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.
Hi all, unfortunately, due to unexpected COVID restrictions, we've had to postpone the Introduction to Permaculture planned for Monday and Tuesday this week at Headspace Katoomba. Please contact Headspace on 1800 478 626 to make sure they have all your contact details so that we can let you know when we can reschedule. We'll also be running a free full Permaculture & Social Enterprise Design Course in the new year, so if you're interested in being on the course let Headspace know asap.
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With support from Blue Mountains City Council we're thrilled to be working with Headspace Katoomba to deliver a FREE Introduction to Permaculture next week (21-22 December)! It's for young people aged 12-25 and we'll be looking at designing and building an inspiring outdoor space for young people at Headspace. If you've always wondered what Permaculture's about and would like to meet other young people who are also interested in learning how to create better natural and social systems give Headspace a ring and book in ... there are a few spaces left. Ph. 1800 478 626 or email headspacekatoomba@parramattamission.org.auWith support from Blue Mountains City Council, we're thrilled to be working with Headspace Katoomba to deliver a FREE Introduction to Permaculture next week (21-22 December)! It's for young people aged 12-25 and we'll be looking at designing and building an inspiring outdoor space for young people at Headspace. If you've always wondered what Permaculture's about and would like to meet other young people who are also interested in learning how to create better natural and social systems give Headspace a ring and book in ... there are a few spaces left. Ph. 1800 478 626 or email headspacekatoomba@parramattamission.org.au
Lis Bastian will be leading an Introduction to Permaculture from 10-4pm this Saturday 14 November for the Lithgow Area Women's Shed. If you'd like to join the group contact Susan on 0439 089 035 or Leanne on 0438 766 891.
Tomorrow at 9am (Sun 8 Aug) we'll be starting our World Heritage Regeneration program. We're thrilled that one of the leading Bush Carers and trainers in the Mountains, Lyndall Sullivan, will be showing us how to regenerate the bushland around Blackheath Community Farm to create food and habitat for wildlife ... in permaculture this would be Zone V. This is the beginning of an ongoing program to provide local residents with hands-on experience in bush regeneration. Whether you're looking for a new career or are keen to learn what you can do as an individual to regenerate our bushland, or even if you're looking to be part of a like-minded group who cares passionately about nature, contact Lis on 0407 437 553 if you'd like to join us (Numbers are very limited for this first session so you will need to book in, but there will be many more).
Correction: Sunday 9 August
Permaculture is guided by three ethics: Care of the Earth, Care of People and Share Surplus or Fair Share. A big thank you to Dennis and Gail who shared their surplus seedlings with Blackheath Community Farm on Sunday. Dennis grew lots of Green Sprouting Broccoli and Gail shared excess Broad Bean seedlings and Salvia plants which will be wonderful for attracting even more bees to the gardens. We all got stuck in to weed and clear spaces and by the end of the day all the seedlings and plants were comfortably re-homed at the Farm. Love our community!
We also planted out most of our onion seedlings, grown in the greenhouse, and transplanted brassicas from the fence beds which we un-netted.
Regenerating kelp forests as part of marine permaculture:
Can the forests of the world’s oceans contribute to alleviating the climate crisis? | Ensia
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Researchers are looking to kelp for assistance in drawing carbon dioxide from the air and storing it far beneath the surface of the sea.- ENOUGH! The story...
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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
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
