Intro to Permaculture @FarmEd

Permaculture offers a way of creating spaces and systems that are driven by a set of design principles, inspired by natural self-sustaining systems and based upon the ethics of caring for people, the planet and our combined future. The permaculture design framework has inspired and been utilized as a practical way to design and manage agroecological farming systems by countless farms and other food growing spaces around the world.

In this introductory day course you’ll have the opportunity to learn about permaculture design principles and ethics and how to apply them to your daily life, as well as being introduced to agroecological farming methods and techniques utilised in permaculture design. The course will include interactive workshops, inspiring talks, and a focused farm walk where you'll learn how to view cultivated and semi-wild landscapes through the lens of permaculture.

The course will be taught by Caroline Aitken with support from the FarmED team. Caroline runs Whitefield Permaculture, a design consultancy based in Devon. She has a background in market gardening, horticulture, smallholding and design and specialises in designing land systems.

This course is designed for anyone interested in practical approaches to dealing with food and farming sustainability challenges and will be particularly useful for anyone considering embarking on a Permaculture Design course (PDC). A PDC is planned at FarmED for 2022 and this course will offer participants a sneak preview of what to expect from this larger course next year.