<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font face="Calibri" size="2" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="">Hello!</span><br class=""></font><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">We are writing with an exciting update about the Deanery Project’s permaculture programming for 2020.</font></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">The Deanery’s ability to offer an on site Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) at this time of the pandemic has not been possible. However we are honoured to affiliate with EAT (Earth Activist Training) to offer a fully online Permaculture Design Certification course. Charles Williams, the Deanery’s Program Director and long time Earth Activist Training educator, and Starhawk (EAT founder and director), will instruct this program along with many amazing guest presenters. </font></span></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EAT has over 20 years of experience teaching permaculture and exploring solutions to climate change, </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(60, 64, 67); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">with a focus in spirit, organizing and activism.</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The PDC focuses on how we can design</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">systems that support humans and regenerate the natural world while using the least amount of energy and resources to create real abundance and social justice.</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">This is an internationally certified program. Students who complete the course requirements will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate, recognized by PINA (Permaculture Institute of North America). </font></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are interested in this online program please register through the Deanery’s affiliate link </span><a href="https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/" class="">here.</a><a href="https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We have posted additional information on our </span></font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/800828220448293/" class="">FB page</a><font class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that we hope you will share. Details about the program follow. </span></font></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">In addition to the online PDC the Deanery will offer supporting on-site permaculture related workshops over the course of the year. </font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">Please call or write should you have any questions. We look forward to working with you on your permaculture journey!</font></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">All the best!</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">Kim</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Kim Thompson</span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Executive Director</font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">The Deanery Project </font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">751 West Ship Harbour Rd.</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">Lower Ship Harbour, NS. B0J 2L0</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">Tel 902-845-1888.</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.thedeaneryproject.com" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">www.thedeaneryproject.com</font></a></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">——————————————————————</font></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">ONLINE SUMMER/FALL 2020</font></span></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">We are honoured and excited to be affiliating with EAT (Earth Activist Training) to offer their first fully online Permaculture Design Certification course. Charles Williams, the Deanery’s Program Director, and long time Earth Activist Training educator, and Starhawk (EAT founder and director), will instruct this program along with many amazing guest presenters. </font></span></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EAT has 20 years of experience teaching this course, exploring solutions to climate change, </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(60, 64, 67); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">with a focus in spirit, organizing and activism</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The PDC focuses on how we can design</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">systems that support humans and regenerate the natural world while using the least amount of energy and resources to create real abundance and social justice.</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">This is an internationally certified program. Students who complete the course requirements will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate, recognized by PINA (Permaculture Institute of North America). </font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">----------------------------------------------------------------------</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">TO REGISTER</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="">Please go to the Deanery's </font></span><a href="https://earthactivisttraining.org/pdc-registration-the-deanery-project/" class="">registration page. </a></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">By registering for the PDC through our link you will also receive a 2020 Deanery Project membership. </font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">--------------------------------------------------------------------</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">COURSE STRUCTURE & SCHEDULE</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">July 21st - October 27th. Tuesdays. Live classes on Zoom.</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">5:30-7:30pm - Pacific Time & 9:30-11:30 Atlantic Time</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">If this is in the middle of the night for a student’s time zone, a video replay can be arranged.</font></span></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">All fifteen live classes will be recorded for optional viewing at a later time. The live sessions will include interactive exercises to help ground the presentations in hands-on ways. Each week students will also be assigned 2-3 hrs of homework and/ or hands-on projects, to complete their 72 hour certification requirements.</font></span></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Downloadable digital materials, readings and exercises to guide their home practice. </span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ongoing support throughout the course from teaching assistants.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Membership in the program’s private online training community to connect, share, and learn with others in the course.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community engagement with the EAT teaching team via the Earth Activists Online virtual classroom.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Individualized feedback on their final permaculture design project.</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">MEETING CLASS REQUIREMENTS:</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Completing the full list of assigned projects/ homework and attending classes is required to complete the 72 hr certificate.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Students must attend 80% of LIVE classes, </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(60, 64, 67); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">if they are in a time zone that can accommodate the live class time.</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">---------------------------------------------------------</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Sampling of Topics Covered includes:</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Permaculture Principles, Ethics and Design Process</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Climate Change Strategies for Mitigation and Adaptation</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Water Systems, Water Harvesting, Roof Water Catchment</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greywater and Blackwater Treatment</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bioremediation.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soil Building</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Compost, Compost teas, Cover crops, No-till systems</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plant Guilds and Perennials</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agroforestry and Food Forests</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal Systems</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grasslands and Grazing Systems</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carbon Farming and Ranching</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Urban Permaculture</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eco-villages and Intentional Communities</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alternative and Renewable Energy</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Active and Passive Solar</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organizing in Diverse Communities</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Personal Regeneration and Self-Care</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group Dynamics</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communication Tools</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Campaign Planning and Organizing</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connecting to the Spirit in Nature</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating Ritual and Ceremony</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font class="" face="Arial">Students include:</font></span></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gardeners, farmers, ranchers, and land stewards of all kinds</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teachers, environmental educators, and youth workers</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community organizers and activists from many movements, including environmental justice, food justice, global justice, anti-oppression, human rights workers, and others</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Green business entrepreneurs </span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Established professionals wanting to broaden and deepen their knowledge of sustainable alternatives </span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Young people looking for a career oriented around sustainability</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People in mid-life looking for a new direction for existing or new work</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Retirees wanting new fields to explore</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People interested in intentional communities, co-housing and Eco-villages.</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Architects and landscape designers</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Artists, musicians, poets, writers and dancers, and anyone who collaborates creatively</span></font></div><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 5pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt;"><font class="" face="Arial"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">· </span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dreamers, visionaries, and more…</span></font></div><font class="" face="Arial"><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; 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