Permaculture Design Course at Tui Community - Feb 2014

12 Feb - 2 March 2014

Permaculture Design Course at Tui Community in Golden Bay

with Robina McCurdy and Gary Williams

This course covers the standard two week international Permaculture Design Certificate curriculum, taught over a 2½-week period in an integrated hands-on way, culminating in a comprehensive land-use design project. Upon completion, a Permaculture Design Certificate will be issued by The Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa.

The tutors have extensive experience and have worked in a wide range of countries and conditions. Their lives and work are dedicated to conscious design and development of ‘all-species communities’ while their teaching style caters for all learning modalities, is inspiring, interactive, dynamic and fun.

The beginning of the course offers the opportunity to personally deepen in the ecological and social foundation of Permaculture. This includes spending time studying in ‘the library of nature’, experiencing Deep Ecology and the New Zealand Maori world view, and visiting inspirational properties which demonstrate Permaculture in practice.

The themes of community building and eco-village development will weave throughout our 2½ weeks of practical permaculture learning, which encompasses many hands-on skill building activities and mini-design exercises.

Venue information:

Tui Community is a 30 year old, 35 member, rural, intentional community situated at the top of New Zealand's South Island and governed by a Charitable Trust. It is situated on 150 acres of land, has an established orchard, gardens, wilderness areas, many creatively designed buildings and a thriving community business. We will be based at Tui’s Outdoor Events Treefield, situated in Wainui Bay, adjoining the Abel Tasman National Park. Accommodation is camping-style in your own tent or communal sleeping structures.

Website: www.tuitrust.org.nz

Address: Tui Community, RD1 Wainui, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand

Cost:

Overseas participants $ 2050/1950/1850, or for NZers $2050/1850/1650 (Deposit NZ$350)

Includes: tuition, accommodation, field trips, manual, food

- Cost is based on a sliding scale according to income & financial means.

- The sliding scale is a method of enabling those less able (eg students, lower income earners) to get a significantly discounted rate, whilst providing the opportunity for those more able to pay full fee, to average ‘break even’.

Scholarship available. Please enquire.

Contact Details:

Inna Alex

Email: earthcarenz@gmail.com

Website: www.earthcare-education.org

View the full flyer at http://localisingfood.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/2/0/13204720/tuipdc_2014_flyer.pdf