Come and experience a unique 3 weeks residential course\, tailored specifically to the needs of families.
In a creative hands-on program that will inspire both children and adults\, participants will share moment of joy\, revelation\, connectedness and success. Through music\, theatre and play\, the permaculture bug will be spread to the young and the young at heart.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T123138Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110114T213200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/516 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/516 SUMMARY:Taranaki Permaculture Design Certificate - Ecological Building DESCRIPTION:We’ll explore the ecology of buildings\, natural materials (local earth\, straw\, timber etc)\, passive solar design\, and building health. We’ll get our hands dirty in a practical building project.
This Permaculture Design Certificate is run by Green Cloak in partnership with the Taranaki Environment Centre.
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Low-Maintenance High-Productivity Gardens
This workshop covers a variety of design strategies\, management techniques\, and hand tools that can be used in combination to maximize your efficiency and boost yields from your veggie garden. Instructor will share advice from decades of experience managing human-scale food production systems. Suitable for all levels of gardeners. $10 Castlecliff Residents\, $15 all others. Kids are free.
Course requires pre-registration. - TheECOschool [at] gmail [dot] com - phone\: 022 635 0868
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T123138Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110121T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110123T053000Z UID:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/544 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/544 SUMMARY:Lower North Island - Permaculture Design Course - Introduction DESCRIPTION:1. Philosophy &\; Design
2. Observation\, Patterns &\; Applications
A two day workshop on a just\, healthy and sustainable way of living. Covers the ethics and principles of permaculture\, the challenges of our time and place\, ecological design\, site analysis\, and the use of design processes. The skills of observation and the recognition of natural patterns are included. There are brief discussions and demonstrations of a wide range of applications and examples of permaculture in practice\, based around the elements of Earth\, Fire\, Air &\; Water.
Saturday\, 22nd Jan. 2\:30-4\:30pm
Intro to Eco-Design
Learn some things you can do to green up your home and save energy and money. This workshop uses the ongoing renovation of a 100 year-old villa to explain the principles passive solar design\, energy efficiency\, renewable energy\, resource conservation and reducing toxics in the home. This workshop is set up to be helpful for those both unfamiliar and familiar with eco-design. $10 Castlecliff Residents\, $15 all others. Kids are free.
This course requires pre-registration. - TheECOschool [at] gmail [dot] com - phone\: 022 635 0868
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T123138Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110123T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20110125T053000Z UID:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/545 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.permaculture.org.nz/node/545 SUMMARY:Lower North Island - Permaculture Design Course - Soil Life & Food Gardens DESCRIPTION:3 &\; 4. Soil Life &\; Food Gardens
In this two day workshop we will show you different approaches to designing a Permaculture garden\, depending on site and size. You will have the opportunity to get your hands dirty learning about the nature of soils\, soil preparations\, composting techniques\, soil testing\, and the relationship between soil microbes\, plants and animals. The second day will cover garden layout\, design\, preparation\, the different types of gardens\, plant health\, weed management and seed propagation.
Sunday\, 30th January 10am – 5pm
Whole Section Permaculture Design
This hands-on workshop uses a current permaculture installation on a 700m2 section to explain permaculture principles and their application. Topics covered include\: holistic design\, zoning\, sector analysis\, energy efficient home design\, incorporating the indoor and outdoor environments\, creating heat traps\, building soil fertility\, and more. Lunch included. $40 Castlecliff Residents\, $50 all others. Kids are free.
This course requires pre-registration. - TheECOschool [at] gmail [dot] com - phone\: 022 635 0868
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