, co-founder and Executive Director of Quail Springs, facililitates permaculture education and regenerative systems design in the USA & internationally. Learn more about True Nature Design and Warren's work at www.permaculturedesign.us.
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Permaculture Design Course in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA
August 16-27, 2010
Co-sponsored & coordinated by True Nature Design, The Permaculture Guild, & Olceri, a Lakota project to create sustainable, self-sufficient systems as a demonstration and educational site at Pine Ridge reservation. For more info or to register: visit The Permaculture Guild or contact Cory Brennan
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Permaculture Design Courses in Kenya - East Africa
December 6-19, 2010 at Nyumbani Village
March 4-18, 2011 at Badilisha EcoVillage
Co-sponsored & coordinated by True Nature Design, Quail Springs Permaculture Farm, and Nyumbani Village and Badilisha EcoVillage.
Learn how to design for stability, resilience, and abundance in a village in Kenya that is dedicated to sustainability and community health.
- Earn your Permaculture Design Certification
- Contribute to the essential work that is bettering the lives of many people in Kenya
- Gain hands-on skills in sustainable systems design and application in a village setting: Water harvesting, storage, and conservation strategies that drought proof landscapes. Local food security and waste cycling. Dryland agriculture strategies. Appropriate technology, ecological building, energy efficiency, food forestry, and much more...
Nyumbani Village, in the Kitui District 2-hours from Nairobi, is home to hundreds of elders and children who were orphaned by family members who have died of HIV/AIDS.
Badilisha EcoVillage, on Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, operates orphan feeding programs, local scholarship funds, women’s empowerment and family adoption programs.
For more info or to register to take your Permaculture Design Course in Kenya: contact Kolmi Majumdar at
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or 805-886-7239. Learn more about Permaculture in Kenya (Flier)
Contribute to Permaculture in Kenya: You can help support the teaching of a Permaculture Design Certification Course in Kenya by making a donation today on ChipIn.
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rescheduling for Spring 2011, dates TBA
with Sasha Rabin of Seven Generations Natural Builders & Vertical  Clay
 For first-time as well as professional builders who want to delve into natural materials
Gain guided hands-on experience building with cob, light straw clay, adobe block, wattle & daub, & integrating materials, prospecting & testing materials, mixing cob, installing windows, attaching doors & roof, sculpting niches, shelves & furniture.
Complemented by slide shows & discussions on theory of natural building, siting, design, passive solar, foundations, natural plasters, earthen floors, roofs, electric & plumbing for earthen buildings.
Cost $675 earlybird date TBA / $800 thereafter
Includes intensive hands-on workshop, catered meals, camping nearby, joyous work, discussions, and celebrations with community, nature walks... Capacity 10 students.
CONTACT to learn more
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Building & Maintaining Worm Bins for your Home or Workplace
with Brenton Kelly, Quail Springs Land Steward & Livestock Manager
DATE TBA - if you're interested in participating, let us know
at a downtown Santa Barbara residence
Learn how w orms efficiently and easily compost a wide range of your present 'waste' stream - food, shredded paper, and more. If you have concerns or problems with your current backyard compost pile, worms may be the solution. All Ages Welcome!
Brenton Kelly has been singing the praises of the mighty earthworm for the past 25 years. He's introduced 1000s of folks to the basics of the wormbin in classrooms, festivals, workshops, and as a co-owner of Island Seed and Feed.
Setting up & maintaining a worm box successfully, caring for your worms, and get your questions answered about composting. Learn how to build your worm box, get plans & a materials list to build one for your home or workplace.
To show your interest, contact Erin Boehme at (805)570-3913 or
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join our email list for future Taste of Quail Springs events
Friday, May 21st event in Santa Barbara was the first Taste of Quail Springs
Farm Fresh Food Sampling - Local Wines - Live Music - Family Activities - Crafts - Sustainable Living Information - Hear The Quail Springs Story View Poster
Thank you to Taste of Quail Springs' growing community of sponsors!
Jan Smith & Red Sequin Music - Sagebrush Annie's Wines
Flow Foods Chocolatl
Aubrey Falk - Backyard Harvest – Brenton Kelly & Jan Smith Backyard Poultry - Danielle Siano Graphic Design - Dana Tockey - Edible Santa Barbara – Edith Eisenman - everyday gandhis - Fairview Gardens – Heather Wehnau- Island Brewery - Island Seed & Feed - Leela Botanicals – Linda Swenson - LoaTree - Local Harvest - Love Heals Jewelry - Patricia Krout & Michael Ray - Nona Perram & Dave Thomason - Nutiva – Oasis Design - Organic Valley – Paddle Sports of Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens - Santa Barbara Permaculture Network - SBParent.com - Sigel Boehme Designs - Source Yoga - UCSB Surf & Kayak Camp - Wilson Environmental Landscape Design – Margaret Easter photos
InKind and Financial Sponsorships: We're inviting individuals & businesses to join the Taste of Quail Springs sponsor these events. To learn about the benefits of sponsorship, contact us by
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New Website! www.sustainablevocations.org
Sustainable Vocations prepares young people (ages 15-24) for diverse leadership roles that integrate sustainability into their communities, and provides a Permaculture Design Certification along with an experiential introduction to green jobs.
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