Permaculture - a practical Twelve principles introduction of permaculture Earth care • People Care • Fair shares Observe and Catch and store Obtain a yield Apply self-regulation interact energy and accept feedback Switch to a Use and value renewable Produce no Design from patterns Integrate rather bicycle resources and services waste to details than segregate Bicycles are the most energy efficient way to travel. A cycle lane or path is less intensive to create, and can carry five times as many people as a road twice as wide. If enough people switch from polluting transport modes to a bicycle Use small and Use and value Use edges and Creatively use (a zero emission form when in use), there is slow solutions diversity value the marginal and respond to potential for reduced carbon emissions and change improved air quality in our towns and cities. The bicycle is also of huge importance in reducing noise pollution and Photo © Organiclea increasing our health. Harvest Some examples of rainwater A permaculture design can help us how permaculture harvest and use rainwater in the garden and the home. can help you around Rainwater is commonly harvested by collecting from the roof guttering into barrels or the home and garden tanks. There is no need to use mains water for car washing or garden plants, in addition to it being free, rainwater is chemical free which is Retrofit better for plant health and soil conditions. your house for Use to irrigate your vegetable beds, efficiency forest garden or container garden. “Permaculture is a We can make better use of the facilities we've already got, adapting to be more efficient with design system for human our resources. A well insulated home reduces habitats which work with energy consumption and cuts down on carbon emissions linked to global climate change. Do nature rather than against what you can where you are, it. It is modelled on natural learn new skills, and implement living systems, and makes the ideas you have. use of both traditional skills and modern science. It focuses on solutions rather than problems, and shows how we can take charge of our lives to build a better future.” Patrick Whitefield, Permaculture In a Nutshell. permaculture.org.uk Permaculture works Permaculture Permaculture events Courses Paramaethu Cymru Gathering Introductions to permaculture Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray, Hoathly Hill Community, East Organiser: Paramaethu Cymru Scotland Grinstead, West Sussex Dates: 24–26 June 2016 Permaculture in 3 days, Karuna, 16–29 July 2016 24 September 2016–25 June 2017. 12 Venue: Lammas ecovillage, near Shropshire Teachers: Gabrielle Buist and Craig weekend days Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales 8–10 July 2016 Gibsone Teachers: Chloe Anthony SA34 0YD Contact: 01694 751374 Contact: Mari Hollander or Melissa Contact: Chloe Anthony 07960 921487 http://wales.permaculture.org.uk www.karuna.org.uk Godbeer 01309 609806 www.sunrisepermaculture.org.uk www.findhorncollege.org/programmes/ Earth Connections, Isle of Eigg Permaculture Cam p permaculturedesigncourse.php Stanmer Park, Brighton Organiser: High Heathercombe 25–28 June 2016 8 October–11 December 2016 Dates: 24–26 June 2016 Contact: 01687 482495 Gazegill Organic Farm, Teachers: Include Bryn Thomas, Chloe Venue: Heathercombe Brake, Manaton, www.earthconnections.co.uk Rimington, Lancashire Anthony, Stephan Gehrels & Tracy Hind Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9XE 25–30 July 2016 Contact: 07746 185927 Dial House, Essex www.highheathercombecentre.org.uk Teachers: Victoria Woods and guests http://brightonpermaculture.org.uk 2–3 July 2016 Contact: Victoria Woods 01282 690016 Agroforestry Tour Contact: Graham Burnett 01702 303259 Specialist courses Organiser: Trees for Health www.spiralseed.co.uk Date: 18 July 2016 Park House, Norfolk Scything day course Family Introduction, The Inkpot, Venue: Discover Forest Foods, Beeson, 30 July 2016–13 August 2016 Karuna, Church Stretton, Shropshire Scredington, Lincolnshire South Devon Teachers: Aranya + 2 guests: Paul 3 July 2016 8–10 July 2016 www.treesforhealth.org Jackson, Deepak Rughani 01694 751374 Contact: Viv [email protected] Contact: Deepak Rughani 07931636337 www.karuna.org.uk Eastern Gathering Landmatters, Devon Middle Wood Centre, North Lancashire Organiser: The Inkpot Willow for garden and veg plot 16 July 2016 11–21 August 2016 Dates: 22–24 July 2016 The Sustainability Centre, East Meon, Contact: 07766 022988 Teachers: Rod Everett and Alan Charlton Venue: The Inkpot, nr Sleaford, Hampshire [email protected] Contact: Kate Wilding, Anthony Bilton Lincolnshire 23 July 2016 www.landmatters.org.uk 01524 222445 www.the-inkpot.com www.sustainability-centre.org/courses Applewood Permaculture Centre, Permaculture and Communities North East Permaculture Empowering women with North Herefordshire in Transition Convergence permaculture 30–31 July 2016 20 August–4 September 2016 Organiser: Northeast permaculture Applewood, North Herefordshire Contact: Chris Evans 07939 864732 Teachers: Aranya Date: 30 July 2016 4–7 August 2016 www.designedvisions.co.uk Contact: Randy 07968 743242 Venue: Scotswood Natural Community Caroline Caroline 07766 022988 www.designedvisions.co.uk Garden www.landmatters.org.uk The Parsonage, Didsbury, The Cob experience and taster of Manchester London Permaculture Festival eco-build methods 3–4 September 2016 Hoody Marvellous, Clitheroe, Organiser: London Permaculture Lammas Ecovillage, Pembrokeshire Contact: 07790 386869 Lancashire Network 8–16 August 2016 http://northernschool.info/didsbury 21 August 2016–18 June 2017 One Sunday Date: 31 July 2016 per month 07786 067297 www.plas-helyg.co.uk Venue: Cecil Sharp House, Camden, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire Teachers: Angus Soutar London NW1 7AY Contact: Angus Soutar 07973 856528 17–18 September 2016 Wild Food Weekend with Jesper www.londonpermaculturefestival.com http://northernschool.info/clitheroe Contact: 07974 916954 Launder www.braziers.org.uk Green Gathering Patrick Whitefield Associates Laya Point Permaculture, Ulpha, Cumbria 27–28 August 2016 Dates: 4–7 August 2016 Wild Harvest school of Residential PDC 01229 716154 Venue: Piercefield Park, Chepstow self-reliance, York 27 August–10 September 2016 www.layapoint.com www.greengathering.org.uk 15 October 2016 Teachers: Caroline Aitken, Matt Dunwell, www.permaculture.org.uk Contact: Di Hammill 07561112831 Sarah Pugh Fungimentalism – mushroom Off Grid Festival Contact: Caroline Aitken 07938 213664 www.wildharvest.org cultivation | Dates: 11–14 August 2016 www.patrickwhitefield.co.uk Venue: Biophilia Project, Exeter Full permaculture design Red Pig Farm, Carmarthenshire, Wales http://offgrid-festival.co.uk courses The Parsonage, Didsbury, 9–11 September 2016 Cheshire 07808 168562 Permaculture Festival George’s Woodland, 3 September 2016–2 July 2017 www.agroecology.co.uk Organiser: Earth Ways Ystradgynlais, Powys, South Teachers: Angus Soutar Design your permaculture Dates: 19–21 August 2016 Wales and Teresa Pereira livelihood Venue: Newbold House, Forres, Scotland 2 July 2016–16 July 2016 Contact: 07790 386869 Ourganics Evolving Systems, Dorchester, www.permaculturefestival.org Teachers: Aranya and Tony Martin http://northernschool.info/didsbury Dorset Contact: Tony Martin 01639 845144 or British Convergence 24–25 September 2016 0750 095 6022 Stanford Hall, Leicestershire Organiser: Permaculture Association 01297 20908 www.designedvisions.com 16–30 September 2016 Dates: 2–4 September 2016 Teachers: Joe Atkinson and Growing nut crops Venue: Nell Bank Centre, Ilkley, Keveral Farm, Cornwall Caspar Brown Agroforestry Research Trust, Dartington, West Yorkshire 15–31 July 2016 Contact: Devon www.permaculture.org.uk/ Teachers: Bryn Thomas and www.joeatkinsonpermaculture.com 15–16 October 2016 convergence-2016 Klaudia van Gool 01803 840776 Contact: Oak Johnson 01503 250936 European Permaculture www.agroforestry.co.uk Convergence www.keveral.org Organiser: Permaculture Italian Academy Forest Gardening weekend Dates: 7–11 September 2016 Garden Cottage, Coldstream Venue: Bolsena, Italy 29–30 October 2016 www.eupc.it 07885 905090 cu www.grahambell.org Camley Street Harvest Festival ma ltur Organiser: Alara Wholefoods and The er e is Urban Orchard Project P … Date: 16 September 2016 Venue: Alara, Camden, London e a If booking on a s r e course or event t r h a please mention c h a s you saw it listed on r r e, i this Permaculture p , fa Permaculture Association Permaculture e ople care Association poster..