PRI NZ (Koanga Institute)
Details
- Commenced: 01/01/1987
- Submitted: 03/08/2011
- Last updated: 09/01/2013
- Location: 96 Kotare Road, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- Phone: +64 6 8386269
- Website: www.koanga.org.nz
- Climate zone: Mediterranean
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Courses Taught Here!
Introduction to Preparing and Cooking Nutrient Dense Food
- Teacher: Emma Cowan
- Location: Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- Dates: 15/06/2013 to 15/06/2013 Find out more and book!
Propagation Workshop
- Teacher: Kay Baxter
- Location: Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
- Dates: 29/06/2013 to 29/06/2013 Find out more and book!
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MemberA member is a permaculturist who has never taken a PDC course. These cannot become PDC teachers. Members may be novice or highly experienced permaculturists or anywhere in between. Watch their updates for evaluation. |
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PDC TeacherPeople who claim to teach some version of PDC somewhere in the world. |
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PRI TeacherWith the exception of the ‘Member’ who has never taken a PDC, all of the above can apply to become a PRI PDC Teacher. PRI PDC Teachers are those who the PRI recognise, through a vetting board, as determined and competent to teach the full 72-hour course as developed by Permaculture founder Bill Mollison – covering all the topics of The Designers’ Manual as well as possible (i.e. not cherry picking only aspects the teacher feels most interested or competent in). Such teachers also commit to focussing on the design science, and not including subjective spiritual/metaphysical elements. The reason these items are not included in the PDC curriculum is because they are “belief” based. Permaculture Design education concerns itself with teaching good design based on strategies and techniques which are scientifically provable. PRI PDC Teachers may be given teaching and/or consultancy offerings as they become available as the network grows. |
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Community ProjectCommunity projects are projects that help develop sustainable community interaction and increase localised resiliency. |
Rocket Stove - Hot Water!
In my last post, I showed a picture of a wood powered water heater, so well roll up our sleeves and get into how this was designed. But first a warning! Boiling water is easy to do, boiling water in a closed container and not blowing yourself up is much t
Rocket Stove Nitty Gritty
The first post on the rocket oven left many with more questions than they started with so this is a follow up to cover some aspects in more detail. It would probably help to re read the first article and my replies to comments as I'm just going to forge a
Rocket Oven! Permanent Wall Mounted Kitchen Oven.
We're using this awesome Rocket Stove powered Wall oven for all the catering here at Koanga, it gets daily use and we're loving it! The amount of wood required is minimal, a tiny fraction of what a regular wood fired stove would use.
The Process of Co-Evolution
The more I learn about living simply; about Permaculture Design, about seeds, gardening, food, nutrition, animals and about health and the regeneration of our soils, epigenetics and our own DNA, the more I realize our ‘challenge’ is all about “stepping
Urban Design for a Sustainable Future - Design Update
So we’re on a mission to see if we can design and implement an urban garden ( 200sq m) that can provide a family of 4 something close to the levels of Vitamin A and calcium Weston Price found in all indigenous people’s diets that he visited in the 1920’s
NZ Heritage Potato Report
At the Koanga Institute, we're working to improve the health of our collection of NZ heritage potatoes.
Urban Design for a Sustainable Future
As a lifelong gardener I have never ever seen a design for a food garden that takes into account the fats, minerals and vitamins we actually need, according to science and history. We're going to give it a go!
Appropriate TechnoloyWorkshop happening now
We have an amazing group of people here this week to work together to find appropriate ways of building beautiful autonomous homes using local materials, simple technology, for a very low cost.