Sara Hammond

Contact

Sara Hammond

La Palma, Canarias

sarafhammond(arroba)gmail.com

Brief Biography

• Official Transition Training with the Transition Network in Totnes, UK, May 2009
• Visits and involvement with various Transition Initiatives in Australia & New Zealand, including Transition Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Transition Waiheke Island and Transition Wairarapa, June 2008 – March 2009
• Translation of Sumendi’s Manifesto for Autonomous Health, January 2008
• ‘Skilling Up For Powerdown’, 10-week course with Rob Hopkins of The Transition Network Totnes, Totnes, September 2007
• Certificate in Permaculture Design with the Spanish Permaculture Academy, Ixuxu, Asturias, Spain in August 2006
• Foundation Training in NVC (Non-Violent Communication), London, March 2006

Also:

Diploma in Upledger Craniosacral Therapy, Diploma in Holistic Massage, & further training in Lymphatic Drainage, Aromatherapy, Naturopathic Nutrition, Transformational Grief Counselling, Raw Food, Iridology, Various Locations, 2005-2008

Anthropology, Cert. of Higher Education, University of East London, June 2007

Current Projects

• Coordinator of RIDEP (International Journal of Permaculture Design)
• Currently at Finca Luna, a permaculture project in La Palma, Canary Islands (from April 2009), as assistant teacher on Module 5 (Eco-Economy) on the Permaculture Design Course, and as participant/assistant on the Permaculture Action Learning Programme (Spring 2009).
• Translation of materials for the Transition Movement in Spain
• Trainee Teacher with the Spanish Permaculture Academy - Spiral Node, from April 2009
• Coordinator of the Festival of Creativity and Sustainability in La Palma, Canary Islands
• I am currently working towards my Diploma in Permaculture.

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