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My current focus is in delivering permaculture training, mainly full design courses over two weeks or six weekends. I've taught over 90 of these as of September 2019. I also co-deliver teacher and Diploma tutor training from time to time.

I first came across permaculture back in the late 1980's, being fortunate enough to meet one of the first designers working in this country. I found the subject full of common sense ideas that immediately inspired me to apply some of the principles in my own life.

During the 1990s I regularly lectured and debated on environmental issues in schools and colleges and in the media for a national campaigning group over a period of five years. After that I completed the Certificate in Permaculture Design as a two week residential course, where I finally got a proper immersion in the subject. From that point on I just had to incorporate all these great new ideas into what I was doing - I was hooked! I love to dip into my collection of gardening and permaculture books,but most of what I've learned has been from simply going out and having a go.

I went on to participate in two separate week-long Teaching Permaculture Creatively courses and to complete the City and Guilds 7307 Adult Education Teaching Certificate. I now co-teach a Training of Permaculture Teachers course with my colleagues at Designed Visions. I have also designed and implemented several major garden projects during the last decade using permaculture principles, that formed a significant part of my Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design portfolio (completed in September 2003 and since then available online). I served as a trustee of the Permaculture Association (Britain) for five years (2000 to 2005) and then served on the Interim Diploma Development Team until it's re-launch in 2010. As well as being a Diploma Tutor I have served on the Diploma and Farming working groups and am now part of the Education working group.

Among my other diverse activities, in 2003 I initiated the Permaculture Musicians project. This has in turn produced a CD of permaculture songs called 'Earth Stars', that was sold to raise funds for permaculture projects at home and abroad. I also sometimes photograph the salad mandalas I create from plants grown in my own garden.

My book 'Permaculture Design: a step-by-step Guide to the Process' was published in Spring 2012. I'm currently involved in co-ordinating a number of other projects, including developing permaculture apps and writing a second book on the subject of 'Patterns in Permaculture Design'.

Online information

Learn Permaculture

Designed Visions

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Telephone number:

+44 01503 240946

UK Country

England

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Type		Post date
Contact Details	Aranya	Friday, 27 August, 2010 - 14:11
Diploma Tutor Profile	Aranya - Diploma Tutor Profile	Friday, 14 January, 2011 - 16:28
Educator Profile	Aranya - Educator Profile	Saturday, 16 December, 2017 - 09:55
Profile	Aranya - Main Profile	Friday, 27 August, 2010 - 11:28
Course	Arboretum Marbella Permaculture Design Course	Friday, 19 June, 2015 - 14:15
Course	Basic Level On-Site Permaculture Design Training	Friday, 13 March, 2015 - 16:08
Course	Basic Level On-Site Permaculture Design Training	Tuesday, 15 December, 2015 - 18:38
Venue	Brook End	Thursday, 31 March, 2011 - 17:18
Venue	Brookside Farm	Thursday, 11 January, 2018 - 15:08
Course	Design Your Ethical Livelihood (2 days)	Wednesday, 18 January, 2017 - 14:29