http://www.tagari.com/
Monday 22nd September through to Saturday 4th October 2008 .
Melbourne University
“This course has already changed a lot of the world - Come help us finish
the job!” ~ Bill Mollison April 27, 2005
BILL MOLLISON, the legendary Permaculture teacher, promoter and designer
- who, over 26 years of non-stop travelling, designing, teaching and
writing, personally planted the seeds of Permaculture in over 120
countries. Bill is the founding director of The Permaculture Institute,
the first and longest running Permaculture Institute in
existence.
GEOFF LAWTON who is world renowned for field expertise and extensive
teaching experience in the ecological “badlands” of Earth, areas of
extreme cultural conflicts, as well as more friendly environments.
Founding director of the acclaimed Permaculture Research Institute, Geoff
is working in more countries and co-ordinating more projects on the
ground than any other Permaculture Institute today.
AND
GREG KNIBBS is a passionate Permaculture designer and teacher who has
worked in Africa and the Philippines over many years. Greg is the
founding Director of International Permaculture Services and brings to
the course a wealth of experience and knowledge in all aspects of
Permaculture Design.
Earth’s ecosystems are in crisis. Permaculture offers practical,
sustainable solutions. You can be part of the exciting adventure of
positive world change.
EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS! BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT!
To book in and register please click here and follow the instructions or
send an email to sales@tagari.com
We encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment and to take
advantage of the early bird discounts available.
The venue for this course is Trinity College, Melbourne University. We
have booked an excellent Lecture Theatre (see photo below). Delicious
morning and afternoon teas are provided and accommodation is available at
mgordon@trinity.unimelb.edu.au (Trinity College) or nearby for students.
A course brochure is available from sales@tagari.com .. If you have
questions you can ring the Permaculture Institute 61 (0) 3 6445 0945, the
Convenor, Tony Watkins 61 (0) 3 9762 6356 mob. 61 (0) 427626326 or The
Permaculture Research Institute 61 (0) 2 6688 6578 and we will be pleased
to assist you. Information is also available at
www.tagari.com and
www.permaculture.org.au
This course is the full 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate
course including all theory and practical exercises necessary to enable a
student to become a Permaculture designer and teacher and can lead on to
full teacher registration and Diploma of Permaculture Design with the
Permaculture Institute.
Permaculture Design for Islands and Shorelines
With Bill Mollison
Bocas Del Toro PANAMA
16th, 17th 18th, 19th July 2008
Lectures begin on the 16th 9 am, please arrive on the 15th, Lectures
end at noon on the 19th, please be prepared to leave on the 19th.
$1,500 AUD including accommodation and food.
About the Course
Energy Systems
Water handling
Padi culture
Sealing of sands and corals
Palm PolyCulture
Appropriate Building Strategies for the tropics
AquaCulture
Lagoon Culture
Mariculture
Class hours will be from 9 am to noon and from 4 pm to 7pm with the
afternoon off.
About Bill’s island Experience
This is a rare event. Bill, retired from a heavy teaching and traveling
routine sometime ago, but as the years go by he finds time to travel and
teach subjects he is passionate about.
Having been born and reared on the island of Tasmania, Islands hold a
special place in Bill’s heart and fascination. The first voyages of
Bill’s Permaculture travels and teaching took place on the islands of
Hawaii where Bill taught Permaculture and installed systems. One forest
is in plain view from the window of plane as you fly into Honolulu. Elder
Hawaiian’s reported they had not seen such taro as the taro yielded from
the Permaculture Taro dryland Padis.
Work on the Canaries, due to their incredibly low annual rainfall took a
quite a different approach, but calling on Permaculture skills and
strategies the results were just as satisfactory and perhaps even more
so, considering the challenge of the location.
In the Sechelles, engaged by His majesty, Sh’ Aran Pahlevi, Bill’s
Permaculture skills were applied to the re-design and on-going management
of a large coconut plantation in the Amarantes.
Many courses were taught by Bill in Palau where the need of the people
centered around rehabilitation of shoreline and tidal padis.
And while Bill’s travel and Permaculture work has found him giving
courses, designing or installing food production and energy systems on
the Islands of Newfoundland, Iceland, Whiddy Island. Orcas Island,
Flinders Island to name a few, this course will have a heavy emphasis on
Permaculture Design for tropical and sub-tropical islands.
About the Venu
http://www.bocastesoroescondido.com
Please go to the web site to check out the venu and accommodation.
You need to arrive on the 15th of July and leave on the 19th of July. You
don’t need to book in- We take care of that. The location is out-of-town
and the rooms options are mixed. To make it easy, we will place each
student into a room or bed that seems appropriate. All meals and
accommodation are included in the price, so some will have a single bed
and where appropriate and beds are available doubles will be available.
We’ll do the best we can. And as it is only for three nights, everyone
ought to be happy. Bill will be eating meals with students and evenings
after lecture. This is a special experience for those who attend.