Ashram PDC – 2025

Module 1 Welcome & overview
Unit 1 Welcome & using the Hub
Unit 2 Further course info
Unit 3 Timetable
Unit 4 Notes
Module 2 Day 2 - Permaculture principles & solutions
Unit 1 Permaculture Solutions
Unit 2 Principles
Module 3 Day 3 - Energy, climate & landscape
Unit 1 Energy literacy & energy descent
Unit 2 Climates & landscapes
Module 4 Day 4 - Melliodora
Unit 1 Melliodora
Unit 2 Food strategies
Module 5 Day 5 - Agroecology
Unit 1 Agroecology
Module 6 Day 6 - Artist as Family & Melliodora Orchards
Unit 1 Artist as Family
Unit 2 Melliodora orchards
Module 7 Day 7 - Soils & Design
Unit 1 Soils & soil improvement
Unit 2 Design
Module 8 Day 8 - Tree tour
Unit 1 Tree tour
Module 9 Day 9 - Day off, no notes
There are no units in this module.
Module 10 Day 10 - Revision, soil testing, animals, water and earthworks
Unit 1 Soil testing
Unit 2 Animals in permaculture
Unit 3 Water & earthworks
Module 11 Day 11 - Novel ecosystems & practice site design
Unit 1 Novel ecosystems
Module 12 Day 12 - Tours: HOFC, Fryers Forest, Speedy's
Unit 1 Harcourt Organic Farming Coop
Unit 2 Fryers Forest & Bushfire
Unit 3 Speedy's
Module 13 Day 13 - Food growing wrap-up & aquaculture
Unit 1 Food growing
Unit 2 Aquaculture
Module 14 Day 14 - Building design & Appropriate technology
Unit 1 Building design & retrofits
Unit 2 Appropriate technology
Module 15 Day 15 - Design presentations & more...
Unit 1 Ashram report
Unit 2 Group pic and contact details
Unit 3 Where to from here?