Practical Permaculture Institute of Zanzibar
Greener Zanzibar - Nurturing Nature, Empowering the Community
Who We Are
The Practical Permaculture Institute of Zanzibar (PPIZ) is an educational and demonstration center founded in 2016 to promote sustainable living and environmental regeneration through permaculture. Located near Stone town, it trains local communities including teachers, women, youth, and farmers in practical, hands-on skills for food security, self-sufficiency, and ecological restoration across East Africa.
Practices
FAQS
Permaculture is a design system that works with nature to create resilient and sustainable human settlements and social systems that are eco-friendly. Permaculture is not only limited to sustainable farming even though perennial farming is part of it because you cannot separate human settlements and food
As already explained permaculture is not only farming and building; it can be practiced in how you deal with your waste, how you produce and consume products etc. How you approach daily life activities can be in the lens of permaculture ethics and principles which surrounds every single aspect of human life and can be applied in many ways.
Sure, permaculture teaches us to mimic nature and nature is abundant. You can use a variety of techniques in producing as much as you want. Some of these techniques are mulching, polyculture, zero tillage, composting and integrated pest management.
If you want to learn how to design a piece of land in an ecologically and economically sustainable way then the two week PDC Course is just the right thing for you.