{"id":410,"date":"2026-07-20T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthcare-education.org\/earthcare-education\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:49:41","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earthcare-education.org\/earthcare-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<br><h4>Empowering sustainable culture through ecological systems design and education<\/h4>\n\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tM\u0101 te kimi ka kite, M\u0101 te kite ka m\u014dhio, Ma te m\u014dhio ka m\u0101rama\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nWhat is permaculture?&nbsp;<span><\/span>\nPermaculture can be defined as so many things, so we want to give you a snapshot of what some of the pioneers of this movement define it as:&nbsp;\nA design system for resilient living and land use based on universal ethics and ecological design principles\nPermaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system.\nPermaculture\u00a0is an integrated land-use design methodology based on ecological principles, with practical application from sustainable household to eco-nation to global restoration.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><br><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">These ethics and principles were created by David Holmgren and underpin all that we do at Earthcare Education Aotearoa<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Earthcare Education?\n\n\n<span style=\"color:#ffffff;\">Earthcare Education was established at the turn of the century to empower people positive change using permaculture. \n\nWe offer hands-on education through interactive and community-scale workshops and courses; to transform our societies&#8217; extractive &amp; over-consumptive practices to create a more sustainable &amp; positive legacy as a gift for our future generations.&nbsp;\n\nAt it\u2019s heart is the work of Robina McCurdy w<span style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size:normal;\"><\/span><\/span>ho offers a range of permaculture courses, facilitation, and has written a number of books. Please explore the website to find out more.<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Annual permaculture design course&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Local Food Resilience Workshops<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Social Permaculture Courses&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Seed-saving workshops<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Permaculture teacher training&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Ecovillage &amp; Community Design Assistance,<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Food Forest &amp; Home Garden Design Courses<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Localising Food Pr<span style=\"\"><\/span>oject:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have been working on creating inspiring videos that document community food-resilience initiatives happening around Aotearoa.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br><\/p><p>See more on our featured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localisingfood.com\/\">website.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><p><br><\/p><p>Watch this space for more exciting projects.<\/p><\/span><p><\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Synthesising over 40 years of lived experience in the permaculture, intentional community and organic food system space, Robina has written many books and guides. 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