Empowering sustainable culture through ecological systems design and education
Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Ma te mōhio ka mārama
Seek and discover, discover and know, know and become enlightened.
What is permaculture?
Permaculture can be defined as so many things, so we want to give you a snapshot of what some of the pioneers of this movement define it as:
A design system for resilient living and land use based on universal ethics and ecological design principles
David Holmgren
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system.
Bill Mollison
Permaculture is an integrated land-use design methodology based on ecological principles, with practical application from sustainable household to eco-nation to global restoration.
Robina McCurdy
These ethics and principles were created by David Holmgren and underpin all that we do at Earthcare Education Aotearoa
What is Earthcare Education?
Earthcare Education was established at the turn of the century to empower people positive change using permaculture.
We offer hands-on education through interactive and community-scale workshops and courses; to transform our societies' extractive & over-consumptive practices to create a more sustainable & positive legacy as a gift for our future generations.
At it’s heart is the work of Robina McCurdy who offers a range of permaculture courses, facilitation, and has written a number of books. Please explore the website to find out more.
Courses
- Annual permaculture design course
- Local Food Resilience Workshops
- Social Permaculture Courses
- Seed-saving workshops
- Permaculture teacher training
- Ecovillage & Community Design Assistance,
- Food Forest & Home Garden Design Courses
Localising Food Project:
We have been working on creating inspiring videos that document community food-resilience initiatives happening around Aotearoa.
See more on our featured website.
Watch this space for more exciting projects.
Resources
Synthesising over 40 years of lived experience in the permaculture, intentional community and organic food system space, Robina has written many books and guides. Check out out how you might read them here (hyperlink)