Permaculture Design Certificate Course with Starhawk & Alfred Decker | Céret, France

Course objectives, Description and Content

The PDC is an intensive course combining theory with practical hands-on learning. Completion of the course earns participants a Permaculture Design Certificate – the foundation for further permaculture work and study and a prerequisite for the Diploma in Permaculture Design. Participants will learn Permaculture design principles & techniques. The course includes lectures, discussions, hands-on learning, slide shows, and design projects. We will examine the underlying assumptions of the current culture of consumerism and economic globalisation, and encourage exploration of ways to contribute to the emergence of a culture of sustainability, compassion and equity. The PDC covers a broad range of subjects to provide a holistic overview of Permaculture systems and sustainable living. Some of the topics / themes to be covered are :

• Evidence for change & the ethics of sustainability
• Principles of Permaculture
• Observation & landscape analysis
• Ecological planning & design methods
• Organic food production and food security
• Climatic factors in design
• Soils: natural soil improvement
• Integrated animal systems
• Water : harvesting, conservation, and management
• Agroforestry & forest gardening
• Appropriate technologies & renewable energy systems
• Mapping & design exercises
• Techniques and design strategies for both urban & rural applications
• Ecovillages & sustainable human settlements

More info and registration available on the PermaTerra registration page.