Led by James Chapman, this full PDC is accredited by the Permaculture Association and develops an understanding of Permaculture ethics, principles, design processes and implementation techniques. 

This is a taught, online course running over 6 weekends with additional projects to complete in your own time, both on your own and in groups.

The Covid-19 lockdown has meant everyone has had to adapt to how they live and work, creatively responding to change. During our most recent PDC (January - May 2020) we had to adapt our in-person, face-to-face course, moving the last 3 modules online. We weren’t sure at first how it would work out, but we were delighted with how the modifications went and by the really positive feedback from the student group. 

NonStuff Industries is committed to make permaculture more accessible to everyone. Along with a flexible scale of fees, we hope that holding the course online will allow more people to join us.

We welcome people of all levels of experience and backgrounds. Online classes are relaxed, fun and interactive, with a good mix of information sessions using various media, creative project work and participatory ideas exchange. There will be guided practical projects and nature observation activities between modules.

Not sure about committing to the full PDC? Consider joining us for Module 1, which also runs as a stand-alone Introduction to Permaculture.

About the team: The course is led by James and supported by the NonStuff team - Nenya, Carole and Jenny. There will also be feature sessions with guests - practitioners, designers and specialists in their area.

Visit our website to read more about the course content, teachers and fees in the Course Information document - and contact us with any questions!

Following the successful conversion of our current courses to an online format, The Northern School of Permaculture is happy to announce that our next Permaculture Design Certificate course will start in July 2020.

The course will be led by Angus Soutar who has nearly 30 years experience in teaching the course and is accredited by the Permaculture Research Institute. Angus is supported by an experienced team to ensure a that we can maintain the classroom experience during remote working.

Running on Saturday afternoons each month, between 2 and 5pm, and offering extensive support between sessions, this course provides full access to all the tools you need to become a confident permaculture designer. The course content has a wide and flexible application, not only for home and garden design, but also for those wishing to apply the design techniques within their business or career.

Adapted from a traditional classroom setting, this PDC has been designed to recreate this experience as closely as possible. A team of skilled presenters and teachers have been assembled to guide you. This online learning environment is unique to the Northern School because time has been planned in for you to absorb and practice the methods and skills you will study. Group work is combined with individual one-on-one support across a variety of channels, enabling you to communicate and participate in the way that is best for you.

If you're not sure if this course is for you, the Introduction to Permaculture Design course is running this September and provides a good overview of the principles and practices of permaculture. It will give you a good idea of what to expect from the Design Certificate programme.

More information on our website.

Tinos Ecolodge will host its seventh PDC this Autumn, welcoming back Peter Cow from England and Elena Symeonidou from Paros, Greece, along with local guest teachers, covering both Northern and Southern European ecosystems and climatic conditions, with an emphasis on social permaculture as well as land and building design, with lots of hands on and practicals during the course.
We will go deep into the patterns of Permaculture design, and how they can be applied to so many situations and applications all around the world, with the key focus on helping you to think like a 'ecosystem' designer wherever you are, whatever you are doing.
Nikos from Tinos Ecolodge will also share his hands-on experience of building the ecolodge and designing the energy, water, plant and waste systems, and their successful Community Supported Agriculture market garden. We will have the rare opportunity to discuss and elaborate on Nikos’ and Marilia’s choices on different aspects of their project, and reflect on the challenges, opportunities and limitations.
This PDC is fully certified by the Permaculture Association (Britain). The course will be taught in English.
You can read more about the course content here - http://www.tinosecolodge.gr/course-outline/
Early Bird rates (available until 31st July) - €570 for tents and €780 for houses.

South Trelowia Barn has been home to Aranya and his partner Jules since the end of August 2019. Set in the Cornish countryside, two barns have sat on the site for about 200 years. Aranya and Jules, his partner, are working on transforming the site using permaculture. The barns were converted to dwellings in the 1980s and provide a fine classroom as well as a long-established and highly rated holiday home. The comfortable accommodation provides space for 6 people. Aranya and Jules are aiming to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings and have already added a 6kW solar array and battery system.

The land outside the barn extends to almost a half acre - not much from a conventional food production perspective, but more than enough for two people to steward without the use of machinery. Aranya and Jules are putting a strong emphasis on home-scale food production and perennial planting, including a small forest garden. The site consists of a number of small areas, each with different microclimates, offering a diversity of opportunities. It is hoped that everyone who visits will be able to observe an area similar to their own garden to explore options of what can be done in such a space.

For those who are especially interested, this PDC offers an extra emphasis on home-scale food production in diverse spaces and small-scale forest gardening.

Teacher: Karmela Kiš.
Price (per person, including accommodation and 3 meals per day with veg/vegan options):
Camping = €460
Dormitory (total 6 beds) = €500
Private double room (two people sharing) = €520
Private double room (one person) = €640
Optional extra two days of practicals: €60

Join us for our third PDC, this September, where you will find practical knowledge, design work, group work in a permaculture garden, much socialising and delicious home-made organic food. This course is led by renowned permaculture designer and teacher Karmela Kiš. The first 8 days are the 72-hours of full teaching, the last two days are optional practicals at the Balkan Retreat, where you can get your hands dirty and apply some of what your learnt.

The Balkan Retreat is a small-holding that combines arts, hospitality and permaculture, rooted in a rural, village community at the borders of a hilly, forested National Park.
  
The lead instructor Karmela Kiš, a renowned permaculture designer, has long-standing experience in permaculture, organic gardening and ecological garden design. Being completely immersed in permaculture for almost twenty years, Karmela has created and sustained a number of permaculture gardens, grown a wide range of rare plants, published a book on conserving fruit and vegetables and has, together with her deceased husband, Miroslav, written the first book on permaculture in Croatian. An inspiring teacher with in-depth knowledge of applied permaculture, Karmela truly walks her talk.

How to book:
Email us at [email protected]
Registration form.
Please make a €50 deposit. Outstanding amount needs to be paid before the first day of the course.
More information: https://www.balkan-retreat.com/events/72-hour-permaculture-design-course...

Permaculture Kernow’s 11 module
certificated Permaculture design course.
This course promises to be quite an adventure, as we delve deeply into the life changing world of permaculture.
Participants will have the opportunity discover all facets of permaculture in live online sessions and also have hands-on experience in their own offline self-study practical sessions, as they design and implement in our own home gardens.

This course will guide you through the process of designing your own permaculture landscape and lifestyle.
On top of all of this, upon completing this course, you will get the internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate.

You can choose to do the whole 11 modular days course, or dip into the modules that you are most interested in.
N.B.: We strongly recommend, that if you do only want to attend certain individual modules, you at least attend Day 1 first module: An introduction to permaculture module before attending any other module sessions.
You will only receive the permaculture design certificate once you have attended all 11 modular sessions but you can take as long as you wish to obtain the accreditation.
Each module is a stand-alone course in its own right and can be received in any order you choose providing the introductory module 1 is completed first.
The 10th and 11th modules are only attended once all other modules are covered.
The live online sessions will be running every weekend day from 5th and 11th of July . You will have two chances to attend each session.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to all the days this time round, we will be running the same course again in October and you can catch up with any of the days you missed.
If you any questions or need any other information please contact us.

Welcome to our first full Online Permaculture Design Course!
50+ hours of live online sessions - 25 hours of homework - Additional learning resources available
With guest teachers & virtual project visits
The Permaculture Design Course is a 72-hour often life-changing experience, accredited by the UK Permaculture Association.

The 7 modules of our online Permaculture Design Course bring us together as a learning community to explore practical and creative solutions for creating resilient ecosystems and designing abundant lifestyles and livelihoods. We will discover how we can work with, rather than against nature to fulfil our human needs whilst caring for the earth and the people.

The course has a strong emphasis on ecological and social design thinking and how this can be applied in different parts of our life and society. It offers us the opportunity to face the predicaments of climate breakdown and the biodiversity crisis and form our own healthy response to these challenges.

Each module consists of 7 to 10 live face-to-face teaching hours and some compulsory as well as voluntary homework. You will work on your own as well as in small groups exploring different subjects and designing a project of your choice that you will present to the group in the final module. On each of the 7 modules we will have a guest speaker, some of whom live in different parts of the world and are able to share their practice and perspective.

“I feel like I know a secret and want to share it with the world”
— NATASHA, AFTER TAKING THE 2016 CREATING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PDC

Find our more on our webpage: https://www.sociallandscapes.co.uk/events/online-permaculture-design-course

Permaculture Kernow’s 11 module
certificated Permaculture design course.
This course promises to be quite an adventure, as we delve deeply into the life changing world of permaculture. Participants will have the opportunity discover all facets of permaculture in live online sessions and also have hands-on experience in their own offline self-study practical sessions, as they design and implement in our own home gardens.

This course will guide you through the process of designing your own permaculture landscape and lifestyle.
On top of all of this, upon completing this course, you will get the internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate.

You can choose to do the whole 11 modular days course, or dip into the modules that you are most interested in.
N.B.: We strongly recommend, that if you do only want to attend certain individual modules, you at least attend Day 1 first module: An introduction to permaculture module before attending any other module sessions.
You will only receive the permaculture design certificate once you have attended all 11 modular sessions but you can take as long as you wish to obtain the accreditation.
Each module is a stand-alone course in its own right and can be received in any order you choose providing the introductory module 1 is completed first.
The 10th and 11th modules are only attended once all other modules are covered.
The live online sessions will be running every weekend day from 5th of July and from the 11th of July. You will have two chances to attend each session.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to all the days this time round, we will be running the same course again in July and you can catch up with any of the days you missed.
If you any questions or need any other information please contact us.

We will be running the international standard curriculum of the 72-hour permaculture course which is certified by the Permaculture Association (UK).
We are situated in rural Brittany with the beautiful, inspiring countryside on our doorstep. We have secured a former dairy farm as the main teaching site, and the learning will take place between there and Afrinoon Permaculture farm with its integrated food/animal systems. Our classes are relaxed, interactive and fun. The course will include curriculum topics presented using a variety of methods which will include lectures, discussions/debates, hands on activities, group projects and site visits.
We welcome people of all ages, background and levels of experience: come with an open mind and be prepared to learn, share and enjoy meeting likeminded people. All classes are conducted in English. We will also have feature sessions with guest teachers, and site visits showing local permaculture projects in practise.
Hearty delicious meals will be served at lunch times where all food is either grown at Afrinoon Permaculture or sourced from the gardens of our community Association.
Cost for Non Residential option: £450 includes lunch, refreshments, teaching, site visits, handouts and access to online resources
Deposit: €150 is required at booking
*Due to Covid 19 we will be practising health and safety protocols*
Unfortunately, due to the current Covid situation we are no longer able to offer a residential option. Accommodation will be separate to the above course fees. Please enquire directly for prices.
Accommodation options: The farm house has 2 bedrooms and this will be let out on a first come first serve basis. You can bring your tent and camp on the grounds (please inquire for cost of camping option) Alternatively we have 2 comfortable yurts available for rent. There are also local holiday cottage options if you wish to arrange your accommodation separately.

A two-week comprehensive introduction to permaculture principles, design practices and their application, with a particular focus on permaculture in community
Residential - fee inclusive of R & B, field trips and materials.

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