PCA offers a great range of short courses throughout the year, for professional development and for people looking for practical skills and knowledge for sustainable living and self reliance. Most of these short courses at Djabung Gardens form part of the full-time APT accredited training and are included in the International Internship programs. Our faculty of highly experienced permaculture teachers also deliver some of these programs elsewhere in the Northern Rivers and overseas.

Short course and workshop descriptions and details please go to the relevant section  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT or LIFESTYLE/SELF RELIANCE

Courses in italics and coloured text are conducted at other locations in Australia and Internationally

Short Course Program 2012

Summer School PDC & ADC

January 13-27  PDC 2-week intensive course

January 30-Feb 2 ADS/FLO  Advanced Design Skills & Flexible Learning Options

Semester 1, 2012

Feb 14  Part-time PDC commences 9am then continues 2-days/week: Mon and Tues until April 12

Mar 6-8 Appropriate Technology and Natural Building Short Course

Growing Abundance Series 1

April 23  Plants in Permaculture & intro to Botany 9am-3pm

Apr 24  Food Forests and Orchards May Tue 3, Wed 4, Tue 10: 9am-3pm

May 7  Small Crop production for Food security  every Monday 9-3 until June 4

May 8  Post Harvest and Storage  every Tues 9-5 for 3 weeks

May 29  Integrated Organic Pest and Weed Management every Tues 9-5 for 3 weeks

Winter School Intensives

Jul 10- 24  Winter School PDC

Jul 26 - 29 Advanced Design Skills

Semester 2, 2012

Aug 13 Seed Saving and managing a seed bank  Mon 9-5 for 2 weeks

Aug 14  Water & Waste Wise every Tues 9-5 for 3 weeks

Sept 10 Creative Community Facilitation & Working with Cultural Diversity with Robyn Francis

Sept 17 Tropical crops and tubers

Oct 10-12 Bamboo Craft and Construction Workshop Wed-Fri 9-5

Oct 14-20 Sustainable Aid Course with Robyn Francis

December 3-8  Permaculture Teacher Training Course with Robyn Francis

Please check back regularly for updates of more exciting PCA workshops and courses on offer at Djanbung Gardens and other locations