Sat, 18 Sept
|Christchurch
Permaculture Philosophy, Design and Patterns - Module 1
Introducing the ethics & principles of permaculture along with the ecological & environment overviews. We will share techniques for effective learning, & wholistic design methods: Along with pattern understanding, the atmosphere, climate, weather & micro-climates, forecasting, air quality, pollution
Time & Location
18 Sept 2021, 8:30 am – 19 Sept 2021, 4:30 pm
Christchurch, 35 Hassals Lane, Waltham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
About the event
Module 1: Philosophy, Design & Patterns
Saturday
8:30 Welcome Session:
Housekeeping & Course Overview
Getting know each other
Effective Learning Techniques
Group Culture
10:30 Permaculture Ethics, Principles & Domains:
What is Permaculture
Ethics - Introduction & Questions Activity
Principles - Introduction & Card Game to learn about vast concepts that can be used in permaculture design
Permaculture Flower - discover the topics in each domain and indentify your desired path of learning
1:00 Ecology & Envirnomental Impact. Design Frameworks
What are ecosystems, Understanding Web of Life & Biomass
How does our inaction as humans impact the environment
Looking at the frameworks used in design and techniques of observation
2:20 Permaculture Design cont. Bioregion & Food Distribution Systems
11 Design Principles overview
Deeper look Zones and how to define our Bioregions
Food Distribution System, food waste; Analysis of the local Food Web
Discussion: Food Commons, Food Sovereignty, Seed Saving
Mapping Activity: Localising Food Index (handout & discussion: Community Food Systems)
Sunday
8:30 Patterns
Patterns in Nature;
Language as a set of patterns;
Pattern Languages Activities
11:30 Macoclimates & Weather Patterns; Microclimates & Micrometeorology
Water Cycle & the importance of the soil sponge;
Global Circulation patterns;
Regional Weather Patterns;
Micrometeorology & Microclimates
1:30 Hardiness Zones, Biomes & Biome Shifting
Collaboration & places with similar growing zones:
Characteristics of the general biomes of the world:
Manual shifting of regional or localised biome
3:30 Elements of Design
Looking at the observation checklist need for the 1st stage of the design process
What resources are available