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Permaculture Certificate Design Course – 2021 (canceled)
Unfortunately, we have to cancel the PDC 2021. The travel conditions from England being too uncertain, due to the Covid situation …
But this is only a postponement! See you in 2022 for the next PDC, which may be organized in Romanian, which would be unprecedented!Instead, we decided to organize a 4 day forest garden course in Romanian language, the first practical course in Romania !!
Facebook event https://fb.me/e/ZfyHOpRU
But this is only a postponement! See you in 2022 for the next PDC, which may be organized in Romanian, which would be unprecedented!Instead, we decided to organize a 4 day forest garden course in Romanian language, the first practical course in Romania !!
Facebook event https://fb.me/e/ZfyHOpRU
After the great success of the Permaculture Design Course in 2018 with Graham Bell and in 2019 with Pascal Depienne, Ermitaj Malin organizes a new Permaculture Design Course, this time with Mark Shipperlee!
The PDC (Permaculture Design Course) is a course developed by Bill Mollison, co-creator of the term “permaculture” with David Holmgren. It is an entertaining, informative and life enhancing series of discussions, contemplating and practical exercises.
The course format is 13 days residential. It includes theory classes, a lot of practical activities as well as evening entertainment.
The training takes place from Saturday 21st of August to Thursday 2nd of September 2021 at Ermitaj. Ermitaj is located in Northern Romania.
There is no prerequisite to participate. Anyone looking for inspiration or willing to master concepts and practice of permaculture are welcome. The course will be taught in an English accessible to the greatest number. Romanian-English bilingual assistants are involved in the training and many spaces will be given for questions and answers.
Anyone participating to the full course will be awarded with internationally recognized certificates from the Permaculture Association of Britain. These can be used as the starting point to go through the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.
Permaculture
Permaculture is first defined as “the conscious conception of landscapes that mimic patterns and relationships observed in nature, aiming an abundant production of food, textile fibers and energy to meet local needs” (Permaculture 2, 1979)
Permaculture is largely interdisciplinary. It brings together and proposes a set of techniques and concepts borrowed as much from science and engineering as human experiences and accomplishments both traditional and new.
Permaculture is also a project management method. It strives to build sustainable human structures through the research and development of mutually beneficial interactions between economic, social, individual and natural systems. It covers land management, energy systems, the importance of plants, trees and wilderness, climate and weather and how we interact with all these. It starts with understanding what resources we have and how we can work from those to a better future for all.
In brief: Permaculture is a way of thinking and a reason to act. It stems from the understanding that there is no Planet B!
The trainer
Mark started to work early in woodlands at the age of 15 as volunteer before completing a 3 year course in countryside management at college in the 80’s. He founded his own rural business focusing on arboriculture and woodlands’ care. He also taught part-time at an
agricultural college. He is additionally a qualified chainsaw instructor. In the 90’s, he worked overseas in a variety of locations, on humanitarian aid and development projects (in Romania as well). He also worked as an enterprise coach/mentor.
agricultural college. He is additionally a qualified chainsaw instructor. In the 90’s, he worked overseas in a variety of locations, on humanitarian aid and development projects (in Romania as well). He also worked as an enterprise coach/mentor. In his locality, his current work includes coppice management, felling and milling, and production of biochar and charcoal. He is also director of Living Woods North East CIC (Community Interest Company) and The Fruiting Tree CIC, both local non-profits associations.
Mark produces hardy fruit bushes and trees and grows the majority of his food needs on his own small-holding on Hadrian’s Wall in Scotland.
Having undertaken his PDC in 2012, he has since assisted on a range of Permaculture Design Certificate courses with different teachers in various locations. In 2019, his land has been recognize as a demonstration center of permaculture design. He developed in 2020 his own Permaculture Design Course.
Constantly challenged by environmental issues such as waste, pollution and habitat destruction, Mark’s work and teaching looks at real solutions to enable a more sustainable livelihood individually, locally and globally.
We already had the pleasure to welcome Mark two times at Ermitaj! He co-taught two PDC’s at our place with Graham Bell in 2018 and Pascal Depienne in 2019.
The place of training
Ermitaj has been a pioneering player for teaching permaculture in Romania, since it is here that the first PDCs of the country were organized with Steve Read and Pascal Depienne at the beginning of 2010.
The land of almost 8 hectares is located on the slopes of a hill at the foot of the Carpathians in an idyllic setting. Its characteristics and potential make it the perfect place to train for permaculture. The place is off-grid: no water, gas or electricity coming from the city, just mobile phone. It is composed of a young forest, old orchards, pastures, a pond, small streams, a difference in height of one hundred meters: micro-climates and challenges are therefore numerous. Ermitaj is running its activites through a non-profit association.
Housing & Food
There are three possibilities for accommodation: you can sleep in a dormitory (limited places), in a tent or in your caravan, or in Beclean (15km away) where many hostels exist. We strongly advise you to stay on site.
The price includes full board. We will be as much as possible attentive to individual diets.
Price
Starting at 1980 lei / 400 € (see the registration form) + special price possible for groups or if you subscribe to several of our events (contact us)
Summary program of this course
– introduction to permaculture & its principles
– design tools and methodology
– human permaculture, nonviolent communication & consensus decision making
– soil
– natural agriculture : regenerative agriculture, synergistic gardening
– water management
– the tree and the forest
– plant propagation
– the cultivated ecosystems
– crop ecosystems: agroforestry, edible forests & more
– animals in permaculture: integrated farming systems, beekeeping, poultry farming.
– natural and bioclimatic construction : ecoconstruction and habitat
– appropriate technologies
– invisible structures : how to recreate social bond and a healthy economy
– Design sessions
– Many practical activities, workshops & evening sessions
Permaculture Design Methods
From 29th of May to 1rst of June, we are organizing a course on “Permaculture Design Methods” with Radu Craciun from the romanian association of Permaculture.
The course will be held in romanian language.
If if you want more information, please check out the romanian article!
Permaculture Design Certificated Course 2019
After the great success of the Permaculture Design Course last September with Graham Bell,
Ermitaj Malin, together with the Romanian association of Permaculture, organize a new
Permaculture Design Course, this time with Pascal Depienne!
You want to register ?
Please download, fill out and return this form by email to contact@ermitajmalin.com
Thank you for reading our terms and conditions
“Be here and everywhere as if you were there forever” Pascal Depienne
Essentials
The PDC (Permaculture Design Course) is a course developed by Bill Mollison, co-creator of the term “permaculture” with David Holmgren. an entertaining, informative and life enhancing series of discussions, contemplating and practical exercises
Anyone participating to the full course will be awarded with internationally recognized certificates. These can be used as the starting point to go through a Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.
The trainer
Pascal Depienne
was a teacher of English and French. He reoriented himself towards permaculture during one of his long stays abroad, notably during a six-month volunteering at the Panya project in northern Thailand in 2007, one of the permaculture centers in South East Asia.
Upon his return to France, he acquired a small piece of land in North-West France, where he has been experimenting for 9 years. He restored a small autonomous stone house in 2009, built a bioclimatic and autonomous straw house in 2011, and planted a few hundred perennials to grow an edible forest.
Founder of several associations related to permaculture, he is a Permaculture teacher and designer since 2009. He also designs for companies or individuals.
Some images are better than a long speech:
More about the trainer : his Youtube channel “Avenir Permaculture” and the website of his NGO “Terre-Paille & co”
The place of training
The Ermitaj has been a pioneering player for permaculture in Romania, since it is here that the first PDCs of the country were organized with Steve Read and Pascal Depienne at the beginning of 2010.
The land of almost 8 hectares is located on the slopes of a hill at the foot of the Carpathians in an idyllic setting. Its characteristics and potential make it the perfect place to train for permaculture. The place is off-grid: no water, gas or electricity coming from the city, just mobile phone. It is composed of a young forest, old orchards, pastures, a pond, small streams, a difference in height of one hundred meters: micro-climates and challenges are therefore numerous. Ermitaj is a non-profit association.
Click here to find out more about the training place
Housing
There are three possibilities for accommodation: you can sleep in a dormitory (limited places), in a tent, or in Beclean (15km away) where many hostels exist. We strongly advise you to stay on site.
The price includes full board. We will be as much as possible attentive to individual diets.
Price
Between 550 and 825 euros (see the registration form)
Summary program of this course
Click here for a more detailed program overview
You want to register ? Please download, fill out and return this form by email to contact@ermitajmalin.com
Thank you for reading our terms and conditions
Towards Diploma in applied Permaculture Design
You want to register ? Please download, fill out and return this form by email to contact@ermitajmalin.com
Thank you for reading our terms and conditions
Starting from the observation that in Romania, there is no permaculture teacher recognized by official networks, we want to give the opportunity to people already experienced in permaculture to get more tools to teach permaculture and to get prepared for the Diploma in applied Permaculture Design.
Following the training ‘Towards Diploma in applied Permaculture Design” will make you a better designer, will help you to manage your diploma work, potentially open up new work opportunities and improve your abilities to spread the permaculture word.
Essentials
The training «Towards Diploma in applied Permaculture Design » will be given by Graham Bell, world-renowned author, teacher and practitioner of permaculture, assisted by Mark Shiperlee. The training takes place from 1st to 16th September 2018 (residential) at the Ermitaj. The Ermitaj is located in Transylvania, in a small village called Malin (district of Bistrita-Nasaud), one hour’s drive from Cluj-Napoca, Tîrgu Mures and Baia Mare.
Contents
The training covers two aspects: understanding the permaculture curriculum (basically what is in the book « Permaculture – A Designer’s Manual » 1988, Bill Mollisson) and how to teach it in a joyous enabling kind of way.
The training will help you to manage your diploma work, to discuss specific challenge and to get advices. It will help you gain perspective on your way of thinking about learning.
It will be given along side the Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC). Participants will teach some parts of the PDC and will receive individual feed-back and coaching session.
This course could be linked with the 2019 Romanian Permaculture Convergence. At the Convergence, we would like to invite permaculture seniors tutors, in order to allow you to present your work and to get the Diploma in applied Permaculture Design. Designing of the 2019 Convergence will be part of the training.
Trainers
Graham Bell is internationally known. He defines himself as a “global change agent”, devoting a large part of his time to sharing his knowledge and experience. He has expertise in several specialized fields: forest gardening and plant nursery management, resource management, energy efficiency, renewable energy … In Scotland, his own garden of 800m² produces 1.5 tons of fruit and vegetables a year, a yield of 16 tonnes per hectare. Its nursery is rich with 500 trees and 5000 plants. For 30 years, Graham has helped to set up thousands of permaculture projects on five continents and almost every latitude in both poor and rich countries. So, his expertise is also one of management. He is the first British man to receive the permaculture diploma from Bill Mollison in 1990 and has published numerous articles and two books: ‘The Permaculture Way’ and ‘The Permaculture Garden’.
Mark Shiperlee considers himself a self motivated entrepreneur. Passionate about nature, the principles as well as ethics of permaculture, Mark has been involved in many different projects. Here are just some examples. He had his own rural business in the countryside and also taught and worked in forest management. He has a special link with Romania since he organized convoys of humanitarian aid in 1990 and then developed social enterprises in both England and Romania. He therefore masters the Romanian language. He also helped to tackle homelessness and poverty through social enterprises in Scotland. He has been a entreprise coach for a government funded project. Nowadays he is running a rural business incorporating many areas of work. And he is living on a small piece of land where he grows as much food as possible, using Permaculture principles and ethics, and is also encouraging clients to work with their gardens/land in a permaculture way.
The place of training
The Ermitaj has been a pioneering player for permaculture in Romania, since it is here that the first PDCs of the country were organized with Steve Read and Pascal Depienne at the beginning of 2010.
The land of almost 8 hectares is located on the slopes of a hill at the foot of the Carpathians in an idyllic setting.
Ermitaj is a non-profit association.
Click here to find out more about the training place
Prerequisites
Participants must have relevant experience in one or more areas of permaculture.
The course will be taught in an English accessible to the greatest number.
Housing
There are three possibilities for accommodation: you can sleep in a dormitory (limited places), in a tent or in Beclean (15km away) where many hostels exist. We strongly advise you to stay on site.
Food
The price includes full board. The food will be prepared by a team of fine cooks. These will be as much as possible attentive to individual diets.
Price
Between 495 and 825 euros (see the registration form)