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Borage
02-02-2007, 01:30 PM
G' day Permie people. This is a brilliant site full of critical information.I love it!

I am wanting to form or join some sort of company/business that designs,installs and maintains permaculture systems in a mainly urban/suburban landscape. Offering all the usual features-e.g edible food forest,mandala system,herb spirals,greywater banana/arowroot guilds,aquaculture,chooks etc.
I have completed the PDC and am working towards APT Diploma slowly but surley.I have a reasonable set of design skills under my belt as well as practicle experience.
Ideally I would like to work with a very confident designer.If they had good drawing and client consultation skills,as well as confident at building sound structures and plumbing know how, that would be just perfect.
:lol:
I am working on a business and marketing plan and networking,as well as building up my practical skills and dreaming of earning a living doing something I love and beleive in.
I want to hear from anyone who would like to form a 'Permaculture backyard blitz' type company or has already who could offer some advice.
Sooner the better as I'm needing to earn and am looking for ANOTHER job (obviously one that is Permaculture friendly if I possibly can!)

ho-hum
02-02-2007, 04:20 PM
Borage,

Good luck in your travels/travails and keep us posted.

floot

Borage
03-02-2007, 09:07 AM
Thanks for that Floot,good on yer mate.
I've just realised I've posted this topic in the wrong section, I reckon I should have put it in the 'Jobs,courses,training WWOOFing' section maybe.
If I don't get heaps of replies from anyone today-I'm gonna post this in all the sections.
I currently have a couple of jobs on the go putting in fruit trees,building up the soil in beds and putting in various carbohydrate 'famine food stapels'.
I managed to get these jobs by word of mouth or just being in the right place at the right time.
I reckon there will be lots more peope wanting to live more sustainably as the effects of Peak Oil and climate change really start to hit home.
There must be a experienced, confident designer out there somewhere who wants to actualy implement some PC systems in the real world. I would do all the hard yakka and they could just exercise they're creative talents.Together we can educate,prepare and actually do somthing to counteract climate change as well as earn an honest decent living in the process. :idea:

Richard on Maui
03-02-2007, 03:37 PM
If you can't find a designer to apprentice under, Borage, just do it yourself. Even if you make horrendous mistakes, can it be much worse than what most people are doing already? Just have a go! Good luck! :D

John Marshall
03-02-2007, 04:13 PM
I'm interested. I'll sent you a PM.