Environment and Ecology

Announcing Lazy-Lady Living: A new online permaculture course in sustainable sustainability starting June 17th

You dream of being a farmer! You want to get connected to your food, it’s production, preparation and its sharing. You dream of village harmony, rhythm and connection without being in denial. You crave traditional wisdom and simple living. You want the real thing: shared goat herding and milking, backyard eggs and poultry, community and connection, shared meals and an end to the isolation of parenting – for REAL.

Our intention in creating Lazy-Lady Living is to create THE premier sustainability course for modern times, the one you’ve been waiting for, the comprehensive, community based, virtual and fun course to get you started and seasoned on the path to sustainability without compromising your leisure and pursuit of the Good Life.

Lazy-Lady Living is a 100% virtual course in Sustainability. The course combines our knowledge of Permaculture, Value-Added Farming and Nutrient Density with a focus on social and cultural resilience/creativity.

The Permaculture Research Institute Turkey is planning to host three prominent events in summer 2012. First a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course will be organized in Istanbul on 30 June — 12 July, 2012; held by two legendary trainers, Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton. Following the PDC, a Regional Permaculture Conference will take place in Istanbul on the 14th of July. Last but not least the PIT would like to welcome you at its field practice venue; Marmariç village in Izmir, for the Regional Permaculture Convergence – the Mediterranean, Balkans Caucasus and Middle East.

This open call aims to inform you about these events and to form an international prep team for the preparations.

Below, further explanations are provided about the events. We wanted to reach out to a group of existing contacts of the institute, in order to ask for your support. We look for volunteers who would like to join our International Prep Team (IPT).

What is expected from the IPT?

As a young member of the permaculture family, we would like to create a group of interested permaculture practitioners from countries in the region to shape the program of the Regional Permaculture Conference and the Regional Convergence together. We hope to have at least one multiplier from each country in our region, who:

• is in touch with the local network of permaculture practitioners and
• can provide us with feedback on local realities, practices and contacts,
• propose topics/speakers for sessions,
• help us in disseminating information about the events to ensure high
  levels of participation from different localities in the region for a fruitful gathering.