Thank you for your interest in our Permaculture Design course to be held here at Permalógica, Tábua 16^th -30 th JUNE 2012, with experienced teacher Steve Jones. http://www.sector39.co.uk 

This course is 72 hours and certified by the Permaculture Association.

Costs: 450€ including all vegetarian/local/macrobiotic meals, camping (own tent) or dormitory accommodation. Use of eco showers and dry compost toilets, bio pool, spring water for drinking and use of rustic kitchen if needed. 10% discount offered to the first 10 participants paying in full, and discount available to locals. max. 20 participants. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Inscription form available from [email protected]

 Our space can be seen on youtube channel -Quinta Cabeça do Mato.

www.quintacabecadomato.blogspot.com

www.permalogica.wordpress.com

Obrigado pelo seu interesse no Curso de Design de Permacultura, a acontecer na Permalógica, Tábua, 16-30 Junho de 2012, com professor experiente Steve Jones. http://www.sector39.co.uk

Este curso sera de 72horas e será certificado pela Associação de Permacultura (Permaculture Association).

Custos: 450€ incluindo todas as refeições vegetarianas/locais/macrobióticas, campismo (tenda propria) ou dormitório partilhado. Uso dos duches ecológicos e casas-de-banho de compostagem, piscina biológica, água de fonte para beber e uso da cozinha rústica se necessário. 10% de desconto oferecido aos primeiros 10 participantes que pagarem na totalidade e desconto disponível para locais. Maximo de 20 participantes. Inscreva-se com antecedência para evitar desilusão!

Ficha de inscrição disponível [email protected]

O nosso espaço é visivel no cana de Youtube – Quinta Cabeça do Mato

www.quintacabecadomato.blogspot.com

www.permalogica.wordpress.com

ESTE CURSO SERÁ LECCIONADO EM INGLÊS

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What will the course cover?
This is a 72-hour full permaculture design course, which will offer information about, and some hands-on experience of, the basics of permaculture design; designing for sustainability in all walks of life. Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or green lifestyles, the application of Permaculture principles empowers you to make a positive contribution towards a sustainable future.

The course will enable you to apply permaculture principles in your individual circumstance to help move towards sustainability.

Permaculture relates to:
Personal development
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Natural systems and ecology
Organic gardening
Soils, water, forests
Eco housing and buildings
Community working and Transition Towns.

Feedback from a recent PDC:

Steve
I can say without hesitation that the Permaculture Design Course was my best ever educational experience. Your commitment, passion, intelligence, knowledge and spontaneity instilled in me the permaculture ethos that inspires me to apply this knowledge to save us from us. The course was an intense and magical experience helped by the superb healthy cuisine, the kindness of Ian, scintillating guest lectures and poignent field trips. I shall also not forget the sense of community encapsulated by the haunting tones of the tipi orchestra. 
I would willingly press gang anyone into going on your Permaculture Design Course! ..................... Ashley

The following programme is provisional one and there may be changes/additional modules. according to needs of the group etc.

PDC Outline for Portugal

Saturday arrivals day and orientation

Arrivals and tour of the site, meet the key people, evening discussions

Sunday Day one:  Introductions and basic concepts

Introductions, group establishment, skills mapping, swapping tie

Problems and solutions

Ethics and values

Pattern literacy, patterns in nature, Chaos and order, simplicity and complexity

Video: T.B.A.

Monday Day two: Pattern literacy and ecology

Ecology and web of life

Principles of natural systems, observations skills, principles of ecology

Group work, principles of ecology

Slide show, back ground to permaculture principles

David Holmgren’s 12 principles of permaculture

Inputs and outputs, story of a chicken

Tuesday Day three: Building blocks of ecosystems

Limiting factors in design

Building blocks of ecosystems:

Soil, what is it? Working with soil biota

Compost practical

Water, Trees and forests

Landscapes and strategies

Video: T.B.A.

Wednesday Day four: Forest, complex systems and intereactions

Forests, forest gardening strategies

Video T.B.A.

Tress and micro climates

Biological water treatment, wetlands, BOD

Intro to organic gardening in a permaculture style.

Integrated pest management

Thursday Day five: Permaculture gardens and landscapes

Gardening practical

Video: T.B.A.

Surveying slope and landscape

Friday Day six; People, the ultimate resource

People and permaculture

Video Power of community

Newspaper game group skills,

Building consensus

Video; T.B.A.

SATURDAY –decided day off?

Sunday Day seven

Field trip

Review

Video: T.B.A.

Monday Day Eight

Design; turning aspirations into reality

Design tools and methods

Zones and sectors and elevation

Site survey and client interviews

Tuesday Day Nine

Design process: SADIMET and other approaches to design

Client interviews

Wednesday Day ten

Energy in the system

Energy descent scenarios

Peak oil and climate change; Future scenarios

Buildings and homes: energy efficient design embodied energy insulation and ventilation

Thursday Day 11

Group work

Examples of presentations from previous groups

Economic systems and short circuit

Fridays Day 12

Finalising presentations, help with reprogrpahics

Presentations

Networking and next steps

Saturday

Site lean up and end of course party and feast