Antonio Scotti

Thank you Anne, I appreciate your explaining.

Anne Miller wrote:Teaching folks how to add organic matter to their soils.  Organic matter could be compost, leaves, coffee grounds, etc.

Teaching how to use mulch to retain moisture.

Learning to grow mushrooms.

Learning about native plants and drought resistant plants.

Maybe teaching rain harvesting ...

Hi Anne
thanks for suggesting those points.
In which way do you see these items as any different than for any other landscape type? In my opinion all these are part of the ordinary PDC curriculum, which I already include by default.
What I am looking for is specific tips/knowledge for volcanic areas.

Anne Miller wrote:
Greening the dessert at Dead Sea Valley with Geoff Lawton:

Permaculture Garden survive volcanic eruption:

Thanks for the pointer to these videos, especially the last one!

Anne Miller wrote:Are you looking to work with a classroom of folks face to face or conduct just something an individual can do online by themselves?

I have occasionally signed up for the individual type classes though at the time my computer was not compatible with their platform so I never do that.

Doing something on Zoom or a similar platform might be doable.

Hello Anne, the idea is to have zoom sessions where all course participants are there at the same time. The course is actually hybrid in that half of the course time will be on-line and the other half face2face.

Robert Ray wrote:Are you thinking like a Zoom or Facebook live class? Perhaps someone here had experience had Covid online teaching experience and could offer what platform they used. Perhaps there is a homeschooling app or platform that could be used.  I do agree with tone and no pre-planned humor. Things happen live so unforeseen humor is or can be appreciated.

Thank you all for the replies so far.

I am planning to use zoom as a main session delivery. If I have enough time I might load everying on a moodle site in order to keep everything easily available and have sort of classroom availabe at any time, with a built in forum, etc. Otherwise session related materials are already on a Mega.nz account.

Hi,
where can I find resources/info about things to take into account in volcanic areas/islands within a PDC? (related to food production, building, etc.)
Best regards

Hi,
I am new to on-line teaching and I'd like to check what best practices can be used to deliver participatory permaculture design courses on the different topics they include.
I am aware of Miro-like platforms, which allow for many participants to work at the same time. But, apart form specific platforms, how can I structure my sessions
so that they do not become a one-way delivery only job, such as a teacher showing a powerpoint from start to end?
Are there any resources worth exploring on this subject?
Best regards

Hi,
we'll be running a hybrid, a 100-hour long PDC, in the beautiful Canarian island of Lanzarote, Spain.
The course will have an online part starting on September 19th till the end of October. These are intended to be 1-day long sessions (with breaks) run on Saturdays
The online sessions will be followed by a week intensive at the Perma Terra site in Lanzarote, from November 7th till November 14th, where mostly practical sessions will be held as well as the group design exercise and some local projects site's visits.
The course language will be Spanish.
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Hi,
I am new to this subject and I would be interested in knowing what data are available so far about using HK in semi-arid environments
I found a thread here on this, but it is 13 years old! So I wonder if there are more specific data now, on water consumption, productivity and other parameters/indicators
compared to other growing methodologies in the semi-arid climate
I wonder if anybody is aware of any academic research evaluating these indicators over a period of time of a few years.
Cheers

Hi,
many cans nowadays are internally lined with some kind of plastic paint in order to preserve food "better" avoiding the food to take a metallic flavor.
Has anyone ever used these types of cans to build rocket stoves? Is it advisable to do it?
Alternatively is there an easy way to get rid of the lining?