Permaculture Association

Chris Evans - Diploma Tutor Profile

Skills, technical expertise and areas of interest:

Community development, design of demonstration & educational centres, skills training (horticulture); land-based design, International (2/3rds World); Course Design (including Full Design/Intro Course); Forest Gardening; Teacher Training; design consultancy

Areas of Permaculture Design Experience:

Nepal – design and establishment of over 15 demonstration and education centres in 4 districts; design of Community development projects – needs analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting

UK – own garden in S.Wales and Herefordshire; inputs into design of demonstration & education centres: Keveral Farm; Coed Marros; National Botanic Garden of Wales; Karuna
- as of July 2016 started design process at new smallholding, Applewood Permaculture Demonstration & Training Centre in North Herefordshire

Teaching - design & delivery of various permaculture-related courses, generic & bespoke, e.g. PDC, Trainers' Training, PC Intro, PC Gardening, Forest Gardening.

Tutorial information

Taking new apprentices?:

Yes

Travel:

Occasional trips as far as Bristol/Manchester/Birmingham otherwise prefer to remain in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire (West Midlands) & Mid Wales. Costs for time (average rates) and mileage (40p/mile)

Default venue for tutorials:

Home

Type of tutorial offered:

both group and individual

Offering tutoring in the following geographical areas:

Anywhere, though Herefordshire, Shropshire, Welsh borders, West Midlands preferred