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Posted: 10/11/2016 by lisbastian

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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Posted: 02/11/2016 by lisbastian

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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Posted: 29/10/2016 by lisbastian

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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Posted: 05/05/2016 by lisbastian

Permaculture Design Course 13 May – 27 August, Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute will be running a Permaculture Design Course on Friday evenings and Saturdays, fortnightly from Friday 13 May to Saturday 27 August (excluding the long weekend). This is a great opportunity for those who would like to take the time to fully absorb and integrate permaculture ethics, principles and design strategies, and offers a pathway to completing the internationally recognised course around other work or family commitments.

Posted: 04/09/2015 by Alba Teixidor

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 guide to assist holders of a PDC to become effective and inspiring teachers. We look forward to them training the next generation of permaculture practitioners.

Posted: 29/07/2015 by lisbastian

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 its original goal), thanks to 145 generous contributors from around the world. The additional money raised is now funding a project in the Solomon Islands to assist communities affected by rising seas and climate disasters.

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Posted: 26/10/2014 by lisbastian

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 warrant possible Commonwealth involvement.

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Posted: 06/07/2014 by lisbastian

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 to bring written materials to equatorial ecosystems where the country had been devastated, and where many farmers were illiterate. Here, he minutely documents the work with its ups and downs. He explains what it took to produce a manual, posters and other materials. If you are considering producing materials from budget to editing, then there is much to learn from Lachie's report for his diploma. Read on ...

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Posted: 06/07/2014 by lisbastian

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 preceding the project design and implementation. This project had a surprising outcome. The article is somewhat of a model for designing projects and being ready for unusual outcomes.

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Posted: 05/07/2014 by lisbastian

Teaching

Guide on the Side, or the Sage on the Stage? Which teaching method has proven results?

In this research article, university professors from prestigious universities in USA (Maryland, Harvard and Arizona) looked at the effectiveness of students' understanding of physics concepts when the information was conveyed by lectures, or, with more student involvement.

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