PDC- Permaculture Design Course

Hi :)

This PDC - Permaculture Design Course will be held in Vinha do Gaio -  Monchique - Algarve - Portugal.

The Trainer is Lesley Martin, that gives PDC Courses for more than 20 Years.

The Course starts 24th March at 7.00pm, for a short introduction, and people know the place and organize them selfs for the pratical stuff. It ends on 8th April at the end of the day (depends how presentations will go)

Vinha do Gaio is a Agro-Turistic Place near a small Village called Casais.

We will live this 2 weeks in a Kind of community, and there is a day off on the 1th of April, where people can spend the day as they wish. (Kitchen will be open this day, but there will be no cook)

At the end of the Course Lesley will give you a Certificate as you have done the PDC - Permaculture Design Course.

You have 3 vegetarian meals per day (Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner) There will be always fruit, bread and Vegetable milk for snacks.

If you want to make a reservation for this PDC, until 16th of March, the value for exchange its 350 (Tent)
From 17th to 23th its 390 (Tent)

We also have available 2 bedrooms with 3 beds each and  1 apartment, with 1 bedroom with a bed for a couple and a sofa.

You must contact 910 818 777 - António Manuel - vinhadogaio@gmail.com for any doubts or confirmation.

TOPICS

Introduction to the site Zones and Sectors

Ethics and Principles 

Maps and Mapping

Use of overlays

Living Water 

Interactions of Trees

Windbreaks

Soils

Horticultural

Techniques

Zones 0 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 - 5

Ecological principles and life cycles

Design Methods and tools

Surveying 

Rainwater

Harvesting

Native or Exotic

Regenerative Agriculture

Income from hectares

Pattern

Wilderness and wildlife

Landscape

Profiles

Brittleness

Scale

Climate and Microclimate

Water Treatment

Design for energy efficiency

Companion Planting and Pest Control

Managed Woodland

TIME TABLE

The PDC starts every day at 9.00 am until 6.30 pm. 
Lunch time 1.00pm to 3.00pm
After dinner we have Film or Open Space.

Lets enjoy this Lovely opportunity to learn in the field with Lesley Martin.

Permahugs !!! :)