A festival, good food, music, sharing, conviviality — that was APC14 in Canberra

22 Apr, 2018 | Permaculture Gatherings

It was awesome! As attendees of Australasian Permaculture Convergence 14 (APC14) left on the tours following the gathering in Canberra, those heading homewards took time to reflect on what a constructive blend of ideas, conversation, workshops and good food this event was.
Sitting in the workshops and sessions, we saw evidence of an Aboriginal agriculture and ideas for a new approach to farming, ideas for remaking suburbia and for creating a new economics, we saw permaculture people working with refugees and in communities, and we heard from people local and far away. What we left with was a sense of the breadth of permaculture practice today and an insight into the thinking of permaculture practitioners.

Congratulations an insufficient word

Congratulations is an insufficient word to say to the NSW South Coast/ACT crew who organised this event.
When two years ago, at APC13 in Perth they put up their collective hand to organise the Canberra gathering, they knew it would be a demanding job. Yet they carried it off to give us a smooth-running convergence that mixed ideas and knowledge with conviviality and the buzz of colleagues and friends engaged in the important work of making our land, our continent, our towns, our cities, our countryside a better place.
Insufficient it might be, let all who attended say to them — Yah… CONGRATULATIONS — and thanks.

The organising crew who made APC14 run so smoothly.

And the next APC?

And APC15 in two years time? Where will that be? There was only one region that put itself forward to host the event. Looks like we’re headed north to the subtropics, to Brisbane. Fortunately, that will be in the cooler months. There, another team of more-than-capable permaculture practitioners will give us another more-than-convivial Australasian Permaculture Convergence.
Let us once again catch-up there and share our adventures in good design as we build a safe operating space for humanity in this age of the Anthropocene.

Many of the around 200 people who attended the convergence filled the main hall to hear the likes of Charles Massey, Bruce Pascoe and David Holmgren.

At permaculture convergences it is customary to make a group photo. The photo doesn’t record all who attended.

APC14 final call for submissions

29 Dec, 2017 | Permaculture Gatherings

The APC14 team have got some great submissions in already for APC14 convergence happening from 15-19 April 2018, There workshops, presentations, a display section, a children’s education area as well as the inaugural ACT Permaculture Festival happening on Sunday 15 April 2018.

1 January 2018: abstract deadlines due.

What are your ideas?

Get your submissions for an activity you would like to run now, to help the programming team pull it all together.
Please outline your presentation in 150 – 200 words. Include:

• presenter’s name(s)
• working title
• if a panel, include the names of panel members
• the domain(s) and cross cutting themes your content will mainly focus on
• type of presentation (discussion, participatory group work, hands-on, lecture, experiential, mixed, other)
• any technology or other resources required (eg data projector, music, access to outside areas etc)
• limits (if any) on numbers attending
• anything else we should know
• presentations should be either 25 minutes or 45 minutes. Please indicate the length of your presentation, with final time determined once all submissions provided and the timetable is developed.

Useful deadline info

15 December: Abstract deadlines due.
15 January: Notification of acceptance.
15 February: Final papers/outlines due for publishing etc.

Note:

• presentations and final submissions of full paper will only be accepted from participants who have formally enrolled in the convergence, so you will need to ensure you have registered and paid by 15 February 2018 to be included
• your full paper, presentation or workshop outline and outcomes must be submitted by 15 February to enable all presentations to be published and made available to participants at APC14
• deadlines will be strictly adhered to
• send your information by completing the form by following the link below or via email to APC14 at apcfourteen@gmail.com

See you there — APC14 in the ACT

10 Dec, 2017 | Permaculture Gatherings

Five days of permaculture festivity and fun kick off on Sunday 15 April next Autumn with the ACT Permaculture Festival at Canberra City Farm.
That’s sure to be a motivating introduction to the four days of the 14th Australasian Permaculture Convergence that follows. CONNECTIVITY is the theme and the attendance of permaculture practitioners from across the country is sure to make that happen.
The Convergence will be based at Greenhills Centre in Cotter, starting Monday 16 April and ending on Thursday 19 April 2018. Tours, workshops and courses will follow across southeast NSW.
The Permaculture Festival is open to the public. Permaculture Convergence attendees are expected to have completed a permaculture design course or equivalent, or to be participating in a design course.

Register now for APC14

Permaculture Australia member special

$595 includes — convergence, shared accomodation and all meals.