This workshop is guided by experienced designers & curated to provide you with a basic understanding of permaculture principles & practical skills. This is an opportunity to cultivate community with like-minded locals through interactive learning, hands-on activities, & community-building exercises. We'll cover site analysis, design methodologies, mapping techniques, & pattern recognition.

In this course, you will discover how to transform your yard into a bountiful source of fresh produce. We will explore various design tools and techniques to create an abundant and regenerative landscape, from theoretical subjects like Design Methodology to more experiential opportunities like our Earthworks Workshop. You will learn how to turn traditional lawns into edible gardens, providing your community with nourishment while enhancing the beauty of your surroundings. Join us on this exciting journey towards creating a more sustainable and self-sufficient future!

This section of our Permaculture Design Course focuses on the social and economic aspects of permaculture design that will help develop regenerative communities and economies both of which are integral to a healthy social system. We will cover the process of accessing land, how to organize your community, decentralized economic systems, and ways to practice outreach to continue building your permaculture network beyond this course. The course includes hands-on learning opportunities including a trip to a local intentional community. By the end of this course, you will be able to apply permaculture ethics to your own life and create ripples of positive social change throughout your community and the world.

In this section of the Permaculture Design Course, you will learn the basic concepts of permaculture, including its origin, ethics, and fundamental principles as well as the role it plays in regenerative agriculture and environmentalism. You will also gain an understanding of our local ecosystem and how it can be integrated into a permaculture design through the concepts of zones and patterns. Whether you are looking to start your permaculture garden or simply want to learn more about sustainable living, this course is a great place to start.

This course will cover the social and economic aspects of the design process that will help develop sustainable communities and productive economies both of which are integral to a healthy Permaculture system. We will cover the process of finding and purchasing land, the basics of community organization and ways to practice outreach to continue building your Permaculture network as you move forward.

In conjunction with Design Elements or on its own, this course will equip you with the necessary skills to physically build a Permaculture Design. We will cover the tools and techniques that are crucial to Permaculture design including microclimates, design methodology and cultivated ecologies along with physical tools such as hoop houses, greenhouses and A-frames.

Throughout this course we will cover the elements of design such as water, earthworks and building healthy soils as well as the basics of incorporating animals into your system. These elements are essential to understanding how a Permaculture system works and will help inform your design process — no matter how big or small the project.

Fundamentals of Permaculture will inform students of the basics of Permaculture including but not limited to the origin, ethics and principles. As well as an introduction to our local ecosystem here in Massachusetts and the vital concepts of zones and patterns. This is a great course for anyone interested in Permaculture, lifestyle design, sustainability or other related topics.