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Proud to present!!
EkBiçYeİç, in collaboration with Permaculture Institute of Israel, presents:
2017 İstanbul Modular Hands-On
Permaculture Design Course.
What is a PDC?
A Permaculture Design Course is an internationally-recognized, 72-hour course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. Taking a PDC is the best tool available for those who wish to take responsibility to become more resilient and self-reliant.
Permaculture is a network of comprehensive ecological design methods and techniques that addresses the “why, how and what” and empowers both individuals and communities to generate conscience and resilience. This is your opportunity to learn permaculture’s holistic tools to design and build a regenerative environment, food systems, communities, schools, businesses, and relationships in rural and urban spaces.
What to expect?
This 90-hour PDC promises to be a very unique experience, starting on 28th of May and finishing on 23rd of July.
The ‘Hand-crafted’ syllabus of the course will focus on urban surroundings to be as relevant as possible to the bio-region of Istanbul.
Be prepared for a lot of interesting theory and a lot of practical time empowering yourself with knowledge, experience and real community engagement.
Participants will take part in the existing permaculture activities and see first hand how integrated permaculture systems and holistic design are applied and maintained.
Course description
This course will be held in English with Turkish support (not fully translated) and is designed to:
· Cover 72 hours of curriculum required to receive a Permaculture Design Certificate.
· Contain 12 individual modules, which consist of 4 sessions of 1.5 hours.
· Offer an extra 18 hours of optional practical activities.
· Feature site tours, visual demonstrations, guest lectures, theory and discussions, exercises, hands-on participatory learning and other creative ways of teaching permaculture.
· Allows plenty of one-on-one time with the instructors.
This course will certify you with the internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate, sponsored by Permaculture Institute Israel and supported by EkBiçYeİç İstanbul.
Check out our curriculum and register pdc@ekbicyeic.com today!
Contact information
Please feel free to email us on pdc@ekbicyeic.com or shaul.s@ekbicyeic.com for registration or any additional information you may need.
Phone: 05335837101 / 05372238583
Additional Activities
Apart from the above course curriculum you will also have the chance to participate in our permablitzes - a concentrated day in the garden full of action learning and great times with friends.
Daily schedule
10.00 – 11.30 / 1st Session
11.30 – 11.45 / Break
11.45 – 13.15 / 2nd Session
13.15 – 14.00 / Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 / 3rd Session
15.30 – 15.45 / Break
15.45 – 17.15 / 4th Session
Venues
Courses will take place in alternating venues according to the elements of the module. These are EkBiçYeİç/Taksim , EkBiçYeİç/Levent, Rooftop Garden – İstanbul, Narköy Ecological Farm in Kerpe/Kocaeli, Roma Bostanı, and others. See curriculum (give link here) for locations.
Food
Permaculture is everywhere, in our office, our gardens, our streets, and our kitchen!
Lunch break will take part for a 45 minute Potluck lunch! Please bring a dish and contribute in this community lunch! We will be providing plates, cutlery etc.
Please bring a dish made with love and local ingredients! This exercise not only supports local agriculture, but demonstrates how we can all get involved in local food security.
Pricing and Registration
In order to be eligible for PDC certification, the completion of the 72-hour core course is needed. However, working toward certification is not a requirement. Students may attend modules individually as well.
Full course is 72 + optional 18 hours. Completion of this course earns you the Certificate of Permaculture Design.
In order to be certified for Introduction to Permaculture, the completion of the first two modules is obligatory. Those who complete the first two modules can join in any other modules and for 160 TL per session and take part in our optional extracurricular activities free of charge.
Those who cannot commit, can benefit from our drop-in option and join sessions 3 through 10 for 170 TL per session. If you attend our classes through this option, you can also join our optional extracurricular activities free of charge.
Financial aid: There is a limited number of places for financial aid; please contact for details.
Students are requested to pay an additional fee of 100 TL, required for the entire 1-night stay at Narköy Ecological Farm, including transportation, accommodation and 5 meals for 2 days. Please see the curriculum (give link here) for more details.
To register, email pdc@ekbicyeic.com or shaul.s@ekbicyeic.com
Phone: 05335837101 / 05372238583
Meet the Facilitators:
Shaul Shaham
Living permaculture since 2009 and implementing projects around the world in numerous ecological fields, from water systems, hydroponics, aquaponics and gray water to bio-construction, composting and permaculture design for different scales. Resident permaculture instructor at EkBiçYeİç and Narköy since 2014, Shaul is a certified teacher by Permaculture Institute of Israel.
Idil Akdos
A molecular biologist and geneticist, a botany enthusiast and a food security freak since university, planting and harvesting and teaching based on her real life experience with permaculture. A new addition to EkBiçYeİç team as a permaculture design consultant.
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