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Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture

Events: 4

Join Milkwood Permaculture's Nick Ritar for 2 days of permaculture design theory and action for urban and rural communities. You will leave this course ready to sink your teeth into a bunch of permaculture projects and be in an informed position to do further research and learning in ecological design.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Aug 25 2012 - Aug 26 2012 Intro to Permaculture 08/12 Bathurst Bathurst Introduction to Permaculture
Sep 1 2012 - Sep 2 2012 Intro to Permaculture 09/12 Sydney Sydney Introduction to Permaculture
Oct 27 2012 - Oct 28 2012 Intro to Permaculture 10/12 Mudgee Mudgee Introduction to Permaculture
Dec 1 2012 - Dec 2 2012 Intro to Permaculture 12/12 Sydney Sydney Introduction to Permaculture

Permaculture Design Certificate

Permaculture Design Certificate

Events: 2

A Milkwood Permaculture Design Certificate provides an exceptional grounding in Permaculture design and theory. Our PDC graduates leave our courses ready to design and implement permaculture principles into a wide range of scenarios; urban permaculture systems, small farms, suburban blocks and overseas aid projects.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Jul 1 2012 - Jul 13 2012 Permaculture Design Certificate 07/12 Sydney Sydney Permaculture Design Certificate
Nov 11 2012 - Nov 24 2012 Permaculture Design Certificate 11/12 Mudgee Mudgee Permaculture Design Certificate

Forest Garden Workshop

Forest Garden Workshop

Events: 2

A hands-on workshop on the science and practicalities of designing, planning and installing a forest garden. Learn how to design and create a stable, blooming and resilient forest garden which will keep your family in produce year round. Roll up your sleeves and get growing with us!

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Date Course Title Location Course type
May 26 2012 - May 27 2012 Urban Forest Garden Workshop 05/12 Sydney :FULL: Sydney Forest Garden Workshop
Nov 3 2012 - Nov 4 2012 Urban Food Forest Garden Workshop 11/12 Sydney Sydney Forest Garden Workshop

Organic Market Gardening

Organic Market Gardening

Events: 2

Learn how to create a thriving organic market garden or microfarm. These courses teach you how to effectively grow good food at a community scale, using organic techniques and permaculture principles. Taught by experts with established and successful microfarming and community supported agriculture experience.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Sep 9 2012 - Sep 11 2012 Organic Market Garden Masterclass 9/12 Gundaroo Gundaroo Organic Market Gardening
Sep 22 2012 - Sep 23 2012 Intro to Organic Market Gardening 9/12 Mudgee Mudgee Organic Market Gardening

Natural Beekeeping

Natural Beekeeping

Events: 4

A practical workshop on keeping honeybees naturally, using Warré hives. Bees are essential pollinators for both rual and urban environments, providing fertility for all where we need it most.

Natural Beekeeping ensures a healthy and abundant environment for all, is easy and safe to do, inexpensive to set up and perhaps best of all, provides you with raw, local honey! Yum.


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Date Course Title Location Course type
Sep 15 2012 - Sep 16 2012 Natural Beekeeping 09/12 Sydney Sydney Natural Beekeeping
Oct 20 2012 - Oct 21 2012 Natural Beekeeping 10/12 Sydney Sydney Natural Beekeeping
Nov 3 2012 - Nov 4 2012 Natural Beekeeping 11/12 Mudgee Mudgee Natural Beekeeping
Nov 17 2012 - Nov 18 2012 Natural Beekeeping 11/12 Sydney Sydney Natural Beekeeping

Permaculture Teacher Training

Permaculture Teacher Training

Events: 1

Taught by Rosemary Morrow, the world's premier Permaculture teacher trainer.

Permaculture teacher training can build your ability to empower others with life-changing skills. Learn how to pass on knowledge of permaculture theory and practice in a way that creates real change within your students, and activates entire communities.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Sep 24 2012 - Sep 30 2012 Permaculture Teacher Training 9/12 Sydney Sydney Permaculture Teacher Training

Serious Backyard Vegies

Serious Backyard Vegies

Events: 2

Get serious about vegetable growing in your backyard using organic, permaculture techniques. Two days full of expert knowledge about planting, growing, nutrient cycling, harvesting and integrated pest management.  Perfect for folks ready to get seriously inspired and skilled-up for backyard food production.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Sep 8 2012 - Sep 9 2012 Serious Spring Vegies Sydney Serious Backyard Vegies
Nov 24 2012 - Nov 25 2012 Serious Summer Vegies Sydney Serious Backyard Vegies

Joel Salatin Masterclass Series NSW

Joel Salatin Masterclass Series NSW

Events: 3

Join Joel Salatin for a series of one-day masterclasses exploring the secrets of Polyface Farms systems, and how to create a vibrant, diverse, profitable and successful small farm. These seminars are packed with practical information and the nuts and bolts of how establish 'beyond organic' on-farm enterprises that are both regenerative and profitable.

Joel Salatin is internationally respected for his farm's innovative, integrated animal systems. Following on from his previous Australian tours, Joel now returns ready to explain in detail how to replicate some of Polyface Farm's most successful livestock systems.

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Date Course Title Location Course type
Feb 17 2013 - Feb 17 2013 Joel Salatin: You Can Farm: Masterclass Jamberoo Joel Salatin Masterclass Series NSW
Feb 18 2013 - Feb 18 2013 Joel Salatin: Pastured Poultry Masterclass Jamberoo Joel Salatin Masterclass Series NSW
Feb 19 2013 - Feb 19 2013 Joel Salatin: Pastured Beef and Pork: Masterclass Jamberoo Joel Salatin Masterclass Series NSW

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FarmReady Courses

If you are a farmer, a primary producer, a land manager or in the immediate family of someone who is, you may be eligible for FarmReady which covers course fees, travel and accommodation costs when eligible students attend specific Milkwood Permaculture courses that are FarmReady approved.


Reading List

Prior to attending your course, you might like to take a look at our ever-expanding reading list,a bunch of recommended and practical texts on Permaculture, sustainable agriculture and community resilience.

None of these texts are pre-requisite for our courses, we just like to be able to provide suggestions on background reading, in case you're champing at the bit to get going.


"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system."
Bill Mollison
co-founder of permaculture
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