Witchhazel Wildwood Taking new Diploma apprentices? No Individual or group tutorials both Notes about contacting me By email: [email protected] About me * I am registered as a Diploma Tutor and I am offering design tutorials, technical tutorials and Portfolio Assessment, also group Diploma Support Weekends. I am happy to work with apprentices by email/phone, Skype, zoom or face to face (where possible!). * I went on my first Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in 2000 at Green Adventure in London. I did a second PDC – the “Earth Activist Training” with Starhawk and Penny Livingstone-Stark in 2006 at Ragman's Lane. I completed my Permaculture Diploma in 2011. I have been working as a Diploma Tutor since 2016. * I trained as an arborist in 2003 and specialise in woodland and orchard management and consultancy. * I have led many Permaculture Introduction courses, and have so far taught on 5 Permaculture Design Courses, one of which I led in Swansea. * I currently work for The Orchard Project as one of two Swansea Project Managers, supporting community orchards (both new and old), accredited orchard training and consultancy. I also work freelance running training in orchard pruning, permaculture, arboriculture, forest gardening, horticulture, conservation and woodland management. I have a passion for local food resilience and was a founder of Swansea Community Growing Network, supporting local community growing projects and until recently I was also a project mentor for Social Farms & Gardens. * In 2008 I founded Coeden Fach Community Tree Nursery on Gower. Two land designs and the organisational design for this project form part of my Diploma portfolio. I have recently been successful in achieving a second planning application for this organisation, this time for our new site in a historic park in Swansea. I have a variety of experience with organisational structures, finances and the setting up of new organisations, also site design, planning and set up. * I also have experience as a counsellor/counselling trainer and I am interested in group dynamics. * I designed and built my own timber-framed house on Gower. I lived off-grid for 10 years prior to that. I am happy to share the house building experience and the design is available on request. * 4 of my 10 diploma designs are available on this website (Go to "DISCOVER" "DESIGNS") My interests Land and nature stewardshipGardens and orchards Land and nature stewardshipForestry / woodlands Land tenure and community governanceLegal structuresConstituted community groups Diploma Tutor Experience * Land Based - Orchard and woodland management and consultancy. Designing and running a Tree Nursery. * Food resilience - Food growing on personal and community level. * Organisational - Mentoring and supporting community growing projects * Education and Training - Permaculture Introduction courses and PDCs. * Personal - Lifestyle, Transport Diploma Tutor Skills * Orchard management, woodland management, forest gardens, land management and conservation * Training and consultancy in all the above areas. * Food resilience * Timber frame self-building and the planning process in an AONB. (my house design is available by request) * I currently work for The Orchard Project in Swansea, supporting community orchards (both new and old) and leading on our accredited Certificate in Community Orcharding Course (CICO) in Swansea and Bristol. * Organisational structures, including permaculture designs. * Project management - I have worked as a Project Manager for over 20 years on a variety of projects. * The permaculture design process .