Design Course Timetable May 31st - June 18th

REACT ~ Coed Hills 72hr Permaculture Design Course 2004




May 31st

09.30 - 10.00

10.00 - 11.30

11.30 - 11.45 Break

11.45 - 12.15

12.15 -13.00

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 15.30

15.30 -15.45 Break

15.45 – 17.00

17.00 – 17.30 General discussions/Q & A Tidy up.

17.30 – 19.00 Supper/Free Time

19.00 – 21.00



Introduction, Ice Breakers Registration

2 Chickens
Introduction to Permaculture

Cultivated Ecology, Ethics & Principles.

Creative Thinking
Introduction

1. Restating &
2. Generating
Alternatives

3. Positive
Minus
Interesting











Principles 2: Relative location

Principles 2
Sector analysis and placement

Principles 2
Observation Exercise

Principles 2
Design Exercise







Energy Cycles and Sinks
Waste economy to Sustainable resource management.

Video:
Urban Oasis/Global Gardener
Design exercise: Energy cycling

Water Works
Water cycles &
Management

Observation
& Site Design Exercise







The Secrets Of The Soil
· The Soil Ecosystem
· Composting & Mulching

Sheet mulching explained

Walk to site – sheet mulching demo & activity

Sheet mulching activity cont







Food Fundamentals 1
Current systems & alternatives
Advantages & Disadvantages

The Forest Garden
Short talk and Video clip ‘Forest Gardening’ with Robert Hart.

Forest Garden
Patterns and Characteristics.

Slideshow and Design exercise.







Food Fundamentals 2
Permaculture Zones
Zoning for food production

Zone 2 – Small scale food growing: Backyard/Balcony low maintenance herbaceous systems

Observation: Apply Zoning in the landscape.

Edible Plants and Design Exercise







Natural Building Technologies













Renewable Energies Talk;
Harvesting the power of the sun, wind, water and compost

Field Trip: Rhondda Valley

Field Trip cont










Integrated Pest Management Creating biodiversity and Predator-Prey relationships.

Integrated Pest Management
Powerful Poultry: Poultry in the garden; pest and weed control.

Other Controls
Observation Exercise

Site Design for optimum pest control.







Global To Local Economics
From the Global Economy to Ethical Investment



Localising The Economy
Alternative uses for money
Credit Unions, LETS, Time Banks



Bioregional
Development
Mapping



Design exercise:
People.





Learning from Ladakh video





Main design exercise: Research & discussion



Main design exercise:
Drafting of possibilities



Discussion and feedback



Consolidation & finalising









18th June

Consolidation & finalising



Design Presentations



Cont…



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