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PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE: 10 AUGUST – 29 SEPTEMBER, 2018
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute will be running a Permaculture Design Course in Bathurst, NSW on Friday evenings and Saturdays, weekly from Friday 10 August to Saturday 29 September, 2018. Permaculture is a regenerative systems design strategy for building… Read More
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PERMACULTURE TEACHER TRAINING: BLUE MOUNTAINS, 15-21 JUNE 2018
Join Rowe Morrow and Lis Bastian for an intensive Permaculture Teacher Training Course in the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains.
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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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Launch of Advanced Permaculture Course in Community Disaster Mitigation
“Preparedness is always better than Response.” A course for disaster mitigation for communities has been developed at an IPC 12 Edge Event at the Sustainability Centre at Petersfield in the United Kingdom.
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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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Permaculture Outcomes
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 in Asia, Europe, Africa, America, New Zealand and Australia and we have recently been contributing to courses internationally via Skype. The Institute is in the process of building a Graduates Register… Read More
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. Written by… Read More
If you missed The Big Fix interview on the Green Thumbs program on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1 yesterday you can listen to it here. Lots of fabulous info on permaculture gardening, our Blue Mountains Pluriversity and our new collaborative social enterprise Edgy Blue Mountains which will launch at our Gala Event on 27 April. Enjoy!
Autumn Gardening and Gala Event on Radio BM 17.4.19
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This is the Blue Mountains Community radio show Green Thumbs for the 17th of April, for those who missed it. The Big Fix was interviewed about the amazing things we have been doing, such as the freeLis Bastian from The Big Fix will be in conversation with permaculturists Nick Ritar and Kirsten Bradley from Milkwood this Thursday 11 April at Katoomba Leura Community Centre (next to the old library on Katoomba street).
They'll be speaking about their new book 'Milkwood'.Lis Bastian from The Big Fix will be in conversation with permaculturists Nick Ritar and Kirsten Bradley from Milkwood this Thursday 11 April at Katoomba Leura Community Centre (next to the old library on Katoomba street).
They'll be speaking about their new book 'Milkwood'.
"Do you want to know how to grow your own food? Or how to keep bees? How to forage for edible seaweed along the shoreline, or wild greens down by the stream? Maybe you're curious about growing mushrooms or how to grow the perfect tomato."
'Milkwood' has been written to help people start living a more home-grown life. "From DIY projects to wild fermented recipes, the in-depth knowledge and hands-on instruction contained in these pages will have your whole family fascinated and inspired to get growing, keeping, cooking and making."
Brought to you by Blue Mountains Food Co-op. $5 entry at the door 6pm for a 6.30 start.
Rowe Morrow, co-founder of the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute, has been awarded the University of Sydney Alumni Award for International Achievement.
She's currently teaching permaculture to refugees in Europe.
Read more here: bit.ly/2OKpoc4
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Rowe Morrow (BCsAgr '69) has spent much of her life working in some of the most dangerous places in the world: war-torn Cambodia while the Khmer Rouge were still active; Uganda after the civil wa...Happy 2nd Birthday Blackheath Community Farm! 🎉🎂🍰 Check out these before and after videos - mowing on our first day in 2017 and mowing again two years later! Drop in for cake and ice-cold punch this Sunday 27 January between 10am and 1pm! We’re at the very end of Thirroul Avenue (60) Blackheath Community Farm
I remember that first day fondly! You've done an amazing things since!
MattAnslow, who is developing a permaculture property with his family in the Kanimbla Valley, Lithgow, also co-founded Love Makes A Way, the largest faith-based civil disobedience movement in Australia’s history. Its focus has been on getting the kids off Nauru.
Read more here:
bit.ly/2W4j5DpMattAnslow, who is developing a permaculture property with his family in the Kanimbla Valley, Lithgow, also co-founded Love Makes A Way, the largest faith-based civil disobedience movement in Australia’s history. Its focus has been on getting the kids off Nauru.
Read more here:
bit.ly/2W4j5Dp
#permaculture #Banksy #Nauru #childrenindetention
Rowe Morrow will soon be heading off to teach Permaculture to refugees in Bangladesh and she gave an update on what will be happening with the Permaculture 4 Refugees (P4R) Program over the next few months.
The project in Bangladesh has been funded by Quaker Service Australia
View here: bit.ly/2VsWwbj
Does Rowe take volunteers with her on these trips?
Just astounding. Thank you for sharing.
So glad to know she's not backing off ! stella
A true permaculture legend.
Welcome to the Youth Edition of The Big Fix magazine: bit.ly/2QyErtL
Our lead story is about the Blue Mountains Launch of Australia's first Pluriversity. The pilot program for the Pluriversity is the free Youth Permaculture and Social Enterprise Design Project.Welcome to the Youth Edition of The Big Fix magazine: bit.ly/2QyErtL
Our lead story is about the Blue Mountains Launch of Australia's first Pluriversity.
A big thank you to all the young contributors to this issue! You can read it online or subscribe to receive a print edition.
Print editions will be distributed via a range of public locations in Lithgow, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith from Monday 17 December.
Blue Mountains City Council Katoomba & Upper Blue Mountains Community Bank Branch Sydney Water Blue Mountains Food Co-op Blue Mountains Food Services Ben Roberts Cafe Create NSW Secret Creek Cafe and Restaurant Penrith City Council Love Makes A Way The Plastic Lid Project Lucas Trihey Varuna the Writers' House Epicurean Harvest Lyttleton Stores Platform Youth Services Amelie Mareva University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury The Preatures Jacinta Tobin Roz Chia Keith Rowe & Kayo Yokoyama Glass Gallery Keith Rowe Illuminart Wollemi Common
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PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE: 10 AUGUST – 29 SEPTEMBER, 2018
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute will be running a Permaculture Design Course in Bathurst, NSW on Friday evenings and Saturdays, weekly from Friday 10 August to Saturday 29 September, 2018. Permaculture is a regenerative systems design strategy for building… Read More
PERMACULTURE TEACHER TRAINING: BLUE MOUNTAINS, 15-21 JUNE 2018
Join Rowe Morrow and Lis Bastian for an intensive Permaculture Teacher Training Course in the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains.
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.
