Part-time Permaculture Design Course in Totnes
Date/Time
Date(s) - Wednesday 13th January 2016 - Wednesday 30th March 2016
The Permaculture Design Course gives you what you can’t get from books: the experience of permaculture design. It centres on a series of practical exercises in which you develop a design for an actual piece of land, either a domestic garden or a smallholding according to your choice, with guidance from your tutor throughout. There’s no better way of learning than by doing, and by the end of the course you will be ready to go home and design your own place for real.
In addition there are shorter desk-top exercises, slide shows, talks and discussions. As well as focusing on permaculture as a design system we also explore it as a guide towards more sustainable living in this time of great change.
This Totnes course is in a part-time format in order to make it more accessible to those on low incomes or with work and family commitments which make a residential course unfeasible. The course will run on Wednesday evenings at Bogan House from 7.30pm to 9.30pm for 12 consecutive weeks. Additionally there will be 3 weekends which will include site visits to inspiring permaculture projects, practical outdoor sessions and design work at Caroline’s smallholding on Dartmoor.
The course is certified by the Permaculture Association of Britain. This is a qualification recognised by the permaculture community internationally.
Your tutor is Caroline Aitken, director of Patrick Whitefield Associates. Caroline worked alongside Patrick for many years and now teaches and advises all around the country. Caroline’s background is in design and horticulture with an emphasis on food growing, people care and holistic thinking. Caroline is also co-author of Food from your Forest Garden a guide to harvesting, storing, cooking and preserving forest garden produce.
The fees and timetable with dates for the weekend sessions will be confirmed as soon as possible.
The Earth Care Manual, Patrick’s major permaculture book, at discount price. You can order your copy and collect it on the course. Simply tick the box on the booking form and add the cost to your payment: £35 in advance, £30 on the course.
Fees and timetable will be announced as soon as possible.
A booking form will be available as soon as fees and timetable are confirmed. Until then please contact Caroline Aitken for more information:
caroline@patrickwhitefield.co.uk