Learn how to grow more food for less effort, develop productive and resilient homes, gardens and communities, and find local solutions to our global social and environmental problems.
Join us on this four day course covering permaculture ethics and principles, site design, house design, soil, organic gardening, water in the landscape, community and alternative economics, with practical sessions on composting, no-dig gardens, and site design.
Includes full tour and discussion of all our systems including off-grid home, compost toilets, small scale ‘urban-style’ food gardens, broader scale foodscaping including food forest and agroforestry systems, swales, ponds, chooks and holistic small scale horse and cattle management.
Poukawa is in Hawke’s Bay, 20 minutes south of Hastings & 20 minutes north of Waipawa.
Friday – Monday
inclusive
9am – 5pm
Earlybird:
Individual: (Sliding Scale- pay according to what you can afford)
Couple: (Two people learning together)
Standard:
Individual:
Couple:
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A: Well behaved children are welcome. You undertake to ensure they do not interrupt the learning time and you are responsible for their safety. We can als arrange childcare onsite next to the classroom, provided by my own teenage children. Please contact me to discuss and for rates.
A: Cancellation policy: If you have to cancel a course or workshop place more than 2 weeks before the start date we will give you a full refund minus a $10 admin fee. If you cancel your A
