International Interfaith Permaculture Design Course

Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Join us at Food Integrated Gardens (FIG) for an epic and immersive journey that will leave you transformed. With over a decade of experience in permaculture design courses in Israel, and two decades of teaching and designing permaculture in Australia, FIG is thrilled to present an extraordinary opportunity that should not be missed.
Our upcoming permaculture design course will take you to the fertile edge of borders, traversing three international borders in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Prepare to embrace different cultural paradigms, indulge in spiritual practices, and absorb the wisdom of the local people and their respectful landscapes. It's an experience that promises to ignite your senses and expand your horizons.
Over the course of six weeks, our program will equip you with an amazing toolkit for the school of life. This hands-on journey will take you deep into the world of permaculture, providing you with the knowledge and skills to apply productive and regenerative land use design strategies to any property or site around the globe.
But this isn't just a course; it's a life-altering experience. Our course graduates go on to transform gardens, start new farms, and build resilient communities. Along the way, they form lasting friendships, cultivate a profound relationship with the land, and tap into the ancestral wisdom of Permaculture and Shmita.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to create and execute a masterplan design, with the guidance and mentorship of our alongside Paz Faigenbaum permaculture specialist. This design will be the culmination of your journey and will be showcased at the end of the course. Upon successful completion, you will be awarded the internationally acclaimed Permaculture Design Certificate, a testament to your newfound skills and knowledge.
Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to embark on a transformative adventure with FIG. Secure your spot today and be prepared to unlock the secrets of permaculture, immerse yourself in diverse cultures, and create lasting change in the world. Change begins with you, and FIG is here to guide you every step of the way.

(Greece 3/9/23- 13/9/23)

The expedition will begin in Greece, this is an invitation to practice sea permaculture. We have organised an amazing sailboat the “Zebulon” with ally, friend, and incredible educator Pesach Stadlin. We will be sailing and sleeping on board the sailboat for the majority of time in Greece.The sailboat is currently located on the island of Lipsi in the Agean sea, near the border of South Turkey. We will be visiting 3 islands, Lipsi, Patmos and Ikaria. On each island we have set up a collaborative project to learn about local Greek traditional farming.

The sailboat is a living Earthship on the water, the boat has so many systems. It is an amazing opportunity to delve into learning how these decentralized systems operate. Some things you will learn on the sailboat.

Wind energy - how to harness the wind as a non fossil fuel for transportation.
Reading maps and navigation
Learning the ropes
Solar hot water system and batteries
Building a Wind turbine
Learning basics in plumbing and electricity
Wild game - Fishing
Cooking - Gutting, filleting and preparation of fish
Teamwork and collaboration -
Spiritual permaculture
8 shields model systems thinking
Sacred singing and jamming music

(Israel 13/9/23-3/10/23)

Nestled in the heart of Jerusalem forest, Ein Kerem we have our homebase Har Hayot farm. In 15 acres of land, in which community and soil are cultivated, goats and donkeys freely graze and honeybee hives pollinate to new established food forest.

In Israel it is a unique time in which there are the sacred Jewish festivals in which you can take part in. Succot is one of the festivals in which we will even be building an ecostructure called a Sukkah for the raindance festival we will host as a group, which we do African tribal dancing in hope for the rains to come for the year coupled with building a natural pool to collect the rains.

There will be places in the forest for camping and living on the farm for the duration of the Israel program. We will explore the following

* Sheparding goats and donkeys as fire prevention strategy
* milking the goats
*composting systems and biofertility
* Working in the Food forest
* designing seasonal market gardens with urban farmer tools
* Herbal medicine gardens - apothecary
* Designing and retrofitting the greenhouse
* Learning the art of propagation and heirloom seeding
* Olive picking and fermentation of goods.
* Rainwater harvesting and building natural pools
* Urban farmer tools in market gardening
* Jewish ancestral agricultural wisdom
* Kabbalah Meditation
* somatic body movement
and much More
* each participant will carry out a masterplan design either solo or with a partner as part of a presentation to complete the training and receive an internationally certified Permaculture Design Certificate.

Sinai Egypt 4/9/23 - 15/10/23

We have amazing hosts at the wild beaches of Ras Abagalom in South Sinai. We will delve into some real desert permaculture systems. We will be staying in beach huts in the beginning.

We will assess a real dryland environment and using resources we will assess best design options.
* Water recycling
* appropriate plant propagation
* Building composting systems
* Dry composting toilets
and much more

We will then journey to the Mountains of Saint Catherine to spend just under a week there, where we will camp outdoors.

* learning from master herbalists in the wild on a trek through the mountains alongside with camels.
* We will try to start a new herbal medicine garden
* establish a herbal medicine joint seed bank with the Bedohuins
* Homesteading with Maria Matriach of the mountains making
traditional pita on fire and working with Donkeys
* Learn with Mansour Mahmoud about natural beekeeping
* Masterclass with gardeners of the orchards to learn from local Bedohuin Jabliya tribe and their traditions and practises.

Some of the itinerary is subject to change - keep upto date.

Conditions: RSVP required, due to limited spots. Also there needs a minimum of 4 students for the program to go a head. If the program has 4 students signed up, the three legs will be open to join individually at a set date TBA.

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Please check out www.foodingardens for more extensive breakdown of the program.
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Don't hesitate to reach out with queries.
pazfigfarmers@gmail.com
+972544434298. 

Upon Completion participants are awarded an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Course (PDC)  Certificate.

Location:

Greece Islands Lipsi, Patmos and Ikaria

Jerusalem, Ein Kerem Har Hayot farm

Egypt, Sinai Wild beach Ras Abagalom, Saint Catherine mountains.

Dates: September 3rd 2023 - October 15th 2023

Hours: 6 weeks immersive course with dedicated breaks

(Usually, PDC certificate is 72 hours, FIG allows for extra time to explore Shmita principles, body awareness movement, and more time to have practical hands-on experience in the field.) 

Cost: Early Bird $5000 until July 25th

2nd Round $5500 until 10th August

3rd Round $6000 until 25th August

Instructor: This course led by Paz Faigenbaum , founder of FIG, who trained by permaculture pioneer David Holmgren.