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George Sobol
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02/02/2011
Last Updated:
24/04/2012
Location:
Devon, United Kingdom
Climate Zone:
Cool Temperate
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Male
Web site:
www.terraperma.org.uk





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About George Sobol

Name: George Sobol
Qualifications: BA Hons Russian, Diploma in Permaculture Design
Organisation – Permaculture Education Project

George Sobol is a trainer and facilitator who has been organising and teaching permaculture courses since 1989. He is a founder member of the Permaculture Education Project and is widely recognised as one of the UK’s most experienced permaculture teachers.

A Short Autobiography

After growing up in a Russian-speaking family, I completed a Russian degree at Manchester University in 1973.

Moving to Bristol, I trained as a cabinet maker and had a key role in the establishment of Bristol Craft Centre – co-operatively run community workshops - housing some twenty-five maker/designer businesses at its peak. During this time connections developed with the Dartington Trust and in 1983 I went on to work for their furniture and joinery manufacturing company in Devon.

Here in 1989 came the start of 25-plus years [so far] work in permaculture design and teaching. I completed my Permaculture Design Course in 1990. In the same year I took on the role of co-ordinator for the Permaculture Association [Britain].

In 1994 my partner Patsy Garrard and I launched the Permaculture Education Project. A significant part of the work has been the development and delivery of permaculture training and permaculture teacher training programme that has been delivered in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belarus and Moldova, as well as in England. The aim of the programme is to promote the establishment of local permaculture networks and teaching teams.

In parallel with the activities of the Permaculture Education Project, I worked for some sixteen years with the Workers’ Educational Association [WEA - the largest provider of adult education in Britain]. This work included the development of innovative training programmes for tutors and community focused projects.

Most recently I was one of the land-use and development managers at a residential education centre in West Dorset and worked as an adviser for the Local Food Fund of the UK Big Lottery.

I continue to teach locally, nationally and internationally by invitation.

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Posted over 7 years ago (0 comments)

2014 Permaculture Design Course Finland

Date fixed for PDC in Finland this year

Posted almost 11 years ago (0 comments)

Courses taught 2013

Russia and Finland

Posted about 11 years ago (0 comments)

PDC in Ukraine

Second pdc in Ukraine

Posted over 12 years ago (0 comments)
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Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course
Teacher: Andrew Langford
Location: Dartington, Devon
Date: Jan 1990
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Climate Zones
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Cool Temperate
Warm Temperate

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