Permaculture Design Course
in Portugal
3rd January - 2nd May 2027
Online theory and 5 days of practical learning!!
Self paced theory for autonomous learning
72 hours Permaculture Design Certificate
Also check our fully Online Permaculture Design Course! Click here
7th - 11th April 2027
@Soul Farm, Aljezur, Portugal
Read full schedule below!
Course Overview
Building soil – Building community – Building resilience
No previous experience is required! Just openness and willingness to become part of the regeneration movement!
This unique course gives you the opportunity of spending several days learning by doing!
What will you learn?
In the study of Permaculture, we challenge the current paradigm of where our food and water come from, the way we are constructing our villages and towns, and how we live our day-to-day and interact with each other.
What can you do after?
Our Permaculture Design Course graduates have gone on to become change-makers all over the world, designing their own land projects, founding eco-communities, redesigning their businesses, becoming consultants, teachers, writers, content creators, spearheading policy change, and continuing to spread the permaculture principles and ethics.
Tuition
Super early bird (book before the 15th of October)
€990
Early bird (book before the 15th of November)
€1200
Full price
€1600
For more info on what the tuition includes, scroll down.
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Program
Every module of this certified online permaculture design course includes one interactive class where students will have the opportunity of asking questions and solving any doubts. Moreover, students will have access to the online forum where they will receive ongoing support from the facilitators.
Why recorded classes?
Recorded classes come from a previous 72 hours online PDC and will include moments of debate and questions from the students that had joined the course. The reason for this is that great part of a PDC are moments of reflection, and we have chosen to include other student's questions and debates to allow you to reflect and part-take in the process on your own.
All online classes are recorded and available for self-paced study
MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE (Online)
3rd - 24th January 2027
Introductory call will be 3rd January 2027 at 6 pm CET
• Permaculture: Evidence that we need to act - Ethics & Principles
• Concepts and themes in design: Natural ecosystems - Web of life - Yield and Resource -
• Design Methods: Observation - Analysis of elements - Flow analysis - Maps & data overlay - Zones & sectors - Slope & aspect - Guilds - Scale of permanence
• Patterns: Understanding natural patterns and how to use them in design
• This module will include an extra recorded class on mushroom and microgreens production with Jack Patch
MODULE 2 - CLIMATES, WATER AND TREES (Online)
24th January - 13th February 2027
Introductory call will be 24th January at 6 pm CET
• Climatic factors: Main climatic zones and their characteristics - Climatic factors - Climatic effects - Landscape profiles
• Trees: Trees and their role in the ecosystem
• Agroforestry & Food Forests: Natural forests and natural succession - Food forests - Layers - Greening the Desert
• Water: Water cycle - Water in the landscape - Strategies for water management
• Earthworks: Design - Tools - Types of earthworks (swales, dams etc..)
• This module will include an extra recorded class on water management with Nick Steiner
MODULE 3 - SOILS, ANIMALS AND SOCIAL PERMACULTURE (Online)
13th February - 7th March 2027
Introductory call will be 13th February at 6 pm CET
• Soils: Soil composition - Soil management - Compost - Nutrient management and closed loops - Animals in the landscape
• Social Permaculture: Project management - Group dynamics - Non-violent communication - Local economies - Community living & Ecovillages
• This module will include an extra recorded class on soil science with Oli Inglis and an extra recorded class on Agroforestry with Scott Gallant
MODULE 4 - PRACTICAL WEEK (Live in Portugal)
7th-11th April 2027
@Soul Farm, Aljezur, Portugal
Here is a list of the topics covered during the practical week:
• Management of various agroforestry systems
• Market gardening
• Earthworks and water management
• Social Permaculture
Note that the exact topics of our practical week will depend on weather, group requests and machinery availability
MODULE 5 - FINAL DESIGN PROJECTS (Online)
12th April - 2nd of May 2027
Presentations will be 2nd of May
To be able to provide an international 72 hours Permaculture Design Certificate, the course will include a final design project. All students will develop a project simulating the design for a client. This will be developed at your own pace, in groups. The project will be presented at the end of the permaculture design course and will be a great opportunity for the students to metabolise the newly-acquired knowledge and receive feedback from the teacher.
The hand over of the final designs will be organised with the teachers, who will provide feedback before delivering the certificate.
Tuition for this Permaculture Design Course Includes:
– 72+ hour Permaculture Design Certificate upon completion
– Lifetime access to online community with past students to keep exchanging and learning
– Course content and materials, all lectures, forums, and activities
– During your stay in Portugal, three vegetarian meals per day
– Lodging in shared glamping (for private accommodation, send me an email after you booked)
– Lifetime possibility to join any final design sessions of future Permaculture Design Courses
We ask for a €200 NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE deposit to be sent to hold your space.
What is included?
The Venue
For more information about Soul Farm, click here!
The Facilitators
Eduardo Terzidis is a storyteller with an ecological heart. His education includes three engineering degrees, a Diploma of Permaculture and many other trainings gathered around the world. He has almost a decade of experience teaching and consulting around the world - with a particular focus in agroforestry and water management in mediterranean and tropical climates - as well as producing films and books.
Eduardo is also a trained yoga practitioner, which brings a human dimension to the way in which he sees regeneration. He strongly believes that regeneration needs to be carried from the inside out first, and his approach to courses and projects reflects this philosophy.