Random Pictures from this PDC Course
February 2010 – Stelle Community in Illinois
Text by Bill Wilson – Pictures from Bill and Anna Viertel

The whole class on a sunny day.
We had students from Idaho, Minnesota, Michigan, Nova Scotia,
Washington DC, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois
and our neighboring states of Indiana and Wisconsin.

The classroom

Michelle and Jesse

Mark and Kelly

Anna and Heidi

Gabriel and Ross – Laura in back

Charity

Gerlinde & Ross

Chatting with Larry Korn (on Masanobu Fukuoka and One Straw Revolution) over the internet. He joined us from Oregon where he was teaching another course.

Walking the Stelle orchard

Solar food dryer

PV solar panels for the chicken coop
(We need extra light in winter to encourage egg production.)

Did we mention that it was flat in our part of Illinois?
These are the organic pastures of Mint Creek Farm.

Stelle Pond and Community Windmill

Me Examining the Cattails

Native Honey Locust
(Domesticated varieties have no needles)

Some students chose to walk back from Mint Creek Farm

Community Center Dinning Room

Vegetable and Worm Farmer, George Blackman

Michael Thompson of the Chicago Honey Co-op
Six other farmers visited either in person or over the internet.

Wayne Weiseman’s Grafting Demonstration

Frank, Sharron and Laura in Foreground

Teachers and Students Brainstorming a Student’s Personal Project
Wayne and Michelle in Foreground
Mark, Gerlinde and Laura Observing

Wayne working with Sharron on her personal design project

The Students Divided into 3 Groups and Created a Permaculture Design
for the Community Gardens, Pond and Orchard Areas
Owned and Managed by our Non-Profit, Center for Sustainable Community

The Final Design Presentations
Anna – Seth – Sarah – Michele – Ross

Michele and Ross

Center for Sustainable Community’s Board and Members

Drawing of Part 1 of Design
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Drawing of Part 2 of Design
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Drawing of Part 3 of Design
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