david spicer 's Profile
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- Joined: 06/06/2012
- Last Updated: 03/07/2012
- Location: tumut, nsw, Australia
- Climate Zone: Cool Temperate
- Gender: Male
- Web site: permacultureworks.org
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My Permaculture Qualifications
- PDC
- Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course
- Teacher: Bill Mollison
- Location: sisters creek tassmaina
- Date: Oct 1999
- PDC
- Type: Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course
- Teacher: Geoff Lawton
- Location: tagari farm
- Date: Jul 2000
- keyline course
- Type: Other
- Teacher: Darren J. Doherty
- Location: milkwood
- Date: May 2009
- teacher training
- Type: Teacher Training
- Teacher: Geoff Lawton
- Location: zaytuna farm
- Date: Mar 2010
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Climate Zones
david spicer has permaculture experience in:- Cool Temperate
- Warm Temperate
- Mediterranean
- Sub-tropical
- Wet/Dry Tropical
- Arid
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About david spicer
David’s approach to design comes from his proven practicality, having over 15 years’ experience in permaculture design and education working and teaching with Bill Mollison at the Permaculture Institute Tasmania, and Geoff Lawton managing director of the Permaculture Research Institute Australia Zaytuna farm.
David worked as farm manager of the renowned Tagari farm in northern NSW.
Teaching and designing nationally and internationally, Working in 5 states of Australia, Morocco, Jordan and Palestine in many different climate zones.
He is renowned for his work ethic and getting the job done.



Recent trip to Permaculture Sydney Institute
I was invited up to the permaculture sydney institute for International permaculture day and stay on for a few days working on site + look at the sites potenial for some of PermacultureWorks workshop, so below is a update on IPD on the work I got up
Earthworks hydrology course
earthworks is the bones of the system, we cover all the major components of surveying, where to start, how to construct,your water harvesting and storage system
Managing coppice eucalypt forest
A breif artical about managing coppice eucalypt forest in Australia
Wadeye Permaculture Project update
A photo log up date of N.T Austsralia newest permaculture project, funded by the federal goverment
rural skills and sharp hand tools course
'skiling up for powering down' Dan Lawton and David Spicer are combining force to teach this course
2 Day Portable Sawmill course
learn the basics of portable sawmills in a 2 day intro course with practical learning
Talking swales
talking swales with some of the local guys at wadeye permaculture project
installing permaculture design
Installing a permaculture design in remote aboriginal community of NT OZ
willow fences make leaky weirs
a concept I put into practice 6 weeks ago and it's already building up lots of organics
Portable Sawmill Course at Edenfarms Taree up date
breif up date from our second protable sawmill course at Edenfarms Taree