Roos Derks
Permaculture and Regenerative Design
Teaching, Organizing and Facilitating for a Living Earth
What I offer
Permaculture
Courses
I love teaching permaculture, it’s principles, ethics and applications. I am honoured to open the door to the possibilities and creativity of land-based lifestyles. From discovering “ecosystem thinking”, learning about the intricate ways of nature, to taking a closer look at indigenous practices. I’m a lover of learning, let me take you along. Find out about my upcoming courses, join me in the garden as a volunteer, or come to one of my garden tours.
Regenerative
Design
There is a lot of good work needed and a great time to be had while doing it! I see design as a conversation, between land, people and possibility. I can facilitate these conversations, for individuals as well as groups. I offer my experience with Permaculture Design, the Design Web, Sociocracy, and event organization. Projects do not need to be land-based. Contact me if you are interested.
Transformative
Culture Events
Transformative Culture is about responding to and integrating all that emerges in a social field. Come to an event to co-create and experience what this means to you. Check out the different projects. I also offer my experience with co-creation, and can facilitate its process with tools, community building methods and design for self-organizing systems. Get in contact if you are curious what a cooperation could look like.
Upcoming Courses
Einführung in die Permakultur
18 – 20 May 2024
Language: German
Location: Permakultur Garten Glarisegg
(Bodensee, CH)
Costs: 360 – 450 CHF, nach Selbsteinschätzung
Permakultur und Waldgärtnern
7 – 9 Juni 2024
Language: German
Location: Hohlenstein Permaculture Garden
(Bodensee, DE)
220 – 360 Euro, nach Selbsteinschätzung
About Me
I started learning more intesively about permaculture in 2015, with the blessing of many inspiring gardens, natural places, teachers and courses. Settling down and growing my own food since 2018 grounded me on this journey. I am a very practice-oriented learner, as well as being an avid reader with a growing library. I am currently studying with the German Permaculture Academy to become a diplomatized Permaculture Designer since 2019. Since the fall of 2023 I took over the lead of the Permaculture Garden of the Ecovillage Schloss Glarisegg, here I am leading a team to produce vegetables for the community of 60 people.
People, being as colourful and complex as ecosystems, fascinate me equally. Since 2018 I dive into regenerative design for social systems, also known as Social Permaculture. In this realm I move very practically as well, and organize co-creative, Transformative Culture gatherings. I also love guiding group processes, where I offer my experiences with Sociocracy, Permaculture Design, Dialogue, Social Presencing Theatre, Process work, and project planning. With two dear friends I run the Association Pathways, where we offer funded courses on Climate Dialogue. I am also pasionate about dance, music and hand-crafts.
