Golden Bay Sustainable Living Centre
Courses and Workshops
Course Modules
Twice a year in spring and autumn SLC runs our series of modules regarding Resilient and Sustainable Living.
These modules range from Permaculture Design Certificate, Organic Growing of vegetables, fruit, nuts and the support systems, Natural Building with hands on earth building techniques, Affordable Nutritious Food Solutions and homesteading , Community and Food Resilience and Affordable Care and Household Solutions.
Workshops
Throughout the year we run 1 day or weekend workshops of support systems in Organic growing for example; compost making, pruning, grafting, and seed saving.
Custom made Workshops
We can run any workshop regarding Resilient and sustainable Living for your organisation. Please contact gbsustain@gmail.com
An awesome awakening to a new way of living. It feels like a paradigm shift that could really benefit anyone who is struggling to create a healthy life. I have experienced an amazing quality of friendships that has been a huge part of the whole experience, each person coming with their own motivation and ready to come together as a team. Learning from real masters in their fields the quality of information is superb and each one very personable.
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Ed Thompson, Student 2019
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A spectacular course that has enriched my life in numerous ways. I look at the world with hope and motivation and I intend to live with nature. The topics covered in this hearty course are truly varied and fascinating. We formed a close group and friends for life, which is a real bonus! The location is perfect and always buzzing with activity. I recommend this course to anyone who desires to cultivate ideas and inspiration for their own lives or others that involve sustainability and ultimately treading lightly on the Earth.
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Jasmin Hales, Student 2019
Course Tutors
Sol Morgan
Organic Food Growing
Avid organic gardener, seed saver, educator and community activist. Sol is passionate about inspiring people to grow healthy food and treat the environment as a living organism, with care and respect. For the past 25 years he’s been involved with community gardens and community education around living more sustainably. He runs his own business GroWise Consultancy helping people develop healthy ecosystems especially edible landscapes.
Robina McCurdy
Permaculture
Robina McCurdy is the founder of the Institute of Earthcare Education Aotearoa, co-founder of Tui Land Trust & Community in Golden Bay, NZ and pioneer of the S.E.E.D. programme in South Africa and Brazil. She has been engaged in community development, organic growing, permaculture design/tutoring and educational resources production, on a global scale for the past 35 years – for households, neighbourhoods, schools, farms, ecovillages and entire bioregions.
Kerryn Easterbrook
Sustainable Eating
Kerryn is passionate about locally sourced, seasonal, organic, great tasting vegetarian food & has created a catering business around these values. She currently caters for several courses & enjoys inspiring people to create nutritious food. Kerryn also produces & manages her own olive oil soap business, Clean Earth Soap.
Rita Scholten
Natural Building
Personal Sustainability
By building a strawbale house I found out how toxic conventional building materials can be.
To be able to build firstly from local sustainable resources, secondly breathable creative warm buildings is such an empowering experience. When I teach I feel alive to share and inspire others.
Permaculture
Learn how to transform your home-space into an aesthetic productive edible landscape, using permaculture design principles, working in harmony with nature.
Based on your household's needs and vision, your integrated landscape may include, Abundant organic vegetable gardens, bird & bee attractant shelterbelt, fruit trees, herbs and flowers, small farm animals, diverse use of microclimates and watering recycling systems.
This interactive course offers a dynamic combination of theoretical knowledge, observation exercises, hands-on practical activities, field visits and a full design experience.
Tutor: Robina McCurdy
PERMACULTURE, part 1
Dates: 4 days: Mon 18 Sept - Thu 21 Sept, 2023. Part 1: Interpreting Landscape,
Price: $395 + GST
PERMACULTURE, part 2
Dates: 6 days: Fri 27 Oct - Wed 1 Nov, 2023. Part 2: Design Sustainable Landuse
On Wed eve 1 Nov; presentations of the Main Design,
Price: $595 + GST (must complete part 1 to attend part 2)
Organic Growing
Growing healthy vegetables & orchard care and design
Learn how to create a vegetable garden and orchard from scratch, following organic principles and utilising local resources as much as possible. In addition, you will gain skills and know-how to produce healthy abundance of fruit and vegetables throughout the seasons. This programme includes land preparation, managing soil fertility, composting, plant selection and propagation, seasonal action plan, growing structures, plant care, and saving seed for food resilience.
Tutor: Sol Morgan
ORGANIC GROWING, part1
Dates: 9 days: 23-27 Sept & 30 Sept- 3 Oct, 2023. Part 1 Growing Vegetables,
Price: $895 + GST
ORGANIC GROWING, part 2
Dates: 4 days: 24-25 Oct & 3 Nov, 5 Nov, 2023. Part 2 Orchard Design and Care,
Price: $395 + GST
Natural Building
Get inspired by Natural Building techniques
In this module you learn about health impacts of our modern building and why building with natural materials benefits all living systems. What can you do to bring natural materials back into your home.
By getting your hands and feet in the clay you will learn about different earth building techniques and their properties. Become inspired by the creative expressions of this material. You will go on field trips to talk to owners of earth-built homes and other supportive natural systems here in Golden Bay.
Tutor: Rita Scholten
Dates: 5 days: Mon 9 Oct - Fri 13 Oct, 2023
Price: $495 + GST
Affordable Eating and
Care Solutions
Create Affordable Food and CareSolutions
A practical, hands on course of creating fermented foods, dairy & plant based products, harvesting & processing local herbal teas, & creating awareness of local resources growing wild as well as being produced locally. Also includes a day of making first aid and household solutions with herbs and weeds from your local area and garden.
Tutors: Kerryn Easterbrook, Rita Scholten
Dates: 4 days: Mon 16 Oct - Thu 19 Oct 2023
Price: $395 + GST
Full Course
Permaculture Landuse Design Certificate
Includes permaculture, organic growing, natural building and affordable eating solutions.
1. Interpreting Landscape/Growing healthy veggies, 3 weeks, tutor Robina Mc Curdy and Sol Morgan. Kerryn Easterbrook for 1 day Affordable weekly food calendar
2. Get inspired by Natural Building Techniques, 1 week, tutor Rita Scholten
3. Create Affordable Food and Care Solutions, 4 days, tutor Kerryn Easterbrook and Rita Scholten
4. Permaculture Design of Sustainable Landuse/ Orchard Design and Care, 2 wks, tutor Robina McCurdy and Sol Morgan
Book in time with experts to help you with your Personal project and create a presentation for the group and local experts.
Each module includes Fieldtrips, Guest Speakers and hands on practical learning.
8 weeks , 4 modules incl Your Personal Project.
Dates: Mon 18 Sept - Fri 10 Nov, 2023.
Price: $ 3500 + GST
Includes Permaculture Landuse Design Certificate
7 weeks, 4 modules course (not including Personal Project)
Dates: Mon 18 Sept - Sunday 5 Nov, 2023.
Price : $3300 + GST
Includes Permaculture Landuse Design Certificate
One Day Modules and Field Trips
Create Your Own Household and Care Solutions
Tue 17 Oct with Rita Scholten
Sustainable Growing Businesses Field Trip
Wed 27 Sept with Sol Morgan
Naturally Built Houses Field Trip
Fri 13 Oct with Rita Scholten
Sustainable Food Businesses
Fri 19 Oct with Kerryn Easterbrook
Price: each day module is $95 + GST
Permaculture and Organic Growing Combination Course
Part 1: Interpreting landscape with permaculture sustainable landuse design and growing vegetables, affordable weekly food planner
3 weeks: Mon 18 Sept - Wed 4 Oct
Price: $1395 + GST
Part 2: Permaculture design sustainable landuse/ orchard design and care
(must complete a module that includes permaculture part 1 prior)
2 Weeks: Tue 24 Oct - Sun 5 Nov
Price: $995 + GST
Part 1 & 2: Interpreting landscape with permaculture sustainable landuse design combined with growing healthy veggies/orchard design and care.
5 weeks: Mon 18 Sept - Wed 4 Oct, Part 1
Tue 24 Oct - Sun 5 Nov, Part 2
Price: $2390 + GST
Includes Permaculture Landuse Design Certificate
Tutors: Sol Morgan, Robina McCurdy
