Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course with Rosemary Morrow on the island of Lefkas, Greece
Starts Aug 20, 2011 and runs for 15 day(s).
Join internationally-renowned permaculture designer and teacher, Rosemary Morrow on the beautiful Island of Lefkas, Greece, for an internationally recognised permaculture design course. Over 15 days you will learn the basic theory of permaculture ethics, principles, design processes and implementation techniques.
Course instructor: Rosemary Morrow
Rosemary Morrow is an internationally recognised permaculture educator, development worker and home gardener. Based in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, Rosemary has worked in Cambodia and Vietnam and traveled widely in Australia as an educator in permaculture analysis and design systems which lead to abundant and resilient land- and town-scapes. She is the author of the Earth Users Guide to Permaculture as well as a teacher trainer's manual.
Co-instructors: Paula Paananen and Nicolas Netien
Paula Paananen is a highly experience educator in non formal education, has created dozens of gardens and is much in demand as a horticultural therapist.
Nicolas Netien is a waste management engineer specializing in sustainable community development and implementation. He completed his PDC in 2007 in New Zealand with Grifen Hope, Darren Doherty and Joe Polaischer and is currently doing the 10-week internship with Geoff Lawton at Zaytuna Farm, Australia.
Course Content
In this 15-day course you will learn:
- Permaculture ethics, theory and principles
- eco-friendly house placement and design
- energy conservation techniques for hot and cold climates
- recycling and waste management
- organic food production in rural areas, cities, gardens and fields
- drought-proofing, water harvesting and management
- ecological pest control
- soil rehabilitation and erosion control
- livestock management and aquaculture
- catastrophe preparedness, prevention and avoidance
- windbreaks and fire control
- general natural health and wellness principles
- ethical investment and bioregions
- permaculture design for communities, suburbs and cities
At the end of this course you will have skills to:
- Analyse a rural or city landscape for food and water autonomy - and - redesign it
- Prepare a whole site design for food, water, energy and abundance
- Analyse climate and microclimates to use their elements effectively in a resilient design
- Practice and design ethical local financial systems
- Design a site to concept standard and prepare an implementation plan
info and booking:
http://tinyurl.com/4geooll