In
one of my recent articles i wrote for permaculture news i described a
little bit the impact of the earthquake last April in Nepal.You can
see the article here.
This
time i am happy to share with you that i will be going back to Nepal
for the first time after the Earthquake to assist my friend,teacher
and Permaculture Pioneer Govinda Sharma with a Permaculture Design
Certificate in March 2016.
Govinda
Sharma has been practicing and teaching Permaculture since 1992 and
has facilitated 30 PDCs and about 250 short courses in various
aspects of Permaculture. His trainings have included participants
from almost 55 countries.
Govinda
Sharma presenting at the Permaculture Conference in Malawi 2009
He
has a Masters Degree in Ecological Agriculture and has worked with
farmers all over Nepal and in countries like Austria, Japan, Malawi,
India, Qatar and France.
Govinda
Sharma & Roman Eisenköbl during a PDC in South India,Auroville
Co-Facilitator
Roman Eisenkoelbl, was part so far of 13 PDC Courses (organization &
co-Facilitation) so far and some of his teachers include David
Homlgren, Rosemary Morrow, Robyn Francis, Alex Kruger (Berg en Dal
Ecovillage),Rico Zook(i-permaculture) and Govinda Sharma
(organichasera – Nepal). He is the founder of the Soil Sun Soul
Collective ( http://www.soilsunsoul.net/)
a transformational Permaculture Education Project.
During
a PDC together in South India
Together
they will offer a high quality Permaculture Design Course Certificate
at an amazing Permaculture Farm – Hasera. HASERA Farm,one of Nepals
leading Permaculture Research and Training Centre dedicated to the
promotion of Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development and
Permaculture.see more here http://www.organichasera.org/
HASERA
is a Research and Training Centre dedicated to the promotion of
Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development and Permaculture in
Nepal and abroad..
The
3 Objectives of Hasera Farm:
- To generate knowledge base on sustainable agriculture, sustainable development and Permaculture through farm and community research.
2. To practice and demonstrate the proven techniques in the real field situation.
3. To disseminate the proven knowledge of sustainable agriculture, sustainable development and Permaculture to the global communities through training, workshops and publications
At
HASERA an exceptional integration of crops, animals and natural
biodiversity can be found.
View
from Hasera farm towards the snow peaked Himalayan Mountain range
The
major aspects that can be learned and observed in this farm during
the exposure visits include:
Permaculture
Climate Change
Community Forestry
Natural Resource Management
Sustainable / Organic Agriculture
Sustainable Community Development
Integrated Ecological Pest Management
Certification and Marketing of Organic Products
Soil and water management in the Hill Farming Systems
Integrated Farm Designing with principles of Permaculture
Climate Change
Community Forestry
Natural Resource Management
Sustainable / Organic Agriculture
Sustainable Community Development
Integrated Ecological Pest Management
Certification and Marketing of Organic Products
Soil and water management in the Hill Farming Systems
Integrated Farm Designing with principles of Permaculture
Many of the people might be interested in knowing aobut the current situation in Nepal and also how Permaculture Dsign has benefited places like Hasera Farm during the earthquake.Here is a quick update.
How
Permaculture Design & Strategies saved Hasera Farm from the
earthquake last April:
The
Impact of the Earthquake at Hasera Farm and the response:
At
Hasera Farm, Govinda Sharma and his family have been applying
Permaculture Design & Strategies for the last 22 years. They have
applied Permaculture Principles to all zones of their farm which
resulted in a very diverse and resilient systems which is nowadays
one of the best Permaculture Farm Project examples in the whole of
Nepal.
Undoubtedly, major focus in terms of Design for
Disaster Strategies has been given for the design of zone 0 :: the
house.
While designing the house we designed it in
pyramidal shape and also made it in concentric ring structures. So
the main structure of the house, which is at the center is taller and
the support structures which encircle the main house from the outside
are shorter. This made the house wide base and narrow top. This
provided the enough anchor for the house to stand still even during
the threatening shakes of 7.9 Richter scale earth quake in April
2015.
Fig:
HASERA farm house, tall center supported
by short surroundings
Also, we put doors at every sides of the house
and also at both floors. It made us possible to escape out of the
house immediately after noticing the earth quake. So at the time when
all the houses in the surroundings fell in to the ground, our farm
house stood strong.
Besides these, we have more than 10 special
design features at our home which make it more ecological, social and
peaceful.
Now we are sharing our house designing skills
with the local communities and helping them to make their homes
accordingly.
Pict: Sharing the
knowledge of Permaculture home designing with the community.
Some 173 families in our surroundings have been
benefitted by our support program. We are helping them through
knowledge and some materials to renovate their house with the use of
principles of Permaculture. The problem created by the earth quake is
being used as an opportunity to redesign the village in Permaculture
way.
More nicely, we received donations from many
Permaculture friends from throughout the world in this mission
proving the integrity between the members of Permaculture community
throughout the world.
Slowly
things are getting back to normal step by step and Permaculture
Design can definitely play a major role in supporting this process.
The
Permaculture Design Course is a first big step on your Permaculture
Journey !
The
course price of 450 Dollar includes food, bed, tuition, stationeries,
training materials, exposure visits!
Here
is a SLIDESHOW from a PDC Course we did together in South India:
have
a look at some images from our Permaculture Design Course in March
2014 with Govinda Sharma from Nepal,Roman and Martin.It was a
wonderful time,great experiences we shared together and really
amazing group of people meet,shared and learned for 2 weeks in South
India,on the edge of Auroville.see here:
We are looking forward hearing from you!
contacts:
Hasera farm: http://www.organichasera.org/
Soil Sun Soul: http://www.soilsunsoul.net