Covering organic food production, system design (and re-design) for
comfort and lower energy consumption, and ideas on how to approach a sustainable
and positive community existence within your neighbourhood.
Come and learn practical strategies to better care and provide for
yourself, your family and the planet. A jam-packed weekend of
information, techniques, a site visit to a Community Permaculture Garden
and great piles of community-sourced food, all within a comfortable walk from public transport.
This course will be taught by Nick Ritar, an award-winning educator of
community technologies and strategies for communication, and co-founder
of Milkwood Permaculture, providing practical, ecological, do-able
solutions for sustainable living and development. All previous editions of this course have sold out quick smart - so come along, and start your process of skilling-up for adaptation in a changing world....
Course dates: Saturday 15th + Sunday 16th November, 2008
Course times: 9am - 5pm each day
Course fee: $150 + GST
Course location: TBA, Newtown area, Sydney.
Getting there: free public transport trip planner website
Getting there by bus:
Catch a 422,
423, 426 or 428 bus from Railway Square at Central, and get off at
Newtown Railway Station.
Getting there by train: Catch the train to Newtown (on
the inner west and south lines) from Central Station.
Getting there by car:
Parking in the Newtown area is a bit of a nightmare, and the venue for
this course will have no designated parking. May we suggest that you take
public transport to this event.
Course fee includes all educational materials, two generous lunches,
and all the tea, coffee and snacks you will need while thinking,
learning and absorbing this great two day course.
About Milkwood Permaculture: We are a Permaculture Demonstration Site
near Mudgee in Central Western NSW. We provide world-class courses and
workshops in a wide range of sustainable farming practices - all within
a relaxed, professional and positive hands-on environment. Have a look at some photos from our previous courses
here. Any questions, just give us a call on 02 6373 7763.
Secret community lane, Newtown
Over this weekend you will learn how to apply pro-active, sustainable design
techniques to your immediate environment - whether you live in an inner
city apartment, a quarter-acre block, or a rural property.
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