Permaculture Design Course

The Permaculture Design Course is THE permaculture course. After this course you can call yourself a permaculture designer!
The PDC follows the core curriculum developed by Bill Mollison, permaculture co-founder. This course offers you the opportunity to develop your skills in permaculture design, see sustainable projects in action and develop your own projects.
We will cover:
permaculture thinking: ecology, systems thinking, understanding energy
permaculture ethics and principles
permaculture design tools
developing observation skills
energy generation: the energy industry, home energy solutions and community energy generation
tools for working in groups and developing organisations effectively
visits to local permaculture projects and community farms
home garden design and broadscale design
developing permaculture in your life
a design project of your choosing.
The course opens with a weekend introducing permaculture and setting ourselves up on the course, including exploring our permaculture connections and getting to know the key thinking and tools of permaculture. This weekend and throughout we will develop observation skills as a foundation for connection with place and good design. Each day is themed and includes an introduction, going into more depth and into practice with case studies, design activities and visits to local projects. We learn by hearing about different projects, trying out permaculture design and reflecting on our experiences. You have the opportunity to work on a design project of your own during the course with support.

12 weekend days – once a month – over the course of a year based in and around Forest Row, East Sussex, from January to November 2017.
Dates: Sat 28 and Sun 29 January / Sat 11 February / Sat 4 March / Sat 1 April / Sat 6 May / Sat 3 June / Sat 1 July / Sat 9 September / Sat 7 October / Sat 4 November / Sat 2 December