What you will get
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Lifetime access to my online forum with all my students!
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More than 50 hours of recorded videos for self-paced study
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Possibility to get certified after the course
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Lifetime possibility to join any final design session of my future online PDCs
Program
During the online Permaculture Design Course, we will explore the following topics:
INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE
• 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 the in design
CLIMATES, TREES & WATER
• Climatic factors: Main climatic zones and their characteristics - Climatic factors - Climatic effects Landscape profiles
• Trees: Trees and their role in the ecosystem
• Water: Water cycle - Water in the landscape - Strategies for water management
• Earthworks: Design - Tools - Types of earthworks (swales, dams etc..)
AGROFORESTRY, SOILS & SOCIAL PERMACULTURE
• Agroforestry & Food Forests: Natural forests and natural succession - Food forests - Layers - Greening the Desert
• Soils: Soil composition - Soil management - Compost - Nutrient management and closed loops - Animals in the landscape
• Appropriate Technology: Renewable energy - Compost toilets - Eco-buildings - Waste management
• Climates: Strategies for different climates
• Social Permaculture: Project management - Group dynamics - Non-violent communication - Local economies - Community living & Ecovillages
