- Location: WestREAP, 72 Tudor Street, Hokitika
- Start Date: Saturday 18th May, 2024.
- End Date: Saturday 15th Jun, 2024.
- Time: 9am-4pm.
- 4 Weeks.
- 7 hours per week.
Join us on this Four Week Introduction to Permaculture!
"Permaculture is about designing sustainable human settlements. It is a philosophy & an approach to land use which weaves together microclimate, annual & perennial plants, animals, soils, water management, & human needs into intricately connected, productive communities.
Main Features of Permaculture:
It is a system for creating sustainable human settlements by integrating design & ecology.
It is a synthesis of traditional knowledge & modern science, applicable to both urban & rural situations.
It takes natural systems as a model & works with nature to design sustainable environments which will provide basic human needs as well as the social & economic infrastructures which support them.
It encourages us to become a conscious part of the solutions to the many problems which face us, both locally & globally."
A sneak peek of what you will learn:
Week One : Zone Zero : 18th May
A look at the 4 Ethics of Permaculture also from an Indigenous World View 🌎 Communication Skills & self awareness.
Week Two: Beyond the Dirt : 1st June
A deep ecological look at our Natural world & Systems ( Permaculture principles 1 to 6) start Garden Design & Compost
Week Three: Cycles ,Systems & Synergy: 8th June
Further look at designs in Nature & our part we can play ( Permaculture principles 7 to 12)
Maramataka Practices & Seed Propagation
Week Four: Together we Grow and Sow: 15th June
A celebration & Group work on Design & Future projects & Events.
This course runs across four Saturdays between 9am and 4pm. You will receive textbooks and a seed starter pack to get you going on your permaculture learning journey!