PINA endorses the offerings of our diplomates, and lists them on this calendar to help you find quality education. All gatherings are either supported directly by PINA or have one of our diplomates or board members working on the organizing team.
All PINA-recognized PDCs meet or exceed the 72-hour curriculum standard. Our listings highlight unique qualities of each course. Click here to learn about the Permaculture Design Course.
North American scale gatherings, advanced certificate courses, and online PDCs may be found in our Continental listings. Regional gatherings, PDCs, and workshops can be found using the interactive map.
Continental listings
Advanced Permaculture Design Certification Course
Join us for an inspiring three weekend Advanced Permaculture Design course, 9 days, appropriate for anyone wanting to deepen into permaculture design. Now is the time! Meaningful and timely design projects, both physical and invisible structure work. Beautiful Colorado sites are hosting. For more Information: www.pikespeakpermaculture.org 719-685-0290
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Abbot Lane, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USAPermaculture Teacher Training
Join us for a unique three weekend teacher training course with energized, experienced instructors. Classes will focus on developing teaching skills, organizational skills and plenty of hands-on to build confidence and ease of presenting. Teaching children, how adults learn, how to manage a class and much more. Students will help table events and create their own programs. Beautiful Colorado sites are hosting. Course size is limited. For more Information: www.pikespeakpermaculture.org 719-685-0290
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Abbot Lane, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USAAdvanced Permaculture Design for Climate Resilience
As the climate shifts around the globe, it is increasingly important for the permaculture designer to understand global trends and incorporate sound design to mitigate negative impacts. This course focuses on teaching you to build climate change resilience as a design layer, provided you’re already experienced in permaculture and ecological design.
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Online through Oregon State UniversityGlobal Earth Repair Conference
A comprehensive summit, co-sponsored by PINA, on the challenges facing permaculture activists and allies over the next decade: context, strategies for mobilizing work, design thinking, techniques, and unparalleled networking. Five hundred participants are expected to meet at Ft. Worden, a converted military base overlooking Puget Sound NW of Seattle to build social movements, consider funding, and learn of each others’ work. Contact: Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, 360-643-9178.
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Port Townsend, WA, USAPermaculture Teacher Training Course
Empower yourself to advocate for change through whole systems teaching and design. In this dynamic and interactive course, you will learn teaching techniques to communicate and apply Permaculture (Pc) principles and strategies to a wide variety of audiences and educational settings. Our goal is to encourage and inspire your unique strengths and abilities by demonstrating diverse teaching styles including effective use of lecture, storytelling, class discussions, interactive experiential activities, visual aids and hands-on skills. As a group we facilitate a safe setting of active learning, building confidence by experiencing essential practice via preparing and co-teaching multiple presentations.
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Aprovecho Research Center, Hazelton Road, Cottage Grove, OR, USAAdvanced Permaculture Design Course, Washington
Do you want to gain more permaculture design experience? This 8-day Advanced Design Course is an excellent follow-up to a Permaculture Design Course. Join the team of Terra Phoenix Design and the Bullock's Permaculture Homestead while we practice together and share what we've learned over the years.
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Orcas Island, WA, USASocial Forestry – Hands-on Workshop
Reconnect with forests through ecological knowledge, the use of hand tools and woodcrafts, seasonal festivals, children’s stories, ecological assessment, carbon sequestration methods, restoration forestry, and the crafts and products that can be enjoyed while we re-establish our heart space and wonder in the woods.