Blended Online/4 Day in-person PDC

This is a full 72-hour certified, Permaculture Design Certificate course.

It consists of approximately 36 hours of lecture, presented in a weekly online class and a weekly live Q & A,  and 32 hours of onsite practical exercises and reading.

To be eligible for certification you must finish all online lectures plus exercises and attend the 4 day in-person classes. You must also submit a final design project.

The following is the index for the course. Most subjects will take one lesson, or 3 hours to complete. However, some may be more, some less.

The following topics will be covered during the 4-day in-person class

• Water
• Food Forest & Gardens
• Soil
  
• How to Create a healthy house

The following will be taught through a series of online videos and live Q&A.

• Introduction- What is Permaculture?
  • Three Ethics
    • Care for the Earth
    • Care for the People
    • Care for the Future
  • Principles & Responsibilities:
    • Observe and Interact
    • Catch and Store Energy
    • Obtain a Yield
    • Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
    • Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
    • Produce No Waste
    • Design from Patterns to Details
    • Integrate Rather than Segregate
    • Use Small and Slow Solutions
    • Use and Value Diversity
    • Use Edges and Value the Marginal
    • Creatively Use and Respond to Change
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• Our Regenerative World

• Trees 

• Tropical Climates

• Regenerative Agriculture

• Permaculture in Action

• Patterns of Nature
  

• Fungi

• Earthworks & Earth Resources
  

• Permaculture Processes & Frameworks 

• Temperate Climates

• Arid Climates

• Aquaculture

• Alternative Energy
  

• Urban Permaculture
  

• Permatecture
  

• Social Permaculture