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Permaculture design
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- With Permaculture Design the intent is that, by rapidly training individuals in a core set of design principles, those individuals will become designers of their own environments and able to build increasingly self-sufficient human settlements Wikipedia Jan 2008
This course will run at Otago Polytechnic from 11 August - 20 October 2009 Location: L2, L block ,Otago Polytechnic. Cost of participation is: $443.70. If you would like to participate email Kim Thomas on: kimtATtekotagoDOTacDOTnz. Everyone is welcome to follow along online as we publish recordings and study materials to this web page, and communicate through the discussion forum.
Aim
The aim of this course is to establish a good grounding in the foundations of permaculture design and to apply it to the development of production systems and living spaces.By the end of the course the participants will have a design for their land & a portfolio of information which they can then can continue to work with & expand on.
We will cover:
- Natural living ecosystems, micro climates, resource appreciation
- Permaculture design ethics, principles and methods
- Base & sector analysis, design checklists, and zoning
- Resource selection and placement
- Field visits, building production systems and living spaces
Learning objectives
- Understand the principles of permaculture design.
- Demonstrate knowledge of designing production systems and living spaces using permaculture design principles.
- Apply permaculture designs to the development of production systems and living spaces.
Resources
- Permaculture Design Wikibook - This resource is under development and constant improvement along with the course and with help from participants.
- A Youtube video playlist.
- Blip.tv videos - including recordings from this course.
- Introduction to Permaculture. Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay. Tagari Publishers, Tyalgum, Australia.1991. 198pp.
- Permaculture: A Designer's Manual. Bill Mollison. Tagari Publications, Tyalgum, Australia. 1988. 576pp.
- Earth User's Guide to Permaculture. Rosemary Morrow and Rob Allsop. Kangaroo Press, NSW Australia. 2006 (2nd ed.). 164pp.
- traditional Maori medicines
Course Schedule
This is the schedule for the Winter of 2009 course.
- The Summer 2008 course schedule, notes and recordings can be seen here.
- The Autumn 2008 course schedule, notes and recordings can be seen here.
Introduction to permaculture ethics & principles
Session 1 (Aug. 11 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Ecology and it’s relationship to permaculture principles
Session 2 (Aug. 18 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Site plan and tips for drawing your design (base plan and site analysis)
Session 3 (Aug. 25 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Designers Checklist
Session 4 (Sept. 1 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Gathering information about soils, microclimates, resources and further exploration of design methods
The elements and zones within the permaculture garden
Session 5(Sept. 8 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Energy use, effective plantings and other considerations when implementing your design
Session 6 (Sept. 15 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
Work on site plan and incorporate all key features
Session 7 (Oct. 12 5.30pm-7.30pm) Monday
Fieldtrip
This full day session includes a fieldtrip and practical sessions on composting, no dig gardens and worm farms
Session 8 (Oct. 17 10.00 am-3.pm) Saturday
Present designs, discussion & potluck celebration
Session 9 (Oct. 20 5.30 pm-7.30 pm) Tuesday
