Fwd: Permaculture Transition Slideshow at The Ballroom Wed nite

[Jules Cousins]

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From: Shavanna Barker <shavann...@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 4 September 2012 10:39:20 PM GMT+01:00
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Subject: Permaculture Transition Slideshow  at The Ballroom Wed nite
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I N V I T A T I O N 

Slideshow with International Permaculturalist, Ian Lillington 

Wednesday September 5th 7pm at 

The Ballroom, Orange Street, Canterbury

• What is Permaculture?
  
• What issues are facing us now?
  
• A Permaculture journey through what is happening in Hong Kong in a rapidly urbanising country and Australia

Ian will have signed copies of his book 'Holistic Living, An Introduction to Permaculture' and hot of the press: 'Permaculture Pioneers' which has just had its UK launch at the National Permaculture Convergence.

Just turn up.

FREE - donations

Ian has a strong active interest in Community Food growing and all things Holistic. He is an author and permaculture activist, from Castlemaine, near Melbourne, Australia. Ian works as an educator and designer of sustainable homes and land systems and is involved with the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group, the Growing Abundance permaculture project, the local Transition project, and with teaching Permaculture Courses.    In 2007, he published a book called The Holistic Life – a Beginners’ Guide to Permaculture. It is very exciting to have him come to Canterbury and I hope to see you there. 

Check out his Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/liv.permaculture

His book The Holistic Life - “An accessible and up-to-date introduction to permaculture, full of colourful illustrations. Covers food, building, community, appropriate technology and the conservation of resources and tells inspiring stories from all over the world. A great addition to the library.”148pp from http://permacultureprinciples.com/resources_holistic.php

More about Ian...

I first met Ian in 1992, he was the lead Permaculture teacher on the Permculture Design Course I did. He went to Australia shortly after this and has been involved with all sorts of interesting projects and is highly knowledgeable about things going on there, in Hong Kong and in the UK......

Ian has a BA (Hons) in Geography from Liverpool {England}; two Diplomas of Permaculture (one through the Australian Accredited training system and one from the Permaculture Institute); and Adult Education qualifications.

Ian helped establish city farms in England in the 1980's, which led to contact with Bill Mollison (he ran workshops on City Farms there in 1982) and also to work at CERES, Melbourne 1986/7 and 1989.

From 1992 - 96 Ian taught PDCs alongside David Holmgren in Central Victoria and in the mid 1990’s Ian and his family built a solar/eco home from rammed earth and re-cycled materials in South Australia. Ian has worked for the National Centre for Sustainability around Australia, and with Greener Houses, a project that has carried out eco-retrofits of suburban community centres in Melbourne.

Ian is one of thirty permaculturists that have co-written “Permaculture Pioneers” – which had its UK launch at the Convergence. Although Aussie-based, many of the contributors were born in and/or teach in the UK. The book “explores social and inner change for sustainability, charting a history of the first three decades of permaculture, through the personal stories of Australian permaculturists. From permaculture co-originator David Holmgren, to ABC Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne, the authors span the generations and the continent.”

 

 

Jo Barker Dip Perm Des

Permaculture & Life Tracking 

.....Love your Life, Love your Land.....

www.dynamic-equilibrium.co.uk / 01227 832569