Join a Tropical Permaculture Design Course for a unique experience learning tropical permaculture design, set against the back-drop of one of the world’s most abundant ecologies, bamboo buildings, food forests and edible gardens in the tropics. Learn practical principles and strategies in permaculture whilst meeting inspiring eco-entrepreneurs, activists, sustainable designers and creators who form part of the Kul Kul Farm local and expat community. You will be introduced to local Balinese farmers that have for decades interwoven permaculture-like principles into their cultural and agricultural practices.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
The 2 week intensive includes an Introduction to Tropical Permaculture and a workshop on growing and building with bamboo. You will be immersed into Balinese culture, you’ll meet and learn from local rice farmers about the ecologically sustainable water management and intricate irrigation system for rice paddies in Bali called the Subak, that was listed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012. You will learn how local rice farmers relate to the natural world and how they see nature, humanity and spirit intrinsically linked through a philosophy called Tri Hita Karana.
You will be given a personalized tour of Green School and Green Village. You will learn about bamboo, this wild grass, that we are using here to build some of the most sustainable and beautiful homes and classrooms in the world. You will learn different ecological food production systems and how to follow the design process to create onsite designs. The course will be split into classroom time, tours and hands-on workshops that will include building with bamboo, making bio-fertilisers and compost teas, growing food, integrating animals into your food growing systems and much more.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?
The course is suitable for anyone interested primarily in tropical sustainable land management, soil fertility, permaculture design, growing food and raising animals in the tropics. Permaculture design can be applied personally to your homes and gardens, to larger as well as helping facilitate positive change in your communities.
Permaculture provides an effective solution-based design system to address the problems of today. Based on a set of principles and natural patterning, permaculture design is applicable in all climate conditions; in both urban and rural situations. Many indigenous communities who have been relocated or disconnected from their home are studying permaculture design principles to help re-weave cultural connection and relationship.
SITE TOURS:
During the course you will get an inside tour into the inspiring Green School and Green Village. Lectures and workshops will be held on the Green School campus itself as well as at The Kul Kul Farm. On one of the days you will experience the Subak (Bali’s irrigation management system) up close and personal by trekking through Bali’s rice fields, irrigation canals and tunnels that were carved by hand thousands of years ago. We will also have a number of local Balinese farmers and guest speakers join us to share their vast knowledge, experience and skill.
Regardless of your experience this Certificate course will equip you with the skills to design and implement Permaculture into your home or professional environments from urban back-yard plots and Permaculture systems to small farms and community projects.
The globally recognized permaculture design curriculum will give you the chance to learn and live permaculture on The Kul Kul Farm. Here’s more of what you’ll learn:
Water harvesting and Earth Works
Site analysis (Sector Analysis)
Site planning and Layout (Zoning)
Climate and micro-climate strategies
Mapping
Land access
Community building
Plant guilds
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Biochar
Food forests and agro-forestry
The design process, principles, strategies, and techniques
Soil building and sheet mulching
Pond management and ecology
Bamboo building
Grey water systems
Bioremediation
Renewable energy systems
Watershed management
Economy and Equity
Group work on a conceptual design project for The Kul Kul farm.
WHERE YOU WILL STAY
All participants will be staying at The Kul Kul Farm. Accommodations are charming and rustic. Your general ticket includes boutique camping in shared 100% cotton canvas tents (1 tent sleeps 2 to 4ppl), or an option to upgrade to a bamboo bunkhouse. Bunkhouse rooms are also shared with one other person. The bunkhouse option costs US$150 for the 2 weeks, and this upgrade can be selected upon booking. Both options include composting toilets and warm outdoor showers.
WHAT YOU’LL EAT
During the course you will eat like a king, or at least a vegetable king. We do our best to provide quality local ‘off the land’ ingredients to make delicious and authentic Balinese meals as well as a few international options. We cater to vegetarians, vegans & people who don’t eat wheat or gluten.
YOUR TEACHERS
ORIN HARDY | PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE
Orin was first introduced to Permaculture when he was 16 years old by Penny Livingston and James Stark. Since then he has done courses in Permaculture with Dave Jackie at Milkwood, Penny Livingston and James Stark at the Regenerative Design Institute and Paul Taylor at Jambaroo Farms. After graduating from the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington, he returned to Bali in 2012 and started IBUKU Gardens, a landscape design group that is part of IBUKU. His goal was to replace landscaping plants with edibles in homes and resorts around Bali. Over the past 2 years he has bestowed vegetable gardens on a variety of private and resort gardens. Orin is the son of Green School co-founder John Hardy and is the younger brother of Elora Hardy, creative director of IBUKU (design firm behind the magic and beauty of everything bamboo in Bali). The Kul Kul Farm is a culmination of his years of studying permaculture and implementing regenerative food systems here in Bali and exploring its relationship to people and communities.
SCOTT GODFREDSON | PROFESSIONAL PERMACULTURE DESIGN
Scott holds an honours degree in Landscape Architecture from RMIT Melbourne. He chose Landscape Architecture as a profession because of its ability to artistically and creatively work with the environment at all levels. He has been actively involved in Permaculture design and education since 2000, subsequently lecturing on the topic in Australia, United States and Central America. With a strong focus on Permaculture master planning and sustainable community design, Scott’s involvement in projects have taken him around Australia and overseas to Hawaii, California, Panama, Costa Rica and England designing farm communities, community visioning, eco-retreat and eco-village projects. Over the last decade Scott has gained a diverse range of skills working on projects including private residential projects, commercial developments, urban master planning, resorts, highway projects, public parks, community gardens and botanic gardens.
Other guest speakers (we have many) will be announced at a later date. They will include Green School community members/ heads, local social entrepreneurs, local farmers, Ibuku architects and others.
INCLUDED IN YOUR COURSE FEE
Your course ticket includes camping, meals, tours and excursions, materials and a range of take-home resources to help you in continuing your permaculture journey back home.
Please note the course begins on Thursday 3rd November at 4pm. (Those arriving before 1pm will be asked to pay an additional fee of RP 1,000,000 ( $76). Night Arrivals between 9pm and 6am will be asked to pay a fee of RP 1,500,000 ($115).
SCHOLARSHIPS AND INDONESIAN DISCOUNTS
We offer 5 full scholarships to local, English- speaking, Balinese and Indonesians who are either food growers or working in the field of sustainability. If you are interested in applying please email [email protected]. Furthermore, we are offering an Indonesian discounted price for nationals who have been working and living in Indonesia for at least 5 years. Price is Rp 7,975,000 ( Rp 7,250,000 + 10%tax). Payment can be organised via local bank transfer. Email us to proceed with payment.