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Regenerative Design Institute at Commonweal Garden. The Two-Week Intensive Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a beautiful permaculture garden with delicious food and a creative learning environment with internationally renowned permaculture teacher Penny Livingston-Stark and many special guests. The curriculum of this course provides an immersion experience, where participants learn and live permaculture at Commonweal Garden a living permaculture demonstration farm.

Living in community, sharing incredible and nourishing meals, and spending nights by the campfire fosters a creative, fun-loving community to learn within. By taking a permaculture program at a permaculture site, you get the experience of really living permaculture. This training provides multiple ways of presenting information from presentation and slide shows to storytelling and interactive group process. All of our permaculture courses include hands-on experiential learning opportunities provided by experienced instructors. 2014OnlinePDC. Punta Mona PDC. Permaculture Design Course & Practical Optional Application January 8-22, 2014 June 15-28, 2014 Living sustainability, integrating health, practical design, communication and community development.

Inquire with your university/professor about receiving internship credits! Explore all aspects of sustainable practices by learning from those in the field. Program Includes: ~ 72 hour Permaculture Design Course & Certificate upon completion ~ Discussions in: Triple Bottom Line Business, Education Alternatives, Slow Food, Economics in Agriculture, Green Building, Alternative Energies, Community Development and more... ~ Hands on Projects (more focus for hands on activities during the practical) ~ Daily Yoga ~ Sea Kayaking, Mud Bathing & Snorkeling ~ Optional 7 Day Field Practical: Apply what you learned during the first two weeks in water systems, garden projects, green house work and green building.

. * all projects determined based on group interest 7 Day practical: ~ Chocolate Making Name: Age: Gender: Practical Permaculture Research Institute. Jan­u­ary 18 & 19: Sus­tain­able Food & Farm Con­fer­ence in Grass Val­ley, Cal­i­for­nia. Fea­ture speak­ers: Wes Jack­son, Elaine Ing­ham, Amigo Bob Can­ti­sano, Owen Hablutzel, Cathe’ Fish. Awe­some speak­ers, rock bot­tom price. More info here. Spring 2014: Hands on Per­ma­cul­ture Design Course over 4 week­ends: March 15/16, April 12/13, May 24/25, & June 21/22 at Prac­ti­cal Per­ma­cul­ture Farm near Grass Val­ley, North­ern Cal­i­for­nia.

More info here. March 27: Per­ma­cul­ture Design Course in San Mar­cos, Cal­i­for­nia (north of San Diego). June 28 & 29: Intro to Urban Per­ma­cul­ture with Joshua Thayer in Rich­mond, CA. Please use our con­tact form to get on our class e-mail list or e-mail us. Feel free to con­tact us for more information: Cathe’ Fish, director Prac­ti­cal Per­ma­cul­ture Research Institute 530–432-5109 e-mail: prac­ti­calper­ma­cul­ture at gmail.com “What per­ma­cul­tur­ists are doing is the most impor­tant activ­ity that any group is doing on the planet. Quail Springs Permaculture Design Course. The Quail Springs Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is a 14-day course which includes the 72-hr Permaculture Certification through Permaculture Research Institute… and much more.

Immerse yourself in permaculture in action with this 14-day learning journey! Share in the joy of community learning together and changing the world. Take home the ability to design and apply natural principles to create stable and resilient systems that provide food, water, shelter and energy needs while regenerating ecology, community and economy. Permaculture Design Certification Course (PDC) is sponsored by Quail Springs Permaculture, an internationally recognized permaculture education organization. The grassroots Permaculture movement promotes effective methodologies for attaining sustainability worldwide. Permaculture is a conscious integrated design system based on ecology and sustainability principles to create resource efficient and productive human environments and reduce our footprint on the earth.

Rak Tamachat PDC. We welcome you to come learn with us all the exciting aspects of Permaculture in a beautiful natural Permaculture farm setting. The below pictures are of Rak Tamachat Natural Living Education Center with students on past courses. Gathering hay after the rice harvest We have our green matter and manure Berkeley 18-day Compost The pile is almost done. Making homemade fish food Making a hot water shower compost Night gardening Expanding our garden The Thai jungle pigs love kitchen scraps. December Master Plan Presentations 1 December Master Plan Presentations Certificate Day! Making a batch of tapioca finish. The monsoon season can destroy adobe. Paints & Finishes – Applying a tapioca protective finish Paints & Fisnishes – Applying a lime finish Applying a tapioca protective finish Discussing principles using examples from nature The floating barrel nets hold fry fish until they are large enough to avoid predators in our pond.

Protecting the small fish until they are big enough to be released into the pond. Bullock's Permaculture Homestead PDC. Current Courses and Events Introduction to Permaculture - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead May 23 - 25, 2014 Permaculture Design Course - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead July 13 - August 2, 2014 Our course cancellation policy can be found here. Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop - May 23 - 25, 2014 At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA Instructors:Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein Includes: Tour, lecture, hand-on projects, presentations, group discussion, and networking.

Course Tuition: $200; includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. For more info contact: Dave Boehnlein 360-840-8483info@permacultureportal.com [top] Permaculture Design Course Orcas Island, WA July 13 - August 2, 2014 At the Bullock Permaculture Homestead Instructors:Douglas Bullock, John Valenzuela, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein Course Will Cover: Approximately 144 hours of classroom and hands-on education. Please note that this course is intensive! Course Tuition: