Itinerant Permaculture Schedule for 2013

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Feb 122013
 

This is the upcoming schedule for my friend, and former teacher, Rico Zook. If you know anyone in Indonesia, India, Cuba, or places in between looking for a PDC or other Permaculture experience, share the word and contact Rico and his staff for more information.

2013 Schedule and Newsletter

2013 is an exciting year for us at Itinerant Permaculture, as we have a schedule which is packed full. In addition to running courses and workshops, 2013 is bringing us exciting possibilities for exciting large scale design work and consultations. In addition to that, we are working on bringing Itinerant Permaculture to you by creating a more user friendly website and informational hub, and creating a context for sharing the vision, ethics, and principals to all would be Itinerant Permaculturalists around the globe. Attached is a short list of some of what we are up to this year. Please keep an eye on our Website and Facebook to get up to date information about our whereabouts and offerings.

Feb 24th to March 12th Permaculture Design Course, Jiwa Damai, Bali, Indonesia
Co-Instructors: Jeremiah Kidd, www.sipermaculture.com
Location: Jiwa damai is a beautiful, tranquil permaculture retreat center located on 4 Hectares.
price: $950 Course fees includes a shared room (3/room) at Jiwa Dimai retreat center, 3 meals per day, optional morning yoga, and optional morning meditation.
links and web sites: www.jiwadamai.net
contact: Margret: Info@jiwadamai.net

May (4 weekends): Weekend Permaculture Workshops, Darjeeling, India
Water, Soil, Growing food in Urban Landscapes, Appropriate Technology,
Price: To be Announced Shortly: discount for taking whole series.
Location: Mineral Springs, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Website: www.darjeelingprerna.org
Contact: dlrprerna@yahoo.com, darjeelingprerna@gmail.com,
Phone: 91 354 2255894

June 3rd to 10th Food Production In Small Spaces, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
A training for Indian women who reside in slums

June 16th to 27th Introduction to Permaculture, Bangalore, India
Price: Indian national 15000rs, International: $400usd
Location: Navadarshanam Community
Website: www.navadarshanam.org/
Contact: gopi sankarasubramani gsankara@gmail.com

July 4th to 7th Creating our Independence and strengthening our Interdependence
Permaculture Festival and workshops, Taos, New Mexico, USA
Price: To be Announced Shortly
Location: San Cristobal, near Taos NM
Co-Instructors: Jeremiah Kidd , Jerry Schwartz, Local guests
Contact: rico@i-permaculture.org

Nov 7th to 21st 10th annual Permaculture Design Course, Darjeeling India
Indias longest running permaculture design course
Price: International 23000rs, Indian 17000rs, Locals 11000rs,
Location: Mineral Springs, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Website: www.darjeelingprerna.org
Phone: +91 354 2255894
Contact: dlrprerna@yahoo.com, darjeelingprerna@gmail.com

Nov 24th to December 6th International Permaculture Convergence, Havana Cuba
Rico will be attending and presenting at the IPC 2013.

We already have our eye out for 2014 which might be bringing us to Laos, and The Palestinian Territories early in the year for PDC offerings. Keep checking back if these might interest you. If you are interested in Hosting a course with us please visit our website for more information. If you would like to offer any support, particularly in the form of website design or coding, please email permyfany@gmail.com,and tell us your skills and how you would like to help. We look forward to seeing you in our path, and to those who we don’t, have a great year and Get Growing!!

Wherever you are is the place to start learning and working with Permaculture. If you are on the road or living where you were born all that is offered here is applicable. If your trip is for a week or a year you will find things here that will assist you. Itinerant Permaculture is what happens from spontaneous meetings, from paths crossing by chance, from volunteering to assist on a farm or in a community. Permaculture is the toolbox you carry with you while traveling. It is the way you view and understand the road and the world. It is an aspect of all that you do, from digging a hole to building a community. It need not be explicit, and really should only be so if the situation encourages it. The point is that to create a sustainable human culture we need to infuse sustainability in all that we do moment to moment, whether on the road or at home. The following courses will assist you in creating your own bit of sustainability and help us all create a more sustainable world

RICO ZOOK: PERMACULTURE DESIGNER, CONSULTANT AND TEACHER
www.i-permaculture.org and www.facebook.com/itinerant.permaculture

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An Online PDC+

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Feb 012013
 

 

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After spending many hours over the last two weeks speaking, trading email, and social media notes, with many people, I think the best course I can offer is what I’m calling a “Principles and Projects PDC+”. This episode details what that means.

I want to offer something more than just the PDC that represents a solid value in your education down this road of regenerative design. By the course end I want you to feel comfortable with the material, like a natural part of your thought process. For you to have a well developed portfolio, or property, to point to when someone asks what work you’ve done. That you’ll have mistakes to use as teaching moments. To know about local resources and hurdles. To be an expert in your own local area when someone has a question. For you to add to the permaculture community and be respected in your own right.

Does this sound like something you’d be interested in?

I’m looking to open up registration for the first class in the middle of May, with the first packet being mailed out July 1, 2013. I’m considering a sliding scale range of $75-125/month, or $900-1500 over the year for the entire course, with the possibility of work study as partial or full payment.

Listen to the episode and get an understanding of what this course will entail and then contact me if you’re in or have any further questions, so I can keep you informed along the way. Or, if you don’t like what I have to offer and would like a shorter, more traditional PDC, I can point you to some folks doing that right now.

Email: show (at) thepermaculturepodcast (dot) com
Call: 717-82-Seven-6-two-66.

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Thoughts from a Farm Tour

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Nov 202012
 

 

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In early October, 2012, I joined Oxfam and the Women In Agriculture Network to take a tour of Yeehaw Farm in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Yeehaw Farm is a multi-generational farm operated by Judi Radel that moved to sustainable practices 5 years ago. The farm raises cows, goats, and chickens, as well as vegetables and grains, selling the resulting products to local customers via Farmer’s Markets, their own on-site farm stand, and several CSA options.

This tour, and the thoughts that come from it, integrate well with the conversations had with Warren Brush about broadscale permaculture, and Seth Wilner on meeting farmer’s where they are to get appropriate buy-in. We share with the farmer’s but first must seek to understand the place they operate from.

If you have an opportunity to join a farm tour and see local operations, I highly recommend it. Observe what they share, interact with the others in the group, and leave with a new wealth of resources.

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News and Updates: June 2012

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Jun 152012
 

 

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In this episode:

Connect with the Show:
E-mail: show [at] thepermaculturepodcast.com
Twitter: @permaculturecst
Skype: permaculturepodcast
Voicemail: 717-827-6266

Permaculture Teacher Training
July 29 – August 4, 2012 in Cottage Grove Oregon with Jude Hobbs and Andrew Millison
http://www.cascadiapermaculture.com/courses

Permaculture Institute USA Permaculture Diploma
The Professional Practice Pages where you can download all the information on the Diploma from the left-hand sidebar.
http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/professional_practise_pages

Contact them via email or phone:
info [at] permaculture.org
505.455.0514

8th Annual Northeastern Permaculture Convergence in Middleborough, MA, USA from July 13th-15th, 2012.
Western Canada Permaculture Convergence in Millarville, Alberta, Canada from August 24-26th, 2012.
Regional Permaculture Convergence in Izmir, Turkey from July 17th-21st, 2012.

Farming for Life Webinar Choose the webinar from the sidebar of recorded webinars on the right side of the page.

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Permaculture Teacher Training Review: taught by Jude Hobbs, Andrew Millison, and Rico Zook.

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Aug 182011
 

 

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As some of you who follow the show on Facebook may already know, I was in Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA to take an Advanced Permaculture Training in Teaching (i.e. Permaculture Teacher Training), with Jude Hobbs, Andrew Millison, and guest instructor Rico Zook.  In this episode I give a review of the course and consider some of the following:

  • The Site – Wilson Creek Gardens.
  • The Teachers – as mentioned above.
  • Course Lessons – some of the nuts and bolt material.
  • “Take Aways” – in the form of aphorism that illustrate a point towards being a better instructor.
  • Specific Questions:  How was the food?  Was the class worth the money? Would I take this course again or recommend it to someone?

If you are looking for more information on the instructors, you can find more information on each one, their work, and what they are doing at:

And since I mentioned VNV Nation, you can check out Ronan and Mark at:

www.vnvnation.com

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Permaculture Teacher Training: August 7-13, 2011. Cottage Grove, OR.

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Jun 262011
 

This course is being taught by Jude Hobbs, Andrew Millison, and Rico Zook.  Tuition is $825 and includes material, camping, and food.  If you sign up by July 23rd there is a $50 discount.

I’ve had the opportunity to speak with Jude on several occasions and have enjoyed the time she shared with me.  Her experience both with this material and her knowledge of the happenings of the world of permaculture, and the people who are  part of it, is encyclopedic.  Dillon Naber, one of my PDC instructors, had his teacher training with her.  It wasn’t until I made that connection that all those quotes he shared with us from Jude made sense.  He wasn’t quoting a book, but a living resource of this information.  I do not doubt that you will have an amazing time learning from her.

http://www.cascadiapermaculture.com/courses.html

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Episode 13: Observation Exercises

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Dec 022010
 

 

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In upcoming episodes I want to explore David Holmgren’s 12 Principles of Permaculture in more detail.  As Principle 1 is Observe and Interact, here are some exercises you can use to help expand your awareness and become of more practiced observer.  Most only take a few minutes to try and you can do them at nearly any time or place.

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