So like many of your I signed up for Geoff Lawton’s PDC online course. I am totally stoked about it and already though the first section waiting for the next block. Today I got an email and just said wow.
Jeff is adding a complete Earthworks Course to the members area of the PDC. The course isn’t there yet, frankly I think they are filming and editing right now for it. Anyway this isn’t just a video but a complete Earthworks course and frankly I think that such a course is more valuable then a PDC to many people.
I figured he would give PDC students some big discount on it or something but he is flat out giving it to us. As of right now the Online PDC registration is still open so this might be the time to sign up if you haven’t done so already.
I want to remind the audience here because some don’t seem to get this. I am not doing this for personal gain financially. I have agreed to take no commission on my referrals to Geoff in return for an MSB discount. If you do choose to sign up for this course (now courses) do so because it is right for you, not to support me. Also please make sure to go to the Members Area of your MSB first BEFORE you sign up for the special discount link. It will save you 150 bucks.
Here is a 2 minute teaser for the Earthworks Course, again all PDC students get it at no cost. I don’t know if he might sell this course as a stand alone, but I will ask.
Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies.
In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking center for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss the value of a Permaculture Design Certification, a new look at permaculture ethics, the 14 chapters of the Permaculture Design manual and more. Wait till you hear how much progress has been made in Australia with Permaculture, my hope is now that a world class eduction is available anywhere in the world, we can begin such progress as well here in the US.
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One common trap that I see play out over and over and over again with people new to permaculture is what I call an monocular view. Or a one dimensional view. They see a desert project and so permacultureis for deserts, or they see a project in the tropics and feel it is only for where bananas can be grown.
In the case of Geoff’s recent videos two views like this came to a head from this audience, they seem to be.
1. Permaculture and Geoff’s designs are only for large properties
2. All permaculture designs are based on large swales and multiple ponds
The problem with that view is it doesn’t really grasp that Permaculture is a design science, the techniques are more like paint, the land like canvas. Each artist must design his work based on the canvas he is given (land) and the paints he chooses and the final image he wishes to create within those limits.
Can this be scaled down to a suburban lot? You bet and in ways that almost make you want to live on a small land holding! Geoff’s newest video will focus on that, below is the trailer for it.
If you have seen the other videos you will get an email when this one goes live. If you have yet to see the others you can sign up for free access to them at this link, http://www.geofflawton.net/crisis/?10007
This will be the 4th video in the series and I have to say I continue to be blown away at the quality of production and information in all of them.
Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies.
In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking center for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss site selection in both the suburbs and rural areas. He was also good enough to answer quite a few questions from the audience on his latest video and gives us some amazing insights today on how the problem can often indeed be the solution.
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Episode-1020- Geoff Lawton on Permaculture & Blake Girardot on Maker Workshops[ 1:20:43 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Geoff Lawton has a New Permaculture Education Outreach Initiative
Today is a really amazing show, I promise you it will be one of the most informative TSP episodes ever. We have two parts to today’s show.
The first is about 15 minutes of a mini segment with Geoff Lawton about his new initiative to broaden Permaculture’s influence and increase its reach.
Geoff is doing this though a new web based format that has many things coming. Yesterday I released a teaser video (well 30 minutes of amazing instruction is what Geoff sees as a teaser) and the response was so great he agreed to come on TSP and tell us a bit more about it.
Geoff to me is currently the most gifted designer and teacher we have in the permaculture movement. The fact that he is now directing the movement at groups outside of the core eco centric usual suspects is huge. Specifically now I feel he has realized how on board with sustainable design the prepper movement is and much of what he is doing is very much directed at out community.
Blake’s Solar Back Up System, Built at a Maker Workshop
Following Geoff’s segment we have Blake Girardot on Maker Workshops. When Blake approached me for an interview I found the concept pretty cool but really didn’t have any idea how cool this movement really is. Oh and just wait until you hear the synergy that exists between this concept and the 13 Skills Challenge!
The maker movement is all about people helping people to be more self sufficient and self reliant via skills based creation of everything from software to artisan wood craft and anything and everything you can think of in between.
Imagine having a membership to a facility where you could go and gain access to anything from a band saw to a laser engraver to a wood lathe. Or even say a place where you could use a 3D printer to prototype an item and then have injection molding equipment to produce the new item in quantity. Cool right? Well, what if you could also find people there that would teach you how to use all this cool stuff?
That is a thin scratch of the maker movement! This is honestly one of the most empowering concepts I have ever heard of, and the potential to build community and skill sets at the same time in enormous. Maker Workshops can be a way to learn a viable trade, fabricate something you can’t buy, simply learn new skills or even a gateway into a business of your own. The cost? 50-100 dollars a month depending on the facility.
Tech Shop – A company that is in the business of establishing maker workshops
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Properly Managed Chickens Can Convert Pasture to Forest
Geoff Lawton just released a great video that represents the beginnings of an awesome new project and it fits in great with today’s show topic. In his video which addresses preparing for future crisis with permaculture Geoff shows how chickens can be used to establish a food forest 150 square meters at a time.
This is just one role that livestock both small and large can play in a permaculture system. From talking to hundreds of people I am convinced that you can have some sort of livestock in just about any environment.
To me if you really wish to branch out into individual sustainability at some point animals must become part of the formula. Today I discuss how to do that and how to actually sculpt land with animals being one of your tools in doing so. We discuss how to do this on a large acreage or even a small suburban lot.
Join Me Today As We Discuss…
Why animals in the first place, what does nature teach us
Understanding soil creation both fungal and bacterial
Using chickens to restore a pasture OR create a food forest
Using ducks for pest control and free ranging them in “forest”
The role animals play in nutrient bioavailability
How improperly managed animals can destroy a system
How to adapt large scale animal concepts into small scale operations
Using animals in suburban environments
How to even use animals covertly in suburban environments
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Episode-923- Geoff Lawton on Site Selection, Main Frame Earthworks, GMOs and More[ 1:14:53 ]Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Geoff Lawton – Managing Director of PRI Australia
Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies.
In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking centre for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss site selection in both the suburbs and rural areas. We also discuss the threat of GMOs and two “almost disasters” related to GMOs most people have never heard of. A huge problem and even bigger opportunity with the Mississippi river. The challenges of desert permaculture and why we should focus on “marginal desert areas” first as we begin to repair man caused desertification.
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies.
In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking centre for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute.
Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss the future of Permaculture along with many other cool aspects of permaculture, earth works, unusual plantings, temperate climate exchanges for common tropical plantings, common sense environmentalism and how we can help the Permaculture Institute in its mission to create solutions to many of the worlds most insidious problems.
Source in the UK I Found for Salad Mallow Seed (yep they ship to the US, note I misspoke in the episode shipping was CHEAP, the seeds were expensive partly due to the dollar’s weakness to the Euro)
Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
