I have no idea. I live in the USA. I can give advice about hugelkultur if you want.

you really dont need it....everything is online...check out geoff lawtons videos

I cant even afford the online PDC - Just too expensive...

I just started reading into permaculture,

I do garden for years, more or less organic, tend to mulch and compost and stuff.

but I get the impression that Permaculture is turning into an IT topic with all the negative side effects, like folks offering quite expensive tutorials and workshops and stuff, with the unspoken promise of saving the world or solving all your problems...

and some people use it as a religion-substitute it seems,...

What is really so much different from organic gardening? The idea of working in cycles is nice and not new, covering the soil and tending it carefully is always wise.

Using alternative sources of "fertilizer" other than bagged stuff was the norm in pre-mineral-fertilzer-era.

THe livestock issue is probably a challenge if you live in an more urban setting.

My gut feeling is that you would get there yourself if you modify organic gardening techniques.

note of caution: there seems to go around a lot of information posted by enthusiast that are so contrary to regular, tested garden knowlegde that I doubt they work in the long run or at all. And I don`t mean mega yield with XXL-crops, but just healthy growth of well placed plants.

what I mean is that even if you take into consideration all the permaculture thoughts you should still use plants according to their needs, Meditarrenean herbs would not work as perennial ground cover, they would hate the soil and the shade in the growing season, and so on.

and sometimes a Huegelbeet can just be akward if it is dry and the water just runs off from the slopes...

and there could be some information on the veggie forum

http://www.gardenweb.com/gardenweb/query/mushroom/topic=cornucop

you probably would need to check that for climate compatibility-thingy,

good luck, Lin

Lin, I hear you - have same concerns ! - Self sustainability and healthy food for me is priority,

will post later