Josie Redmonds – Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs (MSPC) 

Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs (MSPC) is a programme that supports primary school teachers in Malawi who want to run an after-school permaculture club at their school.

Permaculture clubs are held weekly during term time and utilise fun and practical activities. Children learn how to care for and regenerate their local environment, new ways to use and value local resources, practical methods to improve and maintain the health of soil, and how to manage and store water. They also learn how to produce their own diverse and nutritious food and other useful crops without the need for expensive chemical inputs.

Visit their website for more information: https://www.malawipermacultureclubs.com

CoLab Podcast with Josie © 2024 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

The creation of this podcast episode was made possible through funding received from the Festival Emergent.

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Andriy – Tepla Gora

In 2019 Andriy Grushetsky co-founded Tepla Gora, an eco-community and retreat centre in the mountains in the west of Ukraine. They own 5 hectares of land and they practice eco-living by collecting rainwater, using solar panels, wind turbines, and compost toilets.

Depuis le début de l'invasion russe de l'Ukraine en février 2022, Tepla Gora offre un abri aux réfugiés. Cela inclut les anciens combattants et les personnes déplacées de leurs foyers. Ils fournissent nourriture, logement, aide psychologique et logistique à toute personne qui en a besoin.

Visit the website for Tepla Gora

See the Tepla Gora guidebook

CoLab Podcast with Andriy © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

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Clement – Dream Village Project

Clement Mathorwmasen is from Ghana. He grew up on the streets and many people helped him to create a new life. He wanted to find a way to give back to the community and find a purpose. When Clement was assisting a local community to set up a water system, young people started coming to him, and Dream Village grew up organically.

Clément a créé un collège pour les jeunes laissés pour compte du système éducatif. Ils enseignent l'agriculture durable ainsi que le commerce et le marketing. Ils forment également les petits exploitants agricoles aux pratiques de la permaculture. Dream Village a construit un éco-village à l'aide de matériaux durables, où l'on cultive des produits locaux grâce à l'agroforesterie.

Visit the website for Dream Village

CoLab Podcast with Clement © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

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Rakesh – Roots ‘n’ Permaculture

Rakesh “Rootsman” Rak was born in the UK. He works around Europe and sometimes in India. He is the founder of Roots n Permaculture. The name comes from his background as a reggae DJ. Rakesh runs courses and workshops and has created Roots n Permaculture as a community of students that can support each other after their permaculture studies.

He is involved in trying to decolonize permaculture. Indigenous cultures already lived in harmony with nature and used their resources wisely. The colonizers, who have destroyed the natural world, have now repackaged indigenous values and branded them as “permaculture”.

Warning: this interview contains some expletives

Visit the website for Roots n Permaculture

Visit Rakesh’s other online content

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Cathrine – The Nordic Permaculture Academy

Cathrine Dolleris lives on a small island in Denmark. She lives on a plot of land and is 50% self-sufficient when it comes to her food sources. She gets food from a forest garden, no dig beds, hens, fermenting, and foraging.

She is the co-founder of the Nordic Permaculture Academy. Its primary purpose is to provide facilitation, mentoring, and networking services to apprentices pursuing a Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design. This will enhance their skills within regenerative practices and as efficient designers. The Nordic Permaculture Academy wants to promote a world that is aligned with the permaculture ethics.

Visit the website for the Nordic Permaculture Academy

CoLab Podcast with Cathrine © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

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