Permaculture for Beginners DVD in the Works
Courses/Workshops, DVDs/Books, Developments, News — by Ecofilms December 16, 2008
Editor’s Note: Our creative video genius, Frank Gapinski, gives us an update on the work of Flashtoonz
Coming in 2009 is the DVD we’ve been wanting to do for a long time. Permaculture for Beginners is the fundamental introduction to the Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Its the 72 hour Course boiled down to just over 90 minutes with all the essential points covered. If you are interested in doing the full PDC and want to know more about it – then this DVD introduces the course in a nutshell.
More than just a classroom lecture – each point is covered in practical detail with on the field examples. If you’re new to Permaculture and don’t know where to begin – then this DVD reveals the PDC in all its glory by one of the best, most experienced teachers on the planet – Geoff Lawton. Geoff has taught the course in over 27 different countries.
He’s currently in Iran before travelling to Morocco and then back to Australia in January. Geoff is pretty excited about this title as its a way to introduce a whole new generation of people to Permaculture. The project was scheduled to begin in November but we had another DVD on the boil that needed completion. 2009 should be an interesting year for Permaculture people around the globe.
Harvesting Water has been translated for the Chinese market and other language translations are in the works. We got some big plans and some very exciting fresh films to reveal before the 2009 is done.
More details to come in the following weeks.
Comments (9)
Please include lots for us temperate climate types!
I feel left out with all the (sub)tropics examples
Comment by Brendan — December 16, 2008 @ 4:01 pm
Awesome!
I hope you can show or explore alternative methods to irrigation that do not require plastic.. maybe bamboo ? How can we utilize ponds and pump out water with low-tech..
Or is plastic ok? are there alternatives? are there bio-plastics that can be recycled and engineered to be sustainable?
Comment by Zachary Stowasser — December 16, 2008 @ 5:16 pm
Uiiiii… cant’t wait to see it!
Comment by kiko — December 16, 2008 @ 11:15 pm
I can do Russian translation for for you. Iv done PDC and APT4 at Brisbane and the major was International relations.
I have an experience of translating PC videos, such as La Belle Verte movie and Story of Stuff clip not to mention unrelated works.
I have a professional soft and hard ware to accomplish quality job.
Contact me at any time.
PS – As I said to you before, I wouldn’t rely on CS4 Speech to Text feature. After your advise I’v tried that and as I said text is unreadable and required persons editing.
Comment by Vlad — January 7, 2009 @ 3:56 am
I would like to know how permaculture could be used for a small commercial organic farm, in an arid/desert environment, using native plants. For example: what are the leguminous plants common to the USA Pacific Southwest? Is it possible to apply permaculture to an ecosystem restoration situation in the desert?
Thanks
Comment by Ed — February 28, 2009 @ 3:34 am
Here are a few native nitrogen fixers for the southwest:
Mesquite, Ceanothus, Buffaloberry, Coffeeberry, Blue Palo Verde, Lupine, Mountain Mahogany, False Indigo
You might also try Sea Buckthorn, Elaeagnus, Black Locust, Siberian Pea Shrub, Tagasaste, Acacia, Albizia, Casuarina
Hope that helps!
Comment by Permablitz — March 14, 2009 @ 4:54 am
hello there,
We are extremely interested in permaculture and have just stumbled across your inspirational dvd’s… i have a small suburban block in the city, (Geelong district) and have Failed Miserably with my ‘vegie patch’ this year,, which has been disappointing/depressing,,to say the very least..My partner has 90 acre’s of ‘neglected earth’ of which we hope has the potential to not only sustain his family,, but could possibly be an inspiration to many others…we are off to visit David Holmgren’s garden next week-end (April 5th) for some more inspiration…
…if…you were interested in showing us how to sustain or nurture this land,, (it’s so very dry…) we would welcome your magnificent knowledge…
Tony’s land is situated down at Freshwater Creek,, close to the Township of Torquay… and many other awesum beaches…his property adjoins a main road.. which attracts many visitors and potential observers…
I Adore your simplistic, staunch teachings,, which obviously have ‘Powerful, Potential to Touch the Masses’ if the Wisdom that You Bestow, can ‘Just Get It Out There’…I’m sure people will follow…
Please come down Our way with your Brilliant Knowledge…Please…
The Warmest of Regards,,
Anrdea
Comment by Andrea Carroll — March 29, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
To Brendan: if you live in Northern Europe, look up permaculture in the Pacific Northwest (of USA/Canada). The climate of this area is similar to that of NW European Seaboard. Also, light, not heat is the main driving factor for hydrology in temperate climes, since the sun is not directly overhead in the sky, as it is in the tropics and subtropics. Sunlight tends to be distributed over a wider area at higher latitudes, hence the abundance of deciduous trees and the dramatic change of seasons therein.
What does this mean? In the warm/hot regions of the world, we strive to conserve water since intense sunlight causes high rates of evaporation. So in the tropics and subtropics permaculture designs often include swales and other water catchments. Outside these regions sunlight is not as intense, so permaculture strategies tend to revolve around the conservation of heat. Thus, whereas mulching is recommended in warm climes to reduce water loss through evaporation, bare ground is recommended in colder climes to increase heat radiation at night and so guard against frost. Also, the placement of rocks and other heat catchments is included in permaculture designs for temperate zones.
Comment by Arian I. — April 26, 2009 @ 2:58 am
Hi all – check this out. It’s the latest on the DVD.
Comment by Craig Mackintosh — July 17, 2009 @ 7:16 pm
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