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Created 17/09/20

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Our Diploma Portal has been configured for different audiences -

The general public can see information about what the Diploma is, but no private stuff. The "My Apprenticeship" section is for PA members who are registered apprentices. The "Tutor" section is for PA members who are Tutors.

So, if a link does not work for you, please check -

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Created 15/09/20

Diploma Site Build

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Civi Roles Sync

Created 01/09/20

Join the Permaculture Association Members' online socials!

by Celia Ashman

Meet other permaculture enthusiasts at the monthly online social

Permaculture Association member calls are every second Wednesday of the month at 7pm. If you’re not a member yet, join today to connect with others in the permaculture community! Here's a flavour of the discussions members have had:

Created 01/09/20

Making the most of that September feeling

by Carla Moss

September has come around… again.

Despite the unusual year we’re having, the day length continues to change, the days are becoming slightly cooler, the seed heads are popping up all over the place… For many of us, September heralds a new academic year and regardless of whether we’ve a connection with academia or not, we are ingrained with that ‘September’ feeling.

Created 25/08/20

Learning new skills - eco coffins

by Ruth Thompson

Created 25/08/20

Pandemic permaculture: increasing our resilience

Brighton Permaculture Trust was curious about how the pandemic has been for people, and the role permaculture design has played in the lives of volunteers and staff. This one - about resilience - is the first of a series they are pulling together to look at permaculture and the pandemic, based on a series of in depth and exploratory conversations recorded with the Brighton Permaculture Trust community.

by Alex Brooks

Created 11/08/20

Mel Lamb 1965 - 2020

I first met Mel as I went to teach one of my first Permaculture Design Courses with Aranya, high up on Dartmoor at High Heathercombe in November 2009.

Created 05/08/20

Applewood Permaculture Centre LAND demonstration site tour

Chris Evans and Looby Macnamara run courses at their permaculture demonstration site, Applewood Permaculture Centre as well as online.

In this video, Chris shows the gardens and orchards and some of his experiments. See where you can visit permaculture demonstration sites in the UK.

Created 28/07/20

Sol-Haven permaculture community farm helping those in need access healthy food

by Sammuel Yisrael

At the time of writing, the world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK population is struggling to come to terms with a radical departure from our usual way of life. As panic buying led to empty supermarket shelves, people became understandably concerned about food security. Many have become interested for the first time in ‘growing their own’ as sales of vegetable seeds online have soared and even poultry keeping reportedly increased.

Created 09/06/20

The Medicinal Forest Garden Handbook - book review

by Ryan Sandford-Blackburn and Ali Clark