APC11 Presentation: Regenerative Agriculture, A Case Study – by Dan Palmer
Conferences, Presentations/Demonstrations, Rehabilitation, Soil Conservation — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor May 11, 2012
Dan Palmer, of VeryEdibleGardens (VEG), gives an interesting look at the basis of Regenerative Agriculture, and how it applies in practice — sharing his experiences consulting for a 10-acre property about 2.5 hours northeast of Melbourne, Victoria.
Comments (0)International Permaculture (May)Day
Community Projects, Demonstration Sites, Economics, Education Centres, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings, Society — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor May 6, 2012
Terania Creek, next to PRI Australia’s Zaytuna Farm
Photos © Craig Mackintosh
The inaugural International Permaculture Day — today — appropriately falls on the first Sunday of May, often known as ‘Mayday’. Permaculture, and its appropriate and holistic design science, is a powerful response to the world’s distress signals. Thankfully, more and more are coming to realise this, and this new peg on the annual calendar is a great opportunity for the uninitiated to get familiar with, and find some hope and security in, our transformative work.
Comments (7)APC11 Presentation: Albert Bates on Biochar (Video)
Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Fungi, Presentations/Demonstrations, Rehabilitation, Soil Biology, Soil Composition, Structure — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor May 3, 2012
Albert Bates talks about biochar at APC11 (Turangi, New Zealand)
Photo © Craig Mackintosh
I’m personally unsure about biochar. This is not because I have anything significant to say against it (at the small, localised scale, at least), but rather just because I find it hard to promote a technique I’ve never, myself, seen developed and applied in real-world circumstances. Albert Bates‘ presentation was very interesting, as you’ll see, and Albert is obviously well versed with the topic, but like most conference situations, it’s rather impossible to talk and also showcase the practical application — and this gap in my own knowledge and experience is one that I’d dearly love to see filled! It would be excellent to receive on-the-ground reports from Albert and others who are working with biochar systems and who have tangible data to share on its EROEI, its general impact and benefits — and, of course, on how to actually make the stuff! (Those interested in sharing their biochar experiences can send photos and text to me on editor (at) permaculture.org.au for potential publishing.)
Comments (15)International Permaculture Day, Sunday the 6th May, 2012
Community Projects, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings, Village Development — by Gillian Kozicki May 2, 2012
Celebrates all things permaculture around the world. Get involved with International Permaculture Day!
Permaculture in Ecuador
The Permaculture Day concept is one that celebrates all things permaculture around the world on the same day or weekend, if possible. The events are hosted and funded by local permaculture people, groups or businesses with the benefits accruing to your local area whilst spreading the word about permaculture. By coordinating the events worldwide at the same time we want to present a unified face to the broader community and show just how innovative, productive and fun permaculture events and projects can be.
Comments (0)Permaculture on Bay FM – the Most Easterly Station in Australia
Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by Stephen Miller
Bay FM Community Radio is a volunteer run, not for profit radio station committed to keeping the community informed on local and global issues, presenting music and information not available on other media in this area, and on creating and maintaining a positive spirit in the community.
From May 4 – The Bay FM Permaculture Hour will be on from 10-11am (on alternate Fridays).
The aim of the show is to promote permaculture awareness and networking in the Byron Shire and beyond.
Comments (0)PRI Australia International Permaculture Day Events You Can Attend
DVDs/Books, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor April 30, 2012
One of several Zaytuna Farm dams
Photo © Craig Mackintosh
People who will be in northern NSW, Australia, on International Permaculture Day (May 6), might want to avail themselves of one, or both, of the following two opportunities — and make a truly International Permaculture Day of it!
Comments (0)Sustainable Garden Design Workshops – Event Round-up (Adelaide, South Australia)
Community Projects, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations — by Anthea Hudson April 3, 2012
A series of free Sustainable Garden Design Workshops were held at various locations around Adelaide, South Australia, over the past couple of months and I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the one held in the suburb of Salisbury, along with quite a large number of other people. All of the events were basically booked out, which shows the growing enthusiasm for creating sustainable gardens.
The day was hot, but the participants were eager and undaunted by the heat, as they soaked up the gems of knowledge our guests had to share!
Comments (0)Get Ready for the 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC11)!
Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by APC11 Team March 24, 2012
Last calls!! We still have some spots left, but be quick if you don’t want to miss Oceania’s premier permaculture experience!
Permaculture Aotearoa welcomes you to:
Resilience by Design — 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence (APC11)
When: Wed 11th to Sun 15th April 2012
Where: Turangi, Central North Island, New Zealand
Website: apc11.co.nz
Confirmed Speakers:
Comments (0)White House Event to Be Live Streamed – Watch Permaculture on the U.S. National Stage!
Community Projects, Demonstration Sites, Education Centres, Presentations/Demonstrations, Society, Urban Projects — by Ryan Harb March 13, 2012
Hi All. We’re heading to Washington, DC in less than 48 hours and just found out the following: The White House Campus Champions of Change event will be live streamed on Thursday, March 15 from 2:50pm — 4:20pm (EST)! This means anyone can watch permaculture being talked about at The White House by tuning in here during that time.
I just wanted to share the good news!
Comments (1)Ryan Harb: Permaculture at U.S. Universities – UMass Amherst Case Study (IPC Presentation – Video)
Community Projects, Conferences, Demonstration Sites, Education, Education Centres, Land, Presentations/Demonstrations, Society, Village Development — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor December 14, 2011
Permaculture at U.S. Universities – UMass Amherst Case Study
Ryan Harb gave this 1-hour talk at the Tenth International Permaculture Convergence (IPC10) in the Wadi Rum desert in southern Jordan in September 2011. Here’s a little background to get you interested:
Comments (1)UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a thriving, abundant, permaculture garden during the 2010-2011 academic year. Learn how this student-led project can be easily replicated and spread to other campuses, institutions.. any piece of land for that matter. UMass Amherst is one of the first university’s undertaking a project like this, directly on campus, and supplying the food to its dining commons.
TEDx Honolulu: Matthew Lynch — Beyond Sustainability, The Story of a Reformed Capitalist
Presentations/Demonstrations — by Matthew Lynch December 2, 2011
Matthew is a reformed capitalist exploring Regenerative Design Sciences at the forefront of human innovation. He spent two years wandering the planet, in search of people, places, and projects working to make our world a better place. His work in Regenerative Agriculture, Regenerative Business, and Regenerative Economic Development has taken him (so far) to Australia, New Zealand, Mongolia, Germany, and now Hawai’i. Matthew is the author of Regenerative Business 1.0: Beyond Sustainability and founder of The Asia-Pacific Center for Regenerative Design.
Comments (1)Hear Ted Trainer Speak About Your Future, Newcastle, Australia
Presentations/Demonstrations — by Jim Burns November 26, 2011
Do you wonder about the future? Yours? Your children’s? Your grandchildren’s?
Hear Ted Trainer speak on the issues that matter.
Free ~ Free ~ Free ~ Free
Where: Mulubinba Room, City Hall, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
When: 3.30 p.m. Tuesday 29 November 2011
Who: Ted Trainer
Ted Trainer is author of The Simpler Way; The Conserver Society; Abandon affluence, etc. Ted will speak on the current unsustainable economic system, its effects on society and how we may turn this around before it’s too late.
As a teaser, see an article on this site from Ted here: Can Permaculture Save the World???
Comments (0)Murad Alkufash: “Marda Permaculture Farm: Planting Seeds of Hope in the Occupied Territories”
Aid Projects, Community Projects, Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Demonstration Sites, Education Centres, Presentations/Demonstrations, Society, Urban Projects, Village Development — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor November 11, 2011
Murad Alkufash is a dedicated permaculturist. Considering where he lives, he must be. Or, perhaps because of where he lives he must be — as permaculture is a truly logical, and the only really lasting, solution to the problems surrounding him. Murad lives in the West Bank, and directly under one of the largest illegal settlements in Palestine. The biological and climatic environment he faces is quite challenging, yet the political environment is even more so. It’s one of the most complex political environments to be found in this tired old world.
Murad attended the recent Tenth International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC10), and gave the following presentation on his work at the convergence in the Wadi Rum desert. As well as the video below, if you want a bit of background on Murad and his situation, you can read a feature post I did on this a while back.
Resources:
- Download Murad’s presentation (27mb PDF)
- Letters from the West Bank – Seeds of Hope Scattered from the West Bank’s First PDC
Presentations for Download – from the Tenth International Permaculture Conference (IPC10) in Jordan
Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor October 27, 2011
All photographs © Craig Mackintosh
This is a short post to provide a central repository for people to download presentations I was given after the Tenth International Permaculture Conference (IPC10) in Jordan, which ran over September 2011.
Note: If there are presenters who haven’t passed their files to me, but would still like to see them on this page, I would ask you to send them to me on editor (at) permaculture.org.au and I’ll happily add them.
Comments (9)Maarten Stapper: “Biological Agriculture – a Third Way?” (IPC10 Presentation – Video)
Animal Forage, Biodiversity, Commercial Farm Projects, Compost, Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Food Plants - Annual, Food Plants - Perennial, Fungi, GMOs, Health & Disease, Plant Systems, Presentations/Demonstrations, Rehabilitation, Seeds, Soil Biology, Soil Composition, Soil Conservation, Soil Erosion & Contamination, Structure, Trees, Water Contaminaton & Loss — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor October 25, 2011
If you didn’t catch it already, be sure to check out the previous post with Dr. Maarten Stapper’s first IPC10 convergence presentation. And, after several attempts, I finally managed to get his second presentation uploaded — you can click play above to watch this as well. With decades of experience in the farming industry, Dr. Stapper has a great deal to share, and a lot of insight to go with it.
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