[Trusties] Permaforest Trust Update August 2007

[timwinton]

Permaforest Trust            August 2007 Update

Hi Folks,

We started up our final semester of residential Accredited Permaculture 
Training (APT) at the Trust's centre at Barkers Vale with a full house. Lots 
of new faces and great new people. We seem to have gotten off to a flying 
start with the community system hitting equilibrium in record time. For 
those of you who missed it in the last update, we are moving the APT program 
to Byron Bay in 2008 to focus on community post carbon transition education 
and training. Below are some of the highlights at Permaforest Trust from the 
last month by topic.

2008 Accredited Permaculture Training Program:
  a.. Permaforest Trust is partnering with Ethos Foundation 
http://www.ethosfoundation.org/FoundationDefault.aspx to create a 
bioregional campus for training and mentoring 'post carbon professionals'. 
Permaforest Trust will provide a core education program and Ethos Foundation 
will focus on career/enterprise mentoring, internships and counseling. This 
initiative is a great way for people to skill up and hit the ground running 
in the emerging professions facilitating community transition.
  a.. We have secured the Balcony Room at the beautiful Byron Bay Community 
and Cultural Centre for the classroom theory day each week of the APT 
course. By attending 16 of these sessions people can attain a Permaculture 
Design Course. These sessions will be free to members of the public on a one 
off basis, and there will be discounts and scholarships to youth, pensioners 
and single parents who would like to attend on an ongoing basis. See PDC 
Option at http://www.permaforesttrust.org.au/apt/costs/ for details.
  a.. Activity Based Training will begin at the Byron Youth Centre, where 
Permaforest Trust is participating in a community design process for a 
Community Precinct which is envisioned to include health and aboriginal 
services, youth services, community art space, market and festival 
facilities and a community garden. This project is in its early stages and 
it will provide a hands on example of community development for APT 
students.
Trust Stuff:
  a.. Our new 'Low Fi is the New Hi Fi' Series of presentations was featured 
on EnergyBulletin.net http://www.energybulletin.net/32892.html along with an 
insightful YouTube video of a discussion by David Holmgren for the 
Ecological Options Network
  a.. Derek (Des) Ashby wrote an article for our web site about how he set 
up his design business after graduating from the Diploma in Accredited 
Permaculture Training at The Permaforest Trust in 2006 
http://www.permaforesttrust.org.au/apt/student-profiles/professional-pathways-for-permaculture-designers/
  a.. "Permaculture Career Options", our latest presentation to be posted on 
the web site is now up for viewing at 
http://www.permaforesttrust.org.au/apt/student-profiles/professional-pathways-for-permaculture-designers/
  a.. Darren Doherty and his family visited Permaforest Trust for a week in 
2005. He has posted his pictures of the stay on Picasa web albums. 
Interesting to see an outsiders perspective on life at the Trust. 
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/permaculture.biz/PermaForestVisitDecember2005

Post Carbon Resources:
  a.. http://transitionculture.org/
  b.. http://globalpublicmedia.com/
  c.. http://www.theoildrum.com/
Upcoming Courses and Training:
  a.. Sustainable Settlements & Ecovillage Design Course with Robyn 
Francis - September 3-14 at Djambung Gardens, Nimbin NSW. More info

  b.. Permaculture Design Course at Crystal Waters with Morag Gamble and 
Evan Raymond - Sept 24 to Oct 5 at Crystal Waters Village, QLD. More info
  c.. Permaculture Design Course - John Champagne and Hugh Gravestein are 
running a two week PDC accredited by TAFE, October 6-18 based at The 
Crossing Land Education Centre, Bermagui NSW.  More info
  d.. Advanced Permaculture Design Principles Workshop with David Holmgren 
and Du Dennett - October 26-28 in Apollo Bay, VIC.  More info

That's all for now. Hope Spring brings new life and fresh energy to all your 
endeavors.

All the best from the Permaforest Trust crew,

Tim

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Tim Winton
Permaforest Trust
Lot 3 Hidden Valley Rd
Barkers Vale, NSW
Australia 2474
phone +61 02 6689 7579
fax +61 02 9225 9536

www.permaforesttrust.org.au

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in Accredited Permaculture Training

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