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permaculture courses and workshops

Information about upcoming courses and events organised by Spiralseed

22 - 24 May 2009; Permaculture - A Weekend For Beginners

Venue; Dial House, West Essex

Summary; This weekend introduction to permaculture will include; sustainable design principles and ethics, organic gardening, community economics, forest gardening, optional yoga sessions, 'hands on' practical experience and more...

Led by; Graham Burnett (Dip Perm Des) and Ron Bates

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Information sheet and booking form

Reviews of past courses at Dial House

Photo's from previous Dial House courses


About Dial House

OTHER COURSES

PERMACULTURE INTRODUCTORY COURSES

12 - 14 June 2009; An introduction to Urban Permaculture

Venue; The Sustainability Centre, East Meon, Hampshire

Summary;
Learn how to apply the ethics, principles and design tools of permaculture within an urban context. Theoretical and practical hands-on sessions will focus on topics including relocalising food and urban food growing, community economics, Transition Towns, community building and more.

Led by; Graham Burnett (Dip Perm Des)

Enquiries to courses@sustainability-centre.org


4 -5 July 2009; Introduction to Permaculture

Venue; Permorganics, Northampton

Summary; Organised in partnership with Permorganics. The Introductory weekend, is a ‘potted’ permaculture course, looking at the foundations of permaculture and learning about some of the practical tools it offers. The weekend course can be considered a 'stand alone' introduction to Permaculture ethics, principles and design, or else can be a lead-in to the more in depth full 72 hour Permaculture Design Course

Led by; Graham Burnett (Dip Perm Des)

Enquiries to info@permorganics.org.uk


25 - 26 July 2009; Introduction to Permaculture

Venue; Brixton, South London

Summary; Organised in partnership with Transition Town Brixton. The Introductory weekend, is a ‘potted’ permaculture course, looking at the foundations of permaculture and learning about some of the practical tools it offers. The weekend course can be considered a 'stand alone' introduction to Permaculture ethics, principles and design, or else can be a lead-in to the more in depth full 72 hour Permaculture Design Course

Led by; Graham Burnett (Dip Perm Des) and Mark Warner

Enquiries to ttbfood@googlemail.com


FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES

Plan-It Earth Permaculture Design Course; Various dates, April - September 2009

Venue: Plan-It Earth, near Penzance, Cornwall

Summary; This practical course will bring the possibility of significant and positive life changes. Although permaculture is most commonly thought about in connection with gardening & farming, its principles, ethics and design methods can be adapted and used in each individual's own work, interests and home to bring about a more harmonious & sustainable lifestyle.

Led by; Aranya, Graham Burnett and Mike Fiengold

more details and to book places...

25th-29th May & 22nd- 26th June 2009 - Full Permaculture Design Course at Hackney Marshes
naturewise course
Summary: Located on the real urban edge, this course is being run as a partnership bewteen Naturewise and Friends of Tottenham Marshes and offers a broad range of learning opportunities, with hands-on site design and development. Through practical sessions you’ll learn surveying skills, landscaping, green building techniques, how to apply permaculture principles and design tools in site development, waste management, gardening and forest gardening. We’ll also be exploring how permaculture can be applied to lifestyle and community design, economics and strategic development. Group-work and team-building are integral to this course, and we employ a variety of teaching techniques, including interactive talks, small group exercises, games and roleplay. This course promises rewarding challenges and much merriment!

Venue: Waterside Centre, Stonebridge Lock, Tottenham Marshes, N17 0XD.
www.tottenhammarshes.org

Led by: Tomas Remiarz, and the Naturewise team of teachers including Mark Warner, Graham Burnett (www.spiralseed.co.uk), Nicole Freris, Adrian Leaman (www.wholewoods.co.uk).

For more information and to book places see
Naturewise courses and events

About the Naturewise team



PAST COURSES AND EVENTS

Full Permaculture Design Course, Autumn 2008

Naturewise 2008

See the London Permaculture photo-diary of this amazing and life changing Naturewise Design Course held over seven weekends between September to November 2008 at various venues in and around London

Ars Terra Permaculture Full Design Course, Acton, California, August 2008


Using the positive, solutions-oriented holistic design science of permaculture, we can redesign our urban environment to integrate harmoniously with nature, learning to observe and solve problems the way she does. This 2-week intensive permaculture design course took place at Animal Acres in Acton, CA . Saturday, August 2 - Friday, August 15, 2008, and was led by Scott Horton (editor, 'Permaculture Activist' magazine), Graham Burnett (Dip Perm Des), William Faith (Ars Terra) and Darren Butler.

More photographs from this course can be viewed here












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