Permaculture Events in North America
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 on the left. Regional gatherings, PDCs, and workshops can be found using the interactive map on the right. To see selective lists, for example to compare PDCs, use the buttons above each group. PINA diplomates organizing or leading the events are linked within each listing to their biographies.
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Colorado 2020 Advanced Permaculture Design Course
Over a series of weekends this spring, you’ll be guided through multiple real-world design challenges incorporating a client interview, basemapping, hand drafting, presentation drawing, design principles, budgeting and phasing. Along the way, you’ll pick up pro tips about creative design strategies, plant guilds, water management, hardscaping, aesthetics and much more. You can expect to learn: - Professional design processes and workflows - Bird’s eye and elevation renderings - Basemapping and site observation tips - Concept and schematic designs - Designing for succession of plants and people - Community-scale design - Designs for running a permaculture design business
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Boulder, CO, USACascadia Permaculture Teacher Training
Empower Yourself to Advocate for Change through Teaching Permaculture. In this fun and interactive course, you will learn teaching techniques to apply Pc principles and strategies to a wide variety of audiences. Our goal is to encourage and inspire your strengths by demonstrating teaching modalities including; effective use of lecture, storytelling, discussions, co-creative activities, visual aids and hands-on skills. As a class, we create a safe setting of active learning and build confidence through preparing and co-teaching multiple presentations for essential practice. Participants build strong networks to support one another. Sharing Knowledge is Regenerative, Empowering, and Part of the Permaculture.
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O.U.R. Ecovillage, Baldy Mountain Road, Shawnigan Lake, B.C., CanadaCascadia Permaculture Teacher Training
Empower Yourself to Advocate for Change through Teaching Permaculture. In this fun and interactive course, you will learn teaching techniques to apply Pc principles and strategies to a wide variety of audiences. Our goal is to encourage and inspire your strengths by demonstrating teaching modalities including; effective use of lecture, storytelling, discussions, co-creative activities, visual aids and hands-on skills. As a class, we create a safe setting of active learning and build confidence through preparing and co-teaching multiple presentations for essential practice. Participants build strong networks to support one another. Sharing Knowledge is Regenerative, Empowering, and Part of the Permaculture. $950 includes course materials, camping and 3 delicious organic meals daily. Early registration discount of $50 by July 1st.
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Wilson Creek Gardens Cottage Grove, OregonInternational Permaculture Convergence 2020 (Argentina)
The theme for the 14th International Permaculture Convergence is Children, Youth and Regenerative Education. The International Permaculture Convergences (IPCs) are epic gatherings of permaculture practitioners from around the world (with over 600 participants and more), to share knowledge and expertise and strategize about the future of the permaculture movement. They have been active since 1985 and bring together inspiring and experienced permaculturists to deliver diverse and engaging programmes. International Permaculture experts, teachers and practitioners talk and teach at these events.