To bring about sustainable change in our food systems we need more small scale farms producing local healthy food, and we know that Permaculture Design methods can create these farms. However the limiting factor for many of these farms is generating enough money to support right livelihoods. With grant funding being almost non existent for these starter farms the best way, and the most sustainable way for these farms to thrive is for them to generate enough money for those working on them to support themselves and develop the farm or food business.

We have created a path where you will be immersed in our community and learn intensively through a series of classes, “hands-on” sessions, intimate walk-and-talk activities, interactive exercises and more. Our vision aims to connect the participants to a well-developed permaculture site and the local community while delving into multiple topics to get a deeper understanding in holistic system thinking. Through this extended and diverse experience, we aim to seek a feeling of empowerment within ourselves while gaining confidence in regenerative design techniques, which ultimately leads to having a positive impact on our current world situation.
We will be immersed in the day-to-day management of the site, actively engaging with and implementing new projects. Various topics will be discussed in further detail in a classroom setting with dynamic social permaculture facilitation. This combination of academic theory and hands-on immersion is a fast-track to gaining a comprehensive grasp of permaculture and confidently taking the next steps ideal for your life situation. We will have six contact hours per day. In the days that courses aren’t happening, there will be ample time for beach exploration and social interaction.

Observation and mapping are two key elements of creating a good design , this course is a hands-on approach to getting comfortable and confident trying out different tools for land-based design

Set in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside at Applewood Permaculture Centre this hands-on training has been developed to assist participants in the early stages of any design process - the observation and survey of a site and its steward. While a few days is limited time to fully observe a site, much can still be learned by being present on a piece of land, examining and trying out different observation and mapping tools, and sharing experiences. This interactive training takes participants through hands-on, land-based design activities on a real site, bringing permaculture theory to life.

The Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) is pleased to announce the launch of our new MSc in Agroecology, Water and Food Sovereignty. This new MSc is structure to the thematic pillars of the centre’s research and is a transdisciplinary course introducing students to a range of approaches to fostering sustainable food and water systems.

The course will commence in September 2018 and is offered 12 months full time or 24 months part time. Teaching is split between CAWR’s site at Ryton Organic Gardens and Coventry University’s main campus.

Full information here.

Design for more connection in your life and community
What if everyone in your village or community knew themselves deeply, and understood how to bring their gifts and genius to the world for the benefit of all. What if everyone was supporting each other to do that, to be their fullest selves?

What would that feel like?

What would it be like for our children, growing up in a village like that...

Social permaculture shares tools, practices and design for effective, connected communities and individuals. It draws on many sources, gathering and sharing good practices, and empowering people to create their own bespoke solutions.

It uses the principles we observe in nature and that can be seen in long-term, earth-connected cultures around the world to grow more wholeness in ourselves and to strengthen our communities.

An opportunity to bring a project or issue you’d like to do some work with. You will get a new perspective and generate solutions. You will come away with a clearer vision and some guidance from nature and the principles of permaculture on how to achieve that vision. This will be achieved through a facilitated permaculture design process. This process will be held within a ceremonial framework.

The PTC its a course designed for people that want to learn how to share information in a clear and supportive way.
We spend our time sharing about educational tools that can be used to present information in a way that there is little difference between student and teacher.
There is a deep focus on the practice of learner based education and discussion about the results.
On this course we also learn about how to teach the PDC and other courses, how to develop curriculums and content and how to design classes of any topic.
This course has also the purpose of empowering people that want to become a permaculture teacher.
Our main goal is to create a safe environment for people to open and experiment with our tricks under our supervision and support.

In Guanajuato we will be teaching 3 courses
the PDC Permaculture Design Course from 29 Jun to 8 Jul
the PSC Permaculture Social Course from 9 to 13 Jul
and the PTC Permaculture for Teachers Course from 14 to 18 Jul
if you want you can be part of the 2 courses to get a deeper experience on Permaculture education.
For people that complete the 2 courses there will be access to the
Permaculture Design Internship certificate

This course will have a focus on Water and Earthworks, which we will than expand upon to understand its foundation for so many other aspects of working with the land. The learning experience will be dominantly hands-on with multiple projects throughout Can Lliure. There will be some in class time for advanced design learning, and some specifics about the various systems we will be installing and working with.
All physical land systems are literally grounded in the earth. The Water and Earthwork aspect of this course will look from the micro to macro scales of understanding about water and landscape for designing, working and shaping the earth as the foundation for regenerative systems; The centrality of water and landscape will weave together other systems that are part of creating a holistic farmstead, as well as more dense human habitations. These will Include Forest Gardens, Garden systems and design, Infrastructure in Design and Farm, and Roads and Paths.
TOPICS INCLUDE
Water: mineral, resource, living, precious and political
The watershed perspective
Patterning in water and earthworks
Keypoint and keylines: conceptual understandings and practical applications
Earth structures: hand-built and working with machines
Ponds: siting, construction, creating an ecosystem, full site perspective
Water in the built landscape, urban and suburban situations
Water and Infrastructure
Forest Garden design and implementation
Advanced Design strategies and techniques
MANY POSSIBLE HANDS ON PROJECTS
The course brochure with more infos can be viewed here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B765VFv3Jln0N3lESzZUOGZCcVU
Pictures of the site can be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B765VFv3Jln0SFpRRjA1cDBCRXM
The current initial evolving site design of Can Lliure can be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B765VFv3Jln0R0hENUZJQ1RFM1k

This training has been developed to assist participants in the early stages of any design process - the observation and survey of a site and its steward. While a few days is limited time to fully observe a site, much can still be learned by being present on a piece of land, examining and trying out different observation and mapping tools, and by sharing experience. Hence this training takes participants through hands-on, land-based design activities on a real site, bringing permaculture theory to life.

Observation is a keystone skill in permaculture design. If we spend more time observing as a basis of site and client analysis and subsequent planning, we can make fewer mistakes and create more effective designs that can provide more benefits at lower cost. Thorough and on-going observation helps us to understand boundaries, patterns, resources and constraints that are factored into to our designs. This course looks at observation in the context of designing land and lifestyles.

Mapping is also an important design tool because it enables us to record observations in a visual way, and then to add subsequent design plans to aid implementation.

The course is suitable for beginners wanting a taste of permaculture and how the design process begins, to people having completed their Permaculture Design Course and wanting a refresher or to look in more depth at observation, and for diploma apprentices wanting to hone their observation and mapping skills.

No former permaculture training is required, although those who have previously received some will be a step ahead. Some pre-training reading can be provided to ensure that all participants start the course with at least an understanding of permaculture basics. This will allow us to get more quickly into the essence of the training.

Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material and strategic components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms
– Bill Mollison

Already have your Permaculture Design Certificate and ready to take the next step in your Permaculture Education? Join an advanced learning guild in a uniquely creative, flexible and accessible design program.

Advanced Permaculture Curriculum
2 year Mapping and Design Project
Community Green Map
Teaching Practice
Design Charrettes
Garden, Farm and Forest visits

http://gaiacraft.com/advanced-permaculture-design-program/