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permaculture design course recommendation
Can anyone recommend a good Permaculture Design Course (PDC) to attend
for beginners wanting to learn and eventually practice? Thx :-) |
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"lilipili" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend a good Permaculture Design Course (PDC) to attend for beginners wanting to learn and eventually practice? Thx :-) Where are you and where are you willing to travel too? |
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permaculture design course recommendation
g'day lilipili, at the end of the day i'd suggest you spend yor money on actual infrastructure in your garden ie.,. mulch hay whatever. you could go to the lending library and borrow mollesons "intro to pc" it's all common sense stuff, and easy to follow. or check out your local TAFE they often have 2 day intro courses at the least cost, again you'll see there is no mystique it is all basic and common sense stuff. you never know you may even find some help on our site? On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:51:45 -0800 (PST), lilipili wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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On Jan 6, 8:08*pm, "Loosecanon" wrote:
"lilipili" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend a good Permaculture Design Course (PDC) to attend for beginners wanting to learn and eventually practice? Thx :-) Where are you and where are you willing to travel too? willing to travel anywhere in Australia and abroad |
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On Jan 7, 5:07*am, len gardener wrote:
g'day lilipili, at the end of the day i'd suggest you spend yor money on actual infrastructure in your garden ie.,. mulch hay whatever. you could go to the lending library and borrow mollesons "intro to pc" it's all common sense stuff, and easy to follow. or check out your local TAFE they often have 2 day intro courses at the least cost, again you'll see there is no mystique it is all basic and common sense stuff. you never know you may even find some help on our site? On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:51:45 -0800 (PST), wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ thanks for the advice :-), but i don't have a garden :-(, land is an expensive luxury so i grow everything on my window sills. i want to learn how to grow things optimally in urban spaces. i also want to help others do it... possibly make a living out of it, so will need a qualification. Plus, it might make a nice holiday :-) out of the concrete jungle. |
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thanks for the advice :-), but i don't have a garden :-(, land is an
expensive luxury so i grow everything on my window sills. i want to learn how to grow things optimally in urban spaces. i also want to help others do it... possibly make a living out of it, so will need a qualification. Plus, it might make a nice holiday :-) out of the concrete jungle. I completed the PDC over 10 years ago and I don't think what you want will be covered in the overall course. You maybe lucky to find someone that may do a course that is suited to you if you can find a Permaculture Teacher that is city based. Perhaps the cofounder David Holgrem would be a good bet. He has a property of several acres but does grow things in his house. Was a frenchman on Gardening Australia a while ago who creates indoor and outdoor landscapes on walls of buildings. Perhaps his ideas could be used to grow edible plants. He has a website http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/mainen.php |
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lilipili wrote:
On Jan 7, 5:07 am, len gardener wrote: g'day lilipili, at the end of the day i'd suggest you spend yor money on actual infrastructure in your garden ie.,. mulch hay whatever. you could go to the lending library and borrow mollesons "intro to pc" it's all common sense stuff, and easy to follow. or check out your local TAFE they often have 2 day intro courses at the least cost, again you'll see there is no mystique it is all basic and common sense stuff. you never know you may even find some help on our site? On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:51:45 -0800 (PST), wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ thanks for the advice :-), but i don't have a garden :-(, land is an expensive luxury so i grow everything on my window sills. i want to learn how to grow things optimally in urban spaces. i also want to help others do it... possibly make a living out of it, so will need a qualification. Plus, it might make a nice holiday :-) out of the concrete jungle. These people seem to have an urban permaculture component in their course http://www.permacultureinternational.org/ A Google for "urban permaculture" site:au may give you some more ideas -- Anne Chambers South Australia anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com |
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permaculture design course recommendation
sounds to me you may be better satisfied researching container
gardening? not sure if either way will generate income for you?? anyhow i still stick with my original suggestion go to the lending library and get a book on pc, the molleson "intro' to pc" would be a good start and see what's what. before you go outlaying expense on something that may or may not deliver what you want, income! On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:08:31 -0800 (PST), lilipili wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:51:45 -0800, lilipili wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good Permaculture Design Course (PDC) to attend for beginners wanting to learn and eventually practice? Thx :-) Going on your comments, if you want to earn a living/income from advising others on Permaculture, then you will need to do official permaculture courses from approved institutions. I think someone has altready posted a link. You should probably also join the pwrmaculture group locally. Another aspects for hands on experience is to look through WWOOFing for permaculture places and go there. http://wwoof.com.au/ |
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"lilipili" wrote in message
On Jan 7, 5:07 am, len gardener wrote: g'day lilipili, at the end of the day i'd suggest you spend yor money on actual infrastructure in your garden ie.,. mulch hay whatever. you could go to the lending library and borrow mollesons "intro to pc" it's all common sense stuff, and easy to follow. or check out your local TAFE they often have 2 day intro courses at the least cost, again you'll see there is no mystique it is all basic and common sense stuff. thanks for the advice :-), but i don't have a garden :-(, land is an expensive luxury so i grow everything on my window sills. i want to learn how to grow things optimally in urban spaces. i also want to help others do it... possibly make a living out of it, so will need a qualification. Plus, it might make a nice holiday :-) out of the concrete jungle. ________________________________ Maybe you can have a nice break, maybe you'll learn something, maybe you'll even get a qualification, but don't even think in terms of "making a living out of it" before you have a whole lot more under your belt than just a short course, a qualification and a break. You'll give PC a bad name if you display thinking like that and there are already enough nutjobs out there claiming all sorts of things about PC based on their own limited abilites/observations/experiences. |
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well put farml
ever since the good old days in the pc newsgroup pc has gone downhill under the guidance of these money for nothing and the chicks for free promoters. On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:48:49 +1100, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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permaculture design course recommendation
If you are in Melbourne, have a look at www.permablitz.net - they run
permaculture courses as well as organising blitzes. Keith "lilipili" wrote in message ... Can anyone recommend a good Permaculture Design Course (PDC) to attend for beginners wanting to learn and eventually practice? Thx :-) |
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