December Newsletter - Thank you to all our supporters...

The December Newsletter went out this morning. You can find it here with numbers, testimonials and stories from 2017, upcoming permaculture and growing workshops and more...

Permaculture changes lives - here some testimonials:

"The course gave me direction and the opportunity of transforming a passion into a job"
- Anonymous Permaculture Design Course participant

"I feel like I know a secret and want to share it with the world" 
- Natasha after completing the Permaculture Design Course

"It has completely changed my perspective towards every aspect of my life: my health, my relationship with family and friends, my relationship to the planet." 
- Anonymous Permaculture Design Course participant

"The experience was transformative, thought provoking and life changing." 
- Anonymous Permaculture Design Course participant

"Building my confidence, embedding resilient ways of thinking and inspiring healthy ways of interacting with my surroundings." 
- Anonymous Permaculture Design Course participant

A recent quote from Anna, community gardener at Clapham Manor Estate, after attending a gardening session at Bandstand Beds:

"It was inspiring and very useful – we learned so much and will put that knowledge to good use by planting four crops in the next week or so – garlic, onions, broad beans and spring cabbage. The course was really well organised with a very friendly bunch of people, and the course leader did a great job with a light touch."

Upcoming workshops and courses
Water efficiency and natural plant feed
Jul 29
Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds
Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds
Water efficiency and natural plant feed
Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds
Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds

Increasingly we have hot summers and weeks without rain, and it can be a nightmare for gardeners. In this session we will look at practical ways to reduce your need to water plants. We will also brew up some natural fertilisers to use on tomatoes and squashes so they produce tastier and larger fruits.

Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds
Horticulture, Workshop Bandstand Beds, Community Gardening, Natural Plant Feed, Water Efficiency SL Bandstand Beds
Monestevole's Farm to Table Permaculture Design Course
Aug 27
Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole
Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole
Monestevole's Farm to Table Permaculture Design Course
Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole
Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is a 72-hour internationally recognised training engaging head, heart and hands of participants to discover the principles and techniques of Permaculture.

At Tribewanted Monestevole in Umbria, Italy, we bring learning about Permaculture into its right context. At our sustainable community, not only will you become an accredited permaculturist, but you'll be able to put in practice all the theories on the permaculture gardens, urban gardens, with the animals and in the local kitchen.

Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole
Permaculture, Workshop PDC, Umbria, Italy, Monestevole, Farm to Table, Wine, Intentional Community SL Monestevole
Tread Well on Earth - A 2-Day Introduction to Permaculture
Sep 16
Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell
Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell
Tread Well on Earth - A 2-Day Introduction to Permaculture
Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell
Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell

Learn the basics of Permaculture Design on this two-day Introduction to Permaculture and be ready to try it out in your garden, your workplace and your life.

Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell
Permaculture, Workshop Introduction, Training, Design Thinking, Treadwell SL Treadwell
Permaculture Design Course - Make A Life, Make a Livelihood
Oct 1
Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle
Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle
Permaculture Design Course - Make A Life, Make a Livelihood
Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle
Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle

Permaculture is concerned with what truly matters, our most basic human needs, from clean water and healthy food to companionship and belonging, purpose and self-actualisation. It is a design approach that uses patterns and principles from natural ecosystems to help us meet our needs in cooperation with people and planet. 

"It has completely changed my perspective towards every aspect of my life: my health, my relationship with family and friends, my relationship to the planet."

Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle
Workshop, Permaculture Livelihood, Quadrangle, PDC, Permaculture Design Course, Permaculture Association, Forest Gardens, Training SL The Quadrangle
Other posts
Permaculture tells a different story...
Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill
Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill
Permaculture tells a different story...
Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill
Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill

In a time that often seems dominated by conflict, economic deprivation and environmental destruction, Permaculture points into a different direction and offers opportunity.

Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill
Permaculture, Opportunities, Training Monestevole, Permaculture Principles, Permaculture Design Course, PDC, Abundance, Produce no waste, Observe and interact, Patterns Michel Thill
Berries come and go ...
EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill
EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill
Berries come and go ...
EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill
EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill

I am watchful of the garden; And oh how it tells me a story, As the strawberries come And the strawberries go, The tayberries come ...

EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill
EcoPoetry Impermanence Michel Thill
Designing Edible Landscapes at Spires
Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL
Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL
Designing Edible Landscapes at Spires
Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL
Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL

This summer we are running a Permaculture inspired 24-hour Designing Edible Landscapes training course at Spires in Streatham. The course is funded by Lambeth and supported by Incredible Edible Lambeth and therefore free to attend for anyone who can make it.

Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL
Opportunities, Permaculture Permaculture, Edible Landscapes, Incredible Edible Lambeth, Spires SL
May Newsletter - Head Heart Hands
Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL
May Newsletter - Head Heart Hands
Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL

The May Newsletter is out with upcoming gardening sessions, volunteer opportunities, blogposts and stories, pictures and more... Find it here.

Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Stories SL
Small and slow...
Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill
Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill
Small and slow...
Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill
Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill

Small and slow solutions is one of my favourite Permaculture principles. Not only does it relate to the type of interventions that a designer makes on a piece of land, it describes a helpful attitude to life.

Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill
Principles, Treadwell, Projects, Permaculture Small and slow, Lean start-up, Action Learning Cycle Michel Thill
Sarah reflecting on the 2-day Permaculture Course
Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski
Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski
Sarah reflecting on the 2-day Permaculture Course
Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski
Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski

First time novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, joined the Introduction to Permaculture weekend to find out how its principles might apply to creativity and writing.

Permaculture is an intuitive framework for change that reconnects us to each other, the natural world, and ourselves.

This was the opening definition...

Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski
Permaculture, Testimonials Novelist, Sarah Kisielowski, Permaculture Principles, The Last Tenant Sarah Kisielowski
Social Landscapes featured in this quarter's Green Spirit on Spiritual Activism
Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL
Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL
Social Landscapes featured in this quarter's Green Spirit on Spiritual Activism
Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL
Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL

There is a short profile and some additional Q&A by Social Landscapes founder Michel Thill in this quarter's Green Spirit Magazine.

Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL
Press Spiritual Activism, Green Activism, Green Spirit SL
February Newsletter - 2017 Opportunities & Permaculture Design Course
Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL
February Newsletter - 2017 Opportunities & Permaculture Design Course
Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL

Today, we sent out our first newsletter of 2017, including updates on the Permaculture Design Course, links to the Permaculture Association blog post, Mich's latest post exploring a permaculture principles, opportunities to collaborate and volunteer and more..

Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL
Newsletters Permaculture, Volunteering, Open Orchard, Incredible Edible Lambeth SL
Permaculture Volunteering Opportunity in South London
Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell
Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell
Permaculture Volunteering Opportunity in South London
Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell
Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell

Do you want to learn about Permaculture and improve your gardening skills? Are you looking for opportunities to do Permaculture designs, maybe implement them?

Come and do some gardening at Treadwell, a private home in the process of being turned into a Permaculture demonstration site. Over the next months we're hoping to transform this disused and trashed piece of land into an edible refuge.

Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell
Opportunities, Treadwell, Permaculture Permaculture, Volunteering, Food Growing, Forest Gardening, Design, Treadwell Michel Thill Treadwell
Short version of PDC stories published on Permaculture Association blog
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL
Short version of PDC stories published on Permaculture Association blog
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL

This week, the UK Permaculture Association published a short version of our 5 stories of Permaculture Design Course participants on their blog.

Find the full post here.

Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC SL
Every Element Performs Multiple Functions
Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill
Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill
Every Element Performs Multiple Functions
Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill
Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill

This is the first of a series of short blog posts exploring the core permaculture principles and relating them to our work at Social Landscapes. 

Lately, in my work as well as on Permaculture courses, I have been exploring the topic of livelihood. Livelihood is often described as “that which sustains us” and for us in the west, more often, “that which brings in an income”.

Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill
Principles, Permaculture, Livelihood Permaculture Principles, Livelihoods, Place, Belonging, Hierarchy of Needs, Maslow Michel Thill
Dre's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach
Dre's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach

“Permaculture is thinking like an ecosystem”

On the second day of the 2016 Permaculture Design Course the concept above was mentioned, from that moment on Andrea, also known as Dre, began to question the impact of why and how we approach things. Ecosystems rely on dependency, much like the human ecosystem we all live in.

Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach
Permaculture, Testimonials PDC, Ecosystem, Consumption, North Carolina Sophie Roach
December Newsletter - Thank you to all our supporters...
Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL
Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL
December Newsletter - Thank you to all our supporters...
Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL
Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL

The December Newsletter went out this morning. You can find it here with numbers, testimonials and stories from 2017, upcoming permaculture and growing workshops and more...

Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL
Newsletters, Testimonials Stories, Permaculture, Food Growing, Workshop, Testimonials SL
Rob's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach
Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach
Rob's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach
Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach

"I hope to make the world a better place by fostering resilience in communities."

Robert’s passion for permaculture runs deep, beginning at school twenty years ago, when his Geography teacher taught his class the fundamental principles. Robert went on to study Environmental Sciences at University and is now a member of...

Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach
Testimonials, Permaculture PDC, Centre for Alternative Technology, Strawbale Building Association UK Sophie Roach
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