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3 years ago

Permaculture Design Course in Azores Islands - Portugal- Europe 2023

The New School Permaculture PDC is centred on the needs of the student so you get what you want and what you need with a course adapted to your projects, needs and dreams. This course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain, so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully stimulated and get the most out of the experience…for many people is the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their lives…and they carry this with them everywere they go….and thats our goal. The course follows a set syllabus and leads to the internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate. Taught by Helder Valente of the New School Permaculture. Helder studied and worked with Bill Mollison, Sepp Holzer, Doug Bullock, Rosemary Morrow, Darren dougherty, Ernst Gotsh and others, and is now teaching all over the world, he started in 2009 teaching permaculture to students at the agriculture university and since then learning and teaching on many different climates. While living in the city he dedicated 3 years on developing a urban permaculture project in the center of Lisbon and co created several Permaculture Institutes worldwide. That’s how it all started. Helder never stopped and this last months spent his time working with Quechua farmers in the Andes and designing projects in the Amazon jungle. You can be part of the PDC and also chose to be part of the PFC, a course that will teach you for 5 days everything about food forests, Course will be in a beautifull farm in the North of Portugal. See you there.
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12 years ago

Global Ecovillage Summit (GES 2014

Sin lugar a dudas, lo primero que piensa uno tras asistir a un evento como ha sido este GES 2014 –Primera Cumbre Internacional de la Red de la Ecoaldea Global (GEN) – es que ha llegado el momento de la celebración: celebrar, en primer lugar, que el encuentro haya tenido lugar, pues la crisis del Evola lo puso en serio peligro hace no tantos meses; celebrar también que la Cumbre se haya desarrollado en suelo africano, diseñada, facilitada y organizada por un equipo africano y con la asistencia de más de cien representantes de cuarenta y pico paises; celebrar por supuesto que el gobierno de Senegal nos haya agasajado y cumplimentado por todo lo alto, llegando incluso a prometernos apoyo futuro para las posteriores cumbres de este tipo y ayudas en la difusión de nuestro modelo social por los ministerios de los países del oeste africano; celebrar con alegría que una personalidad pública como el músico y mega estrella Youssou Ndour (hoy en día Ministro Consejero del gobierno senegalés) haya aceptado ser nuestro embajador de buena voluntad a escala internacional; y celebrar, cómo no, hasta donde ha llegado nuestra red, la GEN, surgida hace menos de 20 años entre un puñado de iniciativas ecoaldeanas o comunitarias pioneras y marginales. Tenemos pues motivos para la celebración: cada día que pasa nuestros objetivos y conocimientos son compartidos por más sectores de la sociedad, en todas latitudes. Nuestro lenguaje y contendidos son adoptados por el público general y ya no solo por unos pocos. Los políticos se enamoran con nuestras palabras, nuestros proyectos, pues son los que aportan soluciones a sus principales dolores de cabeza. Porque saben que en breve, si se llegan a firmar los próximos acuerdos mundiales sobre acciones para el desarrollo sostenible (Paris, Diciembre 2015), cada gobierno del mundo va a despertarse con un nuevo dolor de cabeza de nombre CO2. “¿Cómo secuestrar CO2?” se va a convertir en la pregunta de moda, el nuevo mantra…Ya no se trata de la
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12 years ago

School of Self-Sufficiency

The School of Self-Sufficiency (May Workshop Weekend) Communal Camp-out, Learn new skills and get amongst nature for the weekend. This is a unique program that allows participants to learn 8 new skills over one weekend from a variety of self-sufficiency categories whilst camping out and experiencing community living at one of our farm or outback locations. We invite eight great teachers to come along and pass on their specialty skills and/or knowledge in a two hour session each. Some classes will be very high energy, hands-on and practical and others will be at a slow pace, relaxed and engaging, and there will also be plenty of time for socialise and have a great time with the other participants. This month…… – Bee Keeping – Earthships – Seed Saving – Home-Brew Ginger Beer – DIY Bio-Fuels – Tea Ceremonies – Making Rag Quilts – Natural Teaching and Learning Date: 30th May – 2nd June (All workshops will be held on the Sat-Sun. Friday and Monday are optional for people who want to come and relax on the property, set-up camp early etc.) Facilitator: Kate Marsh, founder of Creative Collectives Cost: $150 including 3 nights camping onsite and attendance to all 8 workshops. Kids under 12 free. Early Bird Tickets: $130.00 – ends 12th May. Where: Creative Collectives HQ, Lara, Victoria (45mins from Melbourne, 20mins from Geelong. Public transport available on the Geelong V-Line train) 1. Bee Keeping with Michael O’Connell Home Bee Keeping is becoming increasingly important as bees are suffering all around the world, which has a huge impact on our ecosystem. This workshop will not only providing you with a greater understanding of bees and their important role in the environment, you will also learn how to keep bees at home and get hands-on experience in preparing frames and extracting honey. 2. Earthship principles and Design with Rachel Goldlust Earthships are a great sustainable housing design established by the eccentric ga
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8 years ago

Fall part time Permaculture Design Course

Dates: 9 weekends (16 days) from Sept 8th -Dec 9, 2018 What better way to wind down the growing season than to embark on a permaculture design course? During this 100 hour course students learn to read the landscape, analyse problems, and design ecological solutions for the home, garden, or city. The Permaculture Design Certificate is a participatory and dynamic learning experience; classes include in-depth permaculture theory, design methodology, exercises, and group projects. They also include a whole lot of deep questioning, laughter, and growth! The curriculum we follow at P3 was developed by the late Bill Mollison in Australia in the 1970’s, and is today regarded as the standard in permaculture education, recognized and respected worldwide. At P3, our facilitators emphasize that permaculture goes beyond gardening and agriculture. With permaculture we can design solutions for: food deserts, the heat-island effect, and mis-managed waste systems. With edible landscaping and ecological architecture, we can increase the efficiency of our homes, our farms, and our communities. The solutions-based vision of permaculture practice is holistic and regenerative. P3 Permaculture alum have used their PDC to start projects and businesses in permaculture consultation, education, ecological agriculture, regenerative community organizing, urban farming, composting, and much more. The PDC program helps students to closely observe the natural principles and patterns that drive ecological systems. Understanding nature and our place within it is the first step towards healing broken systems. We hope that you can join us!

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