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Facebook: Permaculture Manawatu

Posted by Rob Bartrum over 1 year ago

Permaculture group for those within the Manawatu region

THIS SPACE: 

Is brought to you via Makino Food Forest, an urban permaculture farm based in Feilding and run by Rob Bartrum, a permaculture designer, consultant and teacher. This page is for anyone keen on making themselves more useful, healthier and happier by becoming more knowledgeable, skilled and active in relation to the following goals...??

0) PRIMARY GOAL: To build and maintain co-operative, resourceful and creative families and communities with an inter-generational way of thinking (ie "cradle to cradle" rather than "cradle to grave"); and establishing systems around sustainable, regenerative, prosperous production, management and educational systems.

1) STABILISE THE ENVIRONMENT: Maintain and create stable eco-systems and environments with secure watersheds 

2) HEALTH, HAPPINESS & PROSPERITY: Restore and enhance yield, prosperity, health and profitability via integrated and regenerative agricultural development, and holistic management 

3) BIO DIVERSITY & INTEGRITY: Maintain and increase wildlife species, diversity, and increase numbers and stability of populations - bring space to life

4) IMPROVING WATER & SOIL: Improve water, soil and vegetation resources of towns and cities, and within both industrial and agricultural sectors

5) RIVERS & WATERWAYS: Maintain and restore riverine, riparian and estuary areas

6) ZERO WASTE: Prevent waste of financial, human and natural resources via reducing consumption, cyclic thinking and zero waste principles

7) REAL "TODAYS WORLD" EDUCATION: Propagate and embed "Holistic Management" decision making and Permaculture Design ethics and principles within the education system, and throughout communities and organisations 

8) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: Develop decentralised, sustainable energy production systems 

9) NUTRIENT CYCLES: Maintain and restore local, regional and global mineral/nutrient and water cycles 

10) DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE: To demonstrate, educate, co-operate, enhance awareness and provide value (to family, students, neighbours, clients, community)

11) FUN: Have fun, keep your mind healthy and active, create beautiful things?

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TOPICS WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT & IMPLEMENTING:

• Regenerative agriculture and permaculture?

• Community oriented projects (gardens, wildlife corridors, stream cleanups, courses and    workshops etc)?

• Building soils, composting, worm farming?

• Biologically friendly and "organic" growing?

• Food-forests and edible landscaping?

• Nutrient dense foods?

• Sustainable living?

• Attracting wildlife (insects, birds, reptiles, worms, snails etc)?

• Saving the bee (pollination and beekeeping)?

• Raring ducks and chickens?

• Natural building (cob, adobe, pizza ovens)?

• Slashing your power bill by 90%?

• Green Technology etc, etc...

And especially for those in the Manawatu region. 

You can use this space for all sorts of things, eg: discuss ideas, give feedback, upload photos, organise events or tours, let people know what you want to trade, arrange a permablitz etc.

EVENTS: ??

Keep an eye out for related events in the events section. If you have an event to list please let an administrator know so it can be added.

MAILING LIST: ??

Keep up-to-date with local free stuff, empowering events and courses relating to permaculture in your area. Send an email to: rob.bartrum@gmail.com with "add me" in the subject line. I'll include you in the group list with the rest!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Permaculture-Manawatu/263580473655233