"When we can learn how to look after ourselves, we come out to nature more, and we appreciate what we have." 

- Frazer Smith, Tsartlip Indigenous Wisdom Keeper

 

Canadian PA Member and Diploma Tutor Delvin Solkinson serves as Dean and on the Instructor team along with his wife Grace. They celebrate completing the first half  of the Permaculture Design and Resilient Ecosystems Diploma at Pacific Rim College.

The participants in this program have been on a learning journey with permaculture design taking place in many nature classrooms with a large teaching team, the course has been able to ‘Use and value diversity’ 

We had an awesome first half of the Permaculture Design and Resilient Ecosystems Diploma, a full time, 720 hour hands-on program run at Tiny Tree Herb and Flower Farm Campus of Pacific Rim College. Delvin & Grace Solkinson are excited to continue our journey with an extraordinary learning guild of participants into the second half of this learning adventure.

 

 

group photo

Guild with Frazer Smith, Tsartlip Indigenous Wisdom Keeper, Storyteller and Extraordinary Teacher of traditional skills 

Learning in old growth ecosystems

Learning in old growth ecosystems 

 Fairfield Permaculture Commons

 Fairfield Permaculture Commons

Suburban Permaculture Homestead with gardens, chickens, rabbits, ducks, forest gardens and so much more

Suburban Permaculture Homestead with gardens, chickens, rabbits, ducks, forest gardens and so much more

JB Williams an Indigenous Knowledge Holder, master teacher, storyteller and ethnobotanist of Tsawout and Ahousat descent

JB Williams an Indigenous Knowledge Holder, master teacher, storyteller and ethnobotanist of Tsawout and Ahousat descent

Everyone contributed to this composting toilet made out of mostly reclaimed and scrap materials.

Everyone contributed to this composting toilet made out of mostly reclaimed and scrap materials.