ACE - Activating Cultural Emergence Course (Online)
On Going Enrolments
Facilitator: Looby Macnamara
Location: Online with monthly Live Calls
In this course we look at the many levels of culture; from our own personal culture and patterns of being, to the global context.
We will practice to sense systems and connection to ourselves, to others and to the more than human world. This course is about bringing the Cultural Emergence toolkit alive in our lives, during this online course.
Teacher Training Course 2025
4 – 13 June 2025
Facilitator: Chris Evans & Looby Macnamara
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire, UK
This course will give you a grounding in how to teach and share permaculture in a variety of ways, from giving talks to running full permaculture design courses. It is also relevant if you wish to bring more permaculture and creative teaching techniques into your existing work.
Budding and Summer Pruning Workshop 2025
5th July 2025
Facilitator: Chris Evans
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire UK
Interested to learn about fruit tree budding? Didn’t know you could prune in the Summer? Come to a Budding & Summer Pruning Workshop with Chris Evans. You will learn about budding and Summer pruning, and take home a tree you’ve budded yourself.
Cultural Emergence Gathering 2025
25-27 July 2025
Facilitator: Looby Macnamara
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire UK
Join us for the first ever Cultural Emergence Gathering and connect with others on their journey. This gathering is a wonderful opportunity to connect with Looby Macnamara author of Cultural Emergence and others on their Cultural Emergence pathways.
Advanced Design Adventure 2025
18 – 21 September 2025
Facilitators: Looby Macnamara & Delvin Solkinson
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire UK
Deepen your applied understanding of design frameworks, tools and principles from Cultural Emergence & Permaculture with a focus on the Design Web. Discover your inner designer.
Apple Harvest & Juicing 2025
9th – 13th October 2025
Facilitator: Chris Evans & Looby Macnamara
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire UK
Join us for our annual apple harvest and juicing volunteer week. Its great fun getting the fruit in the day and then gathering round the fire in the evening.
ACE Course - Activating Cultural Emergence 2026
2026 Dates TBC
Facilitator: Looby Macnamara & Kate Gathercole
Location: Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire UK
This course is a wonderful opportunity to explore your own personal culture while being immersed in a field of encouragement, with Looby one of the co-founders and developers of the Cultural Emergence toolkit, in person at Applewood
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PEACE Retreat 2022 - Peace Empowerment And Cultural Emergence
Dates:
1st - 7th August 2022
Facilitators:
Location:
Applewood Permaculture Centre, Herefordshire, UK
For regular updates and photos see our facebook page
Logistics
Fees
This is a chance to invest in your ongoing development and life path.
- Concessions £395 (earlybird - £350) (means-tested benefits, students limited to 4 places)
- Low waged £495 (earlybird - £450) (<£15K/year)
- Waged £595 (earlybird - £550)
Costs include all tuition, food and camping.
Bursaries - if you feel compelled to join us and can't afford the fees, please do get in contact about our bursary places
Booking
For further details and to apply for a place on the course please contact Emma
Coronavirus update
With regards the coronavirus, we don't know what the situation will be by the time our courses take place and we aim to let you know in plenty of time if things are going to change. If we have to cancel we will offer the option of a full refund. If you have to drop out and the course is still going ahead, we will refund minus an admin fee. Alternatively you can transfer your fees already paid to a future course, without an admin fee.
We will be fully catered for by one of our wonderful cooks who lovingly prepare wholesome vegetarian food. They can cater for vegan and gluten free diets as well. Much of the produce comes direct from our gardens onto our plates. (some people say it's worth coming on our courses just for the food!)
This course is camping. We have extra tents and bedding available for people to borrow if needed.
Facilitators & Venue
Looby Macnamara is co-developer of the Cultural Emergence toolkit with Jon Young. She is an experienced permaculture teacher, author and designer. She is author of 3 books People and Permaculture and 7 Ways to Think Differently.
People and Permaculture is the first book to directly translate the principles and design methods of permaculture from land to people. Looby enjoys using creative teaching methods to create a fun and collaborative learning environment.The Venue
The land and all of the beings here provide an ideal environment for connecting deeply with the more than human world. We will be blessed with spending summer days in the marquee in the orchard, and evenings around the campfire with stories, song and music accompanied by owl hoots. Nature is said to be the best teacher, and at Applewood we will be immersed in the more than human world, allowing for the learning to become a truly embodied experience.