Jen White of Andover is one of several Colby-Sawyer instructors who have organized a Permaculture Design Certification Course at Colby-Sawyer College this spring. This course is especially useful for homeowners, planners, design professionals, community organizers, farmers, and gardeners. It is adapted to a wide variety of learning styles and is presented via lecture, images, video, group discussion, hands on experiences, exercises, and design projects.

Throughout the course, each student will be working on a design project for their own property. The course will meet at Colby-Sawyer College on Monday evenings, with a few Saturday field trips and one overnight. If you are working toward a sustainable future and want practical tools and applicable methodologies, then this course is for you!

Contact Ellen Brownson at 526-3706 or Ellen.Brownson@nullColby-Sawyer.edu to sign up.

This course is open to the public, and more information is available at Colby-Sawyer.edu/sustainable/permaculture-certification.html.

The instructors are Leon Malan and Jennifer White, with Steve Whitman and local experts. The cost is $900, and registration is open through January 18.