PDC at Natures' Gift Permaculture: Site of IPC9, Malawi

Nature’s Gift Permaculture is a training and demonstration facility on a 20 hectare plot situated near the capital city of Lilongwe on  Nature’s Gift Farm.  Here we are developing designs for ecologically harmonious, efficient and productive living systems and future permaculture designers, trainers and extension workers are welcome to  learn and practice.

We use permaculture principles to empower Malawi in community-based food and nutrition security.

Course Dates: June 13th-June 25th, 2011

Lead facilitator Alex Kruger has 15 years of experience in practicing and teaching Permaculture which began with training at Fambidzanai of Zimbabwe in 1993. Her experience base ranges from small scale community based work to large scale systems in a number of diverse of bioregions and climates. Training and materials development are her passion, as well as creating beautiful systems with groups of people.  Alex lives in an intentional community, Berg en Dal, in the Klein Karoo, South Africa, where she currently spends her time teaching Permaculture and building her home from natural materials found on the farm.

Course Costs:
Basic Course Cost listed below include course fees, lunch and two tea breaks, and three dinners for the duration of the course. Also included are all design materials and a course manual.  Fees are payable in US$, ZAR, GBP, or MK at bank rates of exchange.

Basic Course Cost Without Accommodation: US$ 695.00 p.p.

*Camping (participant provides the tent)
  w/o meals: US$ 795
  with all (basic) meals:  US$ 1035
*Hut (basic hut with mosquito net)
    w/o meals: US$ 935
    with all (basic) meals: US$ 1170

alternative accommodation and meal arrangements are available, please inquire

PLEASE NOTE:  We aim to provide Permaculture training to anyone who wants it and do not want cost to be a prohibitive factor in participation on a PDC.  Please contact us if you wish to donate money to sponsor someone or if you need sponsorship for this course.

Please contact hope@naturesgiftpermaculture.org to register or with any questions

and please visit www.naturesgiftpermaculture.org for more information on our centre