During this week we will explore what it means to create and to be community. We will use permaculture principles, permaculture design and practices from indigenous cultures worldwide as our main toolbox. At the same time we will be experiencing community life first-hand in the new eco-community of Haslachhof, which will be our venue, our village and our social landscape to design for and with.
We will also be sharing practices of cultural repair as they have been gathered and evolved over time by earth-based people and spread by the 8 Shields Institute. As well as connecting with self and others we will also connect to the land and its creatures - we are blessed to have forests and a creek nearby.
We will practice nature connected community design by working on design exercises relating to the Haslachhof community.
This course is for everyone interested in community design and suits people who have already done a full 72 hours permaculture design course and want to deepen their social permaculture skills as well as for people without any previous permaculture or nature connection experience who want to learn about community design and deep nature connection.

Come and...
Live a week in an evolving community
Learn about community building
Practice permaculture principles and social permaculture design
Explore techniques for cultural repair
Deepen your nature connection

This course is directly after the European Convergence in Italy.This training will give you the confidence and skills to design any aspect of your life. We will be using the design web to create a design for ourselves as well as exploring how it can best be used in different scenarios.

During our time together we will focus on how we can dedicate our energy to finding solutions for ourselves and the world. This will be a richly nourishing, empowering and truly life transforming course.

Looby Macnamara is one of the leading pioneers of the new cutting edge of permaculture - Social and Personal Permaculture. She is author of People and Permaculture the first international book to explicitly translate the principles and design of permaculture into people based systems. During this course she will share the key tools that inspire her work.

This is a unique chance to deepen your Permaculture design skills and understanding plus re-connecting to the land & yourself through nature connection.

Lead Facilitator:

Richard Rico Zook | Permaculture Desinger, Consultant & Instructor

As well as creating and working with a wide variety of landbased systems in all types of climatic environments, Rico brings over 40 years of experience in nature to his work. For the past 20 years he has been a Permaculture designer, consultant and educator working with private individuals, farmers,villagers and local organizations in northern New Mexico, India, Cambodia, the middle-east and other parts of the world.

Mr. Zook is a graduate of Sonoma State University, from which he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies focused on land restoration, with minors in Biology and Philosophy.

www.i-permaculture.org

some of the topics include:
Hands-on real life design Excersises & Challenges
the processes, strategies, and techniques to make your design truly regenerative
Nature Connection & Yoga in beautiful surroundings
Introduction to “How to be a professional designer” – The Business side of things
Designers tool kit - Tips & Tricks
Preparing for effective site visits
The on-site design process
Assesesment and Survey skills
Presenting and creating reports

Please contact us for more information to this unique course.

Where: Avalon Wildflower Park Opposite the Red Brick Building, Glastonbury

Avalon Wildflower Park is a new community project opposite the Red Brick Building. The former BMX
track, now overgrown, is unloved and neglected. Our vision is to transform it into a haven of native plants, buzzing with life. We want to create a beautiful, fun and ecologically vibrant learning and community space.

This practical design workshop, led by an experienced designer, will be an opportunity to aid the planning & re- design of the area while supporting people to learn new skills. The course will include:

• What is design?
• Mapping techniques & how to create a base map
• Basic practical site surveying skills
• Undertaking client interviews & researching community needs
• Practical ways of surveying plants and vegetation
• A short introduction to how water moves through a landscape

Cost: The course is free for adults in receipt of state benefits, otherwise £10-£50 donation. Bring lunch to share. Booking essential.

To book: please email Nicole: [email protected]

During this fun filled practical week we focus on specific methods and techniques used in Permaculture which enable people to apply their skills and gain hands on experience. (We are based in a Mediterranean climate context but skills can be used across the board).
There will be daily theory sessions to set the stage for each activity and different practical sessions each day. This experience will give you the confidence to practice these methods and apply them to your own projects with ease. We will tailor the activities to the needs and preferences of the group, but they can include setting up a food production system, making compost and beneficial micro-organisms, seed saving, natural building, earthworks, food storage methods and much much more! You will also have plenty of opportunities to engage with others and experience all the things that form part of life on a Permaculture farm.

We recommend that participants complete a PDC beforehand as it provides the background knowledge to understand the applied practices. Although the course is also available to those who are interested in Permaculture and would like to get a taste of it.

This one month permaculture internship program will be available for march 2016

Limited places available

5 days of insight in the mind and hands of a Permaculture Designer: YOU
• Designers tool kit & bag of tricks
• Design Process and Methodologies
• Preparing base plans and essential surveying skills
• Drafting and drawing skills: standard symbols, drawing to scale
• Language of design, concepts, details and construction drawings
• Client communications
• Preparing bills of quantity, costs and quotes
• Planning implementation
• Developing bioregional resource networks
• Presenting reports: electronic and paper documentation
• Use of computer software for reports and design

Previous permaculture experience required
No drawing or computer skills required
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Join us on this trip to discover this incredible island

Tenerife is one of the most diverse places in the world.

Join this adventure with the New School Permaculture to learn more about ecology and sustainability.

Learning to design and care for ourselves, our communities, and the planet.

This 5 day course is designed to be useful to anyone who interacts with others. So unless you’re a hermit, that’s YOU!

Have you ever asked yourself one of these questions?

Managing people is so much harder than developing the land. How can I do it better?
Where do I start when trying to create and organise my project?
How do I keep the people involved in my project happy and inspired?
When challenges appear, how do I keep moving forward?
I want to keep inspired and manifest my vision for the future. How can I get support and help others realise their own visions?

Videos of Helder Valente Teaching Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqpGMhRlCQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VT-pCUr1hI&list=PLJd48r8cihenmW1FfXic-1...

Then this course will help you find solutions.

During the course we will explore:

Decision making
Social organisation
Conflict resolution
Power of celebration
Alternative economy
Sustainable community

….. and much more …..!

Come and join us at Atlantis food forest Garden in Tenerife island Spain

Learning to design and care for ourselves, our communities, and the planet.

This 5 day course is designed to be useful to anyone who interacts with others. So unless you’re a hermit, that’s YOU!

Have you ever asked yourself one of these questions?

Managing people is so much harder than developing the land. How can I do it better?
Where do I start when trying to create and organise my project?
How do I keep the people involved in my project happy and inspired?
When challenges appear, how do I keep moving forward?
I want to keep inspired and manifest my vision for the future. How can I get support and help others realise their own visions?

Videos of Helder Valente Teaching Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqpGMhRlCQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VT-pCUr1hI&list=PLJd48r8cihenmW1FfXic-1...

Then this course will help you find solutions.

During the course we will explore:

Decision making
Social organisation
Conflict resolution
Power of celebration
Alternative economy
Sustainable community

….. and much more …..!

Come and join us at Atlantis food forest Garden in Tenerife island Spain