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29/04/2011 |
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Last Updated:
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30/04/2011 |
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Location:
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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Climate Zone:
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Mediterranean |
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Male |
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Web site:
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www.ptpc.com.au |
(projects i'm following)
| Permaculture Design Course |
| Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course |
| Verifying teacher: David Coleman |
| Other Teachers: Claire Coleman |
| Location: Living Waters, Denmark, Western Australia |
| Date: Jan 2006 |
| Certificate III in Permaculture |
| Type: Other |
| Verifying teacher: Claire Colman |
| Other Teachers: Ross Mars, Jodie Lane |
| Location: Perth, Western Australia |
| Date: Mar 2009 |
| Certificate IV in Permaculture |
| Type: Other |
| Teacher: Ross Mars |
| Location: Candlelight Farm, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Date: Jan 2010 |
| Course Orientation Workshop |
| Type: Teacher Training |
| Teacher: Claire Coleman |
| Location: Landsdale Farm School |
| Date: Oct 2010 |
| Advanced Teaching Permaculture Course |
| Type: Teacher Training |
| Verifying teacher: Ross Mars |
| Other Teachers: Claire Coleman, Dave Coleman, Jodie Lane |
| Location: Landsdale Farm School |
| Date: Oct 2010 |
| Certificate IV in Training and Assessment |
| Type: Teacher Training |
| Verifying teacher: Virginia Soloman |
| Other Teachers: Robin Clayfield |
| Location: Sustainable Living Centre, Denmark, Western Australia |
| Date: Jan 2008 |
| PDC |
| Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course |
| Teacher: Claire Coleman |
| Location: Denmark |
| Date: Jan 1998 |
Sepp Holzer: Words of a Master OR A Model of Holzerian Permaculture Action
“The most important thing is to learn from nature — if you do this everything will become very easy.” - Sepp Holzer
Introduction to Permaculture - Oxford, UK - July 2011
If you’re going to be around Oxford in July I’m going to be teaching an Introduction to Permaculture with Oxford local, Phil Pritchard. As the flyer says, call Phil on 01865 718980 or check out Oxford Permaculture for more information or to book your plac
The Urban Forest Gardens of Lisbon
Last week, on my way to a seminar with Sepp Holzer (more on that soon), I had the happy opportunity to spend some time in Lisbon, Portugal. On several occasions during my wanderings around this beautiful city I stumbled upon a little oasis amongst the mea
From Waste to Wall - An 'Urbanite' Story
The story of building a wall in 'urbanite'
Strategies for developing a (Mediterranean climate) Permaculture Plant Palette — Part II
Our goal is the development of a palette of plants which can be used to develop permaculture systems which are sensitive to the climates they are in. In the last post we looked at developing the scope of our palette. In this post we will look at ways to l
Plants have a Microbial Immune System
It is something that has been “known” or suspected for some time but it is wonderful to have this kind of hard science to show it. That is, that plants cooperate with bacteria (and other microbes!) for their protection and the microbes’ sustenance.
Perennial Veggies for Mediterranean Climates from the Master of Perennial Vegetables, Eric Toensmeier
Eric Toensmeier is one of my favorite people. He is a self-described plant geek. He has also come up with a list of perennial vegetables for Mediterranean climates. Being from the US, this is most relevant to California, but there are things of interest t
Natural Dryland Gardening and the Lessons of Semilla Besada
Very few people have a good understanding of what it takes to develop Permaculture systems (or any agro-ecosystem) in a Mediterranean climate. Someone who did was Aspen Edge of Semilla Besada in Granada, Spain.
Paul Wheaton talks to Maddy Harland about Sepp Holzer in Portugal (among other things)
You can hear Paul Wheaton, Sepp’s biggest fan, talking with Maddy Harland of Permculture Magazine UK about Holzer and the amazing work of regenerative permaculture he is undertaking at Tamera by visiting the link below:
Fellow Communard Jarrod Exploring Polyculture in Zambia for World Vision Australia
Jarrod McKenna, a member of the community of which I am a part, explores a fish, banana sweet potato polyculture in Zambia.
Household Ecology Database
A study which conducts a serious input-output analysis.
Seedballs and Masanobu Fukuoka in Greece — then and now
Seed balls in Greece - 1998 with Fukuoka and later on the Island of Paros.
Strategies for developing a (Mediterranean climate) Permaculture Plant Palette — Part I
The first steps towards the development of the palette of plants for a Mediterranean climate.