<div class="page plain article green CUST_font_112 pid_126152 page-126152"> <div class="background"> </div> <article> <header> <div class="container"> <h1> Integrate Rather than Segregate </h1> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>“Many hands make light work”</strong></p> </div> <p class="byline">Deb Hart-Serafini, Dylan Ryals-Hamilton and Zev Friedman</p> </div><!--container--> </header> <section> <div class="container"> <img src="/uploads/57533c9863138.jpg" class="main_image"> <p><br></p><p isrender="true">Integrate Rather Than Segregate: Zev Friedman and Dylan Ryals-Hamilton co-originated "Permaculture In Action", an innovative education model that connects permaculture students' needs for hands-on learning with design clients who need help with project implementation. Basically, working as designers, contractors, crew-leaders, and teachers all at the same time Zev and I were able to create a course that served client's needs while providing hands-on education at a fraction of the typical permaculture course (although this definitely was not a PDC and we made that very clear). Landowners paid into the course budget, saved a lot of money on parts of their large installation projects. The money coming from the clients helped off-set students' costs, which the students paid for with their labor. "Many hands make light work". Each day of class began with an hour-long presentation of the design, explaining how all the various elements in the system served one another and interacted in synergy to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. You can find more information at their website <a href="http://permacultureinaction.com/" target="_blank" isrender="true">Permaculture in Action</a> or on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permacultureinaction/" isrender="true" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br></p> </div><!--container--> </section> </article> </div><!-- page-->