This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Course website https://ecodemia.org.uk/perma… Dates and times 24 Jul 22 14 Aug 22 More info Every unday Cost £147-£245 (Pay with time & Pay What You Can options are avai Course summary REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPES & PERMACULTURE DESIGN is the ethical design of human settlements and productive landscapes that have the diversity, resilience, and flexibility of natural ecosystems and which can provide all tangible and intangible human needs in a regenerative and sustainable way and in harmony with nature. Based on observation of nature and holistic design, this course provides principles and methodologies of Permaculture design that can be applied in any climatic region of the world. Course Outline Week 1 Introduction & Ethics Current State of the World (Core World problems) Sustainability (principles of ecosystems) Definition of Permaculture Ethics Concepts & Themes in Design Functional Design and connections Diversity, Order vs Chaos, Yield Pattern Understanding Edge Effect Design Methodology Observation Analysis of elements, “how do these things connect?” Sector and zone planning, “where do we put things?” Slope and orientation Pattern Understanding Week 2 Climatic Factors Trees and Their Energy Transactions Soils Types of soils What is in the soil SFW (microbiology) Plant nutrition and soil health Methods of soil regeneration: compost, compost tea, Biochar, mulch, holistic grazing Functional Forests: Sustainable Food Production: Forest Gardens Water Water cycle Duties of Water Principle of water design (slow, spread, sink + save) Greywater management, water catchment systems, keyline design Water recycle – reed beds Aquaculture Week 3 Climate Design - Cold and Temperate Climate Design - Drylands Climate Design Tropics Design Brief Week 4 Strategies for an Alternative Nation Presentations, discussions, and Feedback Evren Yildirim & Sheena Shah Apprentice teachers No apprentice teacher places available on this course Course type Introduction to Permaculture Engagement style Online Course contact email [email protected] Contact name Ecodemia Contact telephone number 02080899364 Share this course Copied to clipboard