Advanced Permaculture (AP)

Advanced Permaculture

One Year Certificate Program

Advanced Permaculture (AP) is a one-year, (four-module) certificate program focused on understanding natural systems and cycles, learning tools of regenerative land stewardship, and developing a plan to implement restorative design practices. This program will bring you into a more comprehensive understanding of the land you live on, shepherding you through the process of designing a more resilient landscape.

Certificate Program
Personal Growth

Modules one, three, and four can be taken individually for personal growth and education.

*To earn a certificate, students must complete all four modules, assigned homework, readings, and a comprehensive design.

Advanced Permaculture Modules

Module 1
Water Management
Feb. 6 – March 13

Module 2
Site Planning
March 20 – April 3

Module 3
Soil & Animals
Apr. 10 – May 15

Module 4
Food Forest & Forest Ecology
Sept. 11 – Oct. 16

Advanced Permaculture Certificate

FINDING HOPE IN RESILIENCE  

Regenerative farmers are the new climate champions.

To prevent global catastrophe, we need to stop emitting carbon and draw carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere. The best way to do that is by preserving wild spaces, and implementing regenerative farming, ranching, and forestry practices. We need to grow vibrant living systems to sequester atmospheric carbon and create resilient systems to mitigate disasters such as fire, flood, and drought.

Permaculture design and regenerative agriculture are climate solutions which need people like you to grow the future.

This program will take you deeper into the tools and techniques of regenerative design!

THE OPPORTUNITY

Half the farmland in North America is due to change hands in the next two decades as farmers age out.

It is vital that the new stewards of that land know how to manage it in ways that contribute to global healing.

Two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050.

It is equally vital that city dwellers know what regenerative land stewardship looks like and promote regenerative policies and practices in their regions.

Our friends and families need a clean healthy world. The world needs allies and advocates for a regenerative future.

Are you concerned about climate change, ecosystem degradation, and climate justice– and want to make a positive difference?

Advance Permaculture is for you if:

    • You earned a Permaculture Design Certificate or have practical permaculture experience
    • You have a deep love for the Earth and the natural world
    • You want to expand your knowledge of permaculture and go deeper into some of the topics that interest you most
    • You have land–even a backyard or urban garden–and want to learn how to make it thrive
    • You hope to get land in the future, and want the skills and tools to run a regenerative homestead, urban farm, ranch, or retreat space
    • You want to learn solutions and hopeful approaches to some of our most dire problems
    • You want to prepare for a career in the field of environmental sustainability

MEET Your Teachers

Starhawk (she/her) is the co-founder and executive director of Earth Activist Training. One of the foremost voices in Earth-based spirituality, Starhawk is an author, activist, and permaculture teacher and designer. Her 12 books include such beloved reads as The Spiral Dance, The Earth Path, and The Fifth Sacred ThingStarhawk drew from 30 years of living collectively to write The Empowerment Manual, which is the basis for her social permaculture course, Empowering Collaborative Groups.

Starhawk has been recognized by the Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) as a leading figure in permaculture and has been awarded dual diplomas for excellence in education and permaculture site design.

Best known as an articulate voice in the revival of Earth-based spirituality and Goddess religion, Starhawk is the co-founder of the Reclaiming movement, an activist branch of the modern Pagan religion. In partnership with Donna Read, Starhawk is the co-founder of Belili Productions film company, whose most well-known project was a trio of popular films on the Goddess religion.

Starhawk’s work in progressive activism has spanned generations and geographies. As a global justice and peace activist, Starhawk co-founded RANT: Root Activists’ Network of Trainers, and has taught non-violent direct action across North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. She has been on the front lines of anti-nuclear actions at Diablo Canyon, Livermore Weapons Lab, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and the Nevada Test Site. She has been a witness for peace in conflict zones across the world, including Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Palestine and Israel.

As a teacher of magical activism and permaculture education, Starhawk’s life work takes her across the globe. She currently lives part-time in San Francisco in a collective house with her partner and friends, and part-time in a little hut in the woods in Cazadero, California, where she practices permaculture in her extensive gardens and writes. Her website is http://starhawk.org.

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Charles Williams (he/him) is Earth Activist Training’s program director.  A long-time permaculture educator and certified permaculture designer, Charles comes to Earth Activist Training through a love of the wild, faith that healthy communities can solve complex problems, and a belief that working with one’s hands is sacred work.

Over the past thirty years, he has stewarded many pieces of land, including Diana’s Grove in Missouri, Farm & Wilderness summer camp in Vermont, and Starhawk’s Golden Rabbit Ranch in California. His approach simultaneously promotes both the preservation of wild spaces and conservation of the domestic.

His deep respect for and relationship with the divine in nature informs all he does, integrating spiritual practices with land management. Charles also understands the need for healthy community, and knows that skilled human implementation is an essential part of any design. In these challenging times, he finds hope for the future through the interlocking, symbiotic relationship of spirit, community, and action.

As an accomplished tinkerer, Charles brings a wide range of practical and somewhat obscure hand skills. He has installed complex systems such as solar electric arrays, gray water filters, and veggie oil diesel conversions. He has implemented simple systems such as emergency water filtration, humanure composting toilets, and rotational grazing plans. He is talented in wilderness tracking, solo canoeing, gathering and tending wild edibles, starting fire by hand, and mapping. He loves to work with his hands, whether he is tanning hides or repairing a generator, and this love is reflected when he teaches EAT’s hands-on segments.

Charles believes that no problems are unsolvable as long as we work together to develop and implement our plan effectively and honor the holy in our work.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

COURSE INFORMATION

Full Certificate

  • Early Bird tuition: $1,200
  • Sliding Scale tuition: $1400-$1600
  • Payment plans: $200 at registration with 12 monthly payments of $100
  • Alumni tuition: $350 to retake this course
  • All amounts are in US dollars

Individual Modules

  • Early Bird tuition: $350 / Module
  • Module tuition: $400-$450
  • Payment plans: $100 at registration with 3 monthly payments of $100
  • Alumni tuition: $100 to retake a module
  • All amounts are in US dollars

Scholarships & Discounts

We are dedicated to making our courses as accessible as possible by offering:

Questions?

We are here for you! Support@EarthActivistTraining.org

Modules

Take all four modules for an Advanced Permaculture (AP) certificate.

Take modules individually for personal growth and to deepen your knowledge.

Module 1 – Water Management

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Module 2 – Site Planning

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Module 3 – Soil & Animals

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Module 4 – Food Forests & Forest Ecology

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Taking Your Permaculture Education Further

WATCH: “Taking Your Permaculture Education Further”

With Teachers: Starhawk, Charles Williams, and friends

The Problem: Massive Ecosystem Degradation

The Solution: Massive Ecosystem Regeneration

Starhawk

Come learn to be a force of regeneration!

FUNDING YOUR EDUCATION

We are dedicated to making this course work for you, and offer a range of options for payment.

You can either take the entire course for an Advanced Permaculture Certificate, or individual modules for personal growth.

Payment options

Diversity Scholarships

If you have any questions, we are always here to help: support@earthactivisttraining.org

Register

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Date

Feb 08 2025 - Oct 26 2025

Time

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Cost

$1,200.00

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Speakers

Permaculture Institute of North America:

Address

2091 Route 130
Harrison City, PA 15636

Phone Number

(412) 600-5783

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