About us

"Tagari" is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning "those of us who are gathered here" or "us mob".

We began in 1978 as a community of people who worked and lived on eighty acres of swamp land in Stanley, Tasmania, researching & experimenting with Permaculture concepts. The development of sustainable design principles began here & together with the establishment of the Permaculture Institute, was the catalyst for the birth of the Permaculture ethic, which has since spread worldwide.

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Permaculture Design Course

The Permaculture Design Course is for anyone interested in gaining skills and perspective for sustainable living and productivity. Click for details on the next course.

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Diploma of Permaculture Design

It's the next step up from the PDC, and takes a minimum of two year study and practical field work after you obtain a Design Course Certificate. Read more here.

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Teacher register

The Permaculture Institute has established a Teacher Register to protect good teachers and to maintain the integrity of the Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Click for more details.

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Booksellers & stockists

We have stockists in Australia, New Zealand, Europe/UK, and in the U.S.A. Click for the full rundown.

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Remember to check out our upcoming PDC here!

Latest articles

Permaculture Practical Certificate Course

Filed by lisa on November 23, 2008 in Course

On-ground training camp held at Sisters Creek, Tasmania

Image of one of the dams at Sisters Creek

Dam at Sisters Creek

Gain the confidence to put your Permaculture Design knowledge into practice.

Monday, January 12 through to Saturday, January 24, 2009.

Click here for flyer.

Please complete the 4-page registration form and tick sheet to register for this course.
Registration Form
Tick Sheet

Lecture Topics on Offer.
The Presenter is listed below topic. When you register, you will receive this list and will be asked to tell us where your interests lie. We will adjust to suit interests. This course is for you, the student, so tell us what you need to know, where you wish to build confidence and we’ll help you to the best of our ability. Below is a list of what we can offer in instruction and in hands on experience, (no hands on for aqua culture , or big tree pruning, lecture only) January 2009

Farm Tour
Lisa, Bill, Dave, Greg

Tools-
Dave

Edged Tools - Knives
Bill

Chain Saw - Use Care Sharpening
Greg

Resource Inventory
Plant ID

Dave

Compost Over View
Dave and Lisa

Worm Farms
Dave

Liquid Manure
Greg

Compost Tea
Lisa

Propagation –Above Ground Plant Parts

Bill, Lisa

Drip Irrigation
Greg

Propagation – Below Ground Parts
Lisa

Swales- Earth Works - Soils - Part One
Dave

Swales – Earth Works – Soils Part Two
Bill and Dave

Tree trimming – Big Trees

Greg

DAY OFF
Marawah – Wild West Coast Tasmania- Field Trip

Soils in Cropping
Fruit, Veg, Fodder

Lisa

Simple Soil Analysis N-P-K ph
Lisa

Fertilisers/Fertilizers
Greg

Fencing
Dave

Bird life
Bill

Tree Systems - Forage
Bill

Tree systems – Forest Farming
Bill

Aqua-culture
Bill

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Introduction to Permaculture Course SISTERS CREEK, TAS

Filed by lisa on November 19, 2008 in Course

INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE Course
Sisters Creek Tasmania

The Permaculture Institute, and Bill and Lisa Mollison
are proud to offer an
Introduction to Permaculture Course,
taught by Dave Spicer, Project Manager.

March 10,11 and 12, 2009
Please open the attached flyer for more information or contact Dave’s mobile 0458 694 820
Introduction to Permaculture Flyer

Please complete the Registration form to secure your position on this fantastic starter course.

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Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton and Greg Knibbs combine forces to teach the PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE

Filed by Administrator on April 24, 2008 in Course

Monday 22nd September through to Saturday 4th October 2008 . Melbourne University

“This course has already changed a lot of the world - Come help us finish the job!” ~ Bill Mollison April 27, 2005

BILL MOLLISON, the legendary Permaculture teacher, promoter and designer - who, over 26 years of non-stop travelling, designing, teaching and writing, personally planted the seeds of Permaculture in over 120 countries. Bill is the founding director of The Permaculture Institute, the first and longest running Permaculture Institute in existence.

GEOFF LAWTON who is world renowned for field expertise and extensive teaching experience in the ecological “badlands” of Earth, areas of extreme cultural conflicts, as well as more friendly environments. Founding director of the acclaimed Permaculture Research Institute, Geoff is working in more countries and co-ordinating more projects on the ground than any other Permaculture Institute today.

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GREG KNIBBS is a passionate Permaculture designer and teacher who has worked in Africa and the Philippines over many years. Greg is the founding Director of International Permaculture Services and brings to the course a wealth of experience and knowledge in all aspects of Permaculture Design.

Earth’s ecosystems are in crisis. Permaculture offers practical, sustainable solutions. You can be part of the exciting adventure of positive world change.

EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS! BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT!

To book in and register please contact us through our sales email address listed in the course brochure below.

We encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment and to take advantage of the early bird discounts available.

The venue for this course is Trinity College, Melbourne University. We have booked an excellent Lecture Theatre. Delicious morning and afternoon teas are provided and accommodation is available at Trinity College or nearby for students. Details are listed in the flyer below. If you have questions you can ring the Permaculture Institute 61 (0) 3 6445 0945, the Convenor, Tony Watkins 61 (0) 3 9762 6356 mob. 61 (0) 427626326 or The Permaculture Research Institute 61 (0) 2 6688 6578 and we will be pleased to assist you. Information is also available at www.permaculture.org.au

This course is the full 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate course including all theory and practical exercises necessary to enable a student to become a Permaculture designer and teacher and can lead on to full teacher registration and Diploma of Permaculture Design with the Permaculture Institute.

Several evening events are also scheduled.

PDC Brochure Sept 08

PDC Costs 2008

PDC Melbourne September 2008

PDC Course Registration Form

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Permaculture Design for Islands with Bill Mollison

Filed by lisa on February 28, 2008 in Course

Permaculture Design for Islands and Shorelines

With Bill Mollison

Bocas Del Toro PANAMA

16th, 17th 18th, 19th July 2008
Lectures begin on the 16th 9 am, please arrive on the 15th, Lectures end at noon on the 19th, please be prepared to leave on the 19th.

$1,500 AUD including accommodation and food.

About the Course

Energy Systems
Water handling
Padi culture
Sealing of sands and corals
Palm PolyCulture
Appropriate Building Strategies for the tropics
AquaCulture
Lagoon Culture
Mariculture

Class hours will be from 9 am to noon and from 4 pm to 7pm with the afternoon off.

About Bill’s island Experience

This is a rare event. Bill, retired from a heavy teaching and traveling routine sometime ago, but as the years go by he finds time to travel and teach subjects he is passionate about.

Having been born and reared on the island of Tasmania, Islands hold a special place in Bill’s heart and fascination. The first voyages of Bill’s Permaculture travels and teaching took place on the islands of Hawaii where Bill taught Permaculture and installed systems. One forest is in plain view from the window of plane as you fly into Honolulu. Elder Hawaiian’s reported they had not seen such taro as the taro yielded from the Permaculture Taro dryland Padis.

Work on the Canaries, due to their incredibly low annual rainfall took a quite a different approach, but calling on Permaculture skills and strategies the results were just as satisfactory and perhaps even more so, considering the challenge of the location.

In the Sechelles, engaged by His majesty, Sh’ Aran Pahlevi, Bill’s Permaculture skills were applied to the re-design and on-going management of a large coconut plantation in the Amarantes.

Many courses were taught by Bill in Palau where the need of the people centered around rehabilitation of shoreline and tidal padis.

And while Bill’s travel and Permaculture work has found him giving courses, designing or installing food production and energy systems on the Islands of Newfoundland, Iceland, Whiddy Island. Orcas Island, Flinders Island to name a few, this course will have a heavy emphasis on Permaculture Design for tropical and sub-tropical islands.

About the Venu
http://www.bocastesoroescondido.com

Please go to the web site to check out the venu and accommodation.

You need to arrive on the 15th of July and leave on the 19th of July. You don’t need to book in- We take care of that. The location is out-of-town and the rooms options are mixed. To make it easy, we will place each student into a room or bed that seems appropriate. All meals and accommodation are included in the price, so some will have a single bed and where appropriate and beds are available doubles will be available. We’ll do the best we can. And as it is only for three nights, everyone ought to be happy. Bill will be eating meals with students and evenings after lecture. This is a special experience for those who attend.

course-registration_form.pdf

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Farm for Sale - 66H large scale Permaculture

Filed by lisa on February 12, 2008 in Uncategorized

Located in the rainbow region of the Northern Rivers in NSW, just outside the village of Tyalgum is this amazing property. Designed by Bill Mollison and owned by The Permaculture Institute.
Please open the pdf below for a flier.

Tyalgum Property advert

To find out more please contact Lisa
Phone: +61 (0) 3 6445 0945
Monday through to Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm AEST

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