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1. Cottage Food Industry: Make Money Selling Your Home Made Foods A Class in the Permaculture Design Series

   Recently passed amendments to the Food Law of 2000 define a cottage food operation as one where a person produces or packages non-potentially hazardous food in a kitchen of that person's primary domestic residence. The law allows sales of allowable foods produced by a cottage food operation to homes, farm markets, roadside stands, municipal farmers markets, county fairs, celebrations, festivals and other events. Learn how to set up your own cottage based industry and how the concept relates to the Permaculture concept. Examine what foods are allowable for sale, the requirements for labels and listings, sales records, and learn how to plug into the network of existing cottage food operations.

   Cottage Food Industry: Make Money Selling Your Home Made Foods Schedule Information

   Section	Space	Date	Day & Time	Location	CRN	Instructor	Cost	Cart
   2	No space available	Apr 11, 2012	Wed 6:00pm to 8:55pm	WCC Main Campus Business Education Building Room 170	15076	Nathan Ayers	Tuition $29 Fees $0 Total $29	Email Me if a space becomes available in Cottage Food Industry: Make Money Selling Your Home Made Foods Section 2

2. Permaculture Intensive - Homesteading for the 21st Century A Two-Day, Hands-On Learning Experience

   Learn life changing skills in self-sufficiency and community resilience in this specially designed two day, hands-on course. Explore food systems and permanent agriculture including perennial agriculture, poly-culture orchards, edible forest gardens, composting and season extension. Examine energy systems and conservation of energy, solar thermal and photovoltaic system along with cogeneration. Learn about water systems and integrated issues including conservation, catchment, storage, rain gardens and grey water system. Understand natural building concepts including natural and alternative materials. Cover transportation systems and potential solutions, as well as waste systems and composting related activities. Finally, learn about putting it all together where you live including methods of community integration and organizing for sustainable communities.

   Portions of this intensive are conducted outside - Please wear comfortable work clothes and appropriate weather gear.
   

   Permaculture Intensive - Homesteading for the 21st Century Schedule Information

   Section	Space	Date	Day & Time	Location	CRN	Instructor	Cost	Cart
   1	No space available	Apr 28, 2012 to Apr 29, 2012	Sat 9:00am to 5:55pm Sun 9:00am to 5:55pm	Off Campus Site	15073	Nathan Ayers	Tuition $149 Fees $0 Total $149	Permaculture Intensive - Homesteading for the 21st Century Section 1 has been canceled

3. Permaculture: An Introduction Sustainable Community Solutions

   Permaculture is a design methodology for making the sustainable transition to an energy and resource conscious future. Permaculture design goes beyond "green" concepts by utilizing an integrated, umbrella approach to community design decisions. It seeks to create environmentally and economically viable communities by focusing on energy, economic, agricultural and transportation challenges and ways to transition to sustainably designed systems. Learn the fundamental concepts of permaculture design. Examine energy, food, water and waste strategies and how these relate to the larger community. Gain hands-on tools you need to begin considering the concepts of permaculture design in all that you do and in your community.

   Permaculture: An Introduction Schedule Information

   Section	Space	Date	Day & Time	Location	CRN	Instructor	Cost	Cart
   1	Space available	Mar 14, 2012	Wed 6:00pm to 8:55pm	WCC Main Campus Business Education Building Room 172	15074	Nathan Ayers	Tuition $29 Fees $0 Total $29	Add Permaculture: An Introduction Section 1 to Cart