Our Permaculture Design Course Outline
Can be Customized to suit your groups needs
**All required material must be covered to earn your design certification. Classes can be held everyday from 9 – 5:30pm (12 day), or 9am -7:00pm (10 day) Every Class day consist of 4-5 sessions: 9am – 10:30am , 11am – 12:30pm, 2pm – 3:30 and 4 – 5:30pm, and 6-7pm for the 10 day course. There are 1/2 hour breaks between each Session for group and individual activities and an hour 1/2 lunch break. Each day there will be hands-on activities in applied permaculture. There will be one or two field trips. There will be scheduled time for group and individual design preparation and sessions for preparing the final design presentation. A journal for notes is recommended. Please review the curriculum.
Day 1 Introduction (What is Permaculture Design)
Session I (9am – 10:30am) History Of Permaculture, Current state of society.
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) What is Permaculture?
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Ethics: Care for Earth, Care for People, Fair Share or Return of Surplus
Day 2 Land & Nature Stewardship
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Zone and Sector Analysis 101
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Patterns in Nature
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 3 Building (The Built Environment)
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 4 Tools & Technology
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Application: Map Reading, Google Earth, Contours, Online Sources
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 5 Education & Culture
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Developing your design methods
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Application: Guilding Exercise
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 6 Health and Spiritual Well-being
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 7 Finance and Economics
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 8 Land Tenure & Community Governance
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV (4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 9
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 10
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Hands On Activity
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Day 11
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Designing an Eco-village (Intentional Community)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Suburban Permaculture
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Urban Permaculture
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Day 12 Permaculture Design Graduation Ceremony
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Practical Work on final Design
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Design Presentations
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) What’s Next
Session IV ( 4pm – 6:30pm) Evaluation, Talent Show and Graduation (potluck)
Timetable and topics are subject to change. Students must attend 70% of the 72 hour course to receive their Certificate. Students will design as an individual and in groups.
Books to purchase for the course will be available:
Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Morrow (available for purchase at the course for $25 NEW)
Permaculture Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison (optional)
Payment Options: Cost is $1200 for Full design course
Can be Customized to suit your groups needs
**All required material must be covered to earn your design certification. Classes can be held everyday from 9 – 5:30pm (12 day), or 9am -7:00pm (10 day) Every Class day consist of 4-5 sessions: 9am – 10:30am , 11am – 12:30pm, 2pm – 3:30 and 4 – 5:30pm, and 6-7pm for the 10 day course. There are 1/2 hour breaks between each Session for group and individual activities and an hour 1/2 lunch break. Each day there will be hands-on activities in applied permaculture. There will be one or two field trips. There will be scheduled time for group and individual design preparation and sessions for preparing the final design presentation. A journal for notes is recommended. Please review the curriculum.
Day 1 Introduction (What is Permaculture Design)
Session I (9am – 10:30am) History Of Permaculture, Current state of society.
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) What is Permaculture?
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Ethics: Care for Earth, Care for People, Fair Share or Return of Surplus
Day 2 Land & Nature Stewardship
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Zone and Sector Analysis 101
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Patterns in Nature
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 3 Building (The Built Environment)
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 4 Tools & Technology
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Application: Map Reading, Google Earth, Contours, Online Sources
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 5 Education & Culture
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Developing your design methods
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Application: Guilding Exercise
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 6 Health and Spiritual Well-being
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 7 Finance and Economics
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 8 Land Tenure & Community Governance
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm)
Session IV (4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 9
Session I (9am – 10:30am)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm)
Day 10
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Hands On Activity
Session II (11am – 12:30pm)
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Day 11
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Designing an Eco-village (Intentional Community)
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Suburban Permaculture
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) Urban Permaculture
Session IV ( 4pm – 5:30pm) Practical Work on final Design
Day 12 Permaculture Design Graduation Ceremony
Session I (9am – 10:30am) Practical Work on final Design
Session II (11am – 12:30pm) Design Presentations
Session III (2pm – 3:30pm) What’s Next
Session IV ( 4pm – 6:30pm) Evaluation, Talent Show and Graduation (potluck)
Timetable and topics are subject to change. Students must attend 70% of the 72 hour course to receive their Certificate. Students will design as an individual and in groups.
Books to purchase for the course will be available:
Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Morrow (available for purchase at the course for $25 NEW)
Permaculture Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison (optional)
Payment Options: Cost is $1200 for Full design course
