This course is a weekend well spent, with renowned sustainability practitioner Michelle Sheather providing an overview of all aspects of permaculture and empowering you to incorporate these learnings into your daily life. Previous participants have come away from the course saying they will never look at the landscape the same way again!
Elle is an international ecologist and permaculture teacher who has implemented training initiatives around the world, working across 6 continents and in many cases helping preserve rare ecosystems. She is also a member of the Permaculture Northern Beaches committee.
The ITP course introduces the Ethics and Principles of Permaculture Design.
Over the two days we will learn about:
Organic gardening – Including growing from seed, companion planting, crop rotation, chemical free pest control and growing within the Sydney climate
Sustainable housing – Including alternative energy sources such as solar, water saving techniques, ecological design principles and concepts
Soil – Including soil composition, optimum soil PH, key nutrients, and soil health
Site analysis for your garden/site – Let the educators provide you with the tools for you to design the ultimate permaculture inspired setup to maximise techniques and make them work for your lifestyle
Permaculture design – Permaculture design is essentially a multi-faceted, integrated and ecologically harmonious method of designing human-centred landscapes. Learn the basics of this in-depth subject including permaculture design principles.
Social permaculture – Learn how to incorporate permaculture into your daily living.
Zoning– Learn about the 6 zones of permaculture that denote how much attention each area requires. These can also be adapted on a micro-scale to your own home and garden environment.
Each day will run from 9am - 4:30pm with workshops and small group sessions in this amazing Northern Beaches environment.
Practical activities and site visits include:
– Native bee hives
– Raised planting beds
- Food forests
– Worm farms, composting, and more!
- Exploring the wonderful Curl Curl Community Garden to see permaculture in practice!
- Exploring Narrabeen beach and rock pool with tips for seaside foraging at the end of the day (and a cooling swim!)
"The course was really worthwhile. I took away so much new knowledge in sustainability to practice in my daily life”
“This Introduction to Permaculture course is amazing I learnt how to put so many aspects together for working with nature and natural landforms and conditions. It was the whole package."
- Words from previous ITP course participants.
Course Cost:
PNB Members $370
Non-members of PNB $390
Students $370
*plus a booking fee
Participants to bring along:
A hat and closed comfortable shoes
Bottle of water
Pen & notebook
A small plate to share
(Teas, coffee, and light snacks will be provided)
Participants will take home:
– As part of your course fee you will receive your own copy of Bill Mollison’s book “Introduction to Permaculture” - generally regarded as the Introduction to Permaculture bible!
– An Introduction to Permaculture certificate, recognised worldwide and a stepping stone to Permaculture Design and other Courses.
Spaces are limited for this course. To book your space:
https://events.humanitix.com/introduction-to-permaculture-course-2f5p5d6a
Why not make a short getaway out of this opportunity and stay locally? There are many great places to stay in and around Narrabeen.