Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute-
ENOUGH! The story of a peace community in Kabul
The Afghan Peace Volunteers (APVs) organized a Permaculture Design Course in Kabul from February to March 2016 and invited Rowe Morrow to facilitate it. Here is her report on that PDC as well as a follow-up visit to… Read More
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A PDC for people living on the top of the world
In 2016, Rowe Morrow was invited to teach a permaculture course to students from Bhutan, Ladakh, Taiwan, and the Tibetan High School at the Dehradun monastery in India. Find out what she learnt in her report: “Melting glaciers,… Read More
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ALFRED DECKER: PERMACULTURE DIPLOMA
Alfred Decker’s Merit Diploma for Education and Community Development was awarded for establishing a permaculture website and a teaching team, as well as community outreach from Barcelona. His work is a model for others working from cities.
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Tina Lymberis: Permaculture Diploma
Tina Lymberis, a Greek woman who’s spent years in Australia, decided to take permaculture to Greek communities. Her Merit Diploma was awarded for pioneering Permaculture Education, Community Development and Media in Greece.
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New Bioregionalism Course in Italy
Traditional House – still occupied In August 2016 Rowe Morrow led a workshop on Bioregionalism in northern Italy. Here she brings that experience to life:
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New book: Permaculture Teaching Matters
We are happy to announce the release of the NEW book: Permaculture Teaching Matters, written by Rosemary Morrow and designed by Alba Teixidor. This book was funded by a crowdfunding campaign early in 2015. It is a step by step… Read More
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Solomons Report
Video: Tide of Change by Aimie Batalibasi (view at https://vimeo.com/11588800 ) In February 2015, a crowdfunding campaign to create Permaculture Teacher Training Resources based on Rowe Morrow’s teacher training courses, successfully raised US$20,426 dollars (more than US$5,000 over… Read More
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A water design for every farm
From Australian Geographic 2008:The 140-m high Gordon Dam in Tasmania (Photo: Matthew Newton) The Federal Agriculture Minister recently released a green paper on agricultural competitiveness which listed 27 dams and irrigation projects across the country that could… Read More
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Diploma: Lachlan McKenzie
Diploma Recipient: Lachlan McKenzie. In 2010, Lachlan McKenzie was awarded his Permaculture Diploma at the Australian Permaculture Convergence in Kuranda, North Queensland, for his substantial body of work in East Timor and Indonesia. Lachlan worked in a team… Read More
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Development
When the Old becomes New: An 800 year old Food Forest. Rosemary Morrow’s Case Study of her work in Tenganan, Eastern Bali. This project demonstrates the importance for permaculturists to apply themselves thoroughly to the history and conditions… Read More
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Education
At the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute we are advocates for non-formal education and have over one thousand graduates from around the world. We use merit processes and peer review to award Diplomas (see below). We specialise in learner-centred… Read More
Graduates
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute has graduates world wide. Students have graduated from Permaculture Design Courses, Teacher Training Courses, Permaculture in Precarious Places Courses, and have received Merit-based Permaculture Diplomas.
Teaching Resources
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute is creating a range of resources to support permaculture practitioners, and especially permaculture teachers. After a successful crowdfunding campaign in early 2015, we have produced a new book Permaculture Teaching Matters.
It was an exciting planning day today at the Blue Mountains Pluriversity, where we reviewed our Digital Badges and upcoming program!
We're working with young people to co-design their learning pathways to expand their future options. They'll be earning digital badges (or micro-credentials) for the real life skills and experience that they'll gain in our programs, and, through the process, discover what they want to do with their life.
Coming up:
Friday 25 June: Hands on experience building the Permaculture micro-farm at the PCYC in Lithgow
Monday 28 June: Seed Saving workshop and launch of our Design Den where we'll be getting hands on experience in prototyping ideas and designing social enterprises.
Thursday and Friday 1 & 2 July: Youth Mental Health First Aid Workshop to learn how to support young people with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, psychosis, substance use problems, non-suicidal self-injury, traumatic events, severe psychotic states, severe effects from alcohol or other drug use, aggressive behaviours, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours ... and who to turn to for help.
If you're a young person who'd like to join us for any or all of the above, contact Lis on 0407 437 553
Our programs are free thanks to funding and support from Mental Health First Aid Australia, Family First Credit Union and Wentworth Healthcare.
Patterns and stacking ...
There's the ideal world and the world of the procrastinator! In this short video I'm finally tackling my procrastination and belatedly getting seeds in for a winter crop - peas, broad beans onions and spinach.
Thank goodness for greenhouses which give procrastinators a second chance in this cold weather! Hopefully it's better late than never and I'm establishing new habits to make seed planting a part of my daily routine.
The 'Greenhouse' is a no-waste installation on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne and it demonstrates a building being a living breathing ecosystem, including have a 'mush-room' and supplying all the food that the residents need.
Our young writer Annabel Pettit interviewed another young Blackheathen, Vaughan Jones, about his role in co-designing the Headspace Katoomba Permaculture Garden and how he coped with Lockdown: bit.ly/3gfrazX
Rowe Morrow will be speaking for the UN Environment Programme's Official launch for Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day, June 5th at 10 am UTC, or 3pm UTC in a groundbreaking discussion on how implementing ecosystem restoration inside refugees camps would benefit the health, wealth, and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people.
Featured Speakers include:
John Dennis Liu and Pieter Van Der Gaag from Ecosystem Restoration Camps
Rosemary Morrowfrom Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute and Permaculture for RefugeesTomorrow is the BIG DAY! Join us, for the UN Environment Programme's Official launch for Ecosystem Restoration on World Environment Day, June 5th at 10 am UTC, or 3pm UTC for a groundbreaking discussion on how implementing ecosystem restoration inside refugees camps would benefit the health, wealth, and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people.
Featured Speakers include:
John Dennis Liu and Pieter Van Der Gaag from Ecosystem Restoration Camps
Rosemary Morrowfrom Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute and Permaculture for Refugees
Jennie Spears from Lemon Tree Trust
Maya Hennerkesfrom European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Nathalie Meier from Movement On The Ground
Noah Ssempijja from Yice Uganda
Juliet Millican from Re-Alliance
Ruth Andrade from Regenerosity and LUSH UK
Photene Kalpakiotis for Greek Forum of Refugees
Elhalm AlAbbadi from Bayoudha Village, Jordan
Tina Teucher-Restoration & Refugees, event host
And special guests.
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Thanks to the inspiration of Gabby, our fabulous young volunteer, ten of us gathered in Blackheath last night to launch Top of the Mountains Seeds, and a Seed Saving Group which will meet at 7pm on the first Friday of every month.
We shared locally acclimatised cold climate seeds, mainly focusing on what we can grow now, and packaged up our first 20 seed packs which will be available at Blackheath Community Farm on Sunday. We also shared great food and some wonderful conversations. A pretty cool way to spend a Friday evening!
If you'd like to join us next month contact Lis on 0407 437 553
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You can now start the month with the things that matter most first on your list of priorities!
Our 'Top of the Mountains' Seed Saving Group will kick off this Friday evening at 7pm and will run on the first Friday of the month.
Blackheath Community Farm Landcare Group will be at 1.30pm on the first Saturday of the month; and we'll continue to hold our Blackheath Community Farm gatherings every Sunday.
It's a great time of year to sort out and share seeds. Message us if you'd like to come along on Friday.
- ENOUGH! The story...
- A PDC for...
- ALFRED DECKER: PERMACULTURE...
- Tina Lymberis: Permaculture...
- New Bioregionalism Course...
- New book: Permaculture...
ENOUGH! The story of a peace community in Kabul
The Afghan Peace Volunteers (APVs) organized a Permaculture Design Course in Kabul from February to March 2016 and invited Rowe Morrow to facilitate it. Here is her report on that PDC as well as a follow-up visit to… Read More
A PDC for people living on the top of the world
In 2016, Rowe Morrow was invited to teach a permaculture course to students from Bhutan, Ladakh, Taiwan, and the Tibetan High School at the Dehradun monastery in India. Find out what she learnt in her report: “Melting glaciers,… Read More
ALFRED DECKER: PERMACULTURE DIPLOMA
Alfred Decker’s Merit Diploma for Education and Community Development was awarded for establishing a permaculture website and a teaching team, as well as community outreach from Barcelona. His work is a model for others working from cities.
Tina Lymberis: Permaculture Diploma
Tina Lymberis, a Greek woman who’s spent years in Australia, decided to take permaculture to Greek communities. Her Merit Diploma was awarded for pioneering Permaculture Education, Community Development and Media in Greece.
New Bioregionalism Course in Italy
Traditional House – still occupied In August 2016 Rowe Morrow led a workshop on Bioregionalism in northern Italy. Here she brings that experience to life:
New book: Permaculture Teaching Matters
We are happy to announce the release of the NEW book: Permaculture Teaching Matters, written by Rosemary Morrow and designed by Alba Teixidor. This book was funded by a crowdfunding campaign early in 2015. It is a step by step… Read More
