engaging children in permaculture workshop
in partnership with rakesh rootsman rak
6th september 2025 - part 2 (designing ‘learnscapes’ for children) -10am-5pm
secluded woodland ~ east london e11
“children are our greatest resource. we need to teach them that they are the stewards of the future. permaculture is one way of doing this: it is about teaching children to love and care for the land, to understand that they are connected to the soil, the water, and the plants, and that they have a role to play in the restoration of the earth." ~ bill mollison, co-founder of permaculture
full permaculture design course (pdc)
starting october 2025
this workshop is a prelude to the longer permaculture design course (pdc) that will be starting later in the year, finishing in 2026.
about the workshop
this workshop will give both a general introduction to permaculture and to how it can be implemented with children to create spaces that are conducive to play, learning, nature connection and stewardship.
learn how to introduce young minds to sustainable land-vased practices, fostering a deep connection to nature through hands-on learning and play. this session will explore children in permaculture’s (cip) unique pedagogy, which combines experiential learning, ecological literacy, and creativity to empower children as active caretakers of the earth. whether you're an educator, parent, or community leader, discover practical strategies and engaging activities to instil values of resilience and sustainability in the next generation.
this course is a prelude to the longer permaculture design course (pdc) that will be running later in the year. see here for more information. full permaculture design course (pdc)
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registration and payment for this course are going through rakesh not kin.
rakesh’s emai is rakeshaji@gmail.com
registration form here.
the facilitator
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an experienced permaculture designer teacher, forest garden specialist, yoga teacher, homeopath and reggae dj. rakesh has been designing and teaching permaculture to individuals and communities since 2009, and has taught over 500 permaculture, forest gardening, eco village design and related courses.
his design portfolio ranges from large scale forest gardens in eco villages through to many urban community food growing gardens, private farms and back gardens as well as designing collaborative businesses, urban water retention systems and even computer software and documentation systems.
rakesh is also passionate about building communities, and the social side of permaculture, hence using sociocracy, dragon dreaming and other great tools and processes to create strong social bonds with clear ideas of how to creatively meet your needs in a project or community. he is also passionate about sharing his journey of self empowerment (learning how to make all the things you need for yourself rather than relying on the system to provide for you), this includes eco architecture (low impact housing); capturing and storing energy (electricity, heat, lighting, etc); fuel efficient heating systems (rocket heaters and stoves); water capture, purification and recycling systems, natural bee keeping and so on.
he is one of the founders of the children in permaculture project (cip), and is also one of the founders of the youth in permaculture (yip) project.
rakesh is a very dedicated, passionate facilitator who not only talks about the path, but walks it every minute of his life. i whole-heartedly recommend his courses to anyone who is hungry for intellectual and spiritual nourishment in addition to the theory and practice of permaculture” ~ adrienne, past permaculture design course participant
