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Permaculture Design Works
  

A Unique Consortium of Ecologists, Educators and Design Professionals

permaculture design company

EarthFlow Design Works:
A Permaculture Design Company

20 Years Experience in Ecological
Land Use Planning & Design


EarthFlow Design Works Combines Artistry
& Ecology to Create Functional Works of Art,
Architecture & Living Environments...

Larry Santoyo leads the team of veteran
Permaculture Designers & recognized Leaders
in the World-Wide Sustainability Movement.

DESIGN
EarthFlow provides Consulting, Design & Project Management Services for Residential, Ranch or Retreat Projects.

COMMUNITY
EarthFlow uses Permaculture -an Ecosystems Approach- to Community Planning, Business Practices and Green Developments.

EDUCATION
EarthFlow provides Permaculture Training Programs for Homeowners, Land Managers, Business Owners and Design Professionals.

 

A Whole Systems Approach can be used toward solving any, if not all, of the world's most critical issues...

Our Work at a Glance

The Home Ecosystem
New construction and renovation projects. Designs that integrate the function & beauty of interior environments with the function & beauty of the exterior environments. Consulting & Design includes green interiors, edible landscaping, natural cooling & heating, alternative energy, roofwater collection, greywater sytems and more...


Green/Real Estate Development...
Our green building consulting services use unique and rigorous Permaculture Design Guidelines, along with the US Green Building Council's LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Ecological and economical investment opportunities in sustainable homesteads and acreage, green homes and commercial properties are available.


Permaculture Design Certificate Courses
& Advanced Permaculture Design Training...

Our teaching team includes the most experienced Permaculture Instructors and recognized leaders in the World-Wide Sustainability Movement. Our Courses are conducted all over the world, in cooperation with citizengroups, government and non-government groups, universities and environmental organizations.


Land Search
Place to Practice & Practice to Place...

Consulting & Design services assist homeowners, ecoVillagers, land managers, farmers and ranchers with Sustainable Development Guidelines. Finding and developing the "best use" practices for any given site -and- for matching "ideally suited" properties with proposed practices, saves time, money and natural resources.


Localize Enterprise!
Green Business Development...

Consulting and planning services assist developers and business owners to create facilities, practices and products that strive for excellence with a "Triple Bottom Line" approach: the Economic, Social and Ecological factors that enhance prosperity, empower local communities and re-generate natural resources.


Deep Green & Natural Building...
Ancient Methods for Modern Elegance. Mud and straw, sand and stone are the time-tested building traditions of people on nearly every continent. Updated techniques are examined and explored through hands-on workshops, and demonstrated through design and construction services.


Village Permaculture...
In association with The Permaculture Institute (USA) and PatternLiteracy, EarthFlow works together with Peace Corp Volunteers, NGO's, local farmers and government officials. The focus of Permaculture projects in Jamaica and in the Maya Mountains of Southern Belize is education, community development and sustainable agriculture.


Back to the City Permaculture...
Los Angeles, California has become our training ground for implementing City Permaculture strategies. Making cities more sustainable is the best way to ensure the protection of all wilderness and conserve natural habitats world-wide. EarthFlow Design Works promotes urban and rural enterprise links to help create food & resource security.


Restorative and Regenerative Agriculture...
Sustainable and organic agriculture efforts are dramatically enhanced by Permaculture & Keyline Design Guidelines. Management and land use practices conserve water and build soil. Helping growers transition from a chemical-based monoculture production to integrated polycultural systems is key in recreating global health and moderating climate change.


Swan Song for the Lawn...
Edible and Incredible Environments. Workshops assist Homeowners and train School Teachers how to convert resource-consuming lawns into ever-evolving food and resource systems. Culinary and nutritional information is also provided.


Peak-Oil/Energy Descent...
Working for a Fear Free Future!

Networking seminars offer practical information and strategies for organizing and empowering local community groups to help transition from a consumer lifestyle to a more localized and sustainable conserver lifestyle.


The MicroVillage Network...
Connecting People to People and People to Place. A Product, Service and Skills Bank for local community groups to find green businesses, create local currency networks and provide links to contacts and information for Land Access and Land Partnerships.


EcoVillage & Community Design...
Green and natural building techniques for EcoVillage infrastructure layout, design and construction, as well as strategies for community economic security. EarthFlow also conducts workshops for effectively dealing with human dynamics, and the all-important "social architecture", to help ensure community responsibility, security and longevity.


Food Forestry: a BioDiversity Imperative...
School Yards, Backyards, City Streets, Farms and Orchards can all become "Forests of Food." Integrated multi-level production, even on the smallest scale, can provide food, fuel and fiber, create wildlife habitat -and help cool the Earth.


All Natural Spa & Retreats...
Our EcoDesigns for Spa and Retreat Centers celebrate beauty and natural healing. Non-toxic Green Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design. Edible & Medicinal Gardens and Herbal Treatments.


Products & Provisions...
Our upcoming On-Line Store will provide access to EarthFlow Art Works... Organic Body and Bath products, EarthFlow Jewelry and Body Adornments -Lighting and other EcoDesigns for the Green Home & Garden.


Biodiversity Nursery
Specializing in Rare and Exotic Fruits and cool summer climate edibles and herbs from the highland Cloud Forests and beyond. Yacon, Achira, Pepinos, Celeriac, spineless fruiting Opuntia and more...


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See Calendar of Events


"What Permaculturalists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet"
Dr. David Suzuki

Permaculture Courses

Featured
Courses & Workshops


L.Santoyo at Cal Poly State University
Photo by Dr.M.Ritter

Permaculture Courses & Workshops

  • Los Angeles, CA: The 6th Annual Los Angeles Design Course Experience
    First Weekends of the Month, Oct '08 - March '09

  • Santa Cruz, CA: The Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course Experience
    Second Weekends of the Month Feb - July 2009

  • Costa Rica: Permaculture Design Course 2009
    February 27 - March 13, 2009: CLASS FULL

  • Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Design Course- Season 7: Session 1
    First Weekends of the Month, April - September '09

  • San Luis Obispo, CA: Permaculture Design Course
    Two Week Intensive at Four Elements Farm
    L. Santoyo and guests. June 14-27, 2009. With special lecture and book-signing open to the public by Toby Hemenway June 17th at the Slo Down Pub in Arroyo Grande 6-7pm.

  • Las Vegas, NM: Permaculture Design Course
    L. Santoyo joins Scott Pittman July 18- 31, 2009

  • Brooklyn, NY: Two one Weekend Workshops
    Urban Permaculture:
    for the Natural & Cultural Landscape
    L. Santoyo September 19-20 & 26-27, 2009.

  • Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Design Course- Season 7: Session 2
    First Weekends of the Month, Oct'09 - March '10

  • Orange County, CA: The Orange County Design Course Weekend Series
    Second Weekends of the Month, Nov'09 - April '10

  • Ongoing hands-on opportunities on California's Central Coast and the Southland
    Email us for updates

    Courses are presented in Cooperation with
    our Non-Profit Associates: The Terra Foundation & The Permaculture Institute
    (USA)


  • Go to Complete Schedule of Events

    Let us act now not out of fear for the future, but out of love for the things we love about the present...

     

    Permaculture for Humanity

    PEAK MOMENT TV interview with Larry Santoyo
    "His vision of living in the present provides a wonderful antidote to fear about uncertain futures. People need to rediscover that we're part of the ecosystem, and apply permaculture design principles to the many problems we face." Peak Moment

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