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Warren Brush, Brad Lancaster, Geoff Lawton, Nadia Lawton, Bill Mollison, Rosemary Morrow: International Permaculture Conference PDC, September 3-15, 2011 – Amman, Jordan

September 3, 2011 - September 15, 2011

The Permaculture Design Certificate course is an internationally-recognized, seventy-two hour course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. It provides an introduction to permaculture design as set forth by movement founder Bill Mollison.
The PDC serves as foundation for further permaculture work and study and is a prerequisite for the Diploma in Permaculture Design, offered through The Permaculture Institute. Credit for this course is now accepted by a growing number of universities around the world.
To date, thousands of permaculture designers worldwide have been certified through this course, and now comprise a global network of educators, ecological activists who influence major corporations, individuals creating new business alternatives and groups of committed people working together to change the way we view and design into our landscapes.
The course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and generation, and explores alternative economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions.
Dates: September 3-15, 2011
Location: Amman, Jordan
Teachers (see bios at bottom):

  • Rosemary Morrow
  • Brad Lancaster
  • Warren Brush
  • Geoff Lawton
  • Nadia Lawton
  • with special guest talks by Bill Mollison

Costs:

International Students: US$2,000
Jordanian residents: US$1,000

Accommodation/Meal Information: TBA soon! (check this website for updates)

Booking Info: TBA soon! (check this website for updates)
Teacher Bios
rosemary_morrowRosemary Morrow (Rowe) trained in development work in France where she also lived in Trosly-Breuil l’Arche community, and in England at Jordans. Most of the 1970s were spent in Lesotho. Back in Australia in the 1980s permaculture provided the powerful basis for her concern for Earth restoration.  She considers permaculture ‘sacred’ knowledge to be carried and shared with others. Since then she has travelled to teach people anxious and concerned to restore their environments. As a teacher of permaculture Rowe has been inspired for many years by Parker Palmer, the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) and non-violent resistance. She works in di?cult places responding to people who have been disempowered and who would not otherwise have access to permaculture.
brad_lancasterBrad Lancaster is the author of the best-selling, and award-winning books Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volumes 1 and 2. Living on an eighth of an acre (0.05 ha) in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where rainfall is less than 12 inches (305 mm) annually, Brad practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000 gallons (379,000 liters) of rainwater a year., creating an oasis in the desert by directing this harvested rainwater not off their property and into storm drains, but instead incorporating it into living air conditioners of food-bearing shade trees, abundant gardens, and a thriving landscape that includes habitat for wildlife. This living example, dynamic public talks, and countless hands-on workshops have inspired thousands of citizens and numerous businesses in Tucson and around the country to harvest water and sustainably grow their local resources.


warren_brushWarren Brush is a certified Permaculture designer and teacher as well as a mentor and storyteller. He has worked for over 25 years in inspiring people of all ages to discover, nurture and express their inherent gifts while living in a sustainable manner.  He is co-founder of Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm, Sustainable Vocations, Wilderness Youth Project, Trees for Children and his Permaculture design company, True Nature Design.  He works extensively in Permaculture education and sustainable systems design in North America and in Africa as well as in other countries worldwide. He has devoted many years to mentoring youth to inspire and equip them to live in a sustainable manner with integrity and a hopeful outlook.  His mentoring includes working with those who are former child soldiers, orphans, from troubled families and situations as well as those youth from other varied and privileged backgrounds.
geoff_lawtonGeoff Lawton is an internationally-renowned permaculture educator, consultant and practitioner. He emigrated from England to Australia and later studied permaculture with Bill Mollison in Tasmania. He established the Permaculture Research Institute at Tagari Farm in New South Wales, Australia, a 147-acre farmstead previously developed by Mollison. PRI was eventually moved to Zaytuna Farm, in The Channon, where it continues today. Since 1985, Geoff has designed and implemented permaculture projects in 30 countries for private individuals and groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, and multinational corporations. He has taught the Permaculture Design Certificate course in 30 countries.

nadia_lawtonNadia Lawton, co-teacher and translator on this course, was born and raised in the Jordan (Dead Sea) Valley, in the lowest and one of the driest places on earth. She completed her PDC with Sindhu Webber in Jordan and went on to complete a Permaculture Diploma in Education and Site Design. She regularly travels with her husband for aid project and permaculture consulting work, and assists in teaching permaculture design courses. Nadia established PRI Jordan and the Jawasari Permaculture Society.

bill_mollisonBill Mollison is a researcher, author, scientist, teacher and naturalist. He is the developer of the curriculum for the world class Permaculture Design Course, and authors many other books dealing with Permaculture.  He established and continues to direct the first and longest running Permaculture Institute in existence. He is the first teacher of anything Permaculture both domestically and on a global scale and continues teaching Permaculture Design Courses today, most recently in Istanbul in Nov 2010. Students will be privileged to hear Bill speak at the PDC!

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Start:
September 3, 2011
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September 15, 2011
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