- Date: 7 – 30 June 2018
- Location: Gunsleben, Germany
- Language:
- English
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During this fully certified 14 day permaculture course (certified by the Permaculture Association Britain and Roots n Permaculture school) we will delve deep into permaculture including how to design food growing systems, design low impact houses and create economies, while also enriching and taking care of nature.
This Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is devoted to creatively facing the social demands of our time and it offers practical impetus to dealing with interpersonal challenges both in the private and professional environment. Special emphasis will therefore be put into experiential learning by creating a temporary community for the duration of the course.
We apply Dragon Dreaming and social permaculture tools to design the course and grow as a community, making sure everyone’s needs are met, so we can all enjoy living together in a supportive learning environment.
This 90 hour experiential workshop runs in two sections in July and in September.
Each week is spread over 8 days, with one day off in between.
Part 1: 30th June to 7th July (4th July day off)
Part 2: 16th to 23rd September (19th September day off)
The cost of putting on the course means we need to raise on average €720 per person FOR ALL 14 DAYS (i.e. part 1 and 2, not just part 1). However we invite you to propose how much you would like to contribute (no amount is too small, so please tell us what you can afford). See below for more details on the costings.
Teaching will be in English.
=== WHAT IS VEGAN PERMACULTURE & WHAT TO EXPECT ===
Permaculture is a design system for creating abundance in all aspects of our lives, which is underpinned by ethics. In this particular case we look at how to achieve this without keeping animals locked into our systems (animals and insects are encouraged to come and benefit from our system, but are equally free to leave). Hence we describe it as Vegan permaculture.
Permaculture is a rigorous and systematic set of tools, ecological principles and methodologies, underpinned by ethics, which help us to design and create this culture of permanence.
A culture that allows us to design how we cater for all our needs and the needs of the planet and all its creatures, without exploitation of humans, animals or earth’s non renewable resources.
The aim of the course is to prepare and qualify the participants to apply permaculture to build or retrofit houses, to be more energy efficient, creating ethical businesses and livelihoods, as well as creating rich abundant low maintenance food growing spaces. In this course, permaculture tools and principles will be also used for designing social systems.
Practical exercises and examples will help us to analyse and strengthen the communication and well-being within the community. The course offers tools for communication, conflict resolution, decision-making processes, organic planning and development processes.
The Participants learn how to create integrated and supportive communities, relationships, work and project teams, and if there is an interest how to use permaculture in schools or families. The learning happens in a community what makes the learning journey easier, deeper and more joyful.
We are looking forward to starting the journey of discovery with you.
Rakesh and Ulrike
=== REGISTRATION ====
To register for this course, please fill in the following form. If you have any difficulty or have any questions please feel free to contact Rakesh: [email protected]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7tcXd5Owye1CiFUJGBTft5tMvZRN9xslH4LI0dtK-MmeEiA/viewform
For more information, please visit the event website.
