Monestevole's Permaculture Design Course 2018
On our return to Tribewanted Monestevole we had 10 people attend our Permaculture Design Course.
Here are some photos and a testimonial from a participant.
“I think this was one of the most constructive courses I have ever taken. I can't say I have put into practice the actual content of the course (e.g. design, growing a garden etc.) but I was truly inspired by your teaching methods as well as the ethics and principles of permaculture. Over the last year, I have used this new knowledge to run workshops on personal development. The results have been amazing. I am forever grateful.
I wish I could find the right words. I think this course wrapped up a year of travels and awakening to the environmental challenges we are facing nowadays. It made us [my partner and me] realize what really mattered. It got us back to the source: working for life not living to work. At home we abolished plastic, decided to by bulk only, we created a worm compost, started growing our own vegetables... At work, I realized how important it was to bring my entire self in order to invite others to do the same. To be inclusive and patient. To see the work place as an a eco-system, a garden, where many different plants may grow at a different pace and have different needs...It got me inspired.” - Julie
Following our community design and implementation project near Roupell Park Community Centre — and insights from surveys during the 2022 Permaculture Design Course — we spent summer 2023 supporting residents to create their own garden beds, plant pollinator-friendly flowers, and grow vegetables right on their doorstep.