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Latest Projects
WILD IVY PDC 2024: PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE (PDC) IN A 6-MONTH JOURNEY
This unique PDC design journey created for long-distance learners is for knowledgeable permaculture practitioners capable of self-authoring, who want to certify by following a real life design process under inspiring supervision. The 6-month process combines group tutorials (max 5 persons), one-on-one mentoring, design assessment & graduation ceremony. The programme ensures a rich tandem between fulfilment of core PDC curriculum (UK) and a personalised approach to each student. Sign up for 2024/25 edition here.
CELEBRATION OF WATER: COMMUNITY-LED LEARNING & AGROECOLOGY SCHOOL
A neighbourhood-based peer learning group that meets to build knowledge and share strategies on regenerative land and water practice in the methodology of Agroecology Schools. The group consists of a local community network, who create food gardens, regenerate land and cooperate in a model of neighborhood economy. Through Communities for Climate (C4C) networkwe are bringing more expert knowledge, combining traditional and innovative low-cost water management and biodiversity strategies.
RECENT Projects
AGROECOLOGY SCHOOLS: FACILITATING TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS FOR EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
Agroecology Schools have become strategic spaces of social networks for scaling up agroecology, strengthening the work for sustainable food systems transformation and providing a platform to unite learning with action research and civic engagement. This knowledge-sharing series, built on 11 Pillars of the Nyéléni Declaration on Agroecology (2015) and supported by Agroecology Fund, was hosted by the ECA Community of Practice on Agroecology BILIM.
LIFE-GIVING GARDEN: EU QUALIFICATION WITH 14-DAY COURSE CURRICULUM DESIGN & FACILITATION
A long-awaited practical course piloted for an EU market qualification in ecological gardening at a unique ecosystem education site - the certified organic farm of the Ecological Folk Highschool (EUL) in Poland. The course was designed on the principles of Gundvigian-style (living) education, combining action learning methods and land practices from agroecology and permaculture. The course was co-funded by Erasmus+ & Velux Foundation.
