permaculture

[Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>]

SEMESTER 2 COURSES
Permaculture Education Bioregional Campus
Djanbung Gardens PEC, NSW Australia

July 3-20 
Winter School PDC  
Still a few places left for the full Permaculture Design Course with Robyn
Francis, Janelle Schafer, Peter Hardwick & guest tutors.
NB entry into Semester 2 APT requires prior completion of a PDC.

 
July 24 ­ Dec 7
APT Semester 2 
ACCREDITED PERMACULTURE TRAINING  - Certificate III & IV IN Permaculture
austudy-approved  €  limited residential internship placements available for
Semester 2
The short courses listed below form part of the APT Semester 2 program.
Full time studies involve 4 days per week structured, practical and
experiential training.

July 25 ­ Aug 8   
Food Forests & Orchards
short course ­half-day/wk: practical growing & care for fruit & nut trees
with Janelle Schafer

July 25 ­ Aug 8  
Organic Small Crops,
short course ­half-day/wk: Organic crop production for domestic and
small-scale commercial systems, planning, preparation, growing and
maintenance requirements of a wide range of plants including vegetables,
tubers, spices, beverages, craft plants and bamboo.

July 31- Aug 21 
Seed Saving & Operating a Seed Bank
Short Course ­  Mondays 10am-5pm includes a visit to Seed Savers
Learn about seed saving and operating a seed bank including flowering &
seeding physiology, selecting suitable plants, collecting, cleaning and
storing seeds and recording systems for maintaining a seedbank.

Garden & Orchard Design*
2-day intensive workshop Tues 9-5
Designing garden & orchards systems including site assessment, zonation,
integrated animal systems,  calculating and sourcing materials and
implementation strategies.

September 4-7th 
Working with Cultural Diversity
Intensive 4-day course 9-5.30
Gain the skills required for working with diverse ethnic groups and
indigenous communities within Australia and for volunteering on overseas
projects in other cultures.
The course deals with processes to identify & work with culturally diverse
groups within Australia and overseas, including protocols, appropriate
communications, community development issues, social, cultural and historic
considerations. Includes basic principles of community facilitation and
conflict resolution.
This course is a prerequisite for PART 2 Work in Overseas Permaculture
Projects
TUTOR: Robyn Francis & guests   COST: $355 ($305 conc)

September 11-15th  
Sustainable Aid & OS Development
Intensive 5-day course 9-5.30
This course is for people intending to work on overseas projects, especially
in third world situations. It is recommended to first complete Part 1
Working in Other Cultures before doing this course.
Topics include development issues, health, nutrition and food security,
appropriate aid and technology, community consultation facilitation and
community directed development, project management, strategies for tropical
& drylands permaculture & sustainable traditional farming, disaster response
and personal security.
TUTOR: Robyn Francis and guests
COST: $475 ($415 concession)
Registration fee for both courses (Sep 4-15):  $725 ($625 conc)


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New pathways to sustainability... education & design services
Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education
& ERDA Institute Trust
PO Box 379 Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
 www.earthwise.org.au
 www.permaculture.com.au
Contact: Robyn Francis
PH 02-6689 1755 
Mob 0429 147 138
robyn@permaculture.com.au