REGENAG® Advanced Design Course Outline
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REGENAG® ADVANCED DESIGN COURSE RAD Topics In his 1958 classic, ‘The Challenge of Landscape1’, the late, great Australian originator of Keyline Design, P.A. Yeomans outlined his ‘Scale of Permanence2’, which ‘defines clearly the order and therefore priority for effective and durable development of landscapes be they urban or rural3’. We have used this as a base for the RAC & RAD Courses as it is such a time-honoured and logical platform from which to undertake design and development. In the 50 plus years since Yeomans published his 8 scale concept we have seen many new insights around regenerative agriculture, economy & society and as such we have expanded this scale to include 9. PolyMarketing & 10. Economy. RegenAG’s linking of the disciplines of Holistic Management & Permaculture Design brings together two powerful systems of holistic decision-making and an ethically based integrated design science. This nexus, together with the adaptation of many other ecological design principles and regenerative tools are brought to bear in both the RAC & RAD. 1. Climate History of Keyline/Ecological Design, Scales of Permanence, Modern Context & various applications, Holistic Management® Decision Making, Integration with other methodologies (such as Holistic Management & Permaculture Design), Implications for Climate Change, Micro/Local/ Regional Climate Implications 2. Geography Geography & Geometry of Keyline, Topography & Cartography, Catchment/ Watershed Analysis, GIS/CAD Design, Low-Med-High Tech Survey Techniques & Applications, Land Capability/Component/Class Analysis, Zone & Sector Analysis, Erosion Restoration 3. Water Categories of Water, Water Storage Placement, Water Harvesting Earthworks, Small Earth Dam Design & Construction, Lockpipe Installation, Irrigation Systems: Hillside/ Flood-Flow, Stock Water Systems/Reticulation, Potable Water Supply, Cisterns Water Treatment Systems, Drainage Systems, Riparian Systems, Fire Protection, Erosion Restoration 4. Access Road Placement, Stock Laneways, Combining with Harvesting Catchment Systems, Construction Procedures & Techniques, Waterway Crossings, Piping & Drainage 1 Yeomans, P. A., The Challenge of Landscape : the development and practice of keyline, Keyline Pub. Pty., Sydney, 1958 2 Yeomans, P.A., ibid 3 Doherty, D.J., Keyline: A precursor to Permaculture & now part of it, Australia Felix Permaculture, Bendigo, 2011 REGENAG® ADVANCED DESIGN COURSE RAD Topics 5. Forestry Tree & Forest Functions, Ecological Succession, Fungi, Tree Establishment Management, Harvesting & Processing Technologies, Contour Strip Forests, Production Tree Crops, Orchards, Layout Variations: Wide Spaced, Alleys, Savannah, Block, Shelterbelts, Livestock Forage, Hedgerows, Coppice, Revegetation, Riparian, Interplanting, Interrow, Fire Protection/Prevention 6. Buildings Energy Efficient Design, Efficient Placement, Roof Water Catchment Systems, Homesteads, Farm Buildings, Livestock Handling Facilities, Fire Protection/Prevention, Integration with Garden Agricultures 7. SubDivision Placement & Matching SubDivisions to Land Components/Classes, Relationship to Stock Water, Irrigation, Road & Tree Systems Systems, Living Fences, Permanent Fencing Systems, Portable Electric Fencing Systems 8. Soils Soil Classifications/Analysis: Agricultural/GeoTechnical, 5 Ingredients for Rapid Topsoil Formation, Making BioFertilisers, Keyline Pattern Cultivation, Keyline Non-Inversion Tillage, Soil Management & Protection, Earthbuilding Technologies, Biological Monitoring, Holistic Management® Grazing Planning, Pasture Cropping, Garden Agricultures 9. PolyMarketing Holistic Management ® Financial Planning, Carbon Farming, What does Carbon Farming actually mean? What is the current state of play around Carbon Farming? CSA, Group/Cluster Marketing, Cooperative Arrangements, Farm Succession, Land Access, Leasing, Project Costing & Scheduling, Due Diligence, Insurance, Statutory Requirements & Liaisons 10. Energy PV Solar, Hydro, Solar Thermal, Wind, Biomass, GeoThermal, Jean Pain systems/Methane, Rocket Stoves, Steam, System Integration RegenAG® Course Outlines Our foremost intention is to enable participants to broaden and strengthen their business opportunities by within rural design & development sector be they professional or otherwise. Our pioneering business model has been very successful and identified as such by many a luminary,4 5 as have the activities of many of our clients. This course can be seen as a broad introduction to the various modalities expressed. 4 Holmgren, D., Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability, pp. 154, Holmgren Design Services, Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, 2002 5 Vlaun, S., Seeds of Change E-Newsletter 'Interview with Bill Mollison' #26, http://www.seedsofchange.com/cutting_edge/interview.aspx, 2002 REGENAG® ADVANCED DESIGN COURSE RAD Topics Participants attending the RAD will gain the following outcomes & base understandings: • Provision of Microsoft® Excel-based Worksheet package for Client & Project Management, Development & Management Processes • Complete digital photo library catalogued according to Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual (Mollison, 1988) chapters & more • Holistic Management® Decision Making processes along with the Broad Principles of Holistic Management Planned Grazing, Biological Monitoring & Financial Planning • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Developing Project Plans • Whole Farm Planning/Property Management Planning • Land Component Identification & Classification • Earthworks & Soil Renovation techniques & machinery applications • Use and Development of Land System-based Standard Designs • Farm Forestry & Tree Crop Ground Preparation, Management & Processing Techniques • Water Harvesting & Drought-Proofing Methods & Applications • Carbon Farming Methodologies & Applications RAD Recording RegenAG courses are very information rich and the RAD is no exception. It is also best practice for people to revise new material in the weeks and months after the course. Therefore we encourage attendees to record either by video or audio the courses. These materials are subject to Creative Commons licencing for non-commercial re-use. REGENAG® ADVANCED DESIGN COURSE RAD Education Modules – Example 7 Day Workshop Session Name Time A 0900 - 1030 Break 1030 - 1100 B 1100 - 1230 Lunch 1230 - 1330 C 1330 - 1500 Break 1500 - 1530 D 1530 - 1700 Date Session Lecture Location DAY 1 A Registration/Housekeeping Indoor Introduction to RegenAG Indoor B Our Works Pattern Indoor Methods of Design Indoor C Tools for Design Indoor D Design Parameters Indoor DAY 2 A Client Brief Development & Professional Relations Indoor B Intro to GIS/GIS Software & Survey/GPS Applications Indoor/Outdoor C-D Site Analysis Outdoor DAY 3 A Plan Layers: Climate Indoor B Plan Layers: Geography Indoor C Plan Layers: Water Indoor D Plan Layers: Access Indoor DAY 4 A Plan Layers: Forestry Indoor B Plan Layers: Buildings Indoor C Plan Layers: SubDivision Indoor D Plan Layers: Soils Indoor DAY 5 A Plan Layers: PolyMarketing Indoor B Plan Layers: Energy Indoor C GeoTechnical Engineering Indoor/Outdoor D Testing Decisions Indoor DAY 6 A Quantity Surveying/Project Costing Indoor B Project Management & Development Indoor C Earthworks Design & Construction Indoor D Holistic Livestock Management Indoor DAY 7 A Reporting Indoor B Client Presentations Indoor C-D Final Questions & Answers Indoor .