Date for the next Permaculture course have yet to be announced. If you would like to be informed of these dates, please contact us and we will be delighted to take your details.

Permaculture Presented by Graham Strouts Graham Strouts has been teaching Permaculture, Practical Sustainability and Organic Gardening, NCVA Level 5 Award in Permaculture Design and a Certificate of Permaculture Design (an internationally recognised qualification) at Kinsale College of Further Education since Graham Strouts has been working in Permaculture, landscaping and woodland management for the past 15 years. He lives on a small holding in West Cork where he is developing a food forest and tree nursery and has built a small cordwood roundhouse. He has wide experience of teaching environmental and craft projects to children and adults and holds the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design. The word Permaculture is derived from permanent agriculture and permanent culture, but offers a perspective on all aspects of building a sustainable future, and affecting your life for the better. Permaculture encourages us to use our individual skills, knowledge and interests, whilst drawing on traditional wisdom, science and our innate ability to observe and learn from the world around us. Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or green lifestyles, the application of Permaculture principles empowers you to make a positive contribution towards a sustainable future. This is a full weekend course giving an introduction to Permaculture from a practical perspective. The course will be a mixture of theory and practical with a focus on learning some skills. The main goal is leave participants with skills to approach the garden and illustrate some practical techniques. You will learn how do design, construct and make a herb spiral and a mulched garden, lay out keyhole paths and plant plants.