Permaculture Design Course
72 hour Permaculture Design Course
October 19th – November 1st, 2024, Wonderfield Farm, Floral City, Florida, USA.
Course description: This course is a residential 72 hour Florida permaculture design course focusing on permaculture design strategies and practical homesteading skills for Central Florida. It is an in person, 14 day, immersive event. We will be camping out at the farm and learning in the barn every day. We will be rotating learning sessions with lectures, visual presentations, and practical hands-on exercises. Also on the syllabus is a road trip to visit local permaculture demonstration farms.
Teachers are some of the best and most experienced permaculture practitioners and educators from all over Central Florida. They bring decades of practical Florida solutions to inspire you to a regenerative life. Full kitchen will be available for all students and partial food will be provided for students’ own preparation. Camping areas are provided and cabin rentals are available directly from Wonderfield Farm separately. Education begins at 9:00AM and finishes at 5:00PM. Full programming begins at 6:30AM and finishes at 9:00PM.
Host Instructors: Paul Kroll, Cristy Abbott, Ken Benway, Joseph Pierce
Guest Instructors: Kris Edler of Permaculture Fx, Elise Pickett of The Urban Harvest, Jay Reynolds of Treehouse Permaculture, David Scanlon, and others.
Course Schedule
-Saturday October 19th Water Ceremony, Introduction to Permaculture & Ecology, Inner Landscape
-Sunday October 20th Prime Directive, Ethics, Design Evolution Process, Design Principles, Community Governance
-Monday October 21st Methods of Design, Group Design Exercise, Pattern Understanding
-Tuesday October 22nd Air and Water, Design for Catastrophe, Aquaculture, Earthworks and Site Remediation, Earthworks Practical, Design Exercise
-Wednesday October 23rd Trees and Their Energy Transactions, Food Forest & Agroforestry, Plant Propagation, Subtropical Staple Food Plants
-Thursday October 24th Soil Principles, Building Soil Fertility, Composting & Bio-Intensive Gardening, Soil Food Web & Microscope
-Friday October 25th Biosphere and Bioregions, Mapping and Site Analysis, Native Plant Walk, Design Project Site Analysis
-Saturday October 26th Local Permaculture Site Tours
-Sunday October 27th Goat, Rabbit, and Chicken Practical, Hunting, Homestead Animals and Regenerative Grazing, Permaculture Business Development & Agrotourism Panel
-Monday October 28th Permaculture Structures, Home Economy, Energy and Appropriate Technology, Site Design Exercise
-Tuesday October 29th Invisible Structures, Finances and Economics, Ecovillage Design, Site Plan Drawing Exercise
-Wednesday October 30th Urban Permaculture Techniques, Toxic Waste Stream, Herbal Preparations, Holistic Medicine
-Thursday October 31st Design Presentation
-Friday November 1st Evaluations, Graduation Presentation
*Schedule and instructors are subject.
Early bird registration until Sept 18th: $1800
Registration after Sept 18th: $2200
Registration after Sept 18th: $2200