In love with our world, Delvin Solkinson is a gardener who creates permaculture gardens with a focus on native perennial plants with a history of use by the traditional peoples of the land. Part of his passion is education and creating permaculture design resources for learners and teachers of all ages in collaboration with his Permie partner, co-teacher and beloved wife Grace Solkinson.
Delvin teaches introductory days, 16 month long Permaculture Design Certificate Courses, and Advanced Permaculture Design Certificate course that can be done in person or from a distance. He also provides individual mentorship as a Diploma Field Mentor through the Permaculture Institute and is now a Diploma Tutor with the Permaculture Association. Delvin is inspired by creating free, open source learning and teaching tools and writing articles for permaculture magazines.
Free Permaculture Design Deck https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/designdeck
Free Permaculture Design Notes Book https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/permaculturedesignnotes
Free Permaculture Design Elements Game https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/elementscards
Delvin has completed a PDC, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison and done advanced teacher trainings with Rosemary Morrow, David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Patricia Michael, Robyn Francis, the Bullock Brothers, Tom Ward, Jude Hobbs, Larry Santoyo, Scott Pittman, Michael Becker, Robin Wheeler, Starhawk, Looby Macnamara and Robin Clayfield. He is an accredited teacher through the Permaculture Association (UK), Permaculture Research Institute (Australia) and a Registered Teacher and Field Mentor through the Permaculture Institute (USA). He has completed a PDC in Portland with Toby Hemenway as well as a PDC in Greece with Rowe Morrow. He has a second Diploma through the Permaculture Institute and is recently completed a Diploma through the Permaculture Association. Delvin completed a 5 year experimental Doctorate in permaculture education and is now doing Post-Doc work in this field.
Delvin is the Diploma Program Co-ordinator for the Permaculture Institute.
He works full time for a non-profit arts organization CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors with artists Alex Grey & Allyson Grey.
Contact delvin by email [email protected]
http://www.permaculturedesign.earth
http://www.visionarypermaculture.com
http://www.permaculture.org
