Classic 72 Hours Permaculture Design Certificate Curriculum with lots of theory and some hands-on experiences plus Design Exercises in groups plus optional Yoga,Meditation,Deep Ecology and Mindfulness practices.Spanish translation available.

Topics include:

History and Definition of Permaculture
Ethics and Principles of Permaculture
Design Methodologies
Patterns in Nature, Culture and Society
Reading the Land – Observation
Land Restoration Techniques
Water Harvesting Techniques
Grey Water Recycling
Natural Building Strategies
Cultivated & Productive ecological Gardens
Food Forests and Plant Guilds
Energy Conservation Technologies & Appropriate Technologies
Integrated Pest Management
Compost
Soil
Water
Forests and Reforestation
Animal Management in Permaculture
and much more

The course is adapted to a wide variety of learning styles and is presented via lecture, images, video, group discussion, individual and group exercises, and design projects. Class usually lasts from about 8AM to 5PM.

hosted in a beatiful natural park near Barcelona,Alta Garroxta by Active Earth.Come and join us for the amazing 2 weeks experience in June 2014!

The Permaculture way of looking at things,everything is a gift,everything has a value,nothing should be wasted.

Main Facilitator will be Rico Zook and Roman Eisenkoelbl,for more information please contact us or look here:

http://i-permaculture.org/

http://www.permacultureglobal.org/users/2280-roman-eisenkoelbl

http://www.active-earth.net/

Dates: 9th June until 22nd June

Price:Sliding scale starting from 500 Euro food and accomodation included.

Venue Information:

The ActiveEarth Centre for transformative learning is a place of great natural beauty and power. It is in the Alta Garrotxa Nature Reserve, 2 hours by car northeast of Barcelona and 50 minutes north of Girona. Our vision for the project is the creation of a world-class adult education venue hosting individuals, students and organisations on programmes and courses that encourage and support human flourishing.

for more infos please contact:

permaculturainfo@gmail.com

here is a link to short clip of Rico's work in Darjeeling,India:

and Cambodia:

enjoy and stay in touch!!!