Permaculture Design

“Permaculture Design” is a design framework that helps us build our homesteads, farms, and communities in a way that works with, rather than against, nature. The permaculture design methodology was developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970’s. They studied the intelligence and sustainability of natural systems, as well as the habits and practices employed by indigenous and traditional farming communities, as they worked with nature to meet their needs. After gathering insights on sustainability and identifying patterns of understanding, the permaculture concept was born. Permaculture is a holistic design tool which integrates all aspects of natural science into the many disciplines (farming, forestry, ecology, animal husbandry, etc) which come together to help us meet our human needs. At its heart, permaculture is a bottom-up, freedom based approach, which empowers people and communities to help themselves and help one another survive and thrive here on our home, our great Mother Earth.

As Permaculture emerged it became not only a design methodology, but also an anarchistic social movement geared towards self empowerment, community collaboration, and reverence for nature.

One of the ways permaculture has gained momentum and empowered people with knowledge and skills is through the classic “Permaculture Design Course” or “PDC”. A PDC is an immersive introduction into the Permaculture Design methodology, as well as an introduction into the many disciplines associated with it. Incorporating aspects of landscape design, farming, horticulture, forestry, ecology, hydrology, natural building, animal husbandry, craft skills, survivalism, and much, much, more, the Permaculture Design Course infuses course participants with the empowering knowledge and skills necessary to transform ones life and our human society.

To learn more about our “Permaculture Design and Earth Skills Training Course” check out our events page!

“The tragic reality is that very few sustainable systems are designed or applied by those who hold power, and the reason for this is obvious and simple: to let people arrange their own food, energy and shelter is to lose economic and political control over them.” - Bill Mollison