PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE - march 2009 - an unforgettable experience !

after 3 months of difficult preparations due to hard cold rainy weather where thunderstorms and wind would put down everything we were trying to put up ... eventually on the 17th march , all the participants to the Permaculture Design Course arrived on Yunus Emre Field ...... Aslıhan .. Maral .. Sayat .. Emel .. Ufuk .. Ferit .. Alev .. Ahmed .. Atila .. Cetin .. Florian ... Melda .. Ozer .. Gizem .. me .. and Steve our teacher ...

on this sunny day the journey started .. and i guess none of us would imagine at this stage how wonderful and incredible this journey would be ...

from the very first evening with nice dinner prepared by Cetin all people were already close together talking around a table in the warm “nomad turkish tent” ...

and the next morning the program started with  yoga practices followed by nice breakfast and our first permaculture class ...

and from there ... the journey continued .. all together carried by the skills of Steve guiding us with his knowledge , experience, care and love ... sharing with us his vision of a new world where permaculture can definitely bring to ALL abundance and happiness ...

and although rain came back sometimes flooding the tents .. .. although wind again tried to undo our tents ... although  our basic showers could hardly supply us with nice hot water ... although we had actually most of the time to walk in the mud with our rain boots and coats .. ... we experienced an unforgettable time all together both learning from Steve who was always available and patient.. giving giving giving ... and putting right away into practice what we were learning on the field of the farm ...

like this we could build a dry toilet ... enhance the showers ... install a simple electric system .. start a vegetable garden ... and most of all plant trees ... ... with the techniques of “swales” “contours” “pans” and so on that we just learnt ..

on the 21st march evening we celebrated ... around a big fire ( havan) chanting the  healing Maha Mrityunjaya mantra ... we celebrated Spring coming ... Equinoxe time .. and sent the powerful vibrations of the Maha mrityunjaya mantra all around the planet to all people who need love and care and healing at all levels ...

and the culmination of the course has been the presentation of the designs completed by the team organised in 3 groups ...

thus the farm received the precious gift of having 3 permaculture design projects which all are rich and interesting and which all will greatly help to start the farm in the good manner and in the proper direction

now each of us has gone back home .. yet Steve has so magnifically managed to create closeness between us and the whole permaculture network that we keep all connected and we already met again in Istanbul !! ...

Istanbul 5  days with Filiz Andrew as organisers ...where Steve continues to teach and spread the visions and tools of permaculture in and around Istanbul .. from city to gardens .. from yoga places to universities ...giving also interrview to Acik radio with Melda, and Maral - Sayat playing their divine music... touching like this with his love and knowledge more than 100 people ... who .. again ... will also keep in touch with the whole network ...

Steve has been so enthusiastic about Turkey , Turkish people and atmosphere , and the potential that exists in Turkey to build a better world .. that he will come again in autumn .. planning to

give another 10 days PmC Design Course in Imece evi ( www.imeceevi.com)  

travel around Turkey with his family to come closer to people

and we hope he will also come again to Yunus Emre Farm for another 10 days Design Course in March 2010 (see coming events )

so ... thank you Steve ..

with Huge gratitude !!

 - EARTH CAN BECOME A GARDEN AGAIN  -

- EARTH WILL BECOME A GARDEN AGAIN -

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