2016 Creating Resilient Communities - Full Permaculture Design Certificate Course

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Written By SL

In 2016, we took another 12 people on an empowerment journey through a 84h Permaculture Design Curriculum exploring cutting edge design solutions relating to our most fundamental human needs, such as food, water, shelter and energy, companionship and community, livelihood and purpose.

 
Some stories from participants
Permaculture Pathways: Citizens' Science, Community Development and Farm Stays
Permaculture Pathways: Citizens' Science, Community Development and Farm Stays

People come to take Permaculture Courses for a number of reasons: some want to adopt a new way of thinking and bring more creativity into the work they are already doing, others don’t find meaning in their current occupation and are looking for alternatives; some are looking to buy land hoping to run a homestead, while still others have a small garden at home and would like to get more in touch with the soil and produce a few things for themselves.

Permaculture Pathways: Ecosystem Restoration, Mycology and Small-Scale Farming
Permaculture Pathways: Ecosystem Restoration, Mycology and Small-Scale Farming

People come to take Permaculture Courses for a number of reasons: some want to adopt a new way of thinking and bring more creativity into the work they are already doing, others don’t find meaning in their current occupation and are looking for alternatives; some are looking to buy land hoping to run a homestead, while still others have a small garden at home and would like to get more in touch with the soil and produce a few things for themselves.

Learning from the Woods… A Permaculture weekend at Hazel Hill Wood in Photos
Learning from the Woods… A Permaculture weekend at Hazel Hill Wood in Photos

On our yearly London-based Permaculture Design Course we’ve made it a tradition to spend one weekend away from the city. We had photographer Amy Behrens Clark join us to document some of our journey and asked a few of the participants about their experience learning about Permaculture.

Building on lessons learned, our PDC comes to Monestevole again in October 2018!
Building on lessons learned, our PDC comes to Monestevole again in October 2018!

Organising a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is generally a great opportunity for a project or a community to integrate more of the Permaculture principles into their workings. Developing a well functioning Permaculture system however takes time… This is why I am excited to go back to Tribewanted Monestevole this coming October to deliver a second fully accredited PDC. It will be an opportunity to build on the lessons learned from last year’s course while continuing to build the Permaculture community across Europe.

Short version of PDC stories published on Permaculture Association blog
Short version of PDC stories published on Permaculture Association blog

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.

Dre's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Dre's experience of the Permaculture Design Course

“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.

Rob's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Rob's experience of the Permaculture Design Course

"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...

Natasha's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Natasha's experience of the Permaculture Design Course

“I feel like I know a secret and want to share it with the world!”

This time, I find myself sitting in a café near Old Street, chatting to the outgoing Natasha. Deciding that spending the majority of your waking hours in a job that doesn’t bring you much satisfaction, in August 2015 Natasha...

An interview with Nicky, a Permaculture Design Course participant
An interview with Nicky, a Permaculture Design Course participant

My second interview was with Permaculture Design Course (PDC) participant Nicky, 26, who works with children with special needs. He is currently developing his practice as a yoga teacher and artist and he chose to do the permaculture design course hoping to ...

Louise's experience of the Permaculture Design Course
Louise's experience of the Permaculture Design Course

“If you apply it to your life, permaculture is a manual for surviving on the planet”

These are the final words of my interview with Permaculture Design Course (PDC) participant Louise - the first in a series of participants' stories, aimed at sharing why people take the course and how it can enrich their lives. 

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