Permaculture Design Course
September 2017 to March 2018
Santa Cruz, CA
Early Bird Discount Until August 5th!
Our course includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips.
GUIDES
David Shaw – Sustainable Agriculture & Social Permaculture
Lydia Neilsen – Watershed Restoration
John Valenzuela – Agroforestry & Tropical Permaculture
Janine Bjornson – Natural Building
Lee Klinger – Sudden Oak Life
Doniga Markegard - Holistic Management & Grassland Restoration
And More!
DATES & TOPICS
Sept 30 & Oct 1 – Introduction to Permaculture Design and Nature Awareness
Nov 11 & 12 – Restoring Watersheds & Soils
Dec 9 & 10 – Social Permaculture
Jan 13 & 14 – Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes and Edible Landscapes
Feb 10 & 11 – Broad Scale Permaculture: Integrated Animal Husbandry and Forest Management
Mar 3 & 4 – Regenerative Community Development
Mar 11 – Design Presentations & Party!
REGISTRATION
$1,250 – Full 6-Month Tuition
$1,050 – Early-Bird Discount – Register Before August 5, 2017 and Save $200
$300 – One Weekend Only
$950 – Partner / Spouse Discount – When one partner registers for the full course, the second gets a discount
$950 – Teacher Discount – For K-12, College and University Teachers
$750 – Child Discount – When an adult registers for the full course, their child gets a discount
Please Inquire about Payment Plans, Low-income and Youth POC Discounts
WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?
Permaculture is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous peoples, and other time-tested systems to create human settlements and institutions. It’s also been called “saving the planet while throwing a better party.”
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- Assess the sustainability of current design systems and practices;
- Define permaculture ethics and the principles of sustainability;
- Employ natural patterns as a design tool in a wide variety of contexts;
- Understand basic soil ecology and implement composting methods;
- Design simple water harvesting systems, from home to broadacre scale;
- Define and design “guilds” or constructed plant communities;
- Understand local food issues and the importance of localization;
- Translate ecological principles to a variety of social, economic, and educational settings;
- Employ best practices for starting and sustaining intentional communities and Ecovillages;
- Apply permaculture methods to educational curriculum design and the creation of school garden programs.