Robyn Francis will be teaching a PDC, Permaculture Aid course and Urban Permaculture seminar in Hong Kong, March-April 2016. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn with one of permaculture’s leading practitioners and trainers. The training series is being organised by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Sustainable Living and Agriculture Department. The PDC and Permaculture …
In early October I made my third journey to the Chinese city of Shenzhen to teach a PDC with my wonderful Taiwanese colleague, Hui-i Chiang. This was the second full design course hosted by Taihua company at Wutong Island, which they intend to make an annual event. It was great to see how the site …
In one of China’s big industrial cities there’s an office block growing organic vegies for lunch on the rooftop. WuTong Island is an innovative commercial development in the city of Shenzhen, southern China, right next to Hong Kong. The WuTong Island project consists of 24 office blocks surrounding an artificial lake to collect the storm …
In the spirit of furthering excellence in the permaculture movement, PCA offers a special discount for refresher courses. Irrespective of when, where or who you may have previously completed a certified PDC (Permaculture Design Course) with, we provide a limited number of places in the PDCs held at Djanbung Gardens for permaculturists to participate in …
Robyn Francis reports from teaching a PDC in Shenzhen, China, October 2014 It’s a concrete jungle here in Shenzhen, development on steroids, endless high rise towers at all stages of construction and occupation. Freeways, the persistent hum and honking of traffic and a haze that shrinks the horizon to a few blocks are all pervading. …
My Internship at Djanbung Gardens 2010 – international student Over a cup of coffee in India, I found my recommendation to study permaculture with Robyn Francis.
Q: What do Costa, Rosemary Morrow, Russ Grayson, Steve Cran and Geff Lawton have in common? A: They all did PDCs with Robyn Francis. People frequently ask ‘What are previous course participants doing with their permaculture training?’ or ‘Can you recommend former students for permaculture design and other professional services?’ Check out this short list …
As a result of the course a South France Permaculture Network has been established. Here participants report on the Limoux PDC “In Limoux (Aude, France), during the second half of August, 2010, forty-four students-apprentices have attended an outstanding “Permaculture Design Course”. It was run with passion and humour by the Australian Robyn Francis, one of …
Another First for Permaculture in Tawian After successfully hosting the first Permaculture Design Course in Taiwan in 2008, Earth Passengers, an environment group based in Taipei, has forged ahead breaking new ground. This year’s PDC was the first to be hosted by and conducted in an Indigenous Taiwanese village community.