.

Permaculture Design Course - PDC

at Quail Springs permaculture, Southern CA, USA

Tutor: Robyn Francis with Kat Steele & Warren Brush

Dont miss this unique opportunity to study with one of Permaculture's leading designers and trainers

Robyn Francis shares over 25 years international experience in permaculture

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to

permaculture principles, applications & design practices.The 80+hour PDC at Djanbung Gardens includes the standard 72-hour international PDC curriculum, addressing all major climatic zones (temperate, subtropic, tropical & arid) and the breadth of permaculture applications for sustainable urban, rural & bioregional design and development.Special attention is given to climatic zones represented by course participants.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

o Permaculture ethics, principles and design for sustainability

o Eco-literacy, patterns in mature and ecological processes

o sustainable traditional & indigenous cultures

o Climate, global to local , climate zones and change

o Soil ecology and biology, organic soil management strategies, compost

o Water management planning, collection, storage and conservation, waste water treatment, earthworks and aquaculture

o Forest ecosystems and design of forests for food, forage, fibre, structural materials, habitat, conservation, wildlife, tree-cropping and farm forestry

o Food producing systems for home gardens and small holdings, from balcony to broad acre farmlands

o Integrated free-range and animal forage systems

o Design for fire, drought & natural disasterso Integrated organic pest & weed control

o Appropriate energy and resource conserving technologies and design, renewable energy systems, and passive solar house design

o Bioregional & community development strategies

o Urban renewal, eco-village design, community gardens and city farms community economics, legal structures and organisation