Transition Marlborough, like the whole Transition Movement, is rooted in the ethics, principes, and holistic design approach of Permaculture. 

In very simple terms, Permacutlure is a great answer to the question “what would nature do”? It draws on deep observation of how living systems function, distilled into a set of principles and practices that can be applied to any form of human design. While it is often associated with gardening and food-growing systems, Permaculture design can be applied to absolutely anything. 

Over the years, this group has offered a 10-session introductory course, run in roughy monthly sessions over a year. It covered topics such as ethics and principles, design tools, low energy living, composting, soil health, biological ‘pest’ management, social permaculture and much more. 

We’ve also had a reading group focused on Stefan Geyer’s book Zen in the Art of Permaculture Design . 

Friendly monthly meet-ups continue through the year where we share skills, ideas and learning in an informal and member-led way. 

Several of our group have undergone internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate courses and some have further permaculture facilitation training too.