« Hyderabad Permaculture Design Certification Course with Narsanna Koppula »
7th-21st January 2017, Aranya Farm, North of Hyderabad, India
Permaculture Design Course Overview
Part I: Theory of Permaculture Design
Part II: Permaculture Design Practicum
A. Students chose a local farm and create a design. The group of students hear Narsanna discuss the design and give feedback. This demonstrates beginning proficiency in applying permaculture techniques and ingrains them more deeply. The length of this varies from one to four days depending on the number of students.
B. A free one or two day workshop is set up and each student teaches some part of permaculture. This spreads the teachings of permaculture to the common farmer and gardener and demonstrates the students ability to teach. Student sessions are approximately 30 to 60 minutes depending on the number of students.
Permaculture Design Certification
After successful completion of the Permaculture Design Course, the Permaculture Patashala and Aranya Agricultural Alternatives will grant PDC certification.
Location
Permaculture Farm near Hyderabad, India
See hotels in the vicinity of the classroom
The course is designed according to local, seasonal geography and climate so that permaculture concepts can be tied in to locally applicable practices with particular focus on dry / semi-arid climatic conditions.
Permaculture Design Course Cost
Rs. 20,000 for Indian Nationals and Rs. 28,000 (approximately $440 USD) for foreigners. Make a payment through cash/ check/ bank transfer directly to the below mentioned account. Once you transfer please send mail for confirmation.
AC Holder: Aranya Agricultural Alternatives
AC Number: 019211100001945
Bank: Andhrabank
Branch: Kothapet, Hyderabad
IFSC code: ANDB0000192
Contact
For registration and for further information,
please Email aranyahyd@gmail.com
Call +91-9949062295 or +91-9440881043
More about the Permaculture Design Course for PDC
The Permaculture Design Course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and generation, and explores alternative economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions.The Curriculum is based on all subjects covered in: Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual and Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison. Participants are invited to bring details of their own sites or potential sites to consider during the course.
Topics covered include:
1. INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PERMACULTURE
What are permaculture principles
Need for the ethics in today’s context
What is the need for applied permaculture in Indian context
For more information please visit Narsanna Koppula's website, http://permaculturepatashala.com/permaculture-design-course/ and also the Facebook events page: https://www.facebook.com/AranyaAgriculturalAlternatives/events
2. PATTERN UNDERSTANDING AND BROAD SITE DESIGN
Identifying resources
Land form variables to keep in mind: Concepts of ridges and valleys
Flat lands vs slopes, etc.
Permaculture Design Course Soil Analysis lessonClimate:
Indian seasons
Kharif
Rabio Monsoon patterns
Other climatic influences in area
Soil:Fertility analysis
Soil types
Increase soil fertility
Composting, Mulching, and other methods
Water:
Sources
Water harvesting
Swales
Contours
Trenches
Bunds
Water management, drip systems, and other management sources
Important infrastructure:
Fence
Fence planting
Measuring the land calculation
Patterns in nature
Patterns in permaculture design
Elements of permaculture design
Zone planning
3. STRUCTURES
House on farm
Cattle shed
Hen house
Bore well, Solar pump structures, etc
Permaculture Design Course Classroom4. FARM HOME GARDEN
Garden layout
Dry land gardens
5. ORCHARDS, FARM FORESTRY AND FOOD CROPS
Various orchards and forms for Dry lands: Diversity in orchards, Orchard preparations
Forest area design (context on farms): Biomass trees, Medicinal trees
Grain and other crops:
Rice
Millets
Wheat
Cereal
Pulses
Oil
Vegetables
Other (According to climatic patterns)
Seed Conservation, seed preservation
Storage of crops and management of post harvest
Basic biology of crops listed
Plant nutrient uptake
Science of nutrients in soil and how plants intake
What are macro and micronutrients?
Basic pest management
Land and soil preparations
Traditional soil fertility and pest management potions
Rotation crops
Inter-crops
Companion planting
Nursery work
Permaculture Design Course Study
6. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Indian cattle and their care
Poultry integration
Goat and sheep integration on farm
Bees, their uses, and integration on farm
Pasture and food needs for animals
Basic animal care
7. COMMUNITY INTERACTION AND STRATEGIES
Urban and rural inter links
Marketing and connections to customers
Certification