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Spring Classes

Soil & Animals
Apr. 2 – May 7 (online)

Understanding soil and the role of animals is key to any resilient land design. Come learn how to build healthy living soils for vibrant landscapes and resilient communities. This class will guide you through the art and science of building soils for productive landscapes.

Digital Ecosystem Design
Apr. 22 – May 27 (online)

Digital Ecosystem Design is a 6-week, hands-on course where you’ll learn essential tools for modern businesses. You’ll plant the seed of your digital ecosystem to support your business growth. During this course, you’ll learn fundamental skills for small business owners who want to make the most of their digital resources while saving time and energy in the digital age.

Introduction to Permaculture
Tentative Date: Apr. 28 – May 12 (online)

Start your Permaculture journey with this introductory class, where you will get oriented to Permaculture with a solid grounding in history, philosophy and some core tools used in permaculture design.

Food Forest & Forest Ecology
May 14 – June 18 (online)

Join Starhawk and Charles Williams, along with amazing guest presenters to learn about forest ecology and principles for designing and maintaining productive forest systems. This class can be taken as a stand-alone class for personal growth, or as part of EAT’s Advanced Permaculture certificate program.

Mud Magic
May 28-31 (in-person, Cazadero, CA)

Come join us for a long weekend in the beautiful Cazadero Hills, playing with mud and unleashing your creativity while learning the skills of building with natural materials.

Social Permaculture Clinic
June 2-23 (online)

This Social Permaculture Clinic is an interactive discussion about living & working in community

Each week will have a different theme:

  • Week 1 – Self-Care
  • Week 2 – Negotiating in Community
  • Week 3 – Meeting Facilitation
  • Week 4 – Dealing with Difficult People

Summer Classes

Sacred Garden
Aug. 7th – 9th (in-person)

Come join this 3-day, magical hands-on weekend of ecological landscaping, homestead design, and traditional skills.

Maven Makers
Mentorship Program (online)

Looking for support for your new or existing business? Maven Makers is an affordable, collaborative coaching sessions for regenerative business development.

Permaculture for Climate Activists
Self-paced (online)

Calling all Activists!
Looking for hope and resilience in challenging times?
Join us for a solution focused class to deepen your activism.

Permaculture Design Certificate Course
July 30 – Aug 13 (in-person, France)

Earth Activist Training and 12P Permaculture Design are happy to invite you to a two-week intensive Permaculture Design Course (PDC).

Introduction to Natural Building
TBA (online)

EAT is excited to offer this four-week online natural building class to get you started on your natural building journey. Over our four weeks together, we will explore a variety of traditional and contemporary natural building materials and methods.

Video Visionary

TBA (online)

Learn to amplify your voice with confidence and clarity through effective media creation.

Fall Classes

Sustainable Infrastructure
Sept 8 – Oct 13 (self-paced, online)

Learn the fundamentals of homestead-scale energy systems, building, and waste management. Sustainable Infrastructure will provide the tips and technical know-how to manage a sustainable property.

Permaculture Design Certificate
Sept. 16th – Dec. 16th (online)

Come join instructors Starhawk and Charles Williams, along with guest presenters for an in depth exploration of permaculture tools and techniques, spiritual connection and community activism.

Intro. to Permaculture
Sept. 16th – Sept. 30th (online)

Start your Permaculture journey with this introductory class. where you will get oriented to Permaculture with solid grounding in the history, philosophy, and some core tools used in permaculture design.

Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Sept. 2026 – June 2027 (Nova Scotia)

Come join Charles Williams and friends for a monthy class exploring how to apply permacultre tools in atlantic Canada.

Regenerative Landscaper
Sept. 2026 – June 2027 (online)

The Regenerative Landscaper is a Professional Skills Development Program for people working in or planning to work in landscape design.

Permaculture Teacher Training
Date: TBA (online)

You’ve completed your Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC)—but what’s next? This Permaculture Teacher Training is here to help you confidently step into the role of a skilled, impactful teacher—online or in person.

Empowering Collaborative Groups
Oct. 1 – Nov 5 (online)

Collaborative groups may be healing, nurturing, and inspirational—or they may founder on the rocks of conflict and poor communication. But when we understand their patterns and challenges, we can design structures that favor supportive and nurturing relationships.

Emergency Disaster Planning
TBA (online)

Emergency & Disaster Planning is a class designed to help you and your community develop the skills needed to step into an unknown future. Through practical exercises and the creation of an uniquely-tailored action plan, you will leave this class more prepared for future disasters.

Winter Classes

Advanced Permaculture
Jan. June (online)

Advanced Permaculture (AP) is a six month, four-module, certificate course focused on understanding natural systems and cycles, learning tools of regenerative land stewardship, and developing plans to implement restorative design practices.

 Modules

Advanced Permaculture
Jan. June 2026 (online)

Advanced Permaculture (AP) is a six month, four-module, certificate course focused on understanding natural systems and cycles, learning tools of regenerative land stewardship, and developing plans to implement restorative design practices.

 Modules

Introduction to GIS Mapping
TBA (online)

Introduction to GIS Mapping  is a practical how-to course designed to introduce students to digital mapping tools focused on map creation and layout. We will demystify the complexity of digital tools and translate professional mapmakers’ jargon into easily understood terms. This course will lay the foundation for creating functional maps using QGIS a, geographic information system (GIS) software.

Bioremediation & Earth Repair
Jan. 19 – Feb. 23 (online)

Bioremediation & Earth Repair will provide an introduction to different bioremediation tools and techniques for detoxifying and revitalizing the gardens, lands and waters that sustain and nourish our communities. This class will highlight bioremediation projects and inspiring practitioners who are working with regenerative remedies to heal toxic realities.

Site Design
Feb. (online)

Site Design is a module in the Advanced Permaculture program focused on helping students with site analysis, developing goals, and communicating plans. Site Design is only available to students enrolled in the Advanced Permaculture certificate program.

Nomads & Renters
Once a month (online)

How do we live sustainably in an era where land ownership is out of reach? This is not a rhetorical question or one for intellectual compilation. This is a very real question and has many equally real answers. This monthly colloquium will bring together folks who have struggled with and found practical solutions to living sustainably as nomads and renters.

Regenerative Business Design

Feb. – Mar.  (online)

In today’s changing world, our planet is calling for businesses to follow Earth-based ethics, principles, and ecological design processes– also known as permaculture! Regenerative Business Design will guide you through a step-by-step process to build a business that can sustain you financially while staying true to your core values.

Water Management
Feb. – Mar. (online)

Resilient design begins with Water Management. Come learn to work with water, nutrients, and energy flows to create vibrant landscapes and resilient communities.  This class will guide you through the art and science of working in harmony with water to create a healthy and abundant landscape.

Water Management
Feb. 19 – Mar. 26 (online)

Resilient design begins with Water Management. Come learn to work with water, nutrients, and energy flows to create vibrant landscapes and resilient communities.  This class will guide you through the art and science of working in harmony with water to create a healthy and abundant landscape.

To learn more about our Advanced Certificate and Diploma Programs, click here.

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practical skills

Carbon draw-down, site analysis, design process, soil-building, water-harvesting, food forests, urban farming, bioremediation, mushrooms, animal systems, natural building, renewable energy, and more!

Organizing and Activism

Confronting oppression, fostering diversity, solutions-based strategies, and community organizing.

Spirit and Community

Personal resilience practices to prevent and recover from burnout. Communication skills and conflict resolution. Social permaculture for nurturing and developing group efficacy. Creating community, ritual, spirit, and magic!

a mix of magic, Spirit, awareness, activism & community

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