TTB to create London’s first Public Permaculture Demonstration Site
Transition Town Brixton will create London’s first public permaculture demonstration site and you can be a part of it. We are running a full Urban Permaculture Design Course in April and May 2013 which will transform Slade Gardens in Brixton. This unique project will apply permaculture principles of food security, efficient water use, intelligent urban [...]
Urban permaculture weekend course
The word ‘permaculture’ comes from ‘permanent agriculture’ and ‘permanent culture’ – it is about living lightly on the planet, and making sure that we can sustain human activities for many generations to come, in harmony with nature. This weekend course, run by Jillian Hovey and Rakesh ‘Rootsman Rak’, provides a fun and friendly introduction to permaculture. [...]
Film Screening THE CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION
We would like to invite you to the opening of a series of film screenings at the Transition Centre, Thursday 15 December 7pm for 7.30pm screening time. The first film sets the focus of our agenda for the years to come: The documentary THE CRISIS OF CIVILIZATION explores how contributing factors of Earth in crisis [...]
TTB Family Group Gardening Lunch
Plant broad beans in the TTB growing space (see above) (11-12.30, bring warmth) BYO picnic food to share (12.30 – 1.30 lunch) If you have a trowel or small fork that would be helpful. Indoor shoes too so we don’t bring the mud inside. All ages welcome. Bring friends. Bring ideas. Bring food to share. [...]
Permaculture forest garden course this weekend
Forest gardening workshop, with Kevin Mascarenhas and Rakesh Rootsman Rak 30th and 31st July Brockwell Park greenhouses, Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, Brixton. The course will start by discussing what forest gardens are, why they are relevant to urban dwellers and how they can help resolve many of the food, water and biodiversity issues our towns [...]
Meeting with South African Groups SEED and Thatu
Please join us on 4th July, 2-4 (+ lunch at 1) at 6-8 Robsart St, SW9 0DJ. Bring your lunch for informal discussion at 1 and for the formal meeting from 2 – 4. If you can, please let us know if you are coming and send in any questions you would like to ask [...]
Urban Permaculture Design Course – last few places
Leading to certification, held over 5 weekends, starts this Sat, Lollard Street, SE11 6PY Details received from Rakesh, 18/3/2011 We can confirm, as part of the workshop we will help to build an urban green roof on top of some council car garages; help design a growing space for a local GP, who wishes to prescribe [...]
Urban Permaculture Design Certification Course
ATTENTION: 10 day course: Reduce to £350 if paid before 11th March. Concerned about climate change, peak oil and our children’s future? Want to go green? Interested in creating Sustainable Local Communities? Thinking about making significant changes in your life? Fed up with the problems and want to start looking for solutions? Then this full [...]
Introduction to Forest Gardens, Sunday 14th Nov, Lambeth
It will take place on Sunday 14th November @ Insightshare participatory video hub, Lillian Bayliss Old School, Lollard Street, SE11 6PY. The workshop will cover the following topics – Brief history of forest gardens (FG) – Look at existing FG’s – Life on the edge (permaculture edges) – The 7 forest garden layers – Basic [...]
Introduction to Permaculture
Transition Town Brixton Weekend Introduction to Permaculture Course 21st/22nd March 2009 Led by Permaculture Diploma holders Graham Burnett (author, Permaculture A Beginners Guide) Mark Warner, (former Chair, Permaculture Association of Britain) and Duncan Law (Permaculture Designer and founder of Transition Town Brixton) About the course This is a ‘potted’ Permaculture course with an urban flavour, [...]
