Darn Farm

Just edited together a bunch of photos and video clips of Darn Farm (no soundtrack; just pick you favorite bird song track

DarnFarm 2023 Video Tour No sound track (play your own birdsong track while you watch!)

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗗𝗖)
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

The First Six, Introductory Sessions of Slow PDC
Sponsored by the Madison Mutual Aid Network

Sunday, December 11, 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm: What is Permaculture
12:30pm - 2:00pm: Ecology and Systems Thinking

Sunday, January 8, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm: Permaculture Essentials: Ethics, Principles and Patterns
12:30pm - 2:00pm: The Permaculture Design Process

Sunday, February 5, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm: Introduction to Water in Permaculture
12:30pm - 2:00pm: Introduction to Soil in Permaculture

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/oZ31dvoHseeusa6e6

WHERE Sessions offered in hybrid format via Zoom and in-person at the Social Justice Center conference room (1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703) Doors Open at 9:45am; Arrive early to get settled!

We take a lunch break from 12pm to 12:30pm. If in-person please pack a lunch; W***y St Coop is just across the street if you prefer to buy a lunch.

Sessions are valued at $30 each. This limited offer is free or equivalent hours to Madison Mutual Aid Network members. You may register as a member of the Madison Mutual Aid Network on the day of a session in order to receive this offer.

If you are able to pay for sessions or make any donation for your participation, funds will be used to support the work of the Madison Mutual Aid Network & Slow PDC

𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗗𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Madison Area Permaculture Guild is continuing a rapid prototype of a new, more accessible format for our annual Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, dubbed the “Slow PDC.”

What makes it slow? It breaks down the typical 72 hours of a PDC into 2-hour sections which can be completed over 1 to 3 years, or longer! Completion of each section will be marked with a digital badge (if you are not familiar with digital badges, take a look at this description below)

The first 4 badges (beginning Feb. 20th, 2022), comprise a thorough introduction and orientation to Permaculture and are required in order to participate in the rest of Slow PDC series. Once the initial four sections are complete, however, the remaining 32, 2-hour sections can be completed in almost any order and on almost any timeline.

We will continue the prototype by offering a second 4-hour classroom (covering 2 badges) on a second Sunday every month beginning on February 20, 2022. This will result in 4 Slow PDC badge offerings each month, 2 early in the month and 2 later in the month on Sundays from 10am -2:30pm. This pattern will begin with these prerequisite introductory badge sessions:

𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 -𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (½ 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 )
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲
𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 -𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (½ 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 )
𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲
𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲

In addition, future sections may be offered by a variety of teachers in a variety of formats and site locations, while addressing the required learning objectives of the badge.
On completing each section, a group of sections, or all sections (completing the PDC) you will receive a certified digital badge, which you can post to your website, a LinkedIn profile, or online resume or other social media site, celebrating your learning accomplishments with family and friends and verifying them for a potential client or employer.

Due to COVID-19, we’ll continue offering Slow PDC badges via Zoom classrooms until it is clearly safe to meet together in-person.

We practice participatory education: the collective knowledge of all the students and instructors is greater than any one of us. We are working on innovative ways to ensure an opportunity to interact with other participants and engage with the materials beyond a straight lecture format.

Each section will require some additional study and some homework to be completed outside the classroom and each will offer a Zoom discussion group led by an experienced permaculture guide to provide space for additional small group interaction, address follow up questions, and assist with homework questions.

What is a digital badge? When clicked a digital badge redirects to a digital badge certification site. The certification site ensures you earned the badge (as opposed to just posting a copied image online). The certification site also describes the skills associated with each badge you’ve earned giving potential clients or employers a thorough understanding of the knowledge and accomplishments represented by the badge.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱:
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Permaculture Design and Natural Systems
Soil Building and Ecosystems
Foraging and Wild Crafting
Fungi – food, soil and remediation
Water Harvesting, Management and Remediation
Plant Guilds and Forest Gardens
Natural Built Environment
Energy Systems
Invisible Systems, Social Permaculture and Community Building
Large and Small Scale Permaculture
Intensive Food Systems and Animals
Urban Permaculture Solutions
Biomimicry and Patterns

*𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁
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$50 per session ($25 per Badge)
$900 for complete PDC (all 36 Badges)

*We don’t want a lack of money resources to keep anyone from joining us. If you need financial support to participate, please note this in the space provided on the registration form and we’ll follow up with you.

𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚: https://forms.gle/Fdap16wR3fc6b3Vy5
For more information email us at [email protected]