Symbiosis, Regenerative & Community Living. A Permaculture Design Course

Symbiosis, Regenerative & Community Living ( Permaculture Course) is finally here. Mark the dates and Join us  

19-24 March 2024.

This will be a great opportunity to learn from an experienced teacher who has over 20 years experience in designing ecological landscapes, architecture, gardens and food forests. 

About Peppi Gauci 

Peppi Msc AEES (Masters in Advanced Ecological Architecture & Environmental Science) is originally from the island of Malta. He is an experienced & certified ecological designer and a certified permaculturist, alternative farmer, teacher, consultant, and also the founder of the Permaculture Research Foundation for Malta. He has taught a number of courses and spoken at high level circles including the Common Wealth. He is the visionary behind the Bahrija Oasis project in Malta which was an ambitious permaculture project on a dry, windy, and arid landscape since 18  years ago. His vision & design has bloomed the landscape with carefully designed & naturally occurring biodiversity and attracted many individuals, groups, reporters &   documentary filmmakers.

Peppi has also ignited the vision for ZEE BARN   and  he is now busy planting the forest, saving seeds, building interesting structures, growing food, teaching, consulting others on their projects, sometimes surfing,  and reaching out to others who form part of  the Zee Community

(bio Link Here) . For a 30 minute video on Peppi's project in Malta click Here

These 6 days will have a semi structured program with many permaculture lessons and eye openers. Whether you are new or have experience, there will be lots of ground to get you inspired & create something valuable & regenerative. 

We shall cover the basics of permaculture design and experience myriads of designed examples reflecting the principles at work through the designed functional spaces we shall be in. 

• Observation skills
• Permaculture principles (at work)
• Learn about soil, soil life and how to improve it
• Learn how to create compost
• Design your own Garden beds
• Use Renewable resources that are around you
• Grey water Filtration systems
• Co-create abundance
• How to care for plants, trees and mantain them
• Cultivate a forest garden
• Learn about Syntropic agriculture
• Water in landscapes and ways how to harness it
• Community living 
• Food production
• Seed Saving
• Fermentations
• Sharing of Information material (pdf's and papers)

We shall also hold space for group/community work and self reflection within Nature. This will help us release what does not serve us for own growth while apply new methods embracing positive creation. 

Book your dates from Tuesday 19- Sunday 24 March 2024.

Why Permaculture?

In a nutshell, permaculture is the conscious design of landscapes for the benign integration of biodiversity which includes human habitats.

True sustainability needs symbiotic relationships between different life forms ensuring a progression and ability to enhance life rather than degrade it. This is reflected in the diversity and resilience of nature and how we as humans can adapt the same methodology.

Permaculture is a design science which elaborates on this philosophy to produce prolific, abundant and productive systems ensuring true regenerative development.

Zee Barn is a research and development project promoting permaculture and agroforestry systems. It integrates green technology such as solar power, syntropic forestry, food gardens, intelligent-irrigation, composting toilets, soil improvement techniques with intelligent design to maximise and further its efficiency while serving the holistic cultivation of a designed food forest.

We keep our groups limited in number, so we advise you to book in advance if you are interested.