<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b4ccdcd2-7fff-473e-ecb4-0b867584d2ab"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi there,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Have you been studying permaculture online but unsure how to take the next step?  Luckily, Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker* have a PDC coming up June 16-29. This PDC is meant for those of you who already have a good understanding of permaculture but need help taking the next step. Check out these links to learn more:    </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Main page with registration:  <a href="https://richsoil.com/pdc.jsp">https://richsoil.com/pdc.jsp</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Forum discussion and more info:  <a href="https://permies.com/wiki/100059/">https://permies.com/wiki/100059/</a> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hope to see you there!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Coco Newlon</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wheaton Labs Maven</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*More on both instructors:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Alan Booker, the main PDC instructor, is the </span><a href="https://eldenbridge.org/alan-booker/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">founder</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> of the </span><a href="https://eldenbridge.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eldenbridge Institute</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which provides education and research in support of regenerative communities. Alan also provides consulting and workshops on earthworks, soil remediation, composting, forest gardening, holistic management of pastureland, keyline design, aquaculture and aquaponics, off-grid energy systems, and natural building systems. As he gained experience in systems engineering throughout the 1990’s, Alan began to understand the long-term problems being created by modern design practices. In researching possible solutions, he became interested in Permaculture due to its holistic design approach and track record of creating workable solutions in a wide range of climates and ecosystems around the world.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Paul Wheaton is the tyrannical ruler of two online communities and the author of </span><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulwheaton/better-world-book?ref=92v60l" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Building a Better World in your Backyard</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. One online community is about </span><a href="https://permies.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">permaculture</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and the other is about </span><a href="https://coderanch.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">software engineering</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Paul has written several permaculture articles, starting with one on </span><a href="https://richsoil.com/lawn-care.jsp" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lawn care</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> that he wrote as part of becoming a master gardener over 20 years ago, and including articles on </span><a href="https://richsoil.com/raising-chickens.jsp" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">raising chickens</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://richsoil.com/cast-iron.jsp" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">cast iron</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="https://richsoil.com/diatomaceous-earth.jsp" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diatomaceous earth</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Paul regularly uploads </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/paulwheaton12" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">permaculture videos</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="http://permies.com/f/88/permaculture-podcast" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">permaculture podcasts</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. In his spare time, Paul has plans for world domination and currently owns a hollowed out volcano with good submarine access near Missoula, Montana (aka </span><a href="http://permies.com/labs" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">wheaton labs</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p><br></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://permies.com/f/102/labs" target="_blank">wheaton labs forum at permies.com</a> |  <a href="https://permies.com/t/59322/simple-summary-wheaton-labs" target="_blank">summary of all things wheaton labs</a><br></div></div></div></div>