Permaculture Design: paths, paths and some people care
Today was meant to be the design day, but for various reasons that didn’t happen. But Stephan, Bryn and I had the time in our diary, so we decided that we would go anyway. It was good to go up and for them to see what has been happening in terms of design. Having them … Continue reading
Permaculture Plot day: more paths and a people care space
A slow start today as no volunteers turned up. So I spent some time observing the plot: going round, checking it out, walking up the path, in to the polytunnel, out again. It was a beautiful day- so clear and so sunny. It was a perfect day up there. After a bit of time, Bex … Continue reading
Wintry Introduction to Permaculture at the Earthship
For the last two days, I have been working up at the Earthship teaching another Introduction to Permaculture. This course was smaller than normal for a course, but about average for a mid week course. On the first day the Earthship was really cosy and warm, as the winter sun warmed the building. It … Continue reading
Reviewing the Permaculture Design Course timetable
I have come to learn that a few permaculture people I work with are perennially late. So, have started designing meetings at my house. I have the kettle on in case they turn up on time, and usually they don’t. Today was one of the ‘don’t’ days. We started the meeting about an hour later … Continue reading
Permaculture Trainee Teacher Scheme Induction session and social
For a long time I have been wanting to design in more socialising with people from Brighton Permaculture Trust. And in little ways, I am. Like last night, I organised for as many trainee teachers as possible (4/6) to come round to my house for a bit of an induction session to clarify the process, … Continue reading
Observing a Permaculture Diploma Induction Day
Today I went along to observe a diploma induction day. There were two parts to the day. The first part was an information day, which lasted a couple of hours. It covered the basics like what a pathway might include, some of the elements in that design. It was great to see so many people … Continue reading
Permaculture design: surveying and assessing people
Today was a miserable day. It was pouring down with rain. I woke up and muttered something about it being the perfect day for a plot day. As the morning wore on the weather turned more clement, and actually was turned out to be a pretty perfect plot day. The aim of the day was … Continue reading
Permaculture design: desire lines and paths
My mission for today’s plot day was to concentrate on the paths for the zone around the polytunnel. The Introduction to Permaculture course that we taught at the weekend threw up lots of ideas including radical ones like not using the polytunnel for growing in but using it as an information space and lots of … Continue reading
Permaculture Design: the ethics and surveying an industrial estate
The brief was not to do a permaculture design for the industrial estate, Warwick Bar, but to contribute permaculture design process and thinking to developing a 5 year sustainability strategy, concentrating on small scale, short term interventions. With any piece of design, I go back to the ethics and the design process. The three permaculture ethics … Continue reading
Diploma Tutor Registration- tick
This evening, I finally got round to completing and sending in the paper work to register as a Permaculture Diploma Tutor. Wooo hooo. I could soon become a diploma tutor! How exciting. It will be a real pleasure to be able to support apprentices through their diploma. I am really excited to meet new people, … Continue reading
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