Just wanted to let other European Permies know that there is a strong movement happening in Portugal now. We are hosting another
course in July which you can see the official details below. It will be at Escola Da Terra, a
sustainable school to be, which today just got more of the sub-canopy, shrub, and herbaceous layers to the emerging small scale intensive garden and food forest. Many food forests are popping up in the area as this is a beautiful micro-climate here where you can grow Avocados next to Apples. You can see pics and read about the previous courses and projects we are involved from the link below to TreeYo Permaculture. Thanks
Doug
Course Title:
Permaculture in Portugal
Course Date: July 5th-18th 2010
Org. Name: Escola Da Terra and TreeYo
Permaculture Org. Address: Almocageme, Sintra, Portugal
Contact Person: Pedro
Phone: 00351 91 94 63628
email:
escolaterra@gmail.com Web: www.treeyopermaculture.wordpress.com
Course Fee: 450 Euros
Course Format: 2 week certified Course
Course Location: Escola Da Terra
Course Instructor(s): Doug Crouch
Course Description: Another
permaculture course is in the works for Europe from the teaching team of TreeYo. Check out our site to learn more about the
PDC and the teaching team.
http://treeyopermaculture.wordpress.com/ The course will be held in Sintra just outside of Lisbon.
This course includes the following topics and more:
- Ethics, Principles, and Methods of Design
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Water harvesting, conservation, purification, and revitalization
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Trees, reforestation, and nutrient recycling
- Soil classification, biological interaction, and remineralization
- Climatic Factors and their influences on the design
- Tropical, Dryland, and Temperate influences on vegetation, housing, and
earthworks - Nutrition and fermentation
- Transition Towns – emerging and evolving approach to community level sustainability
