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Course participants in a role play
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Events: Courses postponed for 2007 while we make a film, "Guardians of the Seed"
Preparation for working in seed saving & permaculture projects overseas. all courses have been postponed in 2007
The Topics
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Biodiversity and Bio-piracy
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What Plants to Preserve
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Keeping Varieties of Food Plants for Posterity
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Seed Selection
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Processing the Seed Harvest
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first three days are on seed saving and the second
three are on preparation for and working on Permaculture
and seed saving projects.
The
Teachers
Michel and Jude Fanton and guest lecturers. Jude
and Michel have worked in Permaculture since 1983.
Since 1995, they have initiated seed networks in
the Solomon Islands, Cuba and Cambodia and consulted
on strategies for preserving traditional food varieties
in the UK, India, Japan Nepal, Tonga and for ten
countries in Africa. They offer what they have learnt
during this overseas development work and fifteen
years of running The Seed Savers' Network in Australia
to people who have an interest in working overseas
or in community projects on seeds and Permaculture.
Teaching Style
Participatory and practical with many exercises
in the garden and with seeds. All previous groups
in this course so far have experienced a strong
sense of camaraderie and group learning. Most meals
are shared and some cooked together.
Participants
This is a course for people who are willing to work
as volunteers on Permaculture and Seed Savers initiated
projects. The course aims to help people who have
knowledge of horticulture, household food production,
environmental management, computers, health, nutrition,
etc., to prepare themselves to be volunteers in
community projects either overseas or in Australia.
Last course in Oct 2005 there were participants from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Solomon Islands and East Timor.
The Venue
One acre gardens near the sea two kilometres south
of the Byron Bay Post Office with food forest, creek,
seed producing garden, bamboo grove, orchard laid
out by continent of origin and ponds. The Seed Centre
houses The Seed Savers' Network offices and seed
bank too.
Accommodation
There are many options in Byron Bay including a
camping ground not far from the Seed Centre. Some
people may be squeezed in in the shed.
Interested?
and presentations.
enquiries
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