Permaculture Council for Europe

The European Permaculture Council is happy to announce that the website for the next convergence from August 1 – 5, 2012 in Escherode/Germany is online. http://www.eupc2012.de

We invite you to attend this convergence. Please register on the website http://www.eupc2012.de/registration/, here you can also send the organizers your proposal of a lecture or workshop.

We would like to thank the host “German Permaculture Institute” and “gASTWERKE” for their enthousiastic efforts to make the EUPC an outstanding event for all attendees.

Please feel free to spread this information in your permaculture network.

Hope to see you in August.

The Council
Kris, Petra, Sylvia, Zoe, Leo

Dear activist-friends in Europe,

We are sending our call to come and join the European Permaculture Convergence from 1st – 5th August 2012 in Escherode/Kassel, Germany:

NOW – Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share

5-day-gathering of up to 300 activists and designers beyond the permaculture-web. Strong voices and focus.
A wide range of trans-disciplinary workshops, action, presentations, dialogues, design, art and social sculpture – and above all: European networking and grand celebration!

Open Space for your topics and contributions:
Basic Timeline
21.-30.7. Camp Set-up
31.7. Arrival day

1.8.-5.8. EUPC11 – European Permaculture Convergence

6.8.-8.8. Permaculture Teachers Convergence
6.8.-12.8. Site-Tour ‘PC projects in Germany’s Center & East’
6.8.-10.8. Site-Tour ‘PC projects in Germany’s South’

Registration

The registration form is online www.eupc2012.de/registration/
We spread our call in order to reach as many activists as possible. We encourage you to register until April 5th as we will open the outreach of the invitation after Easter. You will receive your booking confirmation and more details from April 12th onwards. Great to have you on board!

Fees & Tickets: Fair Share in Action

We encourage you to help create equal opportunities and enable others to come.
Our Camp will be simple and beautiful.

Full Ticket 212.-€ incl. all EuPC & food & camp facilities

Happy Ticket 312.-€ you’re happy to support one other lucky participant
Lucky Ticket 112.-€ limited edition! Please send us a short application to be lucky!

We’re still busy organizing funding for the EuPC – join the Pirates!
10,000 € have already been earned and contributed from our own sources!

Best wishes, see you
Your EuPC-team
Rike, Kipper, Karsten, Steffen, Mathias, Katharina and Robert

Permaculture Teacher Training Course  with Rosemary Morrow

• 1st COURSE: 9th-14th April 2012 – English with Portuguese translation
• 2nd COURSE: 18th-23rd April 2012 – English without translation

The Permaculture Institute of Vale da Lama is happy to have Rosemary Morrow visiting us this April. In two Teacher Training Courses Rosemary will share her 26 years of experience in setting up sustainable systems. These courses are for people who attended a PDC -Permaculture Design Course-. It will enable you to pass on your knowledge and empower others with life-changing skills.

About the teacher: Rosemary Morrow is one of the premier Permaculture teacher trainers. She is known for her pragmatic and effective approach to creating Permaculture systems across an incredibly broad range of environments. With her experience she brings all the qualification to train others in becoming Permaculture teachers. Born in Australia Rosemary has successfully implemented community-scale Permaculture systems in such diverse bioshperes as Uganda, Somalia, Thailand, the Middle East, Bhutan, Australia and northern Europe, to name but a few. Continue reading

Date: 1 May 2012 – 22 May 2012

Date: 10 – 31 July

Location: Congo Preserve, Statia — Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius

From the Comenius – Grundtvig Training Database reference number NL-2012-273-002.

A new Aardwerk PDC course in a 3-week tropical island format. A unique opportunity for Europeans to get up close and personal with the challenges of tropical climate, limited resources and the realities of a shrinking world economy. In a relaxed and exotic location in the Dutch Caribbean. Historically significant for the development of European and US affluence and economic power in the Golden Age, Sint Eustatius (Statia) is a place to rediscover both the past and future of prosperity  & happiness in a world with material limits.

This is an opportunity to meet people from all over Europe under the inspiring guidance of a team of local experts and internationally experienced permaculturists like Fransje de Waard, Claudio Madaune, Mauricio Deliz, John Button and others. Continue reading

The next European Permaculture Convergence EUPC11 will take place in Germany August 1-5, 2012 at the ecovillage “Gastwerke” in Escherode near Kassel.

At the moment we are developing the concept for the convergence.

In Autum 2011 you will find more detailed information on this website. Please visit our website again and share the news.

If you have any questions of comments please email us at: info@permaculturecouncil.eu.

The organizers have started a web site especially for EUPC11 at eupc2012.de.

Living Houses Denmark

will be hosting a

Permaculture Educators’ Course

October 28th – November 4th 2011

During eight interactive and information-filled days, we will be offering a course to enhance your skills in teaching Permaculture and to add new information to your curriculum.  Permaculture offers key solutions to the environmental, economic and social challenges facing human occupation of the planet.

The course is suitable for anyone teaching, or interested in teaching Permaculture Continue reading

Dear friends of Permaculture!

The first course “Training of Teachers” with Rosemary Morrow is fully booked already – but we are glad to offer you a second course from 19th to 25th July. Please see the details attached.

Liebe FreundInnen und Freunde der Permakultur!

Der erste Kurs “Training of Teachers” mit Rosemary Morrow ist seit Jänner ausgebucht.

Wir konnten Rosemary für einen zweiten Kurs gewinnen – siehe angefügte Informationen.

Falls Sie Interesse haben – es gibt noch Plätze.

Best regards,

Liebe Grüße,

margreth holzer Continue reading

Cours Certifié de Permaculture (CCP 72h)

Instructeurs :

Rosemary Morrow et Alexia Gratelle

Quand :

20 juin au 3 juillet 2011

Où :

Dans notre ferme familiale, Souvigné 37330 (près de Tours)

Langue :

Français

Participants :

Le nombre maximum de participants est limité à 25 Continue reading

Permaculture Design Course

Du 5 au 21 Septembre 2011

Au Domaine du Fan,  Verneuil-Moustier, Limousin France

Salutations à vous tous et à tous vos réseaux.

Après le succès du PDC à Limoux en août dernier, nous sommes très heureux d’annoncer une nouvelle édition du 5 au 21 septembre à Verneuil Moustier dans le Limousin.

Fort des enseignements du premier séminaire, nous avons eu à coeur de  réserver un excellent site avec une excellente formatrice.

Ainsi le PDC se tiendra au cœur du Limousin, sur les 168 hectares de bois et de champs traversés par une petite rivière du Domaine Du Fan, en présence de Robyn Francis, du Permaculture Collège d’Australie. Continue reading

The biennial International Permaculture Conference is the world’s premier permaculture gathering. Don’t miss it!

The next International Permaculture Conference and Convergence, IPC10, will be held in Jordan across September 2011.  The theme is “Plan Jordan ~ Water”.

The 1-day IPC10 Conference (open to all) and 4-day IPC10 Convergence (open to Permaculture Design Certificate graduates only) will be held in Jordan (Amman and Wadi Rum, respectively) and will be coordinated by Nadia ‘Abu Yahia’ Lawton. Prior to the start of the Conference and subsequent Convergence, a two-week International Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course will be taught by a team of respected permaculture educators and pratitioners, and all three events will be followed by tours and permaculture site visits.

You are cordially invited to support this valuable initiative with your presence and involvement!

See: http://www.ipcon.org/