Regenerative Landscaper

September 2026 – June 2027

Professional Skills Development Program

The Regenerative Landscaper is a comprehensive skill set for assessing, conceptualizing, creating, and presenting Regenerative Design plans for clients, communities, and personal projects.

Early Bird Discount:

$140 Discount if you register by July 31st.

Develop your skills as a designer

Part One: Wisdom of the Earth

Part Two: Designing for Regeneration

Due to the demand on Erik’s design skill, this is the only online class he will be offering this year.
Don’t lose out on this opportunity to learn from a world class designer.

Advanced Permaculture Certificate

What you will learn

Understanding how nature works and how to be in a reciprocal cooperative relationship with the surrounding ecosystems.
How to read and analyze landscape and community patterns, resources, and constraints in order to develop high-level design concepts.
How to develop a set of values, visions, and goals for mental/emotional alignment, longevity of the project, care for project community (stakeholders), and for long-term planning and short-term execution of projects.
How to create basic maps of existing features to overlay design concepts onto.
How to generate creative and powerful ideas to solve design challenges, and develop projects full of innovation, ecological regeneration, and incredible beauty.
How to fully plan the development of a project from design to completion through phased planning approaches and platforms.
How to be nature working for its highest self. How to think like a watershed, and function like a forest in the design process.
Simple techniques for drafting design plans, be it by hand, or aided by computer programming.
Understanding of a full and complete design process, which includes multiple iterations, revisions, presentations, compromise, and inspiration.
How to manage relationships between designers and other project stakeholders whether they be partners, family members, professional clients, school communities, city governments, intentional communities, and so on.

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What to Expect

This 6-month program is divided into three, three-month blocks with one month off between blocks (11 months total). During each teaching block, classes will meet twice a month.
Class sessions are 2 hours and will include a content-rich presentation followed by time for Q&A.
Over the course, Erik will be joined by a range of amazing guest speakers.
Students are encouraged to attend and participate in the live sessions.
All sessions will be recorded and posted along with resources in a virtual classroom.

Are you interested in implementing regenerative land designs or work with groups and individuals creating resilient landscapes? This class is for you!

Class Schedule - Click here

Part 1: The Wisdom Of Earth

Session 1: The Regenerative Mind Set

Intro to program
Traditional knowledge
Ancestral practices
Reciprocity
Core principles
The regenerative gradient

Session 2: Earth’s Living Systems 1

The water cycle:
Fresh water
Cloud condensation nuclei
Evaporation/condensation
Forests make rain
Wetland ecology

Session 3: The Carbon Cycle

The carbon sponge
Photosynthesis
The greatest terrestrial economy on earth
Forest ecology

Session 4: Earth’s Living Systems 2

Thermodynamics
The miracle of photosynthesis
Regenerative disturbances and natural succession

Part 2: Compose with the Land

Session 5: How to Listen, How to See

Site Assessment
Observation
Sitting and walking
With and without people
The mind of “no knowledge”

Session 6: Contextual Design

Onsite tests
Soil tests: soil profile, shake test, ribbon test
Water tests: infiltration test
Species journaling
Virtual assessment tools

Session 7: Reading the Land

Session 8: Creating a Base Map

Using Google Earth and other satellite tools
Accessing Lidar data and other topographical instruments
Triangulation

Session 9: The Social Context

What are the traditional practices of place-based people?
What is the social history of the site?
What is your personal context along with project stakeholders?
How does the design engage human communities?

Session 10: Develop Vision, Goals and Values

The Regenerative Landscaper

By Erik Ohlsen

The Regenerative Landscaper is the textbook for this course. During this course, Erik will walk students through Parts I, II and III of his book.

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MEET Your Teachers

Erik Ohlsen (he/him) author of The Regenerative Landscaper, is a master of regenerative design, an internationally recognized Permaculture teacher, a landscape contractor, author, farmer, herbalist, storyteller, and practitioner of Nordic folk traditions.

Since 1999, Erik has founded numerous organizations that regenerate ecosystems including his award-winning design and build firm Permaculture Artisans and The Permaculture Skills Center where thousands of students around the world learn ecological landscaping and regenerative agriculture.

Working as an internationally renowned regenerative designer, he has committed decades to repairing ecosystems and connecting people with the land throughout the globe. He has designed and implemented hundreds of regenerated landscapes ranging from small urban lots to large tracts of land.

His many years of experience observing and listening to landscape patterns while managing installation crews have led to an extensive knowledge of ecological land development and planning. He is a specialist in water harvesting systems, food forest design, community organizing, facilitation, vocational education and much more. In all of his work, there is a presence of social equity, climate justice, and ecosystem restoration and his stories and achievements continue to empower people worldwide.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

COURSE INFORMATION

Location: Virtual
Program is divided into two, three-month blocks with one month off between blocks.
- Part 1. Sep. – Nov. 2026
  Sept. 24, Oct. 8 & 22, Nov. 5 & 19, Dec 3
- Part 2. Jan. – March 2027
  Jan. 7 & 21, Feb. 4 & 18, Mar. 4 & 18
Timing: Thursdays 6:00-8:00 pm PST
Classes will meet twice a month during teaching blocks
Helpful Tool: Time Zone Converter
Weekly 2-hour live sessions with recorded supporting material
All live sessions are recorded and closed-captioned.
Access to resources, documentation, and recorded class content is accessible via the virtual classroom.

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QUESTIONS?

We are here for you. Reach us at: support@earthactivisttraining.org

FUNDING YOUR EDUCATION

Payment Options

Early Bird Tuition: $1,060 (one-time payment)
Standard Tuition: $1,200 (one-time payment)
Early Bird Subscription: $140/month for 9 months ($1260 total)
Standard Subscription: $140/month for 10 months ($1400 total)
Abundant Subscription: $160/month for 10 months ($1600 total)

Attend as an Organization or Groups

Organizations 3-5 people – Discount $250 (or $25/month).
$950 one-time payment (or $115/month/person = $1,150 total)
Organizations of 6+ people -Contact support@eat-activist.org for special group rates.
You must indicate who is in your group at registration.

Diversity Scholarships

Scholarships are available for Indigenous Peoples and People of Color working in their communities on environmental or social justice issues. See below for details.

* All amounts in US dollars

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DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS

Earth Activist Training is committed to increasing the diversity of global permaculture and regenerative land movements.
We recognize the history of this land called the United States and Canada, and seek to do what we can to rectify the deep injustices and systems of inequity that formed and continue to shape society today.
Diversity Scholarships are available for Indigenous Peoples and People of Color working in or wanting to work in environmental or social justice.
These scholarships are pay-what-you-can with the recommended value of 50% of standard tuition, but any amount will be accepted and appreciated.
To apply, select “Diversity Scholarship” in the payment section the registration form below.
Earth Activist Training’s Diversity Scholarship fund is supported by donations. Visit our Diversity Fund page if you wish to support our scholarship program.

If you have any questions, we are always here to help: support@earthactivisttraining.org

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What Comes Next?

Are you ready for the next step of your learning journey?

Your Learning Journey

Regenerative Land Management (RLM) is a multi-year, advanced permaculture diploma program designed to further your permaculture practice and provide the deep, comprehensive training needed to apply regenerative skills in your life!

CLICK HERE for more information and to register

You may also be interested in our Advanced Permaculture program. This course is a year-long course broken up into three six-week modules focused on: design, water management, soil care and building, incorporating animals into a system, building food forests, and managing woodlands.