INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

19-20 March 2011

This course introduces the basics of permaculture design and shows how this approach can be applied. 9.30am-5pm.  Stanmer Park and/or other Sussex locations.  Tutors: Jen Beaufoy, Kate Hamilton and Hedvig Murray.  See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

GREEN ARCHITECTURE DAY

26 March 2011

Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY.

Stalls, exhibitions and illustrated talks.  See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

PRACTICAL PERMACULTURE GARDENING

2-3 April 2011

This course explores how permaculture design can be used to create beautiful, productive and wildlife-friendly gardens. 10.00am – 5pm. The first day is based at the Earthship in Stanmer Park, Brighton and on the Brighton Permaculture Trust plot.

The second day begins at Pippa Johns’ garden close to Southease station between Newhaven and Lewes.  The afternoon will be held in a nearby hall.  Tutor: Pippa Johns. See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOVOLTAICS

19 April 2011

The course will cover the basics of photovoltaics, from system design and load calculation through to the various types of solar panels, batteries and inverters and their suitability in different situations. The afternoon will be spent setting up a small photovoltaic system and will include a tour of the award winning Earthship Brighton.  9am – 5.30pm.  Tutors: Alex Saunders, Mischa Hewitt.  CPD CERTIFIED.  See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

BUILDING WITH STRAW BALES

22-24 APRIL 2011

This course is for anyone interested in building with straw bales – a cheap, natural, healthy and low impact way of making your own house. This is a practical building course and involves lots of hands-on workshops.  9am – 5.30pm.  Tutor: Ian Brown.  CPD CERTIFIED.  See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

4-5 May 2011

This course introduces the basics of permaculture design and shows how this approach can be applied. 9.30am-5pm.  Stanmer Park and/or other Sussex locations.  Tutors: Jen Beaufoy, Kate Hamilton and Hedvig Murray.  See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

7- 8 May 2011

This course looks at the significant role fungi play in the cycles of life and how they enhance the environment. Hands-on practical activities will give participants skills in cultivating mushrooms suitable for small spaces.  You will be able to take home a shiitake-inoculated log and oyster mushroom-inoculated straw.  9.30am–5.30pm   Tutor: Bill Knight.  See website forfull details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

COMMUNITY ORCHARD TRAINING

24 May 2011

This course looks at the basics of how to nurture newly planted fruit trees – watering, feeding, disease prevention and pest control.  The course includes apple cookery, juice-making on a traditional apple press (which is available for hire to community groups) and ideas for celebrating your apple harvest.  9.30am-5pm.   Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9PZ.  Tutors: Anne-Marie Bur, Bryn Thomas, Fran Pickering, Peter May, Robin van Creveld, Stephan Gehrels. See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

COMMUNITY ORCHARD TRAINING

28 May 2011

This course looks at the basics of how to nurture newly planted fruit trees – watering, feeding, disease prevention and pest control.  The course includes apple cookery, juice-making on a traditional apple press (which is available for hire to community groups) and ideas for celebrating your apple harvest.  9.30am-5pm.   Stanmer Park, Brighton BN1 9PZ.  Tutors: Anne-Marie Bur, Bryn Thomas, Fran Pickering, Peter May, Robin van Creveld, Stephan Gehrels. See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

SELF-BUILDING AN EARTHSHIP

10-12 June 2011

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own home or interested in learning about Earthships.  It includes practical workshops.  9am – 5.30pm.

Tutors: Rebecca Sarll, Jon Kalviac, Paulina Wojciechowska, Mischa Hewitt.  CPD

CERTIFIED.  See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

FOREST GARDENING

25-26 June 2011

Learn how to grow fruit, nuts, salads and perennial vegetables as a low maintenance, highly productive garden ecosystem. Includes four site visits. 10am-5pm. Stanmer Park, Brighton, Hertford Junior School, Brighton and Seaford, East Sussex.  Tutors: Bryn Thomas, Pippa Johns and Stephan Gehrels.  See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

FOREST GARDENING

2 – 3 July 2011

Learn how to grow fruit, nuts, salads and perennial vegetables as a low maintenance, highly productive garden ecosystem. Includes four site visits. 10am-5pm. Stanmer Park, Brighton, Hertford Junior School, Brighton and Seaford, East Sussex.  Tutors: Bryn Thomas, Pippa Johns and Stephan Gehrels.  See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

SELF-BUILDING AN EARTHSHIP

15-17 July 2011

This course is for anyone thinking about building their own home or interested in learning about Earthships.  It includes practical workshops.  9am – 5.30pm.  Tutors:

Rebecca Sarll, Jon Kalviac, Paulina Wojciechowska, Mischa Hewitt.  CPD CERTIFIED.

See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

SCYTHING

30-31 July 2011

The course will cover everything you need to know on how to use and maintain a scythe, leaving you with the skills and knowledge needed to mow anything from a small lawn to a meadow and even brambles, and also traditional hay making. Plenty of hands-on guidance from the tutor will enable you to leave as a competent scytheperson. Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 9.30am-3.30pm (optional 7am start).  Tutors: Simon Fairlie, Bryn Thomas, Stephan Gehrels.

See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

FRUIT TREE GRAFTING

13 August 2011

10am-5pm.  Stanmer Park.  The course will encourage participants to develop practical skills in the propagation of fruit trees.  Experience will be gained in the use of a grafting knife, concentrating on the technique of “Chip Budding” to graft an apple variety onto a rootstock.  Tutors: Peter May, Stephan Gehrels.

See website for full details:  www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

APPLE DAY AT STANMER PARK, BRIGHTON

25 September 2011

11am-5pm

Apple day is an annual celebration in and around the orchards at Stanmer Park which is a free event for all the family.   Delicious food and drink, including apple crumble, pie and juice will be available.   The day features juice-making demonstrations, children’s activities, apple identification, guided tours, produce for sale, stalls and much more.  See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

BUILDING WITH RAMMED EARTH AND CHALK

15-16 October 2011

This course will cover the basics of rammed earth and chalk, from the benefits of building

with rammed earth, finding the right earth, choosing a formwork system, different construction methods, design detailing, different approaches and the various tools used. There will be a large practical component to the course, with the construction of a section of rammed earth wall.  9.00am-5.30pm.  Tutors: Rowland Keable, Mischa Hewitt.  CPD CERTIFIED.

See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

PRUNING OLD FRUIT TREES

14-15 Jan 17-18 Jan 2012

The course is held in the old apple orchards at Stanmer Park.  Learn how to improve health and productivity by appropriate pruning.  10am – 5pm.  Tutor: Bryn Thomas.

See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

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Introduction to Permaculture 19-20 March  4-5 May 2011

Green Architecture Day 26 March 2011

Self-build an Earthship 10-12 June 2011

Pruning Old Fruit Trees 14-15 Jan 17-18 Jan 2012

For details & bookings: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

Brighton Permaculture Trust is an active member of Ethical Junction, learn more

Facilitated by Schumacher College, Devon, UK

Course is taking place at Sharpham House, Ashprington, Devon, UK

Cost: £1550.00 all inclusive

“Imagine a home that heats itself, provides its own water, and grows its own food… It needs no expensive technology, recycles its own waste, and has its own power source. And it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things that society throws away.” The words of US architect Michael Reynolds (star of the film Garbage Warrior) sum up the unique features of earthship homes. They are constructed out of natural and recycled materials such as earth-filled tyres, reclaimed timber, and used cans and bottles, and the passive solar design (glass on the south-facing side, thick walls with high thermal mass) means that no extra heating or air-conditioning is required. Water is collected, used and reclaimed using plants and filtration.

On this course, participants will work on the construction of a small earthship structure – a greenhouse – enabling them to learn the theory and experience the practice of most parts of the construction process. Each day will involve the equivalent of about an hour of theoretical input on various aspects of earthship construction, with the remainder of the morning and the afternoon devoted to the actual building tasks. The timetable will be somewhat weather-dependent – on very wet days there will be more talking and discussion, in fine weather more time outside.

For more information or to book a place please go to our website: http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/green-design-in-practice-building-an-earthship

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