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DescriptionOver this weekend you will learn how to apply pro-active, sustainable design techniques to your immediate environment - whether you live in a small apartment, a quarter-acre block, or a rural property.  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 neighborhood.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 local family's Permaculture garden and great feasts of organic food, all within the beautiful environs of the Mudgee valley.
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 fee: $190 (or 10% off with Earlybird Discount - see below)
The classic text Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison (RRP $41.70) is included in your course fee at no extra charge, to help get you started and keep you inspired when implementing what you learn at this course into your own habitat. Course fee also includes two organic home-made lunches (made with produce from Milkwood Farm wherever possible), and all the tea, coffee and snacks you will need while thinking, learning and absorbing this great two day course. Booking into the courseTo secure your spot in the Mudgee Summmer ITP course pay the full course fee of $190. Click the green button at right to pay via PayPal or your credit card. We use PayPal to receive payments and take bookings for our courses. You can book your course via PayPal without creating an account by providing them with your credit card details. Your banking details are secure and will not be provided to Milkwood Permaculture or any other third party. If you are not comfortable using PayPal get in contact with us and we will arrange an alternative payment method. Please ensure you read our refund policy. Venue
DescriptionGetting there
Mudgee is set in a beautiful, high valley on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range. A popular weekender destination, it is an easy 4 hours drive from Sydney. Mudgee is also serviced by the Countrylink rail system from Sydney, with connections also available from Bathurst and Dubbo. Venue map + directions.
AccommodationAs said, Mudgee has a swag of lovely places to stay for the weekend, perfect for all imaginable budgets. Thankfully, there's a central website with all the options: Visit Mudgee region. EventList powered by schlu.net |
Milkwood newsletterSign-up to receive monthly updates on courses and all things permaculture. Upcoming CoursesFarmReady CoursesIf you are a farmer, a primary producer, a land manager or in the immediate family of someone who is, you may be eligible for a FULL REIMBURSEMENT of your course fee, travel and accommodation costs when you attend specific Milkwood Permaculture courses that are FarmReady approved. Reading ListPrior to attending your course, you might like to take a look at our ever-expanding reading list,a bunch of recommended and practical texts on Permaculture, sustainable agriculture and community resilience. None of these texts are pre-requisite for our courses, we just like to
be able to provide suggestions on background reading, in case you're
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