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		<title>Class 3: Practicing Observation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Class 3 notes by Amy N. 
It usually takes a few days for everything from class to sink in and see it begin to integrate into my life.  Today (three days after our class) was one of those days where I was given the chance to experience and explain a little bit about the course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class 3: Honoring Salinger and Zinn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Class 3 notes by Carmen L.
Our third PDC class began with the Elm Dance, a moment of silence to honor people’s historian Howard Zinn, expressions of gratitude to the 5 elements (air, fire, water, earth &#38; spirit), song and re-introductions.
We learned David Holmgren’s 12 permaculture principles, a synthesis of Mollison’s 28, by matching them to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-3-honoring-salinger-and-zinn</link>
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		<title>Class 3: Integrating Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Class 3 notes by Ron S.
A lot of information today.  First, Holmgren&#8217;s Principles.  Ok, it&#8217;s been a while since I was in school, but I think I need flash cards to randomly look at during my days.  I think that I may try and pick the definitions I can assimilate best from each of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class 3: The SWOC (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Challenges) of Things</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Class 3 notes by Trisha C.
David Holmgren, a student of Bill Mollison’s, and still-active permaculture designer, has also tried his hand at defining the essential principles of permaculture. Holmgren’s principles are much more abstract and philosophical. Where Mollison’s are specific and tailored to the garden or design; Holmgren values diversity, integration, interaction and feedback. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-3-the-swoc-strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-challenges-of-things</link>
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		<title>Class 2: Permaculture Overview, Ethics and Principles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We began the day with the Elm Dance, a way of bringing us all together after a week of living our lives separately from one another. The dance represents a release from experiences of the previous week and a way of reconnecting on an energetic level with everyone else in the course. Asleep at first, eventually our minds gently awaken for the day ahead. Ready to dust off thoughts not visited for a while, portions of our brain that many people don't address in everyday conversation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-2-permaculture-overview-ethics-and-principles</link>
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		<title>Class 1: Imagination and Hope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first class was devoted to social permaculture, which is the aspect of permaculture that I believed was of least interest to me but that I now realize is integral to rebuilding our communities.  I really didn’t know what to expect this first day, and for the most part, I was pleasantly surprised.  Before I go into the highlights of the day for me, I do want to say that I believe the exercises in the afternoon went on for too long.  We were asked to reflect and share on very similar topics repeatedly and since the class lasted until 9 p.m., I was definitely left thinking that we could have accomplished just as much by shortening the afternoon and covering the evening’s materials in the late afternoon.   However, it is a true testament to the instructor’s skill and knowledge that the afternoon was educational and enjoyable, and that despite its length, it actually flew by.  I would also have assigned some exercises to do at home during the week.   I assume we are going to have “homework” throughout the course, and I definitely feel that sharing what we learned with our families and friends, and getting their feedback and response to our growing awareness of the process of social permaculture, would be helpful to the learning experience.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-1-imagination-and-hope</link>
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		<title>Class 2: We are Nature Working</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“We are nature working,” spoke Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer. So began a discussion and exploration into the nature of permaculture – essentially a way of reestablishing and strengthening relationships between people and the world around us. Some would say it is having a sense of community ecology, or a way of applying living systems design in the least input-intensive way possible. Whatever one’s preferred definition, there is no arguing that it a lens through which to view lifestyles and choices.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-2-we-are-nature-working</link>
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		<title>Class 2: There is no apart.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We started in with the ethics of Permaculture.  I didn't have time to take notes on them but was assured that all of this information was going to be made available to us.  My first sense of these ethics was that it is a pretty basic compassionate view of our relationship to the world.  As we discussed it I could see in my own experience how we don't really live in that space for mainly a lot of selfish and silly reasons.  We don't take the time to understand the impacts made by our decisions.  Our frustrations keep us from acting with compassion in all of our interactions and relationships.  The goofy thing is that all of this should be pretty easy to do and benefits both ends of the relationships.  You simply have to be present with that information/experience/belief.  Sure is a good thing that being present was one of the 'ethics' .  It's something that I think our broader culture sure needs a lot of work on.  I really enjoy a lot of the 'active listening' exercises that we have been doing and I think it helps re-enforce the idea of coming from a place of compassion.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-2-there-is-no-apart</link>
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		<title>Class 2: Adding to Tradition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We began our second PDC class with the Elm Dance, expressions of gratitude, re-introductions and then exercises focused on our learning intentions and setting forth community agreements in response to “How do we as a group begin to behave as a learning community to support our best possible outcomes?”]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/uncategorized/class-2-adding-to-tradition</link>
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		<title>Class 1: The peaceful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The peaceful and welcoming environment at Common Circle made me feel right at home.
My loudest thanks go to the introductory classes and the instructors, Vladislav and Johnathan, for clarifying the objectives of the course, and for the emphasis on Social Permaculture.
Last year,I attended permaculture classes that got me excited about gardening for the environment. These classes were taught [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.commoncircle.com/weekend_permaculture_course/class-1-the-peaceful</link>
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