Course Notes from Steve's course, Chester, 2017/18
Week 1
Introductions, Holmgren's 12 principles: OBSERVE and INTERACT, energy now, permaculture in Zimbabwe, origins of life
Week 2
CATCH and STORE ENERGY, and water and detritus; food pyramid
Week 3
OBTAIN A YIELD, water on Earth, water cycle, swales, suntraps, sewage treatment - cess, reeds, fungi; guilds on water traps. Conventional vs regenerative economy, CO2 by wealth, gardens - RISC, Moelyci, Garth
Week 4
SYSTEMS THINKING and FEEDBACK in NATURE, Daisy World
Week 5
USE and VALUE NATURAL SYSTEMS, Arne Naess, Deep Ecology
Week 6
PRODUCE NO WASTE, Biospheric, meeting needs, hugelkultur, composting toilets, reedbeds - Sheepdrove, Jean Pain heat+gas from compost (updated 31st March)
Week 7
DESIGN. Zones, patterns, keyhole beds, Fibonacci, Secret Life of Chaos
Week 8
INTEGRATE, DON'T SEGREGATE, Maslow's needs, input to output, alternative Africa, permaculture flower, Silver Tent, Permaculture Academy, housing coops, 6 thinking hats, Coops
Week 9
USE SLOW and SMALL SOLUTIONS, Empire of Illusion, Scientific/Hemenway/Koberg+Bagnall, site analysis factors, sector diagrams, sun calculations, Ecocide, animal movement, frost pockets, small farmers or intensive, bio-char, Ian on local opportunities
Week 10
USE AND VALUE DIVERSITY, history of Chickenshack housing coop, windbreaks, communal living, chicken interactions, top-lit updraft stove,the design process
Week 11
USE EDGES AND VALUE THE MARGINAL, a look at a real garden+house project, currently unused, what can be done? The benefits of a temporary project - cultivate.uk.com, multifunctional plants, check for local resources
Week 12
Llanfyllin Work House - what to expect, and where is it. http://www.the-workhouse.org.uk/accommodation/
Week 1
Introductions, Holmgren's 12 principles: OBSERVE and INTERACT, energy now, permaculture in Zimbabwe, origins of life
Week 2
CATCH and STORE ENERGY, and water and detritus; food pyramid
Week 3
OBTAIN A YIELD, water on Earth, water cycle, swales, suntraps, sewage treatment - cess, reeds, fungi; guilds on water traps. Conventional vs regenerative economy, CO2 by wealth, gardens - RISC, Moelyci, Garth
Week 4
SYSTEMS THINKING and FEEDBACK in NATURE, Daisy World
Week 5
USE and VALUE NATURAL SYSTEMS, Arne Naess, Deep Ecology
Week 6
PRODUCE NO WASTE, Biospheric, meeting needs, hugelkultur, composting toilets, reedbeds - Sheepdrove, Jean Pain heat+gas from compost (updated 31st March)
Week 7
DESIGN. Zones, patterns, keyhole beds, Fibonacci, Secret Life of Chaos
Week 8
INTEGRATE, DON'T SEGREGATE, Maslow's needs, input to output, alternative Africa, permaculture flower, Silver Tent, Permaculture Academy, housing coops, 6 thinking hats, Coops
Week 9
USE SLOW and SMALL SOLUTIONS, Empire of Illusion, Scientific/Hemenway/Koberg+Bagnall, site analysis factors, sector diagrams, sun calculations, Ecocide, animal movement, frost pockets, small farmers or intensive, bio-char, Ian on local opportunities
Week 10
USE AND VALUE DIVERSITY, history of Chickenshack housing coop, windbreaks, communal living, chicken interactions, top-lit updraft stove,the design process
Week 11
USE EDGES AND VALUE THE MARGINAL, a look at a real garden+house project, currently unused, what can be done? The benefits of a temporary project - cultivate.uk.com, multifunctional plants, check for local resources
Week 12
Llanfyllin Work House - what to expect, and where is it. http://www.the-workhouse.org.uk/accommodation/