[Santa_Cruz_Permaculture] POSTED Sustainable World Radio- Julious Piti The REAL Green Revolution In Africa: Permaculture in Zimbabwe/PLEASE SHARE

Sat Aug 4 20:22:14 PDT 2012

Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast
  Jill Cloutier interviews Julious Piti The REAL Green Revolution In 
Africa: Permaculture in Zimbabwe

http://pdcastsusworldradio.libsyn.com/the-real-green-revolution-in-africa-permaculture-in-zimbabwe-with-julious-piti

Julious Piti is a Permaculture designer and teacher, organic farmer, and 
conflict facilitator based in Zimbabwe.  Julious has been using 
Permaculture in Africa to restore the health of both land and community. 
A founding member of the Chikukwa Ecological Land Trust (CELUCT) and now 
the Director of PORET (Participatory Organic Research Extension and 
Training), Julious' work shows that degraded land can be transformed.  
PORET http://poret-zimbabwe.org supports farmers in dry-land areas and 
works to address hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.  In 2007, PORET won 
the Zimbabwe National Environmental Award.

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Julious Piti  visited various projects in the USA and Europe, exchanging 
ideas and solutions, and presenting his own projects to the American public.

His traveled  in the USA, from 21 June to 25 July 2012 , will be 
followed by his attendance of the 11th European Permaculture Convergence 
in Escherode (1 - 5 August), where he will also hold a workshop.

Petra Krubek will be taking him on a two day tour of interesting 
projects in Germany on August 6-7, after which he will be visiting 
projects in Austria until August 19.

This opportunity was made possible by a large group of supporters: Santa 
Barbara Permaculture Network (Tour organizer USA), Santa Barbara City 
College Center for Sustainability, Global Resource Alliance, Quail 
Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm, Antioch University Santa 
Barbara, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, Daily Acts, Sebastopol 
Grange, Sowing Solutions, Living Routes, UMass Permaculture, Sirius 
Community, 8th Annual Northeastern Permaculture Convergence, 
Environmental Change-Makers, Carbon Economy Series Santa Fe, AppleSeed 
Permaculture, Horticultural Society of New York, Jeremiah Kidd, Therese 
Williams, Wesley Roe, Margie Bushman, Marge Erickson, Monica Ibacache, 
Warren Brush, Lyn Hebenstreit, Tara Blasco, Ryan Harb, Ethan Roland, and 
Margreth Holzer (for Europe).
Thank you so much!

Julious Piti  speaking program in
Santa Barbara was Sponsored by:
The SBCC Center for Sustainability
http://sustainability.sbcc.edu/
&
  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
www.sbpermaculture.org

<http://www.sbpermaculture.org/>*Event **Co-sponsors: Global Resource 
Alliance, Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm, & Antioch 
University

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_Additional Info:

_*Facebook: *http://www.facebook.com/julious.piti

*Websites:

*Permaculture Design Course for International Development and Social 
Entrepreneurship
Course Dates: June 18th -- July 1st, 2012
http://www.quailsprings.org/event/permaculture-design-course-for-international-development/ 

*GRA's film, /From the Mara Soil/:
*one of five films selected by a partnership between the Sundance 
Institute and Hilton Worldwide to receive the 2012 Hilton Worldwide 
LightStay Sustainability Fund & Award.
http://www.globalresourcealliance.org/

PORET -Participatory Organic Research Extension and Training
http://poret-zimbabwe.org <http://poret-zimbabwe.org/>
PORET Trust works with the community to address hunger, malnutrition, 
and poverty.

*Chikukwa  Ecological Land Use Community Trust (SlideShow)
* http://www.chikukwa.org/

Permaculture Successes in a Zimbabwean Community
http://permaculture.org.au/2011/10/01/permaculture-successes-in-a-zimbabwean-community/

*The Chikukwa Project (CELUCT) - short 6 minute film by Julian and Terry 
Leahy
* https://vimeo.com/36582870

*THE CHIKUKWA PROJECT 20 minute trailer for a longer 50 minute film called
* https://vimeo.com/33761246

Chikukwa-A Lesson in Self-Reliance (CELUCT)
Elin Lindhagen
http://barefooteducation.wordpress.com/permaculture/applied-permaculture-training-limpopo-africa/the-magic-of-chikukwa-a-lesson-in-self-reliance/ 
<http://barefooteducation.wordpress.com/permaculture/applied-permaculture-tr>

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