There is a valid reason if it is called permaculture, with "u" and not "o", "culture ".

Permaculture is much more than a simple agricultural method, it involves personal progress, evolution, acquiring new values, not only thanks to work but also thanks to reflection, exchange with other human beings and, when possible, thanks to the travel.

In fact , permaculture learning is reduced to direct experience and this gives us the opportunity to travel to various locations around the world where parmaculture is applied in a consolidated way.

There are sustainable community networks and eco-villages such as GEN, there are websites focused on offering permaculture experiences in accredited centers that can issue certificates and credentials, with the possibility of having food and lodging in exchange for voluntary work .

Organizing well without setting sail is essential, and nowadays thanks to internet and feedback systems in thematic forums we certainly have no excuse.

Let's study together 4 possible trips to learn permaculture .

Thailand and Indonesia

The beauty of the tropics is that everything grows easily, quickly, luxuriantly . There is no winter but only a pleasant rainy season, functional to local agriculture.

For these and other reasons, such as the low cost of living, and the beauty of the territories, many people move to countries like Thailand and Indonesia to start their permaculture activity open to students and volunteers from all over the world .

These are easy to reach destinations, as mentioned above, extremely cheap, open to young travelers but not only: Thailand and Indonesia are the best equipped countries for this, digital tam tam is rich in promotions, courses and experiences based on community life field work, construction of structures, on the celebration of life and nature, learning of local cuisine .

Many of these courses are recognized and grant diplomas and certificates . The experience is worth the only real substantial expense, the air ticket.

Australia

In Australia, permaculture is a real institution : the community realities based on this system and its methods are endless and serve organic fruits and vegetables also in neighboring cities.

It is very easy to travel around Australia moving from one community to another, living and contributing to an often very open and familiar atmosphere .

Australia is immense, therefore the permaculture of the north (often semi-tropical) is completely different from that of the south (temperate), which offers the possibility of learning different methodologies in a single journey .

Getting in touch with these experiences via the Internet can facilitate the process of obtaining a long-term visa (up to one year).

Great Britain

Great Britain does not mean only London, smog, grayness. This nation has a great peasant culture and many people keep this side of the local culture active.

Outside the big cities there are no agricultural communities and probably here you will find the greatest number of experiences related to permaculture in all of Europe.

Easy to reach, well equipped, Great Britain can give us something that tropical destinations cannot give us: a more precise idea of ​​what happens in a climate like ours based on 4 seasons, very important if we intend to reproduce at home as learned.

Here it is not so common to find places that give food and lodging in exchange for voluntary work, but this is not impossible. The cost of living in Britain is much higher than in Asia, and this must be taken into account.

Even the organization of work and courses is more professional, however, and often the training, on balance, is more solid and thorough . Online it will be very easy to find networks of permaculture communities and even if the price is high, there will not be much to spend on the plane ticket.

India

There was a time when Masanobu Fukuoka was still alive and it was possible to go and learn directly from the source of wisdom. Where should a person now go who, really thirsty for knowledge and motivated, wanted to live with living examples? India offers this possibility .

The social context, made up of more than a billion mouths to feed, naturally tends towards sustainable solutions and permaculture is one of the most popular methods for a green post-revolution.

Here we can find Bernanrd Declerq and Deepika, with their experience called Pebble Garden, considered among the top in the world. It is possible to live with them and experience the meaning of permaculture in person. It is possible to live in the Solitude farm of Krishna McKenzie, histrionic green warrior, direct disciple of Fukuoka with vast knowledge . Just to mention the most important.

India is easy to travel, costs very little and is full of young travelers interested in the subject and ready to share information .