permaculture and me....

ON Monday morning, bright and early, I'm off to commence the Permaculture Design Certificate held at 'The Crossing' (out the back of Bermagui - 20kms east of Sams Creek). The 72hr course will be over the next 13 days (with a day off in between.... phew!) and lead by local permaculture teacher John Champagne. I'm really excited and nervous that I'll FINALLY be able to undertake the course.

I've been interested in self-sufficiency since the 1970s and 1980s (yep - whilst I was still in primary and high school).... indeed I actually spent some of my hard-earned babysitting money on this, still treasured volume....

I bought my first book specifically on permaculture in the early 1990s (Permaculture One by Bill Mollison) and have been reading and collecting different books on and around the topic ever since....

In 2002 I bought David Holmgren's spectacular text- 'Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond sustainability'  hot off the press...  

(look I even managed to get an autographed copy....
that's because David's mother, poet and environmental activist, Venie Holmgren calls this region home!)

I think David's book is simply the best and most far-reaching text to explain the philosophy of permaculture in practical and far-reaching terms.... I love it.


BUT

Despite my swelling collection of books and long standing interest in the topic.... I've never had the chance to get to a course, to meet with others passionate about permaculture, to benefit from their experience, and to spend time focused on the topic.... in short  - to really delve deeply into all aspects of permaculture - soooooo I'm terribly excited about the coming days!....


I also expect to be rather quiet on the blogging front during my looooong days.....


see you on the flip side eh?!


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