Delvin Solkinson My websites Permaculture Design Website Visionary Permaculture Website Permaculture Institute Website Collaborative Canada Website Pacific Rim College Website Taking new apprentices? Yes Individual or group tutorials both Contact Email [email protected] About me Delvin Solkinson is a community gardener, student and teacher from British Columbia, Canada. Collaborating with his wife Grace, a homesteader, herbalist and creative cook, he creates free learning and teaching tools, writes articles and makes videos. Completing a PDC, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison, Delvin has also done 13 advanced courses and 13 teacher trainings with Permaculture Pioneers across the planet like David Holmgren, Robin Clayfield, Geoff Lawton and Robyn Francis. Life long learning includes a PDC with Rosemary Morrow in Greece, with Toby Hemenway in Portland as well as a second Diploma through the Permaculture Institute. Over five years he did an experimental Doctoral Degree with mentorship of Larry Santoyo. Serving as a Field Mentor through the Permaculture Institute, Diploma Tutor with Permaculture Association and an accredited teacher through the Permaculture Research Institute, Delvin continues to learn and to teach. Extensive learning with Looby Macnamara included numerous courses and a third Diploma through Permaculture Association. They have co-facilitated the CEED course and currently co-facilitate a Group Diploma Adventure for people perusing Permaculture Design Diplomas. Living and working at CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors for 3 years, after more than 10 years of seasonal volunteering was a life highlight. Delvin continues to work remotely for CoSM as part of the art ministry and runs the @visionary_permaculture program @ CoSM. Currently Delvin serves as the Diploma Program Co-ordinator for the Permaculture Institute, supporting peoples learning journeys with permaculture. He pursues a Post-Doc in Permaculture Education through the Permaculture Academy along with Diploma Tutor training and Continuing Professional Development through the Permaculture Association. Delvin also serves as a Diploma Instructor for the in-person program at Pacific Rim College - Permaculture Design and Resilient Ecosystems Diploma. Delvin is the Lead Instructor for Graham Bell's Soil Food Web online PDC. Delvin & Grace’s book, cards and game along with a host of other free resources, tools, downloads, videos and podcasts can be found at www.pemaculturedesign.earth and www.visionarypermaculture.com Contact email : [email protected] My interests Culture and educationEducation approachesFurther and higher education Diploma Tutor Experience Teaching Permaculture ,Community demonstration gardens, Living classrooms, Media, Learning Games, Dynamic Facilitation, Visionary Permaculture Diploma Tutor Skills Permaculture Education, Permaculture Gardening, Visionary Arts and Culture, Creator of educational material including book, cards and game. Creating and sharing learning and teaching tools freely online. Writing articles for permaculture magazines. Making media. Educator experience Curriculum Development. Learning and Teaching Tools. Permaculture Media. Writing articles for magazines. Developing permaculture games and charrettes. Cool Climate Perennial gardening. Educator skills Gardening Cool Climate Plants. Teacher Trainings. Education Media. Dynamic facilitation. Educator qualifications 1992 Seycove Secondary School : Graduated with Honors 1997 Liberal Arts Baccalareate Degree : Simon Fraser University 2001 Liberal Arts Post-Baccalaureate Degree : Simon Fraser University 2002 Permaculture Design Certification : Permaculture Visions 2002 Permaculture Design Certification : Permaculture Visions 2003 Permaculture Design Certification : Australian Correspondence School 2003 Permaculture Diploma : Bill Mollison of the Permaculture Academy 2006 Permaculture Teacher Training : Tom Ward and Jude Hobbs 2007 Permaculture Teacher Training : Bullock Brothers with Michael Becker 2007 Food Cycles : Robin Wheeler at the Sustainable Living Arts School 2010 Advanced Permaculture Principles course : David Holmgren 2010 Permaculture Design Certification : Geoff Lawton and Bill Mollison 2010 Up, Close and Personal Advanced Course : Bill Mollison 2010 Masters Degree in Permaculture Education : Permaculture Academy - Bill Mollison 2011 Teacher Training and Facilitators Course : Robyn Francis 2011 PDC Teacher Training Course : Geoff Lawton 2011 Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning : Robin Clayfield 2011 Creative Community Governance and Decision Making : Robin Clayfield 2011 Permaculture Design Certificate Teacher Training : Rosemary Morrow 2011 Advanced Permaculture Principles : David Holmgren 2012 Turning your Garden into Gaia's Garden : Toby Hemenway 2012 Permaculture Design Certification : Toby Hemenway 2012 Permaculture Teacher Training : Scott Pittman and Larry Santoyo 2012 Permaculture Diploma : Scott Pittman and Larry Santoyo Permaculture Institute USA 2013 Permaculture Teacher Training : Michael Becker 2013 Urban Permaculture : Toby Hemeneway 2013 Social Permaculture : Starhawk 2014 Permaculture Teacher Training : Scott Pittman and Larry Santoyo 2015 Permaculture Training of Teachers : Rosemary Morrow and Looby Macnamara 2015 Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning : Robin Clayfield and Looby Macnamara 2015 Social Permaculture : Looby Macnamara, Robin Clayfield, Robina McCurdy, Starhawk, Peter Cow 2015 Permaculture Design Course : Rosemary Morrow and Tina Lymberis 2016 Advanced Permaculture Design Course : Doug and Sam Bullock, David Boehnlein and Paul Kearsley 2017 Permaculture Master Class and Teacher Training : Larry Santoyo and Scott Pitmann 2017 People Permaculture Facilitator Training : Looby Macnamara and Peter Cow 2018 Permaculture Teacher Training : Robyn Francis 2018 Advanced Permaculture Planning and Design Process : David Holmgren 2019 Doctoral Degree in Permaculture Education : Larry Santoyo and Permaculture Academy 2020 Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design : Tutor Looby Macnamara and Final Review by Aranya : Permaculture Association 2020 Registration Level Tutor Training : Looby Macnamara, Wilf Richards and others Permaculture Association 2021 Cultural Emergence Effective Design with Looby Macnamara & John Young 2022 Cultural Emergence Effective Design with Looby Macnamara & John Young 2022 Accreditation Level Tutor Training : Permaculture Association (online)