We have two upcoming permaculture courses taking place here at Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge.

Firstly there is a 72 hour Permaculture Design Course taking place from May 30th to June 11th, with a special focus on the application of Permaculture to Rural African Communities.

Then from the 1st July – 30th July, Steve Cran brings his famous Green Warriors (Permaculture-Aid Workers’) Program to Ethiopia. This course is a full-on intensive, interactive action learning Training of Trainers Course, inducting the participants on the practicalities of applying Permaculture to the development of food security in rural third world communities.

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We will be hosting a permaculture design course  from the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, here at Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge from March 1st – 14th 2011.

The course will have a special focus on the application of Permaculture to rural African communities where the successful application of permaculture is a way to generate long term food security and develop community empowerment.

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Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge will be hosting a certified 72 hour Permaculture Design Course from 2nd – 10th December 2010.

‘Permaculture for the Rural African Communities; Low tech solutions for development of food security in rural communities’ will be led by Tichafa Makovere Shumba.

Tichafa has facilitated Permaculture Design around southern and eastern Africa over the last 15 years, training local and international participants in nine different African countries.

The course forms the base of operations for the Permaculture in Konso Schools Project (PKSP), which Tichafa has developed in cooperation with Strawberry Fields over the last 2 years.

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