This is the first article of a comprehensive series on permaculture design by Aranya. Enjoy! by Aranya 1. The site survey Introduction We are going to start our process by first surveying the area to be designed. You might not always be designing areas of land (permaculture is much more flexible than just this), but… Continue reading Permaculture Design Process – 1. The site survey
Category: Partnership
Reflections on the EPT and ideas for the future
The EPT coordination group asked all participants to fill up an on-line questionnaire in order to get feedback about the direction that the EPT should take, in view of our experience so far and renewed perspectives gained. The questionnaire had the following 5 questions: Up to now, what has the ept kicked-off in your country… Continue reading Reflections on the EPT and ideas for the future
Who We Are
The European Permaculture Teachers’ Partnership (short: ‘EPT’, European PC Teachers) was started as a project funded under the EU-programme Leonardo DaVinci. This funded project had 12 official Partnership organisations and several non-funded Partner organisations from all over Europe. Over the years, the number of organisations that belong to this network is growing, as is the… Continue reading Who We Are
IPC 11 CUBA – The Conference
The International Permaculture Conference The International Permaculture Conference was giving Cuba a highlight with its 11th meeting. Habana Libre Hotel in Havana was buzzing with all the permaculturalists from 64 different countries hugging, laughing, refinding each other after years or making new connections. The Gala Dinner was our first meeting in a beautiful “club” in… Continue reading IPC 11 CUBA – The Conference
CUBA – an extremely brief introduction
CUBA – land of promises, hopes and permaculture! Cubans are proud of their island in the Caribbean under the tropical sun. Any Cuban will tell you stories of the Independence wars and the Revolution, and murals of Che Guevara, historical sites of the Revolution and songs about its heroes are as abundant as the turkey-vultures… Continue reading CUBA – an extremely brief introduction
IPC 11 CUBA – The Convergence
The second part of the IPC was the Convergence that took place at the beach resort “Los Cocos”. We stayed five or six people in each bungalow, sparsely equipped, but sufficient for our needs. Some organising and rescheduling of activities made the program run smoothly with five streams of presentations and several open spaces for… Continue reading IPC 11 CUBA – The Convergence
Spain Meeting – Sunday 29 Sept 2013
The visit to Permaculture Monsant What a treat it was to enjoy the learning adventure at Permaculture Monsant. Our hosts were just wonderful people. More to come about the visit and what we learned. In the meanwhile, a few photos.
Where it all started
The Partnership’s kick-off meeting was held in August 2012 in Escherode near Kassel in Germany. Helder Valente shares this video of impressions of that first meeting.
Spain Meeting – Saturday 28 Sept 2013
Day 5 was a long one, with most people moving from Mas Franch to Can Masdeu, where we enjoyed a site tour (along with another group of American students) and an incredible meal before heading to Barcelona centre to visit Aurea Social and learn more about that project. The day ended on the beach where… Continue reading Spain Meeting – Saturday 28 Sept 2013
Spain Meeting – Friday 27 Sept 2013
Day four was more restful, but the schedule endlessly busy with meetings on the future of the partnership, collaborating with others, and feeding back on the days gone by, interspersed with ‘contemplation in motion’ (shown right) and witnessing many people hit by a ‘zombie virus’. For the body, activities included collecting firewood in the forest,… Continue reading Spain Meeting – Friday 27 Sept 2013
Spain Meeting – Thursday 26 Sept 2013
Day three was packed with another round of micro-sessions and inputting materials to The Compost (‘Collection of Materials about Permaculture in Order to Support Teachers’), a site visit to Ecollavors Seed Saving project, an Open Space and of course, lovely foraged food and meals prepared by a Barcelona collective! The day’s micro-teaching sessions included: Basics… Continue reading Spain Meeting – Thursday 26 Sept 2013
Spain Meeting – Wednesday 25 Sept 2013
Day two is flying by and has been packed with micro-teaching sessions, writing, collating and inputting materials to the website, progress with using VSM (the Viable Systems Model), a lecture on Systems Thinking and more. We’re beginning to capture the micro-sessions in text, images and videos, as resources in our Teacher’s Manual. The sessions included:… Continue reading Spain Meeting – Wednesday 25 Sept 2013
Some videos from Leeds
Pedagogy Lecture by Davie Psychologist by Aljaž & Jan Cultivating Learning flower and some methods by Maria Viable systems model by Klara
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 8
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 7
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 6
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 5
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 4
UK Meeting – Leeds: Day 3
UK Meeting – Leeds: day 2