The Permaculture Tywi group are delighted to be running an ‘Introduction to Permaculture’ weekend course. Come along and learn what Permaculture is and what it can do for your and your current lifestyle, whether you have a smallholding, small garden, allotment and even if you are don‘t grow food. Meet and connect with a bunch of like-minded people.

The tutor will be Dr. Paul Jennings, a well respected teacher and permaculture teacher who lives on a One Planet Development In Carmarthenshire.

There will be an opportunity for participants of this course to attend a full Permaculture Design Course early next year.

More details about the content of the course can be found on the Permaculture Association website here; https://www.permaculture.org.uk/education/introduction-permaculture

Hot drinks and biscuits will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch. This course is not residential. It will run from 9am to 4pm each day.

An introduction to permaculture course held at Hockerton Housing Project

Permaculture is the practice of integrating specialisms & working with nature- the aim is improving our understanding of the world to design engaging environments that support ecology & community. We will look at: Ethics and principles, Design, Examples of permaculture, Observation
The day will be a lively, participatory and thought provoking experience with Claire White Dip. Perm. Des. (Permaculture practitioner & teacher) The course will take place at Furtherfield Commons, https://www.furtherfield.org/visit/

This course will give you a basic but wide ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable ways of living and working on the Earth. It will give you a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the principles from nature that it draws on, and a design framework for applying them. In the course you will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to you in your life and work, as well as offered plenty of practical examples of permaculture in action in a wide range of contexts. The course also includes a visit to an inspirational permaculture site, where an experienced designer will show you what they have done and how it all works in practice, as well as a design exercise during which you will work in groups to develop a permaculture design for a designated area (e.g. piece of land or a building). You now also have the opportunity to study for the full Permaculture Design Certificate, with this being the first module in a group of 3. Feedback from a recent course: "I absolutely loved the course last weekend. I loved your style of teaching and the fun we had, yet we still managed to learn so much. Your passion for permaculture inspired me and I left buzzing and I'm still feeling very excited at learning more. I know I will look back in the future and remember your course as a turning point in the way I live my life."

This course will give you a basic but wide ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable ways of living and working on the Earth. It will give you a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the principles from nature that it draws on, and a design framework for applying them. In the course you will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to you in your life and work, as well as offered plenty of practical examples of permaculture in action in a wide range of contexts. The course also includes a visit to an inspirational permaculture site, where an experienced designer will show you what they have done and how it all works in practice, as well as a design exercise during which you will work in groups to develop a permaculture design for a designated area (e.g. piece of land or a building). You now also have the opportunity to study for the full Permaculture Design Certificate, with this being the first module in a group of 3. Feedback from a recent course: "I absolutely loved the course last weekend. I loved your style of teaching and the fun we had, yet we still managed to learn so much. Your passion for permaculture inspired me and I left buzzing and I'm still feeling very excited at learning more. I know I will look back in the future and remember your course as a turning point in the way I live my life."

This course will give you a basic but wide ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable ways of living and working on the Earth. It will give you a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the principles from nature that it draws on, and a design framework for applying them. In the course you will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to you in your life and work, as well as offered plenty of practical examples of permaculture in action in a wide range of contexts. The course also includes a visit to an inspirational permaculture site, where an experienced designer will show you what they have done and how it all works in practice, as well as a design exercise during which you will work in groups to develop a permaculture design for a designated area (e.g. piece of land or a building). You now also have the opportunity to study for the full Permaculture Design Certificate, with this being the first module in a group of 3. Feedback from a recent course: "I absolutely loved the course last weekend. I loved your style of teaching and the fun we had, yet we still managed to learn so much. Your passion for permaculture inspired me and I left buzzing and I'm still feeling very excited at learning more. I know I will look back in the future and remember your course as a turning point in the way I live my life."

Weekend introduction to Permaculture with option to join full Permaculture Design Course running over weekends from February to June 2019

Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles deduced from observing nature. During the course you will find out more about the ethics and principles and how they are applied in nature and in a garden, and see some other examples of their application. You will also be invited to participate in a practical activity, such as composting.

This module is also the first weekend of the full design course, so join us for this module and then decide if you would like to continue with the rest of the course.

Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles deduced from observing nature. During the course you will find out more about the ethics and principles and how they are applied in nature and in a garden, and see some other examples of their application. You will also be invited to participate in a practical activity, such as composting.

WHY JOIN THIS COURSE?
* Permaculture is solutions-focussed, so you can learn something which you can then apply to your work, life, garden or projects.
* You will learn something new - with your head, heart and hand!
* You will meet other people who are interested in sustainability.
* It is the first module of the full Permaculture Design Course (which is the standard ‘ticket’ 72 hour course, internationally recognised as the core introduction to permaculture.
* The teacher is on the Permaculture Association’s certifying teachers register.

Be your inner gardener - an introduction to social permaculture. With Lulu Mederer and Helena von Bothmer.

This introduction to social permaculture gives you the opportunity to grow what you want to be and the change you want to see in the world around you. Learn how to use and play with the design web and to apply the ethics and principles of permaculture to your inner landscape.

By using the ethics and principles of permaculture and by specifically working with the Design Web from the book People & Permaculture we will guide you through this design weekend. Through a lot of playfulness, nature connection and group work you will learn to be able to do your own designing. When leaving you will have gained knowledge of the basics of permaculture and take tools with you that give you energy and inspiration to keep seeking resilience, finding joy and meaningfulness.

About Lulu
Lulu is an academic trained in literature, mythology and depth psychology. To balance this work she started gardening and learning about permaculture since 2012. In her courses she likes to offer guidance to those who are interested to deepen their connection with themselves, other people and nature.

About Helena
She is a gardener and permaculture designer since 1998.
Since then she has been working with the project Kosters Trädgårdar. For the last couple of years she is expanding Kosters Trädgårdar and herself into the field of social permaculture, giving workshops and courses at the venue.