Permaculture Study

Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system.

-Bill Mollison

NC State offers a free permaculture course online complete with filmed lectures and slides. There are 29, 90 minute lectures the include topics such as ethics and principles, soil ecology, vermicomposting and green architecture.

If you would be interested in working through this course with some fellow Transition Towns members please add a comment to this page to that effect, and we will contact you through this site.

Check out the course by following this link: http://mediasite.online.ncsu.edu/online/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=f5a893e7-4b7c-4b79-80fd-52dcd1ced715

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Comment by jill harrop on January 20, 2012 at 9:37pm: Yes Im very interested in working through this course and great to be able to also connect with fellow transition members.

Im looking for experiences this year that will confirm my speciality in the world for environmental communtiy work.

Comment by Shawn Phelps on November 17, 2011 at 12:10am: Melissa & Fran (and Jess!), I'm taking care of speakers at the conference, so I'll see you there (there's a Speakers' Room). Rebecca, thanks for the link--if I have time I'll come, but may be swamped with conference stuff. Jess, thanks for the video link--totally loved it. :)

Comment by Melissa Berney on November 16, 2011 at 8:51pm: At least on Sunday. Looks like I'm going to help Fran with the bee prez.

Comment by Rebecca on November 16, 2011 at 3:28pm: Here's the information on the St James Town Community Cafe, on Friday at the Wellesley Sherbourne Community Centre: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=175830322508044

Comment by Jessica Lemieux on November 16, 2011 at 11:51am: Holy smokes! It must have been a long day for you Melissa! Are you coming to the Permaculture Living Conference this weekend?

I'm glad you like the soup Shawn :-)

Thanks Rebecca - that's great. I will look into ChocoSol - Good thinking! My e-mail is jessica.lemieux.ab@gmail.com

Comment by Rebecca on November 16, 2011 at 11:47am: It was a great conversation. I'm glad I joined you... Thanks! Jess, I should have gotten your email address - I haven't heard back from Carole re baked goods but when let you know when I do. Have you already tried ChocoSol (they're often very generous with donations)?

Comment by Shawn Phelps on November 15, 2011 at 6:42pm: We missed ya, but were already impressed you were even considering it after such a long bus trip. :) Sadly, though, you didn't get to try Jess's lovely soup and Rebecca's squash. See you at the next one!

Comment by Melissa Berney on November 15, 2011 at 4:27pm: Hi folks,

Sorry I wasn't there yesterday. A ticketing debacle ended with a midnight arrival... I did all my homework though, and will carry on with the next chunk.

Comment by Jessica Lemieux on November 15, 2011 at 9:40am: This is the video by d'bi young I was talking about last night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So30jB93Q5c

Comment by Jessica Lemieux on November 14, 2011 at 9:52am: Sounds good!

Comment by Shawn Phelps on November 13, 2011 at 8:41pm: I'll be there. I may even be a tad early as I have to be in Chinatown for the afternoon helping with a PPGTA thing, and may run out of ways to kill time in-between the two (though kensington is usually great for that. :)

Comment by fran freeman on November 13, 2011 at 8:02pm: 7:30 is fine. get tired pretty early, so not likely a long evening for me.

Comment by Rebecca on November 11, 2011 at 2:14pm: Thanks Jess, I'll be there.... and will watch as much as I can! and will bring something potluck-y.

Comment by Melissa Berney on November 9, 2011 at 11:32am: I'm also in Montreal for the weekend, but unfortunately we're only coming back on Monday. The bus is scheduled to get in at 7:40pm -I could join you afterwards.

Comment by Shawn Phelps on November 8, 2011 at 1:44pm: Hey Rebecca,

Jess is our moderator and can provide more info on the meeting format. But just as a quick update from our last meeting: we are following the above course link. If memory serves, we covered the first 4 videos last week. For our next meeting you may want to watch the next four videos. You are definitely welcome!

Comment by Rebecca on November 8, 2011 at 12:25pm: Hi, If it's not too late to join, I'd love to be part of this group. What exactly is the plan or format for meeting? ... I am available on Nov 14.

Comment by fran freeman on November 7, 2011 at 10:32pm: i can do the 14th also

Comment by Shawn Phelps on November 7, 2011 at 4:01pm: I can do the 14th

Comment by Jessica Lemieux on November 7, 2011 at 9:36am: No - all the dates seem to have gotten grayed out on doodle...

How about Monday the 14th (once Fran is back) in the evening potluck dinner style at my house (it'll be cozy!)?