The Australasian Permaculture Convergence promises 4 days of rich offerings from a variety of experienced leaders in the world of permaculture.
The program will include talks and workshops covering topics relevant to the three ethics of Permaculture, which are Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. We feel it is important to explore the bigger picture of what true sustainability entails.
As well as thought-provoking keynote speakers, the daytime workshops will each be 90 minutes long to allow for more participation and hands-on activities.
Keynote Speakers:
Starhawk - Earth Activist Training
Starhawk holds a double diploma in design and teaching from the Permaculture Institute of North America. She presently directs Earth Activist Training, teaches internationally, and is a voice for incorporating Social Permaculture into our movement and trainings. She is an experienced permaculture designer and teacher, and is developing a model of permaculture ranching at her Golden Rabbit Ranch.
Stuart Andrews - Natural Sequence Farming
Stuart Andrews is a farmer who has dedicated over 30 years of his life to understanding, practicing and teaching land rehabilitation techniques. Stuart was raised on the 1500 acre property “Tarwyn Park”, Bylong, the celebrated home of Natural Sequence Farming (NSF), pioneered by his father Peter Andrews.
Robyn Francis
Fair Share in the Anthropocene
Robyn Francis, permaculture pioneer, educator, designer and innovator has been a passionate advocate of Permaculture since 1983. Founder of Permaculture International Ltd (now PA), Permaculture College Australia, editor of the Permaculture International Journal, designer of NSW’s first ecovillage (Jarlanbah), co-initiator of the Accredited Permaculture Training and key influence of the permaculture movement in China, she balances international work with direct action in her local community and bioregion.
David Holmgren - Permaculture and the climate emergency in the Australian context
David Holmgren developed the permaculture concept in the early 1970s with Bill Mollison. He is the author of eight books – most notably ‘Permaculture One’ (1978, with Mollison), ‘Permaculture: principles and pathways beyond sustainability’ (2002/2017) and, most recently, ‘RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future’ (2018) – as well as numerous articles, chapters and presentations. He lives the quintessential permaculture life with his partner Su Dennett on their 1 ha property, Melliodora, in Hepburn, central Victoria.
Great news about David is that he will be at the convergence and not 'beamed in' as previously planned.
To find out more about the keynotes and their presentations click here.
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Seriously, you DONT want to miss this!
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