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Bowen Island : Permaculture Activation

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Bowen Island : Permaculture Activation

Time: April 8, 2017 from 11am to 5:30pm
Location: Bowen Island
City/Town: Bowen Island
Website or Map: http://www.gaiacraft.com
Event Neighbourhood and Type: workshop
Organized By: Delvin Solkinson
Latest Activity: Nov 3, 2016

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“Lets not embrace sustainability because we fear the future 
lets embrace sustainability because we love the things we love about the present"

- Larry Santoyo

Experience permaculture in a creative new way with our free activation days with Delvin Solkinson and Kym Chi

http://gaiacraft.com/category/courses/intro-days/

Join a group of conscious learners to experience a unique and creative introduction to the permaculture post-paradigm. 

together we will :

talk about the ethos, principles, 
toolkit and metastructure of permaculture,
tour gardens,
meet some of the food-medicine plants of the Coastal First Peoples, 
share a potluck meal, 
watch some permaculture movies, 
and have an inspiring day learning and growing with nature. 

to register email delvin@cosm.org for more details

Delvin Solkinson is community gardener and plant poet dedicated to bringing creativity to the permaculture movement by creating free open source learning and teaching tools. He has completed a PDC, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison and done advanced teacher trainings with Rosemary Morrow, David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Patricia Michael, Robyn Francis, the Bullock Brothers, Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Larry Santoyo, Scott Pittman, Michael Becker, Robin Wheeler, Starhawk, Looby Macnamara, Robina McCurdy and Robin Clayfield. He is an accredited teacher through the Permaculture Research Institute (Australia), Permaculture Association (UK) and a Field Mentor through the Permaculture Institute. Recently he completed a PDC in Portland with Toby Hemenway, one in Greece with Rosemary Morrow and a second Diploma through the Permaculture Institute. Currently he is doing graduate work under the mentorship of Larry Santoyo and Looby Macnamara.

Kym Chi is a dedicated advocate of earth stewardship, people care and regenerative action for future resiliency. Deeply inspired by nature, art and experiential education, her main efforts are as a creative facilitator, artist, gardener, healer and community builder.  To date; Kym has received 3 certificates in Permaculture Design, completed multiple teacher trainings and taken a variety of advanced trainings.  She continues to take courses and is currently completing a Diploma in Education through the Permaculture Institute. Through her stewardship of a deepened connection with the natural environment, Kym wishes to inspire creative self expression that enriches lives, creating healthy and abundant habitats and communities. With a focus on Social Permaculture,  Kym also works for One Straw Society, a non profit focusing on food sovereignty and community resiliency on the Sunshine Coast.

www.gaiacraft.com
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