Ben Margolis My websites http://www.thegrangenorfolk.o… http://www.cityofsanctuary.org Taking new Diploma apprentices? No Individual or group tutorials both Notes about contacting me E-mail me at [email protected] About me I live in Norwich with my wife and daughter. I am a permaculture teacher, designer and diploma tutor. Until 2017 we lived at The Grange in West Norfolk (www.thegrangenorfolk.org.uk) where we welcomed refugees and asylum seekers to our 10 acre permaculture smallholding. I am passionate about exploring the People Care ethic and integrating it with Earth Care and Fair Shares. I currently work for City of Sanctuary (www.cityofsanctuary.org), and am leading on two other projects - Gardens of Sanctuary (www.cityofsanctuary.org/gardens) and Thriving Communities (a project looking at how permaculture can reach people on the edge of our communities and society). . Diploma Tutor Experience I have a range of experience including - Teaching PDCs and intro courses - Smallholding management on my own 10 acre smallholding - Some experience with forest gardens and various allotments and vegetable gardens - Designing for all scales from balconies to smallholdings - Transition and building strong communities - Alternative economies and finance - Zone 00 designing - Working with a range of design processes and tools Diploma Tutor Skills - I was very involved with the UN climate change and MDG negotiations for a number of years and have a lot of campaigning, policy and lobbying experience - Working with refugees and asylum seekers - Running small projects and charities - Designing forest gardens - Resilience for soil, soul and society - some of this work can be seen on my web site at www.thegrangenorfolk.org.uk - Composting and basic kitchen gardening - Teaching and communicating