Planting the Permaculture seed

Orientation + Tour of SiteClass Introductions, Schedule OverviewIntro buddy sessionDefinitions of PermacultureBrief History of PermacultureWhere are we at today?Permaculture in landscape/ society/ community contextThe evidence of why we need to act, key global chal-lengesUnderstanding Exponential Function Evidence for PCHistory of Agriculture in last 10,000yrs> Social conse-quences Philosophy and conceptsEthics Interactive> AnthrographsPrinciples of PermacultureExample Evening/ Additional/Practicum/ Design infor-mation; Neural Ecology (Edward De Bono)Understanding patterned individual thinking and tools for collaboratingFermented food/ beverages PracticumFood Preservation & Nutrition Presentation

Design Process and Methodology

Design Process IntroDesign Process IntroUnderlying principles and natural lawsTradition, culture anthropology perspective of learn-ing/ governanceDesign/ strategy & TechniquesKeyline Scale of PermanenceMethods of Design Articulate Goals Analysis and AssessmentDesign Phase: Methods of Design Implement EvaluateACRONYMsSlope, Key Points, orientation, aspect, data overlayZones and their placement How it relates with Sector PlanningDesigning in zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5Random assemblyEffective collaborationIncremental designFunctional Interconnections and Leverage in designSuccession on the land and of projects

Mapping, GIS systems, Advanced Design

Earthworks and Aquaculture

Geography & Geometry of Keyline Topography & Cartography Catchment/Watershed Analysis Priority of Water in Master PlanningGIS/CAD Design Low-Med-High Tech Survey Land Capability/Component AnalysisErosion RestorationIrrigation and gravity designsEarthworks> Constructing dams, swales, banks, terraces, roads and drainsAppropriate Machine SelectionUnderstanding aquatic systemsAquacultureClimatic VariancesChinampasWater layer group designEvening ActivitySkillshare

Soils, Garden to Farm

Soil Web RoleplayHow to act in garden contextVarious Mulch systemsBare soil = public enemy no. 1Climatic VariancesTraditional methods observation walk> Plant indicatorsSeed SavingBioregional StrategiesStructure & Composition Soils direct link to healthDecay/FertilitySoil pores and crumb structure importance.N Fixers/ Dynamic AccumulatorspHCarbon18 day Compost and VermicompostActively Aerated Compost TeaBioFertiliserTerra PrettaJean PainKeylineNon- Inversion rippingBiological MonitoringHolistic Management Grazing Planning BiomimicryPasture Cropping

Practicum, making 18 day compostTrust Building activity & reflection

Pattern Understanding

Observation walkSlideshow global patternsExtrapolate key forms and identify functionThe Scale of Permanence as an effective organizing pattern for Permaculture DesignCore model patternModern patterns & images in cultureUniversal patterns micro to macro, emptiness and formPowers of Ten, the pattern of the universeExtending and optimizing edgesBoundary conditionsCompatibility/ Tessellation/ CommunicationTraditional use of patterns globally Pattern Understanding Pattern Languages Whole System integrated design

Quick Group Design, Redesigning the space with a Pattern LanguageEvening ActivitySocial space

Water

Group Check InIntroductionProperties/ chemistry of waterpHThe water cycle. Regional + global concernsRain water harvestingAnti Evaporation StrategiesBiological water cleaning systems WET systemsWater harvesting & water reduction in sewage systemsDrinking water solutionsTree bogsWater reduction in sewage systemsUnderstanding water in landscapes> sandpitWater Storage PlacementClimatic VariancesMulch Systems

Contour PracticumWater layer group designEvening ActivityIntegral Theory and Spiral Dynamics Presentation

Example Detailed Schedule for the PDCRichard Perkins, Director & Lead Designer Ridgedale Permaculture

Richard is a certified teacher with the Permaculture Research Institute of Austalia (Certified Trainer No. 24) and the Permaculture Association of Great Britain

Practicum, eg, Making Bio Fertilisers Mulch systems/ types, BiocharEvening ActivitySlideshow/ FilmShort group design exercise or Teacher dem-onstration of design approach with partici-pants site/ data projected

Trees and their functions/ uses

Trees and their Energy Transactions Soil biology/ complexity pasture/horti/food forest/ forestUnderstanding trees>Forest & FunctionsClimatic VariancesTrees in a wider landscape/ cycle contextRoot, mineral and rain interactions.Implications for design, WindbreaksVarious types of forest.Establishing treesGround PrepEstablishing a nursery seed collection and in ground plant stockFruit trees from seedNursery ConsiderationsSustainable Forestry & CoppiceForest GardeningGuilds and stackingMycology & Mushroom productionInnoculants

Agroforestry

Decision Making exercise & reflectionEvening ActivityFilm night/ World caf

Propagation and Grafting PracticumPollination and Seed Saving

Climate, Microclimate and Building Design

Global weather patternsPrecipitation, radiation and windMicroclimate features and leveraging in designGroup Observation/ Species assembly Design Exercise onsite or on maps of own propertiesHumid Vs Brittle landscapes, how it effects designImplications for Climate Change, Micro/Local/ Regional Climate ImplicationsLatitude and altitudeMajor landscape features/design components/ cropping strategies/ Energy considerations/ Natural building slideshowMaterials/ TechniquesAnimal considerations/building requirements with regard to>oTemperate strategiesoCold Temperate strategiesoArid StrategiesoSub-tropics/ Tropics strategies

Creating value in our community, gift economy circle

Short group design, eg, small enterprise/ social enterprise/ urban garden design

Urban Permaculture and Money

Urban slideshowFood in the cityBio- intensive food productionBiological pest control>Recap soil health, Mulch, Preparations, Interven-tions, Last resortsCSAsAllotments/ Community gardensSchools for the futureUnderstanding money, energy flowsFinancesGetting over green money blocksRight LivelihoodDifferent forms of capitalSocial Enterprises, case studyIntercepting waste streams, case studyCrowd Sourcing, case studiesLETSTransition Towns

Major group design exercise begins>Flow chart to recap process, standard expected

Tropics/ Sub Tropics

Climate types, tropical soils and Earthshaping for soil/ water conservationHouse design and zone 1 planningIntegrated land management Elements of a village complex in the tropics.Evolving a polyculture, themes on a palm dominant polyculture.Pioneering, animal tractor systems and grassland and rangeland management.Humid tropical coast stabilization and shelterbelts.Case Studies & References. Temperate StrategiesCharacteristics of a humid cool climate, soils, landform and water conservation.Settlement and house design, the home garden, berry fruits, glasshouse growing.Orchards, farm forestry, free range forage systems, the lawn.Grasslands, rangelands, cold climates, wildfire.Designers check list.Case Studies & References.

Major group design exercise time

Evening ActivityFilm night/ World Cafe

Animals in Permaculture

Recap on 10,000yrs of farmingRight animals for the jobRegenerative AgricultureAllowing animals to express their animalnessInput/ Output analysisBeesPoultryPigsCattleCase studies, regenerative agriculture eg, Polyface and KrematahoffPolymarketingLegalitiesIntegrative systems, pulling it all together connecting all the dots

Leadership exercise & reflection on leadership models

Major group design exercise time

Evening ActivitySocial evening, eg, Pizza Party

Invisible Structures

BioregionalismEco villages CommunityGovernance & Decision-making Legal considerations Land AccessProject Costing & SchedulingDue DiligenceHolistic Management Decision/ Economic planning

Harvesting what weve sown

Major group design wrap upEnergiser activitiesPresentations and feedbackTidy up, photographs with all design work, discuss devel-opment over course

Major group design final wrap up session

Evening Activity

The great, the only, (NO) TALENT SHOW! Sustain-able participatory fun and celebration of all that has been achieved and all that we will do from here

Moving on

Whats next?Diploma/ GU The wider networksCareers in PermacultureResourcesFeedbackGroup PhotosEmail lists/ Contact groups

Certificate ceremony

Permaculture consciously and intelligently inte-grates regenerative agricultural ecosystems with so-cially just environments to produce fulfilling, stable and ethically sound livelihoods through whole sys-tems management. Reflecting natural patterns, flows and relationships, permaculture design function-ally interconnects diverse elements in highly coop-erative and mutually beneficial arrangements that display robust energy efficiency and abundance of yield. The ethic of reinvesting surplus into natural and social forms of capital promotes care of all be-ings and the planetary systems. Richard Perkins

Recommended ReadingPermaculture , Keyline Design, Holistic Management,Whole Systems Design and Ecological Design

This is a small selection of good books. We have an extensive library at the farm, there are plenty more good books we can recommend;The Permaculture Designers Manual Bill MollisonAn exhaustive text oriented to specific design techniques, landscape profiles, management systems and philosophies of regenerative design.The Introduction to Permaculture Bill MollisonThe primer on the beginnings of design science as if humans mattered.Permaculture: Pathways Beyond Sustainability David HolmgrenThe Co-founder of Permaculture, David re-defines and expands on permac-ulture principles and prognosticates about the end of the Oil Age, stimulating. A bit Aussie centric.Cradle to Cradle William McDonough and Eric BraungartAims to revolutionize how we make things and how they can be part of a closed system of biological and technical nutrients in place of our traditional throughput system.Ecological Design Sim Van Der Ryn and Stuart CowanThis work is a great treatise on ecological design and whole systems, many good examples of real world situations.From Eco-Cities to Living Machines John and Nancy Jack ToddFantastic visions, plans, and designs for a truly permanent culture. Recom-mended.Edible Forest Gardens Volume 1 Edible Forest Gardens Volume 2 David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier Two volume set of forest garden design for temper-ate climates to USDA zone 5. Impressive plant lists, good design specifications and the books are extensively researched and written.The Timeless Way of Building Christopher AlexanderA Pattern Language Christopher AlexanderPlants For a Future Ken FernAn exhaustive reference for useful temperate plants for permaculture. The da-tabase is even more impressive on the website at www.pfaf.orgThe Backyard Orchardist Stella OttoThe Backyard Berry Book Stella OttoThe Grafters Handbook RJ Garner The Bible concerning all facets of graft-ing from simple propagation techniques to cotyledon grafting and top-work-ing.

The One Straw Revolution Masanobu FukuokaThe classic treatise on no till and zen agriculture/forestry/orcharding.Freshwater Aquaculture William McLarney Considered to be a bible for fresh-water aquaculture. Extensively researched.Nourishing Traditions Sally Fallon Keeping it real in the Kitchen. Flies in the face of food pyramids, lists, scientific data and all other nonsense.Healing with Whole Foods Paul Pitchford 5 Elements approach to human health, yin-yang and food combining, cool, hot, colors, seasons, recipes. EXCELLENT.Water For Every Farm P.A. Yeomans Classic text for large-scale water storage in ponds, swales and catchments, features many water harvesting techniques. This book also features Yeomans scale of landscape permanence. This scale is essential for land planning, design, and usage.The City Forest P.A. YeomansThe Challange of Landscape P.A. YeomansHumanure Handbook Joseph JenkinsSmall is Beautiful E.F. Schumacher Classic treatise that outlines economics as if people mattered steady state economic theory and community based economics are covered.Regenerative Enterprise Ethan Roland & Gregory Landua Defining the principles of a regenerative enterpriseGrowing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms Paul Stamets. This work includes a short chapter on Permaculture design and how to intergate fungi into ones designs. Mycelium Running The latest and greatest work of Paul Stametts on using mush-rooms to clean up pollution & build soilSalad Bar Beef Joel SalatinBackyard Poultry-Naturally Alanna MooreFree-Range Poultry Katie ThearSmall Scale Poultry Keeping Ray FeltwellRaising Poultry Successfully Will GravesRabbits for Food and Profit Lee SchwanzFor the Love of Ducks Nyiri Murtagh All of the above are informative publications from Storey publications.Holistic Resource Management Alan SavoryThe bible concerning ecological based land management decision making pro-cesses as well as flexible formulas for planned grazing land management.