WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

PAYMENT

• We are dedicated to making our courses as accessible as possible.
• Full Certificate Tuition: $140/ month ($1250 total)
• Individule Class Tutione: $140 for those only interesteind in select weekends
• Diversity scholarships available, see below.
  

QUESTIONS? 

We are here for you. Please reach out at: Charles Williams

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Becoming an Earth Healer

This Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is an intensive ecological design course that combines theory and practical hands-on learning with a grounding in spirit and a focus on social justice and ecofeminism.  Come learn practical earth healing and gain the skills to regenerate land and community.  We use a diverse set of teaching tools that encourage experiential and participatory learning, combining theory with practice, lectures with hands-on projects, sound science with ritual, meditation, story—and lots of fun! We will challenge consumerism, and explore ways to advocate for and create a culture of sustainability, compassion and equity.

Completion of the course earns participants a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) – 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 PDC covers a broad range of subjects to provide a holistic overview of Permaculture systems and sustainable living.

Where can I go after the Course?

• Embark on new farming practices
• Start a permaculture diploma program
• Find ways of dramatically reducing energy consumption
• Begin land-based ventures & small businesses such as: nurseries, landscape design consultancies, etc.
• Realize goals towards self-sufficiency

City dwellers have found that even with little or no land, permaculture shows them how to work with their home to produce food, reduce energy needs, live more ecologically and in closer connection with their communities. Educators, farm advisers, international development workers, garden directors, builders, master gardeners, and landscape architects have all reported that what they’ve learned in this course has become a foundation for their work. Farmers, nursery owners, foresters and livestock farmers have all found that permaculture design has multiplied their incomes, reduced their work, and improved the health of their stock.

This course aims to be a courageous space for people who are/were exposed to any form of discrimination. Welcome!

Take the entire class for the Certificate or select individule session for targeted learing.

Weekend Intensive

In the fall and spring there will be a weekend class at the Deanery Project. These will be hands-on intensive where we practice many of the concepts we talk about in class. We will also have a chance to see many examples of permaculture in action.

Payment & Accommodation

Payment Options

We are dedicated to making this course work for you, and offer a range of options for payment.

• Certificate Student. For Students looking to get the most out of this course. Full registration $1250, covers all course instruction.
• Payment Plan for Certificate Students.  Pay as you go $140/month.
• Non-Certificate Students. Students looking to attend only selected classes and not wanting a certificate can attend individual session for $100/class and $400/weekend.
• Diversity scholarships. Available for indigenous and people of color (See below for details.)
• Group Discounts 10%0ff. For those who are coming as a group of 3 or more people. $1125/person