Permaculture Design Course – Cloughjordan Ecovillage

This training offers a unique hands-on opportunity to gain permaculture skills in Cloughjordan Ecovillage a unique and innovative project that is striving to create a fresh blueprint for modern sustainable living The Ecovillage, is easy to reach, in the centre of Ireland and approachable by public transport from Cork, Limerick and Dublin approx 1hr 40 by car from Dublin and 2hrs by Train. The project was created using permaculture design, giving students the opportunity to see the permaculture principles in action within a lively and diverse community.

Located on beautiful land in County Tipperary, and adjacent to the village of Cloughjordan, the EcoVillage features over 50 eco-homes, a renewable energy heating system, a wood-fired bakery, a community farm & our course centre: WeCreate Workspace and FabLab. Cloughjordan EcoVillage.

Course participants will have online lectures with international tutors while also engaging with local tutors through outdoor classes, hands-on experience and project-based explorations of permaculture design. Sessions will include Regenerative Agriculture, Market Gardening, Green and Natural Building, Sustainable Economics, Social Permaculture, Forest Gardening, Renewable Energy, Work and Livelihoods, Tools & Open Source Technology including Digital Fabrication.

Focused sessions on natural building with cob with Eileen Flannagan, market gardening and how to obtain the best yield with Bruce Darrell, local economics, forest gardening, renewable energy, ponds and aquaculture, the ecovillage and bioregional design along with specialist knowledge from our local tutors on social permaculture, community practices, digital fabrication, perma-facture and open source design.

Also includes tours of Cloughjordan Community Farm, Crawfords Farm and Riot Rye Bakehouse and Breadschool.