Day 3 Course outline - Water and Life

Water and Life

Water is essential for life

• open structure, pH and nutrient availability
• dissolved salts buffering
• dissolved gasses – problems with acid rain and salting
• Water – its uses and duties
• The water cycle
• carries nutrient, energy and information

Systems and Design

• elements, relationships, functions

LUNCH

Observation Exercise

• Spirals in Nature – Spiral patterns
• Observation and Patterns – walk/exercise

Design

• Site analysis - sector analysis
• Design Cycle ( O-A-D-I )
• Permaculture Design defined, overview

Climate

• world climate zones and climate patterns
• weather systems