We're going to Venezuela for three conferences related to Permaculture in three regions: Apure, Mérida and Caracas in the capital region. And also to visit some agroecological projects ;)
May 2011
Details Soon!
Experiencing real-world learning. To speak to a real person contact Carolina Heidke.
So what does the new teaching and learning paradigm look like? What kind of learning experiences are transformative? What kind of institutions are equipping the leaders
of today and tomorrow? How we 'teach' for sustainbility literacy?
22–26 Febuary 2012
El Manzano, BioBio Chile
Price from CLP$ E3 104.000 |E2 156.000 | E1 208.000 includes all food and acomodation.
The shortest day of the year in Chile and the rain is coming down. It is cold and wet. As we celebrate the new year and the return of the sun, thousands of people in the surrounding region are living in government supplied shacks....affectionately termed ´´Mediagua´´ or half water. Most of them are leaking with the rain, and the wind is coming in. You can find photos here.
Story and photos by Craig Mackintosh currently in El Manzano published on the Permaculture Research Institute Website. This is Part II of a series. Read Part
I here.
A former beautiful, bustling and touristy coastal town in Chile
clings to an uncertain future after being engulfed by the 2010 tsunami.
Please Get Behind Our Efforts to Demonstrate Sustainable Development and Relief for Chile Quake/Tsunami Victims
Editor’s Preamble:
Permaculturists famously endeavour to ‘turn the problem into a solution’. At the moment we have a tremendous opportunity to apply this principle in wonderful, productive ways in disaster-hit Chile.
The quake-tsunami combo that hit on February 27, 2010 has created a void just begging for sustainable relief and re-development. Grifen Hope and Javiera Carrión of Ecoescuela El Manzano, a partner organisation to the Permaculture Research Institute, are well positioned to fill that void with all kinds of permaculture goodness – in the form of low-cost environmentally friendly buildings, improved sanitation and nutrient cycling through construction of composting toilets, water harvesting systems and in education in home garden design, etc.
We understand that a growing problem in disaster affected areas of Chile is access to clean drinking water. With the destruction of municipal water systems and widespread existing contamination of water resource in Chile, this is a fundamental priority for the disaster response, and the long term recovery. Here in El Manzano we have been asked to explore possibilties for; (a) water filters, (b) rainwater catchment, (c) pumps, and (d) storage tanks that can be applied in the emergency housing of Un Techo para Chile and friends (see photo) in the soon to be new Campamientos of Chile.
By Antonio Palma. In 2007, David Holmgren (co-creator of the concept of permaculture) conducted an intensive tour of Latin America and was able to broadcast live, where was welcomed their proposal PermaCultura joint as a design tool, but also reflection and discussion on the need for a transition to other more sustainable society.
Chile Shakes and the World Changes: by seconds and degrees
Hola Friends, We are just over a week out from the big shake, battened down the hatches and secured the sitution. We realise that we are blessed and uniquely prepared to make a big difference in the restoration of Bio Bio Chile. Can you help us to invest in the resilience of our small rural community in Chile post quake as a living model of local resilience that can be replicated throughout the region?
Spanish
A Series of Seminars on the Road
Interview with Carolina Heidke 
The shortest day of the year in Chile and the rain is coming down. It is cold and wet. As we celebrate the new year and the return of the sun, thousands of people in the surrounding region are living in government supplied shacks....affectionately termed ´´Mediagua´´ or half water. Most of them are leaking with the rain, and the wind is coming in. You can find 
We understand that a growing problem in disaster affected areas of Chile is access to clean drinking water. With the destruction of municipal water systems and widespread existing contamination of water resource in Chile, this is a fundamental priority for the disaster response, and the long term recovery. Here in El Manzano we have been asked to explore possibilties for; (a) water filters, (b) rainwater catchment, (c) pumps, and (d) storage tanks that can be applied in the emergency housing of Un Techo para Chile and friends (see photo) in the soon to be new Campamientos of Chile.
Hola Friends, We are just over a week out from the big shake, battened down the hatches and secured the sitution. We realise that we are blessed and uniquely prepared to make a big difference in the restoration of Bio Bio Chile. Can you help us to invest in the resilience of our small rural community in Chile post quake as a living model of local resilience that can be replicated throughout the region?
