Original document: eng-2013-perma-intro.docx
Aim of the course
to introduce permaculture as the alternative to western “culture”
to encourage (mostly young) people to develop more authentic life designs, more adapted to post-capitalist economic & social reality
to pass on agricultural & horticultural permaculture techniques to people who are starting up collective gardens, CSA's, Eco villages
to share group experiences with people so they get the taste of open dynamic purposeful community life
Concept
Plukrijp functions on a “circles of interest” mode
we encounter each other on a free, non-sectarian base, where scarcity of money, shelter or information are transcended
Plukrijp facilitates this exchange
through membership fees & free donations the costs of the infrastructures are met
meals, lodging, administration, websites, mailing lists, travel expenses, are paid for from this “magic hat”
there is an open accountancy, members can participate in the decision making, yearly meetings & can call for extra meetings
for meetings we practice the “love-unity” method, incorporating many of the new communication techniques
Practical arrangements for the permaculture course 2013-2014
membership fee = € 50 or free donation
each member tries to come to the 7 weekends
costs for each weekend = € 50 or free donation
at the end each member gets a CD with the texts of the course
weekends from Saturday 10 a.m. till Sunday 5 p.m.
meals & lodging are included
no alcohol, drugs or violence in words or deeds please
be on time, forcing others to wait for you is not nice
communication=REDACTED
Weekend 1 : initiation weekend + garden practice
the 3 principles of permaculture
the flower of Holmgren, interactive exercise
our wiki at permabook.brozkeff.net, an introduction to the wide implications of perma
practice in the Plukrijp garden: a first visit to 15.000m² of 30+ years of perma
French 5 & 6/10/2013 – Dutch, English 12 & 13/10/2013
Weekend 2 : fertility + techniques in permaculture gardening (part 1) + practice
soil life, compost, minerals
a forest or a garden; how to feed 7 billion humans ?
a short history of man's relationship to nature
food yearround from the permaculture garden ? How ? Why ? Tools ?
practical : synergy, resources, tools, techniques, systems in perma garden part 1
French 2 & 3/11/2013 – Dutch, English 9 & 10/11/2013
Weekend 3 : social dynamics + design your project (part 1)
situational authority, flexibility, dependance games often played in groups
proximity vs exclusivity, a short history of the last 60 years
value = alternative money systems
the transition town movement
practice = design your life project part 1
French 4 & 5/01/2014 – Dutch, English 11 & 12/01/2014
Weekend 4 : water + life design + design your project (part 2)
water in the permaculture garden-field
water as healing
the science of water anno 2013
fractals, spirals, waves : beyond the linear view
life design, a systemic approach to YOUR life
practice= design your project part 2
French 1 & 2/02/2014 – Dutch, English 8 & 9/02/2014
Weekend 5: design, tools, techniques in permaculture gardening (part 2) + practice
design for gardens : tools, techniques, systematic approach in time & space
tools : what you need + how to keep it working
techniques : false seedbed, superficial cultivation, line seeding, mixed crops, edible cover crops, nursery plants, plant propagation, seed saving & exchange
practice: create a warm bed for early planting
French 1 & 2/03/2014 – Dutch, English 8 & 9/03/2014
Weekend 6 : utopia, why not ? + design your village/town/community
some more & less realistic utopias from past & present
the story of debt, or the artificial creation of scarcity
deep ecology, modern slavery, tribal solutions to live a meaningful good life
practice = redesign your village, neighbourhood, household, town towards…
French 5 & 6/04/2014 – Dutch, English 12 & 13/04/2014
Weekend 7 : cycles in nature, life, cosmos + techniques in permaculture gardening
(part 3) + PARTY !!!
in nature, the year, life, the cosmos
ancient (forgotten) civilisation: fiction or reality ?
practice = seeding, weed control, to mulch or not to mulch, that is the question, cover crops, combinations, ….
practice = party
French 3 & 4/05/2014 – Dutch, English 10 & 11/05/2014
Keywords for the course
aerobic bacteria - co-creation – coherence - compost toilets – CSA – design - dry farming – durability - eco-villages - ecological footprint – ecosystems - edible crop cover - false seedbeds – flexibility – fluidity - food collective – give-away-shop - harmony - homeostatic dynamic balance - life design - low-impact – microbiology - microclimate - money alternatives – mulching – nomadism - paradigm change - peak everything – polytunnels – proximity - re-use/re-cycle/re-pair – resources – synergy – together – transition – value - water clusters - yin/yang