Two Permaculture Design Courses will be held on Rainbow Valley Farm in New Zealand this summer. This is the original 72-hour design course – graduates will be awarded a certificate from Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Institute in Australia.
This is an intensive 14-day course where students have the chance to get fully immersed in the permaculture way of thinking and acting while studying on a working permaculture farm. The course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and alternative economic structures. Students are invited to bring details of their own sites or potential sites.
Dates:
5—20 February 2009: Lead Tutor: Darren Doherty
Darren is an Australian who has been teaching permaculture for 14 years in Australia, New Zealand, United States, Argentina, Spain and Vietnam. He is an experienced and sought after designer with more than 1,200 designs to his name. Co-tutors: Trish Allen, Graeme North, Sabine Drueckler, Wolfgang Hiepe
26 March-9 April: Lead Facilitator: Trish Allen
Trish and her late husband Joe founded Rainbow Valley Farm in 1988 and set about putting the ethics and principals of permaculture into action. They achieved this with great success and have enthusiastically shared their knowledge and skills with others ever since. Co-tutors: Dion Workman, Graeme North, Sabine Drueckler, Wolfgang Hiepe
Price: NZ $1,500 – $2,060 depending on accommodation needs. We are offering a range of accommodation on and off the farm. Bookings essential, $500 deposit required. More information www.rainbowvalleyfarm.co.nz
Bookings and enquiries: adminrainbowvalleyfarm (at) gmail.com
