Permaculture & Community Resilience
FRee Online Course

+++ COVID 19 is changing our Reality +++
It is on us to proactively change our reality together & by ourselVEs

Please have a look at this part first. After this you will

• be able to manage your expectation with regards to the course structure and content.

• have a better idea what this course will look like.

• understand the power of co-creation and co-ownership

• know how you can support this project with your expertiese and energy.

Turning problems into solutions at Gaia Ashram, an alternative education centre in Thailand. After this session you:

• have an understanding about the framework condition this online course was emerging from.

• will understand why we decided to serve and make this empowering permaculture content available for everybody

• will know one practical example of the permaculture principle “Turning problems into solutions” as well as “Creativly responding to change”.

After finishing this session you will be:

• introduced to flowful’s perspective on permaculture

• introduced to an easy method to check and increase your level of resilience

• able to distinguish between functions, elements, and methods

• empowered to analyze your own next step to increase resilience or come closer to your goals

Interacting with nature the permaculture way. How to choose the right element and the right place? After finishing this session you will:

• Be able to question yourself about why you are about to implement an element

• Know the three aspects of placement

• Be able to place a single element on your land.

This session is dedicated to implementing Sepp Holzer’s famous Hugelkultur to create a new garden bed (horticulture). After this session you will:

• Be introduce the concept of a Hugelkultur garden bed

• Know the 5 steps to implement a Hugelkultur garden bed

• Understand what one Element many functions is about

• Be introduced into the benefits of Hugelkultur

What is permaculture?  How does it interact with gardening or natural farming?  Where is it actually coming from? All of these questions are essential to figuring out if permaculture is the right design methodology for you. After this session you will

• Know the 3 sources of permaculture wisdom

• Have an overview of permaculture 

• Be introduced into the 3 ethics of permaculture

• Learn about the connection between permaculture and deep ecology.

This session will answer the question: Why soil is the basis of all life and why we have to protect it? After finishing this first session you will:

• Know why we need to protect global soils

• Understand what soil actually is made of

• See how soil is built

• Be able to find out what the soil in your specific area is like

The permaculture principles link back to the three ethics (people care, earth care, and fair share) and can be understood as a guideline for design, decision making, or daily activities. After this session you will

• Know about two different sets of principles 

• Get an idea about Bill Mollison’s set of principles

• Understand how David Holmgren’s 12 permaculture principles can be used in design or in your daily life

• Be prepared to use the principles to make designs and decisions in line with the permaculture ethics.

Session 8 is about the MAGIC OF COMPOST. Composting is a closed-loop system for local and healthy soil in this session we will answer the question of why composting is so important in permaculture design? After this session, you will 

• get an idea about the four main components in composting (Carbon, Nitrogen, Water, Oxygen)

• Learn about Carbon Nitrogen Ration and how to manage your C:N-Ratio

• get an overview about thermophilic compost, static compost, vermicompost, and anaerobic composting
  

Within the entire permaculture framework, the design of land, ecosystems, communities, and societies is the core within permaculture design. After this session, you will 

• understand why design is key for a successful permaculture project

• know the 4 reasons why design is so important

• be introduced into SADIMET

• will know the basic of the design process

In session 10 we will show you what you can do to manage water and keep water on your side. After this session, you will

• understand why water is so important

• be introduced to the main facts about water

• learned about the 5-S of Water management

• get an idea why soil is the largest storage.

In Session 11 we will highlight the 8-Forms of Capital are a powerful framework to reduce your dependency on financial capital and expand your focus beyond the monetary system. After this session you will

• understand about the 8-Forms of Capital

• see the next topics on the International Labours Day Agenda

• link our financial system towards ecosystems

• get to know all Eight-Forms of Capital one by one.

Session 12 is about showcasing different permaculture garden bed techniques to grow your own vegetables. After finishing part 1 of this session you will be introduced to:

• No-till garden beds,

• Double Dig garden beds,

• Raised garden beds,

• Hugelkultur,

Session 13 is about showcasing different permaculture garden bed techniques to grow your own vegetables. It is the second part, so please ensure that you have a look at Session 12 permaculture garden beds Part 1 beforehand. After finishing this session you will be introduced to:

• straw bale gardening

• spot planting

• Banana Circle

• Keyhole garden beds

Today's session we are showing in a step by step approach how to create a permaculture classic: Sheet mulching or lasagna garden beds is a no-dig /no-till gardening method.

• Concept of no-till garden

• Sheet mulching or lasagne garden beds

• 5 Steps to make a lasagne garden bed

• Different layers

• Advantages and disadvantages of sheet mulching, lasagne gardening, and no-dig-methods. 

Today’s session is about zoning in Permaculture. After this session you will:

• Know what zoning is

• Understand why it is important

• Get to know the 5 zones and where to place your elements

• Be able to relax more and focus on the important things.

In today’s session, we will show you the benefits of Sector Analysis as a second tool to get your design tailor-made to your framework conditions. After finishing this first session you will:

• Know how to analyze the sectors going through your land

• Be able to find the right placement for elements in your design

• Learn how to maximize the use of external energies and mitigate risk

Karla Franielczyk is a permaculturist, yoga teacher, and natural builder. Always attracted by nature, she deepened her connection with Mother Earth through becoming vegan and finally did her Permaculture Design Course at the Panya Project, Thailand. Living at Gaia Ashram for almost 2 years, Karla has been practicing permaculture in her day to day life. She is passionate about soil, ecosystem restoration, holistic living, social permaculture, and natural building.

Lars Blume discovered his love for gardening in his early childhood and was introduced to the magic of plants by his grandparents. While supporting them to grow fruits and vegetables in the family garden, he gained a basic understanding and a natural way of interacting with soil and nature. He is passionate about increasing social, environmental, and animal justice with a focus on food democracy. Lars’ key learning and one of the reasons to co-found flowful is to keep on learning and stretching the personal comfort zone every single day.

Fanny Didou is a graphic facilitator and graphic recorder. She founded sketching the move in order to support dialogue through a universal language: drawing. Fanny originally is from Britany in France and is currently living in Barcelona.

Sustainability is a key driver in the projects she is involved in. She is an illustrator and works with organisations involved in making an environmental and social change. She is also using creative methods in environmental education.