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March 3, 2020 by Rachel Patterson

February 2020 E-News

This month we’re preparing for the Australasian Permaculture Convergence, supporting a local verge planting in West End, planting salt-tolerant native plants in our north east gardens and looking forward to our Monthly Night Market. We’re also collecting feedback about the Farm this month, we’d love to hear from you! Read here.

Northey Street City Farm publish a free electronic newsletter every month.

To subscribe to our monthly free e-newsletter CLICK HERE.

You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Education, Events, kids activities, permaculture course

January 30, 2020 by Rachel Patterson

January 2020 E-News

January E-News is out!  Learn about the Australasian Permaculture Convergence and our upcoming Jazz Night Markets.

Northey Street City Farm publish a free electronic newsletter every month.

To subscribe to our monthly free e-newsletter CLICK HERE.

You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.

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Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Events, kids activities, organic farmers market, permaculture course

June 26, 2018 by Ronni Martin

Brisbane Permaculture Design Course starts 11 August 2018

This unique course, delivered on Saturdays over 16 weeks gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities.

Learn to:

Build Resilience through Connectivity

Facilitate Regeneration of the Earth

Create Abundance through Design

DATES:   Saturdays, from 11th August to 24th November 2018
COST:   $1450/ $1130 Health Care Card Holder (GST Inclusive)

INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE

  • Rosemary Morrows ‘Earth Users Guide to Permaculture’
  • Extensive resources and handouts to complement course outcomes
  • Teachers whose conceptual understanding of the permaculture design process complements their broad range of knowledge and experience to create an immersive learning environment
  • Visit to Crystal Waters where we will explore how these landholders have implemented permaculture design concepts into their lives
  • An experience of COMMUNITY & FUN

To BOOK a place on this course CLICK HERE


YOU WILL LEARN

  • the history of permaculture and agriculture and the foundational concepts of the permaculture ethics and design principles
  • to design from ecological pattern literacy, systems thinking, using Ethics and Design principles, designing from the whole, differentiated into parts
  • to use the Scale of Permanence to give realistic outcomes for any design
  • climate analogues and how varied micro-climates affect your site
  • the patterns of our intent and that of our landscapes, elements and their functional connections in your design to minimize waste
  • to savour our soils: soil biology, amendments, uses and putting it all together
  • about trees and forests and how we can integrate them into our systems
  • how we can cultivate our ecology to produce food based on our unique needs including annuals, perennials, forest gardens and animals into our systems
  • to enhance our communities and local economies through social permaculture design
  • a practical understanding of the design process through group and individual design work

 

“Thought provoking, inspirational and informative – whether you are planning for a farm, house or unit. Everywhere I now look I see patterns, choices and opportunities…” Mark Lacy, PDC student
More Info on our PDC page or Email: adultedn@nscf.org.au  or Ph: 38578775       

To BOOK CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: Courses, permaculture, permaculture course, Permaculture Design Course

November 29, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Permaculture Design Course starts February 2018

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC), delivered one day a week over 16 weeks, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities.

The next PDC will run on Fridays, from 9 February to 1  June 2018

Learn to:

  • Build Resilience through Connectivity
  • Facilitate Regeneration of the Earth
  • Create Abundance through Design

The Permaculture Design Course builds from its foundation in the permaculture ethics, design principles and strategies to inspire critical thinking giving you the techniques and tools to design your life.

 

COST: $1450/ $1130 Health Care Card Holder (GST Inclusive)

INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE:

  • Rosemary Morrows ‘Earth Users Guide to Permaculture’
  • Extensive resources and handouts to complement course outcomes
  • Teachers whose conceptual understanding of the permaculture design process complements their broad range of knowledge and experience to create an immersive learning environment
    • Visit to Crystal Waters where we will explore how these landholders have implemented permaculture design concepts into their lives
  • An experience of COMMUNITY & FUN

 

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • the history of permaculture and agriculture and the foundational concepts of the permaculture ethics and design principles
  • to design from ecological pattern literacy, systems thinking, using Ethics and Design principles, designing from the whole, differentiated into parts
  • to use the Scale of Permanence to give realistic outcomes for any design
  • climate analogues and how varied micro-climates affect your site
  • the patterns of our intent and that of our landscapes, elements and their functional connections in your design, to minimize waste
  • to savour our soils: soil biology, amendments, uses and putting it all together
  • about trees and forests and how we can integrate them into our systems
  • how we can cultivate our ecology to produce food based on our unique needs including annuals, perennials, forest gardens and animals into our systems
  • to enhance our communities and local economies through social permaculture design
  • a practical understanding of the design process through group and individual design work

For more information  check the PDC page

 “Thought provoking, inspirational and informative – whether you are planning for a farm, house or unit. Everywhere I now look I see patterns, choices and opportunities…” Mark Lacy, PDC student

FOR MORE INFO and to BOOK – Email: adultedn@nscf.org.au or Ph: 38578775

 

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: Education, permaculture, permaculture course, Permaculture Design Course

March 29, 2017 by NSCF

Intro to Forest Gardening with Dick Copeman & Michael Wardle

Thursday 18th of May – Sunday 21st of May.

This four-day advanced design workshop will present recent contributions from permaculturists practising in a range of climatic regions to the science and art of designing productive forest gardens. After reviewing relevant ecological concepts, the workshop will then focus on design processes and tools that adapt and apply these concepts to forest garden design for the humid subtropics. Participants will have access to information about a wide range of edible and useful subtropical trees and plants and will visit established forest gardens to appraise how well they illustrate the design concepts that are discussed.
This workshop will allow PDC certificate holders to gain deeper understanding of how to design sustainable forest gardens. It will also extend the repertoire of advanced permaculture training available at Northey Street City Farm.

Course pre-requisite: Permaculture Design Certificate

Teachers: Dick Copeman & Michael Wardle

Date: 18th to 21st May (4 days)

Times: 8:30 am – 17:00pm

Cost:  $500 General/ $400 Healthcare card holders + Booking fee

To book CLICK HERE

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: Organic farming, Organic Gardening, permaculture, permaculture course, Permaculture Design Course

March 2, 2017 by Desi Achilleos

Lockyer Valley Permaculture Design Course Sunday 4th June – Sunday 17th of September 8.30am – 5pm

“Visions of an Ancient Wisdom”

This PDC is a special collaboration between Northey Street City Farm & Savour Soil Permaculture. This unique course, delivered over 16 weeks in the Lockyer Valley and surrounds, gives you the knowledge and skills to observe and design from the natural patterns to create productive gardens & properties, grow your own food, apply appropriate technologies, learn to use resources wisely, build on living systems and rebuild communities.
Learn to:
• Build Resilience through Connectivity
• Facilitate Regeneration of the Earth
• Create Abundance through Design

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC) builds from its foundation in the ethics and design principles to strategies giving you the techniques and tools to inspire critical thinking.

For more information CLICK HERE

Filed Under: Permaculture Education Tagged With: permaculture, permaculture course, Permaculture Design, Permaculture Design Course

February 15, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Course

Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 March, 2017
With Morag Gamble

Introduction to Permaculture is a wonderful weekend immersion in permaculture. Explore the basics of permaculture principles, design and action. Gather great ideas for designing your permaculture oasis. Learn simple and useful skills that will really help you to create an abundant permaculture garden at home, in your street, at school or in your community.  Come and get your hands in the earth and learn by doing.

The topics covered in the Introduction to Permaculture weekend are:

  • What is Permaculture
  • Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles
  • Permaculture for Urban and Suburban areas
  • Garden planning with Permaculture Zones and Sectors
  • Designing your permaculture system
  • Permaculture in the home
  • Building the soil fertility naturally
  • Creating a no-dig garden
  • Establishing a low-maintenance permaculture garden
  • How to create abundance in your edible garden
  • Propagating herbs, perennials and subtropical plants
  • Introduction to seed saving
  • Creating an urban food forest
  • Permaculture in the community

Cost: $200 / $170 (Healthcare Card holder) + Booking Fee.

Filed Under: Permaculture Education, Workshops Tagged With: permaculture course

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