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Planting the Permaculture seed
Orientation + Tour of SiteClass Introductions, Schedule
OverviewIntro buddy sessionDefinitions of PermacultureBrief History
of PermacultureWhere are we at today?Permaculture in landscape/
society/ community contextThe evidence of why we need to act, key
global chal-lengesUnderstanding Exponential Function Evidence for
PCHistory of Agriculture in last 10,000yrs> Social conse-quences
Philosophy and conceptsEthics Interactive>
AnthrographsPrinciples of PermacultureExample Evening/
Additional/Practicum/ Design infor-mation; Neural Ecology (Edward
De Bono)Understanding patterned individual thinking and tools for
collaboratingFermented food/ beverages PracticumFood Preservation
& Nutrition Presentation
Design Process and Methodology
Design Process IntroDesign Process IntroUnderlying principles
and natural lawsTradition, culture anthropology perspective of
learn-ing/ governanceDesign/ strategy & TechniquesKeyline Scale
of PermanenceMethods of Design Articulate Goals Analysis and
AssessmentDesign Phase: Methods of Design Implement
EvaluateACRONYMsSlope, Key Points, orientation, aspect, data
overlayZones and their placement How it relates with Sector
PlanningDesigning in zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5Random assemblyEffective
collaborationIncremental designFunctional Interconnections and
Leverage in designSuccession on the land and of projects
Mapping, GIS systems, Advanced Design
Earthworks and Aquaculture
Geography & Geometry of Keyline Topography & Cartography
Catchment/Watershed Analysis Priority of Water in Master
PlanningGIS/CAD Design Low-Med-High Tech Survey Land
Capability/Component AnalysisErosion RestorationIrrigation and
gravity designsEarthworks> Constructing dams, swales, banks,
terraces, roads and drainsAppropriate Machine
SelectionUnderstanding aquatic systemsAquacultureClimatic
VariancesChinampasWater layer group designEvening
ActivitySkillshare
Soils, Garden to Farm
Soil Web RoleplayHow to act in garden contextVarious Mulch
systemsBare soil = public enemy no. 1Climatic VariancesTraditional
methods observation walk> Plant indicatorsSeed SavingBioregional
StrategiesStructure & Composition Soils direct link to
healthDecay/FertilitySoil pores and crumb structure importance.N
Fixers/ Dynamic AccumulatorspHCarbon18 day Compost and
VermicompostActively Aerated Compost TeaBioFertiliserTerra
PrettaJean PainKeylineNon- Inversion rippingBiological
MonitoringHolistic Management Grazing Planning BiomimicryPasture
Cropping
Practicum, making 18 day compostTrust Building activity &
reflection
Pattern Understanding
Observation walkSlideshow global patternsExtrapolate key forms
and identify functionThe Scale of Permanence as an effective
organizing pattern for Permaculture DesignCore model patternModern
patterns & images in cultureUniversal patterns micro to macro,
emptiness and formPowers of Ten, the pattern of the
universeExtending and optimizing edgesBoundary
conditionsCompatibility/ Tessellation/ CommunicationTraditional use
of patterns globally Pattern Understanding Pattern Languages Whole
System integrated design
Quick Group Design, Redesigning the space with a Pattern
LanguageEvening ActivitySocial space
Water
Group Check InIntroductionProperties/ chemistry of waterpHThe
water cycle. Regional + global concernsRain water harvestingAnti
Evaporation StrategiesBiological water cleaning systems WET
systemsWater harvesting & water reduction in sewage
systemsDrinking water solutionsTree bogsWater reduction in sewage
systemsUnderstanding water in landscapes> sandpitWater Storage
PlacementClimatic VariancesMulch Systems
Contour PracticumWater layer group designEvening
ActivityIntegral Theory and Spiral Dynamics Presentation
Example Detailed Schedule for the PDCRichard Perkins, Director
& Lead Designer Ridgedale Permaculture
Richard is a certified teacher with the Permaculture Research
Institute of Austalia (Certified Trainer No. 24) and the
Permaculture Association of Great Britain
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Practicum, eg, Making Bio Fertilisers Mulch systems/ types,
BiocharEvening ActivitySlideshow/ FilmShort group design exercise
or Teacher dem-onstration of design approach with partici-pants
site/ data projected
Trees and their functions/ uses
Trees and their Energy Transactions Soil biology/ complexity
pasture/horti/food forest/ forestUnderstanding trees>Forest
& FunctionsClimatic VariancesTrees in a wider landscape/ cycle
contextRoot, mineral and rain interactions.Implications for design,
WindbreaksVarious types of forest.Establishing treesGround
PrepEstablishing a nursery seed collection and in ground plant
stockFruit trees from seedNursery ConsiderationsSustainable
Forestry & CoppiceForest GardeningGuilds and stackingMycology
& Mushroom productionInnoculants
Agroforestry
Decision Making exercise & reflectionEvening ActivityFilm
night/ World caf
Propagation and Grafting PracticumPollination and Seed
Saving
Climate, Microclimate and Building Design
Global weather patternsPrecipitation, radiation and
windMicroclimate features and leveraging in designGroup
Observation/ Species assembly Design Exercise onsite or on maps of
own propertiesHumid Vs Brittle landscapes, how it effects
designImplications for Climate Change, Micro/Local/ Regional
Climate ImplicationsLatitude and altitudeMajor landscape
features/design components/ cropping strategies/ Energy
considerations/ Natural building slideshowMaterials/
TechniquesAnimal considerations/building requirements with regard
to>oTemperate strategiesoCold Temperate strategiesoArid
StrategiesoSub-tropics/ Tropics strategies
Creating value in our community, gift economy circle
Short group design, eg, small enterprise/ social enterprise/
urban garden design
Urban Permaculture and Money
Urban slideshowFood in the cityBio- intensive food
productionBiological pest control>Recap soil health, Mulch,
Preparations, Interven-tions, Last resortsCSAsAllotments/ Community
gardensSchools for the futureUnderstanding money, energy
flowsFinancesGetting over green money blocksRight
LivelihoodDifferent forms of capitalSocial Enterprises, case
studyIntercepting waste streams, case studyCrowd Sourcing, case
studiesLETSTransition Towns
Major group design exercise begins>Flow chart to recap
process, standard expected
Tropics/ Sub Tropics
Climate types, tropical soils and Earthshaping for soil/ water
conservationHouse design and zone 1 planningIntegrated land
management Elements of a village complex in the tropics.Evolving a
polyculture, themes on a palm dominant polyculture.Pioneering,
animal tractor systems and grassland and rangeland management.Humid
tropical coast stabilization and shelterbelts.Case Studies &
References. Temperate StrategiesCharacteristics of a humid cool
climate, soils, landform and water conservation.Settlement and
house design, the home garden, berry fruits, glasshouse
growing.Orchards, farm forestry, free range forage systems, the
lawn.Grasslands, rangelands, cold climates, wildfire.Designers
check list.Case Studies & References.
Major group design exercise time
Evening ActivityFilm night/ World Cafe
Animals in Permaculture
Recap on 10,000yrs of farmingRight animals for the
jobRegenerative AgricultureAllowing animals to express their
animalnessInput/ Output analysisBeesPoultryPigsCattleCase studies,
regenerative agriculture eg, Polyface and
KrematahoffPolymarketingLegalitiesIntegrative systems, pulling it
all together connecting all the dots
Leadership exercise & reflection on leadership models
Major group design exercise time
Evening ActivitySocial evening, eg, Pizza Party
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Invisible Structures
BioregionalismEco villages CommunityGovernance &
Decision-making Legal considerations Land AccessProject Costing
& SchedulingDue DiligenceHolistic Management Decision/ Economic
planning
Harvesting what weve sown
Major group design wrap upEnergiser activitiesPresentations and
feedbackTidy up, photographs with all design work, discuss
devel-opment over course
Major group design final wrap up session
Evening Activity
The great, the only, (NO) TALENT SHOW! Sustain-able
participatory fun and celebration of all that has been achieved and
all that we will do from here
Moving on
Whats next?Diploma/ GU The wider networksCareers in
PermacultureResourcesFeedbackGroup PhotosEmail lists/ Contact
groups
Certificate ceremony
Permaculture consciously and intelligently inte-grates
regenerative agricultural ecosystems with so-cially just
environments to produce fulfilling, stable and ethically sound
livelihoods through whole sys-tems management. Reflecting natural
patterns, flows and relationships, permaculture design
function-ally interconnects diverse elements in highly coop-erative
and mutually beneficial arrangements that display robust energy
efficiency and abundance of yield. The ethic of reinvesting surplus
into natural and social forms of capital promotes care of all
be-ings and the planetary systems. Richard Perkins
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Recommended ReadingPermaculture , Keyline Design, Holistic
Management,Whole Systems Design and Ecological Design
This is a small selection of good books. We have an extensive
library at the farm, there are plenty more good books we can
recommend;The Permaculture Designers Manual Bill MollisonAn
exhaustive text oriented to specific design techniques, landscape
profiles, management systems and philosophies of regenerative
design.The Introduction to Permaculture Bill MollisonThe primer on
the beginnings of design science as if humans
mattered.Permaculture: Pathways Beyond Sustainability David
HolmgrenThe Co-founder of Permaculture, David re-defines and
expands on permac-ulture principles and prognosticates about the
end of the Oil Age, stimulating. A bit Aussie centric.Cradle to
Cradle William McDonough and Eric BraungartAims to revolutionize
how we make things and how they can be part of a closed system of
biological and technical nutrients in place of our traditional
throughput system.Ecological Design Sim Van Der Ryn and Stuart
CowanThis work is a great treatise on ecological design and whole
systems, many good examples of real world situations.From
Eco-Cities to Living Machines John and Nancy Jack ToddFantastic
visions, plans, and designs for a truly permanent culture.
Recom-mended.Edible Forest Gardens Volume 1 Edible Forest Gardens
Volume 2 David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier Two volume set of forest
garden design for temper-ate climates to USDA zone 5. Impressive
plant lists, good design specifications and the books are
extensively researched and written.The Timeless Way of Building
Christopher AlexanderA Pattern Language Christopher AlexanderPlants
For a Future Ken FernAn exhaustive reference for useful temperate
plants for permaculture. The da-tabase is even more impressive on
the website at www.pfaf.orgThe Backyard Orchardist Stella OttoThe
Backyard Berry Book Stella OttoThe Grafters Handbook RJ Garner The
Bible concerning all facets of graft-ing from simple propagation
techniques to cotyledon grafting and top-work-ing.
The One Straw Revolution Masanobu FukuokaThe classic treatise on
no till and zen agriculture/forestry/orcharding.Freshwater
Aquaculture William McLarney Considered to be a bible for
fresh-water aquaculture. Extensively researched.Nourishing
Traditions Sally Fallon Keeping it real in the Kitchen. Flies in
the face of food pyramids, lists, scientific data and all other
nonsense.Healing with Whole Foods Paul Pitchford 5 Elements
approach to human health, yin-yang and food combining, cool, hot,
colors, seasons, recipes. EXCELLENT.Water For Every Farm P.A.
Yeomans Classic text for large-scale water storage in ponds, swales
and catchments, features many water harvesting techniques. This
book also features Yeomans scale of landscape permanence. This
scale is essential for land planning, design, and usage.The City
Forest P.A. YeomansThe Challange of Landscape P.A. YeomansHumanure
Handbook Joseph JenkinsSmall is Beautiful E.F. Schumacher Classic
treatise that outlines economics as if people mattered steady state
economic theory and community based economics are
covered.Regenerative Enterprise Ethan Roland & Gregory Landua
Defining the principles of a regenerative enterpriseGrowing Gourmet
and Medicinal Mushrooms Paul Stamets. This work includes a short
chapter on Permaculture design and how to intergate fungi into ones
designs. Mycelium Running The latest and greatest work of Paul
Stametts on using mush-rooms to clean up pollution & build
soilSalad Bar Beef Joel SalatinBackyard Poultry-Naturally Alanna
MooreFree-Range Poultry Katie ThearSmall Scale Poultry Keeping Ray
FeltwellRaising Poultry Successfully Will GravesRabbits for Food
and Profit Lee SchwanzFor the Love of Ducks Nyiri Murtagh All of
the above are informative publications from Storey
publications.Holistic Resource Management Alan SavoryThe bible
concerning ecological based land management decision making
pro-cesses as well as flexible formulas for planned grazing land
management.