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orm asap the weekend costs 50 which covers food and accommodation we have some full bursaries and some part bursaries so please don t let cost put you off email us and we ll do what we can to make it possible for you to come there are two workshop dates one in the north one in the south in the south 6pm friday 15 th 3pm sunday 17 th november 2013 buckinghamshire 25 minutes on the train from london in the north 6pm friday 28 th february 4pm sunday 2 nd march 2014 leeds we look forward to hearing from you hannah kathryn and richard 01865 403134 www seedsforchange org uk posted by win admin at 11 32 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels diversity events facilitation power 3 oct 2013 why no digging nature as a teacher why no digging this important question was recently asked on social media following a post i wrote yesterday titled 9 months no dig permaculture in small growing space i felt the answer to this question deserved a blog post of its own and which can then be referred to in future posts around no dig approaches to food growing my own understanding of permaculture is that it draws on nature as a teacher nature can be an example of how to nourish and regenerate the earth a divine name for instance is ar razzaq the nourisher or ever provider and there are many other beautiful ones that could also be relevant here nature demonstrates deep and coherent principles of sustainability and if through witnessing and reflecting on nature we can be humble enough to allow nature to be our teacher there are principles we might discover that nature embodies and that we can apply in creating our own systems whether this be around food growing economic systems or social ones of course these can all interact and that is one of the beauties of this interconnected dynamic world we are part of so back to digging if we look at nature we can see that it rarely digs in the sense that it rarely dramatically inverts the soil instead nature tends to work gently in a forest for instance leaves fall they slowly breakdown on the surface and are gradually taken to deeper layers in particular through earthworm activity this process of organic matter being left on the soil surface and taken down without digging is a part of the process that naturally builds the fer tilty of the soil and feeds life a foundation for the creative effortless development and sustenance of a forest and the abundance that comes from it for an incredibly diverse range of life forms permaculture would be not about copying this exactly but about drawing on these principles to design systems permaculture is a design approach that provide for our needs in a sustainable way which means also caring for our wider family the earth and our fellow human beings breaking it down a bit more here are some specific tangible reasons for not digging or at least minimising it by inverting the soil many microorganisms accustomed to living and functioning at a particular soil depth will die and this impacts negatively on soil fertility and increases the need for adding fertilisers external inputs digging can bring weed seeds to the surface increasing the need for further digging and leading to an upward spiral of digging instead what we have been doing on our plot is in part seeing weeds as a form of life that store valuable nutrients by just hoeing weeds along the surface of the soil we leave them on the surface as mulch where they suppress further weed growth and break down naturally gradually releasing nourishment for other life like leaves do when falling on the soil surface in a forest soil is a carbon sink digging releases the carbon stored in the ground into the atmosphere so is counter to what we ideally want to be doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when we began our plot with a no dig approach it was a bit of an experiment we were not sure how things would turn out although it s been only nine months and it s raised eyebrows we ve certainly found that weed growth on our plot seems to be much less now than on many others in the area meaning less work in the long run and the soil looks much richer as well while digging is something i would try to avoid where possible there is an unofficial permaculture principle that underlies all of them and prevents permaculture from becoming dogmatic this principle is it depends after all there are instances where some kind of digging would be appropriate and helpful e g in heavily compacted soil the aim instead of no digging full stop is rather to create the conditions that minimise the need to dig particularly over the longer term and that means digging as little as possible in the first place in our case we have been fortunate whereby we have got away essentially without digging the soil at all all the best to everyone who is working or working less to do this and thank you to all my teachers who have helped me to explore the wonderful approach of permaculture which continues to support me in drawing on principles in nature to inspire my work in all its forms and thank you saimma for the question i have found these two books to be really helpful and both of which have pages about tilling not tilling the soil the permaculture garden by graham bell simpler the earth care manual by patrick whitefield more comprehensive posted by muzammal hussain at 14 25 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels food islam permaculture 2 oct 2013 9 months no dig permaculture in small growing space i thought i would share a couple of photos to help convey some kind of pictorial overview as to changes that took place on our permaculture plot since we first got it below is the plot as we got it about 9 months ago in december 2012 the photo is taken from the south east corner of the plot december 2012 you can see lots of grass and weeds the plot had not been worked on for many months as the previous holder was suffering from poor health after taking stock of the plot and reflecting on how to move forward we thought that realistically it made sense that we work primarily on about half of it for the first year we were also committed to using permaculture principles no insecticides herbicides i e organic and to working with the plot without digging so how did we do let s move to the nine months later mark just below is a photo taken from about the same position only a few days ago 9 months later september 2013 this is the plot near the end of september 2013 early on we built a compost structure from reclaimed wooden pallets top part of photo the area we ve been growing on is about 16 square meters we divided it into 4 beds 2 are horse shoe shaped and 2 are rectangular crops that we ve been growing on these four beds include potatoes perpetual spinach swiss beet french beans blauhilde and golden gate varieties courgettes kale radish carrots and squash and yes we did manage to work on the weedy site to grow all this food without digging a couple of open workdays helped so thank you to everyone who came down for them hopefully i ll get a chance to share more about how we did this on a future post posted by muzammal hussain at 16 24 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels food permaculture 4 sept 2013 consensus decision making cdm at home can you be too young to try using consensus decision making cdm recently i facilitated a four and three year old to decide on a joint learning activity using consensus decision making let s look at how a cdm meeting to decide a group s interest led learning project may go taking the role of facilitator gather everyone in a comfortable equal environment a circle is good have large pieces of paper ready for visible note taking including in pictures for non readers note everything go round asking to hear reflections from everyone about the previous group project with a question beginning what was good about then go round asking everyone to share their interests for a group learning project read out all the noted ideas and ask does anything else need to be there and add as necessary next circle overlaps in interests draw links between interests and facilitate discussion around shared interests listen closely children of all ages can be encouraged to talk about why they hold their interests and why they are currently important to them try to discover key concerns people s key concerns are imperative to the solution which is a project that everyone wants to do perhaps ask what are the best bits about doing that in the answers you may discover several interests that can be woven together into one creative project when making links between interests get consent for example is it true that there is a link between being outside and rocks and rivers and that there could be a link with measuring thinking about making a group project are we all okay to group these three as a common interest if people offer proposals for group projects now or at any stage note them down having found common interests facilitate the group to let go of the individual or irrelevant interests with direct questions like is this the right season for that and does it matter whether you pursue this interest on your own or in a group score out irrelevant interests highlight relevant ones now you have got a collection of common interests that may include proposals for group projects facilitate discussion about the pros and cons of pursuing these common interests listen closely for people s key concerns and use questions to facilitate creative ideas to emerge and be shaped into clear project proposals young children may want to agree on one project unanimously without much discussion just gently facilitate them to explore finding the most acceptable proposal to everyone when everyone agrees on the project you can go on to facilitating the group to plan the action to be taken who will take it and when older children and adults may choose to use the cdm tool through to the final decision they can vote by agreeing fully agreeing with reservations pulling out of the project or blocking the proposal in this case i strongly recommend further reading about the cdm process and facilitation see below you and your family can find your own models for cdm and in the process get to know each other better as individuals with different individual interests and as group members with different strengths and role tendencies and everyone will get the most out of themselves and each other cdm is a deeply democratic process if it is a process you want to see in the world you can make part of that world in your home too what did the children choose on this occasion painting useful reading about cdm and facilitation of groups http www seedsforchange org uk http www rhizome coop http transitionculture org 2011 11 01 new from transition network a guide to embedding diversity and inclusion in transition useful reading about beginning to home educate the first year of homeschooling your child by linda dobson this article was published in sisters magazine aug 2013 http www sisters magazine com posted by elizabeth at 15 57 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 15 jul 2013 london permaculture festival 2013 our stall workshop experience a really fulfilling day at the london permaculture festival yesterday with many good conversations and connections around the stall the workshop we facilitated titled islam sufism the permaculture approach was more popular than expected with well over 60 people participating after a short introduction i invited the participants to introduce themselves to each other in pairs we then had some zhikr with light percussion followed by a short period of silence and we then explored relations between the self individual the community nature the economy and the divine all from an islamic perspective the photos is of the flipchart which captures key ideas shared by the group we then reflected together on the key emphasis qualities of sufism in relation to islam a big question we then considered how the permaculture ethics earth care people care and fair shares as well as several permaculture principles and a permaculture placement tool relate to islam sufism the participants comprised a good handful of muslims dotted around the room amongst people of diverse beliefs the diversity helped draw out a number of key themes that enriched the sharing there were wonderful contributions and much learning for all of us gratitude to all who attended and to the organisers of the wonderful festival we look forward to further collaborations with at least some of the wonderful people we connected with posted by muzammal hussain at 14 43 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels events facilitation islam permaculture 10 jul 2013 running great workshops sept 2013 oxford from our friends at seeds for change running great workshops 13th 15th september 2013 venue oxford friday 13th 7 10pm saturday 14th 10 6pm sunday 15th 10 4pm learning from each other is a building block of successful social movements by sharing our skills and knowledge we make our groups stronger and healthier this weekend course will help you develop the skills and confidence to design and facilitate engaging participatory and fun workshops from guerilla gardening to writing a press release from mass catering to working in affinity groups if you have a skill that social movements need come to this workshop to learn how to share it if you re a grassroots activist and you d like to run workshops to help others learn this is for you in the workshop you will get the chance to develop skills and confidence to facilitate good learning understand how people learn and design a workshop plan prepare and facilitate a short workshop session and receive constructive feedback from other participants the workshop facilitators the workshop is free for grassroots activists if you re coming from a funded organisation places cost from 125 depending on your organisation s turnover food will be vegan and will cost 20 for the weekend we can provide crash space for those who need it places are limited to a maximum of 16 participants there is an application process and the deadline for applications is thursday 15th august if you want to find out more or for an application form please contact oxford_at_seedsforchange org uk replace the _at_ with or call 01865 403 134 best wishes richard kathryn seeds for change oxford 01865 403134 www seedsforchange org uk posted by win admin at 16 52 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels events 21 jun 2013 islam sufism the permaculture approach londonpermaculturefestival sun 14th july 2013 wisdom in nature invites you to islam sufism the permaculture approach a workshop at the london permaculture festival date sunday 14th july 2013 time worksh...