LIVING IN THE LANDSCAPE COURSES
This is a chance to experience natural building, learn permaculture design tools for integrating a shelter with human needs (water/food/fuel) and participate in the daily life of an off-grid smallholding in the beautiful and remote wilds of West Wales.
In the mornings there will sessions with Simon and Jasmine on theory and permaculture design tools that we use when creating a building and integrating it with food growing, water and fuel systems. These sessions are similar to the schedule posted at the bottom of this page. The rest of the day is working with Simon doing natural building on our land or joining Jasmine doing seasonal tasks in the gardens. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and to bring your own ideas and projects to discuss.
Sample timetable:
This is to give a rough idea, the five day course is a shorter version of the programme below:
DAY |
AM |
PM |
EVE |
1 |
Arrival |
Meal |
Introductions |
2 |
Observation games Survey frameworks |
Hands on building |
|
3 |
Functions and elements of a house |
Hands on |
Lammas tour |
4 |
Key planning tools: zoning, sectors, aspect and elevation |
Hands on |
Film night |
5 |
Planning gardens, fuel, water systems in more detail |
Field trip to Charlie and Meg's roundhouse |
|
6 |
Making the dream reality and appropriate: visioning, planning permission, livelihood. |
Hands on |
Social |
7 |
Loose ends and next steps |
Lunch and closing circle |