Permaculture Design Course - Spring 2011

When                     August 6th to September 11th on most weekends (Get a brochure for full dates)

Where                    Purple Pear Farm Hunter Valley 131 Anambah Road Anambah NSW 2320

Cost                           $800 per person

Register                 info@purplepear.net.au  (PDC  in title)

A hands-on course held in a Linda Woodrow style Mandala Garden.

Design your future and live more sustainably with help from Permaculture. This extensive 72 Hour course is world recognised as a starting point to Permaculture Design.

We will cover Ethics and Principles, the Ecology, Design Methods, Climates and microclimates,Soils and Water, Earth works, Plants, Forests and windbreaks, Site analysis, Zones and Sector analysis, Integrated Pest Management,And much more. We will endeavor  to cover things you  ask for too.

It may well be the launching pad to a sustainable future for you and your family.

The course will be held in the Mandala market garden on our Permaculture Property in the Hunter Valley. The farm offers many and varied examples of Permaculture in action. So whether you have a balcony, backyard, small acreage or larger property we can help you get your design underway.

The course runs mainly on weekends. It was designed to suit working people who can not get the time for the intensive 11 days straight, all are welcome. If this schedule doesn't suit then you can choose either the weekends in spring 2012 or intensive in October 2011.