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New for 2013 - Offshoots Training Programme!
Our most extensive Training Programme to date
Come and enjoy the most exciting environmental training courses in the country delivered in the beautiful surroundings of
Offshoots
the International Award Winning Environmental Project!

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See our Training Page for details - CLICK HERE

- Learn how to make your own door handles or fire pokers with our blacksmith
- Create your own wood sculpture or furniture with our rustic timbersmith
- Weave a dragonfly with our willow sculptor
- Paint a portrait of your own garden (or your Mum!) with our Artist in Residence
- 'Bodge' a chair or make a 'yurt' with our resident Bodger!
- Spin a sheep! with our resident Craftivist
- Make your own barbeque charcoal from timber from our woodlands at Towneley
- Get in tune with yourself and improve your energy with our Tai Chi tutor
- Heal yourself with flowers! Learn how to make Bach flower essence remedies with our Bach Flower practitioner
- Learn how to capture our fabulous wildlife digitally with our professional photographer
- Learn about the fascinating world of honey bees and become part of the most important national conservation programme for our native black honey bee with our Bee Breeder
- Learn how to grow organic fruit and vegetables successfully in our region with our Production Gardeners
- Cover all of the above and much more in our Accredited Permaculture Design Courses and Introduction to Permaculture Courses
   
Free 1 Day Introduction to Beekeeping Courses
- click here for details
 

Wild Things Kids Club is Relaunched!
- CLICK HERE for details

 
Song of Paradise Offshoots Symphony CD Available!
- click here for details
 
Want to create your own Permaculture success? - click here to watch our video
 

 

  
 

The Offshoots Permaculture Project started in May 1997. Offshoots is housed in the old walled garden of Towneley Park, Burnley. The site had previously been a council depot and tree nursery that had stood derelict for 10 years. As a result of lots of hard work from legions of dedicated volunteers, Offshoots is now a thriving 1 acre organic fruit and vegetable garden boasting 5 different forms of eco-friendly buildings that are renewably powered and used daily.

 
 

Keeping it real!

  • Everything grown is sold
  • Compost is produced
  • Training is delivered on and off site
  • Environmental construction and consultancy work is undertaken off site
  • All of this aids financial sustainability
  
     
 
What is Permaculture?
  
 
 

Earth Care

People Care

Fair Shares

  
 
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provision for all life systems to continue and multiply

provision for people to access those resources necessary to their existence

by governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to promote Earth Care and People Care
  
         
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Permaculture was developed in the mid-1970’s by two Australian ecologists, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. Their idea was to create stable agricultural processes which did not poison the land and reduce biodiversity.

Offshoots is in keeping with these principles. We have solar and wind powered buildings, a kiln for making charcoal, a wildlife pond and reed bed, compost toilet, cob building with oven, organic vegetable production, tree nursery, backyard garden demonstration and beekeeping.

Offshoots is a Community Project - it is managed by Groundwork Pennine Lancashire on behalf of the Offshoots Voluntary Project Committee. The Committee is made up of local people who are all actively involved with the Project. Offshoots achieves charitable status through the Permaculture Association.

Offshoots involves people from the whole community, either through visitors to the site, volunteers, or through colleges and schools running training courses - Offshoots is for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

  
 

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Offshoots is supported by:
Burnley Borough Council logo
John Paul Getty Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire logo
 Lancashire Environmental Fund logo
Offshoots is managed by Groundwork Pennine Lancashire