Advanced Permaculture:
Practical Skills for Bioregional Sustainability
Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
21 March - 13 December 2003

'P.L.A.N.E.T. Organic' (Permaculture, Low-impact Agriculture & Natural
Ecology Training) is a vocational programme in organic production systems,
sustainable landuse design and wholistic resource management, with
application to bioregional organisation and community development. It is
for highly motivated people who want to grow healthy food, create
a balanced ecosystem and foster a flourishing culture.

Course Structure
 P.L.A.N.E.T. Organic has a modular design, made up of three 10 - 12 week
 courses. Each course builds on the previous one; together they form a full
 and rounded programme. Courses may be taken individually or sequentially.
 Entry requirements apply (see attached brochure or prospectus on website).

Module 1: DESIGN FOR BIOREGIONAL SELF-RELIANCE
Fri 21 March - 6 June (11 Weeks)

Module 2: DESIGN FOR ORGANIC LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES
Mon 23 June - Fri 12 Sept (12 Weeks total: 2 sub-modules)

(a) Urban Scale Property Design (b) Rural Property Design
23 June - 19 July (5 weeks) 22 July - 13 Sept (7 weeks)

Module 3:
DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SETTLEMENT
(Intentional Community/Ecovillage /Eco-neighbourhood/Papakaianga scale)
3 October - 15 Dec (11 weeks)

The course also includes:
* Self, group & professional development skills
* Practical organic growing & plant propagation, with focus on
participants
 food gardens.
 
 Some vocational directions this year's graduates have taken are:
Permaculture and Organics within: *Environmental Education
 *Community Food
Production Systems * Community Development, eg.neighbourhood/community
gardens, school programmes, NGO programmes in Œdevelopingš
countries, bioregional scale roject design & implementation

COURSE ORGANISERS
PLANET Organic is a programme of, and certified by, the Institute of
Earthcare Education Aotearoa: a non-profit New Zealand Charitable Trust
committed to the ethics and practices of sustainability.

FURTHER INFORMATION & PROSPECTUS
P.L.A.N.E.T. Organic,
c/o Earthcare Education Aotearoa
 PO Box 130, Takaka
Aotearoa/New Zealand
email: planetorganic@excite.com
website: www.planetorganic.org.nz
phone/fax: Overseas: (0064) 3 525 8334
Within NZ: 03 525 8334
After Hours: 03 5258488



Advanced Permaculture:
                       Practical Skills for Bioregional Sustainability

                               Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

                                   21 March - 13 December 2003

                                       Three Modules:

                          Design for Bioregional Self-Reliance: 21 March - 7 June
                       Design for Organic Lifestyle Properties: 23 June - 13 September
                     Design for Sustainable Human Settlement: 3 October - 13 December

                     For details of the course, please download and read the prospectus.
                              To apply, please fill in the application form.

                                             

                                          Contact:

                             Earthcare Education Aotearoa-PLANET Organic
                                      P.O. Box 130, Takaka
                                     Aotearoa/New Zealand

                                   Phone & fax: +64-3-525-8334
                                 e-mail: planetorganic@excite.com