Zia Parker

About Zia Parker

Transition skills for earth~body healing : We provide workshops, training, and private sessions in applied knowledge for healing the land and healing our bodies, and understanding the connection between them. The common thread in all of these offerings is that they help us shift our way of being in the world so that we sense and are sensitive to the living world around us. Thus, enabling us to integrate the information coming to us-both from our bodies and the earth-and respond with contributions toward a healthy, harmonious balance with all beings.
The concepts and principles that guide Permaculture are often practiced in the act of gardening, both rural and urban. That is, gardening is often how we learn Permaculture, by observing natural processes in the garden. Thus, Permaculture is a process of becoming closer to nature, which means it is based on observing abundance. Think of how abundant a dandelion or a lettuce or a fruit tree is—one individual producing hundreds of offspring. Permaculture helps us experience the world as an abundant place, rather than than a place in which the first thought is to take. To experience ourselves as [[read more]]

Permaculture helps us RESET to abundance ...

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Our team is mega-diverse, with mega-experiences on many topics. Take a look. This list includes some who will be presenting, our 2023 team is still forming. ZIA PARKER is the primary teacher and coordinator. Zia and her husband Roshni are the core of the teaching team. Both have 40 years of practice with regenerative practices and homesteading. Zia aligns with Permaculture , Roshni is more aligned with the Biodynamic practices of Rudolf Steiner. Zia’s experience includes homesteading in British Columbia, Canada in the 1970s, running an agroforestry project in Equatorial Guinea (West Africa) in the 1980s, teaching on the [[read more]]

Teaching Team PDC 2023

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– Water management: water retention landscaping, keyline design, ferrous cement storage tanks, water re-use systems (greywater), dry toilets– Seed saving and Hub strategies for multiplying seed saving initiatives– Bio-construction: Earthbag/Super-adobe, bareque, adobe brick, cob, bamboo, thatch roofing– Alternative energy: solar, biogas, etc.– Ancestral knowledge from the rich indigenous agricultural heritage of the Andes– Community building _ Renewing Economy

For this locale, special attention is given to these topics:

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After introducing the Permaculture design principles, small groups will apply them to: a small property, a large property, an urban site, and a community project. The designs are presented to the group for feedback. The opportunity to discuss and compare your ideas with a wide range of perspectives is priceless.

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