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16/02/2011 |
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Last Updated:
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16/02/2011 |
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Somerset, United Kingdom |
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Cool Temperate |
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Gender:
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Female |
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Completed the PDC in 2010 and am now currently enrolled on the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design. I see permaculture as a necessary extension of my lifelong passion for ecological justice, animal and human rights.
About Me:
Left home at 16 and worked full time in a grassroots capacity organising around animal, environmental and social justice issues. A fairly colourful history led me to prison, where I worked as a gardener and received a grant to complete the Permaculture Design Course via distance learning. Its inherent practicality and down-to-earth results just 'made sense' and its been no turning back ever since.
Current projects include:
+ Practical implementation of permaculture principles at own smallholding in Somerset
+ Working with Somerset Community Food, a local charity, developing a stronger local food infrastructure to support people in community food projects such as CSAs, allotments, gardens and so forth.
+ Running a permaculture blog for Positive News, international publication detailing positive social and environmental news.
+ Linking permaculture to wider social and ecological resistance movements and exploring the role permaculture has in redesigning our social relations.
+ Ecological literacy - where to start with my generation who can name thousands of corporate logos but barely 10 native plants.
+ Other key interests include bioregional herbal medicine resilience and resources, water security, ecological restoration, people care, rewilding, forest gardening and broader-scale sustainable agriculture.
I have been to Karuna - the family & site are absolutely beautiful. They have had a long hard battle with the planners, to now finally be able to build a home to support their work supporting others & restoring their landscape. Please support them if you
Taking place in Somerset this September.
Join people from across Somerset & the South West to be celebrate local food & ask 'What next?' for building a sustainable food system in Somerset.
How do we build a movement for food sovereignty in the UK?
Refinding humility in taking time to observe and interact before designing.
This Summer two long-term Mentors of Gaia University International and now directors of Gaia Action Learning Academy Germany, Katharina Weber and Valerie Seitz will be travelling to the UK to run two unique courses including a weekend intensive on Life De
This Summer two long-term Mentors of Gaia University International and now directors of Gaia Action Learning Academy Germany, Katharina Weber and Valerie Seitz will be travelling to the UK to run two unique courses including a weekend intensive on Life De
World Food Sovereignty Week is being highlighted this week in the UK.
Due to the overwhelming amount of out-of-county support, the Somerset Food Sovereignty Skillshare is now becoming a south-west wide event.
Group visit to a local permaculture market garden.
Why I've decided to invest in permaculture learning.
Sunday 16th October is World Food Sovereignty Day. Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to democratically define their own food and agricultural systems without harming other people or the environment. For more of what Food Sovereignty means please se
The first UK Liberation Permaculture workshop took place this weekend in Bristol.
A new community project is making fruit trees available to buy at a wholesale price. Order yours now!
A recent article I've written about liberation permaculture is out now.
I will be coming up to the Big Smoke for a couple of days..
Read about the launch of this site in Positive News.
The first gathering for Reclaim the Fields South West will be happening on the weekend of the 6th -7th August in Bristol.
Our film showing of Permaculture: The Growing Edge...with over 60 people!
The Transition Glastonbury Food group have organised a film showing of newly released documentary – Permaculture: The Growing Edge. Following the film will be a talk from local world-renowned permaculture designer, Patrick Whitefield. It will take place
A recentl diploma in applied permaculture design support intensive was held where I live and work. Through which I learnt a lot about the design process and how to make the most of the diploma.
As part of the eco rainwater supplies and ecological sewage treatment course at the Centre of Alternative Technology, this part focused on water efficiency. More at www.wildheartpermaculture.co.uk
Here's a write up of a recent course exploring rainwater harvesting, water supplies, greywater treatment & recycling, ecological sewage treatment, compost loos... the works! More at www.wildheartpermaculture.co.uk
Can permaculture be learnt and applied in prisons? I reflect on my own experience of time inside.
Want your project to be featured in an international publication read by thousands?
My experience of an apple grafting workshop at the inspiring Karuna project in Shropshire.
Content sought for international publication.
| Permaculture Design Certificate |
| Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course |
| Teacher: Martin Powdrill |
| Location: ACS Education |
| Date: May 2009 |
| Certificate in Horticulture |
| Type: Gardening |
| Teacher: Martin Powdrill |
| Location: ACS Education |
| Date: May 2009 |
| BSc Integrative EcoSocial Design |
| Type: Gaia University |
| Teacher: Liora Adler |
| Location: Gaia University |
| Date: Aug 2011 |
| Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design |
| Type: Permaculture Diploma |
| Teacher: Permaculture Association |
| Location: Somerset |
| Date: Jan 2011 |
