Permaculture in New Zealand

The key objectives are:

·     
Education

·     
Capacity building

·     
Promotion of Permaculture

·     
Have fun

What is it?

The Roadshow is a mobile travelling group of permaculturists
with a variety of overlapping skills, tools and resources to facilitate the
above objectives.

The roadshow will
involve any of the following functions.

Beginning with slow
and small solutions.

Education programs - that can assist schools and
local community organisations to develop sustainable and healthy communities.

Resource Development
– Documentation and data gathering of permaculture practices around Aotearoa.
Develop education tools and knowledge databases that are about New
Zealand.  e.g. How to build a New
Zealand Food forest.  So these
resources can be used in New Zealand PDC’s.

Reporter - The
Roadshow can assist people in getting their stories out there, for those that
do not have the time, ability or inclination to do so. Help produce content for
the newsletter and website and keep the members of PiNZ up to date with what is
happening in Aotearoa.

Bio-regional research
and networking – documenting local projects, how they work, the pitfalls,
creating opportunities to bring local stakeholders together and help with
interconnectivity.

Skill Development
– opportunities for the wiser people to pass on their skills to the up and
coming developing permaculturists. Allowing PDC graduates to add skills in an
achievable manner.

Permablitz Assistance
in the implementation of designs carried out by local permaculture designer(s).
Gaining more from team dynamics. Then leaving a legacy of well designed and
implemented resources for local communities.

Community Resilience and
Disaster Preparation – Synergy with Civil Defence (Get Thru), Marae,
community groups, schools to help build food resource, emergency supplies and
back up services.

Emergency Response
team – the road show can help establish water catchment, bio-composting
toilets and wastewater management systems when infrastructure fails. The team
can identify food sources and help get gardens started.

Why do it?

Connect bio-regions – build the connectivity and synergy
between the regions and transfer innovations.

Internship, gives opportunity for members on the Roadshow to
build knowledge and become experts and facilitators.

Get the message out there especially to remote areas or
where the message is not prevalent.

Answering the
following questions:

Who or What is Permaculture in NZ?

What are they doing?

Is it something I can do or should be doing?

Who

Team formed covering variation and array of overlapping
skills. It would require the input of the old hats teaching the evangelist
newbie interns as they gather the information and data from the flagship
Permaculture properties.

Skills and roles
needed could include…

Builder

Gardeners/Designers

teacher/entertainer for children.

Media Video camera, film documentation.

Education program producer

Photography

Writer of copy

Presenter(s)/ facilitator,  spokesperson,

Project Manager

Computers/technical (IT) geek., Web support,

Admin/fund runner

Permaculture Roadshow needs you….

Can you see your name on this list.

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