August 2023 STIR Academy. If interested please mail to: jp@stadvanmorgen.com

1.Students must attend 70% of the 72 hours course to receive their certificate.

2.Students must design -home garden by individual work -village or community by group work

3.All the class groups work on the same village -Introduction to permaculture

The cultivated Ecology -Designing productive landscape -Increasing Sustainability and productivity PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE PLAN

Permaculture is a powerful education tool we can use in our community and schools to change the culture, reduce waste, water run off and convert nutrients into healthy soil. To participate in this program NOT more 40 participants are required and :

Fee is 450 USD for all the training, accommodation (we sleep in tents), meals and resources for 10 days. It excludes travel arrangements to the location in Uganda.

Payment can be made upon receiving an invoice after sending a short email booking a slot and filling out the application form.

PROGRAM FOR TEACHING PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE

Day 1: -Introductions -World Problems -What is permaculture -Ethics-Principles characteristic

Day2 -Ecology Basic principles -Design methods Zones and sectors -Map reading practical -Climate and it’s elements

Day 3 -Microclimates -Soil practical exercise -Water

Day 4 -Water -Earthworks -Plants -Forests

Day 5. -Windbreak design -Pattern in nature -World Religion and Culture -Zone 0 our Houses

Day 6 -Zone I Vegetables/herbs -Zone II Fruit tree and forest -Zone II A Animals in the Orchard -Zone III Field crops and large Animals. Day REST DAY

Day 7. -Zone IV Harvest Forest -Zone V Natural Forest -Site Analysis practical -Weed Ecology

Day 8 –Wild life management -Integrated pest management -Incomes from Acres -Aquaculture

Day 9. -Design for Desaster -Biotechnology -Practical work on large design

Day 10. -Bioregional-Local wealth -Ethical investment -Practical work on large design

Day 11. -Land ethics and Access -Village and community Permaculture -Suburban Permaculture -Urban Permaculture

Day 12. -Design work -Design presentation -Evaluation

OTHER SPECIAL TOPICS TO HANDLE -Gender based violence -Community Mobilization -Business skills -Child protection – Work with nature rather than against it. Care for the earth. Care for the people. Fair share. Earth care, people care and a fair share