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Modular Permaculture Design Certificate

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:16:31 +1200

Start: 07/05/2011 - 09:00

End: 19/05/2012 - 09:00

Philosophy and design May 7th. 2011 Hamilton
Climate and Water June 11th.
Human Sphere July 9th. Ngaruawahia
Community Resilence August 20th. Hamilton
Landascape and Site Assessment September 10th. Raglan
Large Animals and Forestry October 8th.
Small Animals and Orchards November 12th. Raglan
Soils and Gardening December 3rd. Hamilton

Hamilton Permaculture Trust presents a modular pdc

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:23:37 +1300

Start: 03/03/2012 - 21:05

End: 08/12/2012 - 21:05

1. Philosophy and Design March 3rd.
2. Human Sphere April 28th
3. Climate and Water May 12th.
4.Landscape and Site Assessment June 9th.
5. Built Environments Zone 0 June 30th.
6.Healthy soils and Fertile gardening Zone 1 July 14th.
7. Small animals and orchard Zone 2 August 11th.
8.Large Animals and Forestry Zones 3-5 September 8th.
9.Community Resilience October 13th.
10.Energy and Technology November 3rd.

Intro to Permaculture Design Course

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:23:47 +1200

Start: 28/04/2012 - 09:00

End: 19/05/2012 - 17:00

Course covers
- permaculture ethics & principles
- site design
- house design
- water in the landscape
- introduction to soils
- building community
- alternative economic structures
- practical sessions on composting methods, no-dig vege gardens, site design

What you get
- 28 hours small group tuition
- tutor: Jo Duff - one of Hawke's Bay's most experienced permaculture practitioners, founder of Hawke's Bay Permaculture Group & Hawke's Bay Gardener of the Year 2007
- additional session from local permaculture designer Janet Luke (author of Green Urban Living)

Permaculture Design Course - Coromandel

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:15:14 +1300

Start: 11/05/2012 - 10:00

End: 25/05/2012 - 12:30

14 day residential course in the beautiful Coromandel at the Te Moata Retreat Centre. $1,500 fully inclusive of tuition, accommodation and food.
The course will:
• Cover sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates
• Give you a good understanding of the ethics, principles and patterns of permanent design
• Convey a general understanding of a wide range of common strategies and techniques
• Explore the implications of social change towards ecological sustainability

Straw Bale Design & Construction Workshop

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:29:13 +1300

Start: 03/11/2012 - 16:00

End: 10/11/2012 - 16:00

7-Day Straw Bale Home Design & Construction Workshop
3-10 November 2012
LOCATION: Struan Farm, Geraldine, South Canterbury
COST: $1200 NZD (includes workshop, food & dormitory-style accommodation)
CONTACT: Sarah Johnston at sol_design [at] yahoo [dot] com or 03 693 7369

The goal of the 7-day intensive workshop is to give all participants a combination of classroom and hands-on sessions in order to understand straw bale construction systems, from foundation to finish plaster systems. Please contact us for further workshop information and/or registration form/information.