Introduction to Permaculture

This course, in collaboration with Aberystwyth University, begins with 3 short units available online from 14 October, followed by a weekend at an inspirational site where we will practice permaculture design tools and observation techniques. It introduces permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable and regenerative ways of living and working on the Earth. It will give a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework, or values that underpin it, the principles from nature that it draws on, and a design framework for applying them. Learners will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to their own life and work, as well as offered plenty of practical examples of permaculture in action. The course includes a weekend at an inspirational site where the tutor, who has been involved there since the late 90s, will show what they have done and how it all works in practice. This course can also serve a the first module towards the tutor's full Permaculture Design Certificate accredited by the Permaculture Association of Britain.