Course Title: Permaculture I VSS104
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Permaculture I VSS104
Horticulture Course
Price:£325 Qualification: Certificate
Learn the basic concepts of Permaculture. This course will help you develop a basis for permaculture design by explaining the patterns which occur in nature, such as weather systems, water cycles, topography, soil-plant interactions and forest ecology, and how a knowledge of these patterns can be used to reproduce balanced and productive garden growing systems.
Course Structure for Permaculture I VSS104
- Concepts – The basic theory and ethics of Permaculture
- The Environment – Ecosystems, the web of life and interactions between living organisms
- Soils – Soil management, fertilisers, nitrogen, cultivation, gas and nutrient cycles
- Climate and Water – The hydrological cycle, infiltration, microclimates, the Greenhouse Effect, water and plants
- Forest Systems – Biomass, how natural systems relate to agricultural systems
Aims of Permaculture I VSS104
- Discuss the nature and scope of Permaculture
- Apply an understanding of environmental systems to considerations given to how a Permaculture system is designed
- Describe soils and the impact their characteristics have upon natural and man made environments
- Explain the application of this knowledge to Permaculture
- Describe characteristics of climate and water, and the impact their characteristics have upon natural and man made environments
- Explain the application of this knowledge to Permaculture
- Describe forest systems and their relevance to Permaculture design
Price: £340
Qualification: Certificate
Estimated Course Duration: 100 hours
Available Learning Methods: Online, USB (+£5) and Correspondence (+£35)
Enrolment Dates: Our courses are self-paced and you can start at anytime
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