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CANTERBURY PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE

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A group of professional permaculturalist who consult, design, implement and teach. We hold permaculture, its ethics, and principles within our daily lives and believe that it has the tools and processes to aid us all in the changing times. And, help us to become more empowered and self resilient, whilst giving back to our living support system, Planet Earth.

HANDS-ON APPROACH

TEACHING

Guidance & Inspiration

CONSULTATION

Getting the most out of a design

IMPLEMENTATION

Design and expertise come to life

Up Coming Courses

Permaculture Design Certificate 2020 - 2021

Sat, Sep 19

Canterbury

Sep 19, 2020, 9:00 AM – Aug 22, 2021, 5:00 PM

Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand

10 weekend module location based learning course, held over a year on varying properties around Canterbury.

Growing Soil & Plants

Sat, Nov 21

Old 7 Oaks Site

Nov 21, 8:45 PM – Nov 22, 3:00 PM

Old 7 Oaks Site, 35 Hassals Lane, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand

Zones 1 & 2 home & backyard food production: building soil, home garden systems, seasonal crop planting, care and rotation plans, the importance of pollination, manuring and nutrient recycling, propagation & transplanting, seed saving, plus more.

Water & Soil

Sat, Oct 17

New Brighton Community Gardens

Oct 17, 8:45 PM – Oct 18, 3:00 PM

New Brighton Community Gardens, 136 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand

Water & soil are the foundations of any productive growing system. This weekend brings a broad view of the nature and importance of water and soil, their sources, cycles & potential for human management, along with the importance and structure of the soil food web.

Philosophy, Design & Patterns

Sat, Sep 19

New Brighton Community Garden

Sep 19, 8:45 PM – Sep 20, 3:00 PM

New Brighton Community Garden, 136 Shaw Avenue, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand

This module introduces the ethics & principles of permaculture along with the ecological & environment overviews. We will also share techniques for effective learning, & wholistic design methods, along with pattern understanding... The atmosphere, climate, weather & micro-climates, forecasting, air