permaculture

["Graham Burnett" <gburnett@unisonfree.net>]

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From: Stella Strega <esme_r@hotmail.com>
To: <gburnett@unisonfree.net>; <M.Drake@mdx.ac.uk>
Sent: 01 March 2000 04:49
Subject: Fwd: CITY FARMS, ECO-VILLAGES AND PERMACULTURE IN AUSTRALIA


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> >From: Morag Gamble & Evan Raymond <syzygy@squirrel.com.au>
> >To: Stefania@btinternet.com
> >Subject: CITY FARMS, ECO-VILLAGES AND PERMACULTURE IN AUSTRALIA
> >Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 23:57:10 +1000
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >Our names are Morag Gamble and Evan Raymond.  We are from Crystal Waters
> >Permaculture Village in south east Queensland, Australia.  We are
> >eco-village and permaculture teachers and designers and have worked for
> >many years in urban community-based projects such as eco-villages, city
> >farms, community gardens, community co-operatives, permaculture projects,
> >and have been involved in a number of local food initiatives.
> >
> >We will be in the United Kingdom from early June till late July 2000 and
> >very much like to meet with others working in these areas, share
> >experiences and see what is happening in your part of the world.  (Morag
> >will however be attending a course led by Fritjof Capra at Schumacher
> >College, Devon from July 2-14.)
> >
> >While we are in the UK, we are available to give talks, slide presentations
> >and lead workshops on the following...
> >
> >- Crystal Waters Permaculture Village
> >- Eco-villages and Sustainable Communities in Australia
> >- Permaculture (urban and/or rural) in Australia
> >- City Farming and Community Gardening
> >- Local Food Initiatives
> >- Introductory and Hands-On Permaculture workshops
> >
> >We would be very grateful if you could let us know of any
> >people/organisations that may be interested in meeting with us and/or
> >organising a talk.
> >
> >We look forward to hearing from you and hope that we can meet.
> >
> >Thank you and kind regards,  Morag and Evan
> >
> >
> >______________________
> >HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US.....
> >
> >SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
> >Our aim is to contribute to an ecological and sustainable future by
> >providing a professional permaculture and ecological planning & design
> >service, eco-village and permaculture education, and informative and
> >inspiring publications.
> >
> >Morag Gamble (BPD, PGDipLarch) and Evan Raymond (BAS, PGDipGIS) of
> >SUSTAINABLE FUTURES, have formed a dynamic team of experienced Permaculture
> >teachers and designers. They are based at the world-renowned Crystal Waters
> >Permaculture Village, awarded a UN World Habitat Award for its"pioneering
> >work in demonstrating new low-impact, sustainable ways of living".
> >
> >We offer:
> >- Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Courses
> >- Eco-village Design Courses (Advanced PDC)
> >- Urban Permaculture Design Courses (Advanced PDC)
> >- Hands-On Permaculture Weekend Workshops
> >- Permaculture & Healthy House tours of Crystal Waters
> >- Professional Permaculture Design Service from urban backyards to
> >rural eco-villages
> >- Permaculture related books and journals by mail order
> >
> >
> >ORGANISATIONAL LINKS
> >Morag and Evan are the Queensland co-ordinators and co-founders of the
> >AUSTRALIAN CITY FARMS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS NETWORK, a community based
> >organisation which: brings people active in community gardening and
> >co-operative food systems together; facilitates the sharing of information
> >and experience; provides technical support advice and training; and
> >publishes its newsletter "Community Harvest".
> >
> >They are Australian contacts for the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGY AND
> >CULTURE (ISEC) which challenges economic globalisation and conventional
> >notions of progress and promotes localisation thereby strengthening
> >community and restoring the environment.
> >
> >With ISEC, Morag and Evan worked in Ladakh, India and have had involvement
> >with the Farm Stay program which provides opportunities for people to live
> >and work with traditional Ladakhi families and learn first hand about this
> >sustainable culture.
> >
> >In conjuntion with ISEC, they are planning a new course "Global to Local:
> >Ecology, Comunity and Economy in the 21st Century" with the founder and
> >Director of ISEC, Helena Norberg-Hodge, at Crystal Waters in Feb 2001.
> >
> >This course is part of a new series of courses, based on SCHUMACHER COLLEGE
> >(Devon, England) where Morag spent 10 months in 1992 and is returning in
> >July 2000 for the reunion course with Fritjof Capra.
> >
> >They were co-founders of NORTHEY STREET CITY FARM, PERMACULTURE BRISBANE,
> >and a number of local community and local food initiaitves.
> >
> >Morag and Evan are part of the GLOBAL ECO-VILLAGE NETWORK (GEN) team for
> >the Oceania/Asia region, teaching permaculture to overseas university
> >students, facilitating courses in Eco-village Design, and engaging in
> >eco-village consultancy work. Morag is currently writing a book to be
> >published by GEN about Life and Work in Crystal Waters, and was part of the
> >team which recently completed the Eco-villages and Sustainable Communities
> >Directory for Australia and New Zealand.
> >
> >Morag is a Director of the CRYSTAL WATERS COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE.
> >
> >Morag recently taught a Permaculture Design Certificate course in Bali for
> >women from throughout Indonesia who work with local community in areas of
> >sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology, micro-enterprise and other
> >such initiatives.  She is currently working with the national Permaculture
> >group there to develop a set of accessible booklets about all aspects of
> >permaculture appropriate for their culture.
> >
> >
> >_________________________________________________________
> >
> >SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
> >Morag Gamble & Evan Raymond
> >50 Crystal Waters
> >MS 16 Maleny QLD 4552, Australia
> >ph/fax:0754 944 833
> >
> >Permaculture Courses in 2000
> > Permaculture Design Certificate Course
> > - May 6-20, Nov 4-18
> > Hands-On Permaculture Workshops
> > - April 1-2, June 3-4, Sept 23-24.
> >
> >Other Courses
> > Urban Sustainability
> > Eco-village Design
> > Designing with Ecology in Mind
> > Global to Local: Ecology, Community and Economy in the 21st Century
> >
> >
> >
> >For further information visit our website @ http://www.permaculture.au.com
> >
> >Environmental Planning and Design
> >Permaculture & Eco-village Design Service
> >Sustainable Futures Book Service (Permaculture books by mail order)
> >The International Society for Ecology and Culture  - AUST. contacts
> >Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network - Qld Co-ordinators
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