Permaculture for 2/3rds World - a Regenerative Approach to
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in Areas of Need
 Advanced Permaculture Training for Permaculture Activists & Overseas Development Workers
Oct 12-17, 2010 with Robyn Francis, international permaculture pioneer and consultant
This course develops awareness and skills for working in areas of need and in overseas development work. The course is designed to empower Permaculture activists, aid workers and educators to work effectively with communities to build resilience to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world of climate change, resource depletion, food and water insecurity and economic instability.
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 by Sally Fields
On an enjoyable Tuesday in June 2010 during the Post Harvest & Storage course, we co created some of Robyn's kitchen goodies. With a passionate food goddess at the helm, we set sail to destination gourmet. I trust you enjoy the following recipes as much as we all do.
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Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in English & French
 PERMACULTURE la conception de cours
16-31 AUGUST 2010
LIMOUX AUDE
Some very good Permaculture news from Steve Hart, Permaculture Global. I have been able to secure a one off Permaculture Design Course (PDC) in France for 2010. It will be at Limoux,11300 Languedoc – Roussillon, Aude, South France from August 16th through to 31st with Robyn Francis.
Je vous apporte de bonnes nouvelles pour la Permaculture!
Je suis en mesure de vous annoncer la prochaine session complète de cours de conception (design) de projets en permaculture (Permaculture Design Course -PDC) en France pour 2010.
Cette formation prendra place dans l’Aude, à Limoux, (11300) Languedoc-Roussillon, du 16 août jusqu'au 31 mai.
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 With food prices set to continue to escalate over the coming years, it’s an important time to start taking the issue of food security to heart. Food security is something we can all participate in, by gardening at home, in community gardens and as small-scale producers. The Growing Abundance workshop series has something for everyone this spring with Permaculture College Australia.
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 Target ONE EARTH – Living Within Our Footprint and What we can Learn from Cuba
Robyn Francis reports on her visit to Cuba to experience 'first hand' the only nation on earth living within its ecological footprint. We can live better with less - Cuba shows us how...
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Don’t miss APC 10 at Kuranda in the beautiful Atherton Tablelands near Cairns, September 24-27, 2010. The biggest, most exciting news is that Petra Schneider will be there sharing the incredible and inspiring work that IDEP’s been doing in Indonesia over the past 10 years.
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 Robyn Francis writes about the Permaculture approach to development and aid.
The focus of permaculture working with communities in need, is to build resilience, empower people to solve their own problems, and to regenerate damaged environments to health and abundance. Regenerative aid is about simple solutions that are accessible, affordable, attainable, effective and replicable.
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 Robyn Francis: Unduly Under-rated Veritable Vegetables - Sweet Potato Greens
Its wet season--nice ‘n hot ‘n humid--and in the garden rampancy rules, especially in the sweet potato patch. The tubers won’t be ready to harvest until autumn, but meantime there’s an absolute abundance of delicious, nutritious leaves to enjoy. Sweet Potato greens are one of those treats you need to harvest fresh from your own patch, I doubt you'll find it in the supermarket aisles.
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