3 sessions on the afternoons of Saturday 18th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of April 2020
Humanity is going through challenging times. Faced with so much uncertainty, a change of ways and a Permaculture way of thinking seems necessary. Despite not currently being able to meet in person, I feel it is important to keep sharing this work and hope it can be done by offering this online course.

On this 2-day online introduction to Permaculture course you’ll be taking a few steps into a positive future. Permaculture shows us how we humans can find our healthy place in nature and shift from separation, scarcity and disease to an ecology of wellbeing.

On this face-to-face live online course you’ll be in a virtual classroom, where you’re able to engage with others, contribute and ask questions. We’ll be covering the basics of Permaculture Design and by the end of the course, you will be ready to try it out in your garden, your workplace and your life.

Are you seeking inspiration and tools to live a more ecological, ‘green’ life? Are you interested in seeing how the wisdom of natural patterns and ecosystems can support you to make steps in your home, community and work to live in better relation with the earth and the life around you?

Permaculture is a way of understanding what is going on around us, and seeing and imagining the effects of our actions. By observing nature and its systems, by observing feedback and playing with a set of tried and tested Permaculture Principles, we can move towards a resilient, regenerative abundance for us and others, in our gardens, our communities, our businesses, our health, the wider landscape and much more.

This course introduces a wealth of Permaculture Design tools and insights. We will use the land and Retreat Centre we are staying at as a case study for designing and for carrying out gardening and building practical tasks. The course also explores ways fo participants to take this all home and design and improve their homes, gardens and lives.

The course is convened and facilitated by Peter Cow and Bernard Joseph. The weekend will be held in English with French translation where needed.

Earth Culture runs just after ‘Nature Culture‘ – an experiential weekend of nature connection and culture repair, based on the work of the 8 Shields Institute.
Nature Culture runs 7th-9th August – you are really welcome to come to both events and stay over for the Sunday night in between, and you can get a discount if you book onto both courses…

This course is designed to cover the Permaculture principles with an emphasis on supporting you in your journey to permaculture design.

We will work together through theoretical and practical sessions and producing a mini-design you can take home with you to get you started. This course is all about becoming empowered in your approach towards a sustainable life and Permaculture Design.

No prior knowledge of Permaculture is needed to attend.

This course will give you a wide ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable ways of living and working. It will give you a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the ecological principles that it draws upon, and a design framework for applying them. In the course you will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to you in your life and work, as well as view examples of permaculture in action. The course is held at the beautiful Field Studies Council centre in Pembrokeshire, where there is a wealth of natural habitats to explore, and you will also undertake a small group exercise during which you will develop a permaculture design for a small piece of land. You also have the opportunity to study for the full Permaculture Design Certificate by continuing onto the Permaculture 2 and 3 weekend modules (contact Angie for details). Feedback from a recent course: "I absolutely loved the course last weekend. I loved your style of teaching and the fun we had, yet we still managed to learn so much. Your passion for permaculture inspired me and I left buzzing and I'm still feeling very excited at learning more. I know I will look back in the future and remember your course as a turning point in the way I live my life."

This course will give you a wide ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable ways of living and working. It will give you a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the ecological principles that it draws upon, and a design framework for applying them. In the course you will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to you in your life and work, as well as view examples of permaculture in action. The course is held at the inspirational Centre for Alternative Technology, where there are lots of practical demonstrations, and you will also undertake a small group exercise during which you will develop a permaculture design for a small piece of land. You also have the opportunity to study for the full Permaculture Design Certificate by continuing onto the Permaculture 2 and 3 weekend modules (contact Angie for details). Feedback from a recent course: "I absolutely loved the course last weekend. I loved your style of teaching and the fun we had, yet we still managed to learn so much. Your passion for permaculture inspired me and I left buzzing and I'm still feeling very excited at learning more. I know I will look back in the future and remember your course as a turning point in the way I live my life."

A one day introduction to permaculture on an allotment in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

You will learn:
Ethics and principles of permaculture
How to apply the principles in a garden and at home
Observe and assess a site
Applying a design process to a garden or project

Plus, we will go on a site tour of an allotment plot designed with permaculture (including a forest garden). I will also provide a delicious lunch made from fresh, local produce.

Full details: https://ryansb90.wordpress.com/2020/01/06/introduction-to-permaculture-c...

Access statement: The community centre is wheelchair accessible with disabled toilet; the plot has narrow grass, uneven paths.

This 2 day course combines an introduction to Permaculture with forest gardening. So we use the forest garden to show how Permaculture can be applied in practice. The course includes lunch (as much as possible from the garden produce) and theory and practical exercises.

This course is designed to cover the Permaculture principles with an emphasis on supporting you in your journey to permaculture design.

We will work together through theoretical and practical sessions and producing a mini-design you can take home with you to get you started. This course is all about becoming empowered in your approach towards a sustainable life and Permaculture Design.

No prior knowledge of Permaculture is needed to attend.

A 2-day Introduction to Permaculture
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th of May 2020 in South London

Learn the basics of Permaculture Design on this two-day Introduction to Permaculture and get ready to try it out in your garden, your workplace and your life.

What will the Introduction to Permaculture course offer?

This course introduces the basics of Permaculture and shows how this fascinating design methodology can profoundly change the way we look at the world and engage in it. The course gives participants an understanding of the diverse uses and applications of Permaculture Design and its immense potential of turning scarcity into abundance. Participants will walk away with:

… a clear understanding of what Permaculture is, its origins, the context under which it came about and its development;

… knowledge of its ethical framework, the basic ecological, attitudinal and some design principles;

… an overview of its applications in various fields, as a response to social, economic and environmental challenges and as a tool for personal transformation and social change;

… having tested the basic design methodology and various design tools such as zoning, sector analysis and input-output analysis;

… having visited a local project and engaged in some practical permaculture gardening activity;

… enthusiasm and inspiration, as well as some tools for continued learning and application.

"I found the Permaculture Principles we learned all relevant to my life. If I never touch a plant again, my life will still have been changed by this experience."
- Daniel, permaculture intro course participant

Get 52 classes delivered to your inbox, walking you step by step through a permaculture design process for your own home, garden, and community. Appropriate for all levels, renters, rural, urban--even youth will find much to love about this fun, exploratory course. And best of all--it's FREE!