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2024-2025 NOW ENROLLINGPermaculture Design Certification spaces are limited Learn the Foundational Knowledge for Sustainability and Resilience FROM LOCAL PERMACULTURE PRACTITIONERS AND LEADERS CPI’s Year-Long Permaculture Design Certification CPI’s Year Long Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) is a 96-hour immersion in ethical mindsets and ecological skill-sets to create positive change. Students learn not just the hard skills of permaculture, such as soil science and natural building, but more importantly the underlying design thinking process that makes a permaculture system so unique, prolific, and resilient. “Permaculture Through The Seasons” is an internationally recognized PDC in Cincinnati, Ohio, that meets 11 Saturdays & 2 Sundays over 12 months, giving you the opportunity to absorb and apply permaculture learnings at urban and rural contexts throughout the course of a full year. Unlike other permaculture design courses that require you to travel to other states or countries, take time off work, and fit everything into a few short weeks, our PDC is entirely localized to within an hour’s drive of Cincinnati and focused on the permaculture practices that are most applicable in our growing region. Join and learn: Discover your niche in permaculture! Home gardeners, homesteaders, farmers, community planners and leaders, educators, engineers — everyone has something to learn and apply from permaculture. Our course could introduce you to your new passion! Among the sites that our students visit is a custom built off-grid Earthship in northern Kentucky, the home of one of our graduates. Permaculture Ethics and Principles Processes, Tools, and Methods for Design Foundations of Soil Science and Ecological Systems Holistic Management of Animals and Plants for Food Production and Ecological Restoration Renewable Energy and Waste Management Water Catchment, Earthworks and Keyline Design Climates and Microclimates Natural Building Food Forestry Ecovillages and Social Governance Plus you’ll get hands-on exercises in things like companion planting, food preservation, earthworks, composting, and other unique offerings from our site hosts. Why this course? Proven Curriculum- 15 Years Running with more than 350 Graduates, many of whom are now leading their own organizations and initiatives Teachers with Over a Combined 100 years of Permaculture in Practice in our Region- Our teachers and guest teachers are some of the longest practicing permaculturists in the Midwest, and combined they share with you experience that amounts to over 100 years of applying permaculture in our region. Community Connection- introducing you to dozens of leaders in the Tri-State’s Permaculture Network, including site visits and guest speakers - not to mention the people you’ll meet in class! Variety of Guest Teachers- with a variety of core competencies, from herbalism and forest gardening, to design thinking and broad acre permaculture design Great Value- 72 Hours of Base Instruction + 24 Hours of Topical and Advanced Permaculture Education for less than the cost of an international flight Learn Permaculture FROM YOUR Community There is no shortage of Permaculture learning materials out there - so this course focuses on the skills that are specific to applying permaculture to the Midwest and the Tristate region. As an introduction to Permaculture Design, as developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, this course connects you to the local community for further practice, work, and advanced education. We see, smell, listen, and get our hands dirty throughout the seasons, learning the different aspects of our climate and the types of work required to live locally on all fronts, from building, to energy, to feeding communities. Our hope is to empower our graduates to take what they’ve learned here back into their own neighborhoods, organizations, employers, faith groups and more, in service to our vision of a holistic and resilient permanent culture around Cincinnati. What to Expect: This Year Long PDC takes place once a month in a variety of locations around the Cincinnati Area- from urban homesteads and green businesses to rural homesteads and farms. Each class session is about 9 hours and typically consists of a site visit and tour, instruction on permaculture principles and design technique from our lead teachers, lessons on specific topics from our guest teachers, and small group activities. Some meals are provided or available on-site. In between classes, students may be asked to read articles or watch videos and be prepared to discuss in class. The course culminates with a group design project, where you and a small group of classmates are assigned to a real, local site and go through the design process together, from initial visit and ideation through analysis, planning, mapping, researching, and finally, presenting a plan for developing the site using permaculture. Some groups design for small suburban backyards, while others design for rural family farms or local parks, exposing students to the variety of possible applications of permaculture practices. This final design is then presented to the class and a panel of community experts to provide feedback for the future. 2024-25’ Locations TO BE DETERMINED. PAST LOCATIONS HAVE INCLUDED: Earthship in Kentucky Civic Garden Center Harmony Hillside, landforms, animals and living off the land Urban Eco-Village Wake the Farm Up Homestead, Milan, Indiana Woodenshoe Hollow Homemeadow Song Farm 2024-2025 Tuition and Dates BASE PRICE: $1,200 Minimum deposit of $300 will confirm your registration. Balance due by first class on November 16. Payment plans and financial assistance available. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, November 10 LIMIT 20 Participants (waitlist may be available) CLASS DATES: November 16 & 17 2024 - Kickoff January 4, 2025 February 1, 2025 March 1, 2025 April 5, 2025 May 3, 2025 June 7, 2025 July 12, 2025 August 2, 2025 September 6, 2025 October 18 & 19, 2025 - Final Presentations & Graduation Meals and Lodging: Meals will be provided at some sites with as much local / vegetarian friendly fare as is possible appropriate to the time of year, but most likely will need to be supplemented with beyond bio-region produce. Students will be encouraged to brown-bag their own meals at other sites depending on facilities. We welcome students from outside the immediate Cincinnati area to enroll. If you are traveling, lodging can be worked out for overnight stays through a network of friendly homes. About the Cost and Scholarships: We try desperately to keep the cost down in order to make this expertise accessible to

Regenerative Land Management (RLM) Advanced Permaculture Diploma Program Date: On going Location: Mixed in person and online Registration: https://earthactivisttraining.org/regenerative-land-management/ Regenerative Land Management (RLM) is a multi-year advanced permaculture diploma program designed to advance your permaculture practice and provide deep comprehensive training needed to apply these regenerative skills in your life. Whether caring for the land, building urban gardens, or decolonizing farmland, the Regenerative Land Management Diploma program will prepare you for your earth healing endeavors, and to provide a livelihood for yourself and your family.  The Regenerative Land Management is a minimum two-year diploma program focused earth healing and land management  It encompasses five core online courses, one in-person restoration intensive, and individually tailored applied learning projects  During the program students will develop three comprehensive land management plans.  Students are matched with mentors to guide and support them throughout the program  Learning cohort provides solidarity, community-building, and resource-sharing about their learning experiences  Graduates are awarded a Regenerative Land Management diploma from Earth Activist Training and eligible for a diploma from Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) For more information visit our webpage. Website: https://earthactivisttraining.org/ Registration: https://earthactivisttraining.org/regenerative-land-management/ Instructors: Starhawk, Charles Williams, Patty Love, Chris Gilmour, Leila Darwish and Guest Speakers

Permaculture Design Certification Wednesday, January 1, 20257:30 PM Wednesday, December 31, 20258:30 PM Learning takes place at various local farms and home properties such as Maren Cook’s urban food forest near Frick Park in Pittsburgh. The permaculture design course has been the foundational hallmark of permaculture education for the past four decades. Permaculture brings together food production and ecological restoration, helping gardeners, farmers and land stewards see how we can create solutions to food inequality, climate change and the ecological crisis. Through permaculture we can all learn to care for the earth, care for other people and do it with justice and equity. With a deep understanding of nature and ecology, permaculturists develop human managed systems to grow more food, support more biodiversity and make positive impacts in their communities. Our permaculture course is taught as a partnership with Three Sister’s Permaculture, Garfield Community Farm and Larkspur Design with certification through the Permaculture Institute of North America. Learning to map a design takes place in the second half of the course. Pay Deposit Now! Beginning in 2024 our permaculture design course has been spread throughout the year with a monthly weekend intensive, usually on Saturdays. Each year’s cohort includes eight to fifteen students committed to finishing their PDC on calendar year. Instead of doing 80 hours of classwork in an intense two week course we’re spreading the classes throughout the year, giving students time to read, experiment, learn and ask questions between classes. We believe this model for the PDC will create better learning and teaching environments and it will allow students to go deeper into the practices and theory of permaculture throughout the course. The thirteen classes listed below will usually take place on the forth Saturday of each month. Some classes include a full day on the previous Friday and extend throughout Saturday. By completing each of the classes students will complete all other modules necessary to receive their official permaculture design certification through the Permaculture Institute of North America. The lead teachers of these classes are John Creasy of Wild Indigo Guild and Garfield Community Farm, Darrell Frey of Three Sisters Permaculture and Elizabeth Lynch of the Three Sister’s Permaculture. A very special weekend retreat happens in the spring at Lamppost Farm in Columbiana, Ohio, led by Steve Montgomery. Many other local experts will be included in select classes to augment the course, especially through local field trips. All photos are from previous courses, permaculture related field trips or of Garfield Community Farm. Integration of energy production, food and native plants! Native and edible food forest design and implementation at Garfield Community Farm The Total cost of the Permaculture Design Course is $2000 minus financial aid. A $200 deposit can be paid any time before January 10th of 2025 with $450 due in February, April, July and any remainder in October. Financial Aid may be applied for and could cover significant portions of the cost for those in need. The total course includes all of the classes below as well as a design apprenticeship at a local farm or with a local permaculture practitioner where design skills will be developed. For students looking to use permaculture design professionally, a portfolio quality design may be completed by the end of the course through the work of the apprenticeship. Tentative Class Schedule January - “Get to know one another” gathering February - Introduction to Permaculture March - Permaculture and Care of the Soul April - Natural Building Workshop May - Soil and Compost June - Food Forest Design and Practice July - Permaculture, Climate Change, Disaster Preparedness, Wilderness survival August - Fungi in Permaculture Design and Biochar workshop September - Urban Permaculture Homesteading and field trips to local sites October - Season Extension, Bioshelters and Natural Building November - Water Harvesting and Mapping in Permaculture November/December - Permaculture and Sustainable Income Generation Questions or to become a member of this year’s cohort, contact John Creasy, larkspurdesignpgh@gmail.com

Permaculture Design Certification Course Weekend Permaculture Course January through December 2025 Discover our permaculture course and realize your potential in restorative design. Course begins January, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA in partnership with Wild Indigo Guild   and Three Sister’s Permaculture. check back soon  this link for details: https://www.wild-indigo-guild.com/ This year’s weekend course will be based at Garfield Community Farm and will mostly be held on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year.  Through our diverse teaching methods and settings we’ll delve into permaculture application from urban home scale design to broad acre landscape design. Our course is certified through the Permaculture Institute of North America and will cover all the learning objectives of the permaculture design certification course as outlined by PINA. These learning objectives will not only be covered through classroom education but also through hands on experiences in both urban and rural settings and with a diverse group of lead teachers and expert special guests. The permaculture design course has been the foundational hallmark of permaculture education for the past four decades. Permaculture brings together food production and ecological restoration, helping gardeners, farmers and land stewards see how we can create solutions to food inequality, climate change and the ecological crisis. Through permaculture we can all learn to care for the earth, care for other people and do it with justice and equity. With a deep understanding of nature and ecology, permaculturists develop human managed systems to grow more food, support more biodiversity and make positive impacts in their communities. Our permaculture design course will be spread throughout the year with a monthly weekend intensive. This year’s cohort will include eight to fifteen students committed to finishing their PDC in 2024. Instead of doing 80 hours of classwork in an intense two week course we’re spreading the classes throughout the year, giving students time to read, experiment, learn and ask questions between classes. We believe this model for the PDC will create better learning and teaching environments and it will allow students to go deeper into the practices and theory of permaculture throughout the course. The thirteen classes  will usually take place on the forth Saturday of each month. Some classes include a full day on the previous Friday and extend throughout Saturday. By completing each of the classes students will complete all other modules necessary to receive their official permaculture design certification through the Permaculture Institute of North America. The lead teachers of these classes are John Creasy of Wild Indigo and Garfield Community Farm, Darrell Frey of Three Sisters Permaculture and Elizabeth Lynch of the Three Sister’s Permaculture. Many other local experts will be included in select classes to augment the course.

Pikes Peak Permaculture Design Certification [pdf-embedder url="https://pina.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-PDC-Flyer.pdf" title="2025 PDC Flyer"] Since the early 1980s, permaculture has been taught through hands-on courses – PDCs – with experienced mentors handing down their knowledge to passionate students. Because this is a “design system” with a holistic point of view, fledgling permaculturists need to invest some serious hours in learning all aspects of human habitat and seeing how these elements work together in a design. The word “certification” simply means you’ve met standards set over the past 35 years by permaculture masters. There’s a lot more to becoming a permaculturist than reading a book or looking at a website. Are you ready to change the world? Our next PDC will begin in Feburary 2025. Permaculture’s Philosophy is one of “working WITH nature“, and of protracted and insightful observation rather than thoughtless action. Permaculture design techniques encourage land use, which integrates principles of ecology and applies lessons from nature. It teaches us to create settings and build ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and the resilience of natural ecosystems. In the spirit of sustainability, it also teaches us to allow natural and designed ecosystems to demonstrate their own evolutions. General Course Topics: Permaculture Ethics & Principles Ecosystem Patterning Organic Food Production Alternative Economics Microclimates Forest Medicinal Herbs Full Loop Waste Systems Alternative Building Earthworks for Water Management Secrets of Building Soil Site Analytics Creating Integrated Systems Animals in Small Systems Cold Season Growing Water Catchments Add your name to the list. More Information: Please call Becky Elder (719) 685-0290 or email BluePlanetBecky@gmail.com.

At the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm & Surrounding Region Certified by PINA, the Permaculture Institute of North America, our course includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips. Plus, folks have the option to camp on site, and build community around the fire! Our course brings in leading designers and teachers from around the region, each experts in different areas of permaculture. The Santa Cruz Permaculture network of instructors, alumni, community partners, and resources continues to grow each season, and by participating in our course, you become part of this network! Read interviews with our alumni here to learn how folks use the skills and knowledge they gain in this course. Additionally, course participants work in teams throughout the program to design a holistic permaculture plan for a real-life site in the community. The hands-on learning, workshops, and readings throughout the course prepare students with knowledge and whole systems thinking strategies that allow them to create detailed and thoughtful designs. Full Series: 6 Weekends over 6 Months Full series registration is available up until the day before the first session. Late registration is available and you can make up any missed weekends with the next session. Use the next cohort registration and select the class you’d like to join on our registration form. Email info.santacruzpermaculture@gmail.com with questions. Pricing Full Tuition: $1295 Early Bird Discount: $1195 (Register more than 30 days in advance) Super Early Bird Discount: $1095 (Register more than 60 days in advance) Partner / Spouse Tuition: $995 (When one partner pays regular tuition, the second gets a discount) Teachers: $995 (Special price for teachers at accredited K-12, Colleges and Universities) Youth: $795 (Special price for ages 13-18) Fall – Winter 2024 Session 1: October 12-13, 2024 Session 2: November 2-3, 2024 Session 3: December 7-8, 2024 Session 4: January 4-5, 2025 Session 5: February 1-2, 2025 Session 6: March 1-2, 2025 Session Times: Sessions typically run 9am – 5:30pm both days, with a lunch break. This Class is now Full Spring-Summer 2025 Session 1: April 5-6, 2025 Session 2: May 3-4, 2025 Session 3: June 7-8, 2025 Session 4: July 5-6, 2025 Session 5: August 2-3, 2025 Session 6: September 6-7, 2025 Session Times: Sessions typically run 9am – 5:30pm both days, with a lunch break. Register Now Full Series: 2 Week Summer Intensive Pricing Tuition includes catered meals and on-site camping Full Tuition: $2195 Early Bird Discount: $2095 (Register more than 30 days in advance) Super Early Bird Discount: $1995 (Register more than 60 days in advance) Partner / Spouse Tuition: $1995 (When one partner pays for regular tuition, the second gets a discount) Teachers: $1895 (Special price for teachers at accredited K-12, Colleges and Universities) Youth: $1695 (Special price for ages 13-18) Two Week Summer Intensive July 11-24, 2025 Friday, July 11th is arrival day, with a farm orientation in the evening. The course begins Saturday, July 12th. Our 2-week intensive covers the same curriculum as our 6-month course. Tuition includes catered meals and on-site camping. The 2-week intensive is followed by our 8-day Advanced Permaculture Design Course. Please consider joining us for both courses. Register Now Individual Sessions If you don’t want to sign up for the full course but would like to sign up for an individual weekend, you’re welcome to do so! The tuition is $295 per weekend. Personal & Economic Permaculture – December 7 & 8, 2024 Register Now Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes & Edible Landscapes – January 4 & 5, 2025 Register Now Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management – February 1 & 2, 2025 Register Now Social Permaculture, Community Development, & Design Presentations – March 1 & 2, 2025 Register Now Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness – April 5 & 6, 2025 Register Now Regenerating Watersheds & Soils – May 3 & 4, 2025 Register Now What is Permaculture & Whole Systems Design? Permaculture is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, nature connected communities, and other time-tested systems to create human settlements and institutions. It’s also been called “saving the planet while throwing a better party.” Learn more about permaculture. Grounded in the context of Permaculture & Whole Systems Design, this course covers a wide range of topics, including: Food Forests Fruit Tree Care Agroforestry Nature Awareness Rehydrating the Earth Creating Water Retention Landscapes Rainwater Catchment Gabions Berms and Swales Greywater No-Till Agriculture & Carbon Farming Preparing Garden Beds for Planting Cover Cropping Mycorrhizal Network & Fungi Soil Ecology Composting Natural Building & Cob Construction Plant Guilds Crop Planning School Gardens Urban Gardens & Orchards Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sudden Oak Life Integrated Animal Husbandry Holistic Management & Rotational Grazing Local Food Systems Designing to Mitigate Disaster Bioregional Networks The World Café The Work That Reconnects Nonviolent Communication Financial Permaculture Alternative Currencies Economic Permaculture Public Banking Community Development City Repair Transition Towns Social Permaculture Intentional Communities & Ecovillages Neighborhood Resilience Previous slide Next slide Session Descriptions All sessions include a mix of lecture and hands-on activities. Classes run from 9am-5:30pm each day. Session 1 – Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness Explore the principles and ethics of permaculture Learn design processes and methods for articulating client goals and desired outcomes, and site analysis Study ecology and employ natural patterns as a design tool Participate in a World Cafe with fellow students to access the collective intelligence of the community Practice nature awareness and observation Learn to add value to current systems and practices through the lens of regenerative design Session 2 – Regenerating Watersheds & Soils Learn about watersheds, climate, and the importance of slowing, spreading, and sinking rainfall to rehydrate the earth Study simple water harvesting systems from home to broadacre scale, including rainwater catchment methods and greywater design Explore the characteristics and management of healthy soil ecology with hands-on lessons and time in the garden Build a compost pile and prepare the garden soil for planting Find contour by making a-frame levels and build a berm and swale to slow and sink water into the soil Session 3 – Personal & Economic Permaculture Learn and practice nonviolent communication Participate in a Work that Reconnects workshop and learn about the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects Discuss and reflect on Right Livelihood and your role in the Great Turning Explore strategies for mitigating disaster through community resilience, permaculture design, and

Regenerative Earth Apprenticeship Program Living and Learning on the land! Seeking apprentices for Summer, 2025 Learn earth skills in a delightful community with good food, live music, and a sense of humor. Do you want to be a part of re-creating reciprocity in the way we get sustenance? Do you long to live in deep relationship with the earth? Are you ready to put your hands into the cycle of life, and participate in the sacred traditions of growing, foraging and preserving food? Are you interested in learning how to dance with plants and fungi for healing? Are you a knowledge carrier ready to receive and pass earth wisdom? Is it time for more strolling in a forest and less scrolling on a screen? This is a special opportunity to take Permaculture out of the classroom and into real life! Learn with Terri Wilde, an Earth Apprentice, Permaculturalist, Gardener, Herbalist and Forager with 35+ years of hands-on experience. Sign up for 1-3 monthly modules of study and practice: Being in the Web of Life Dancing with the Land Preparing for the Coming Changes In this program, you will: • Camp and live in community on Dandelion Hearth Farm, in the heart of the North Cascades’s Skagit River Valley (Western Washington) • Be engaged for 4 days a week with Instruction, Hands-On projects, Field Trips & Work Exchange • Spend the rest of your time exploring the beautiful North Cascades, relaxing in nature, working part time or deepening your studies • Learn to apply Permaculture principles to real life Earth Care! • Practice deep observation, getting to know the plants and animals of place through seasons and successions. • Learn to read the land, water, weather and plants for guidance toward good stewardship. Program Cost:  This program is being offered for a sliding scale exchange to cover food costs of around $500/monthly (per module) Plus 10 hours/week in work exchange The cost includes Camping, Food, Instruction, Field Trips and Hands-On Regenerative Practice Classes Curricula Highlights: Permaculture Practices, Sense of Place, Mushrooms, Botany, Gardening, Food Preservation, Foraging, Herbal Medicine, Energy Flows, Humanure, Animal Husbandry, Homestead Skills and More!! Dandelion Hearth Farm is in the Skagit River watershed in western WA. We acknowledges that we are living on and stewarding the ancestral homelands of the Upper Skagit Coast Salish Peoples, Sabelxu band of the Upper Skagit, and honor with gratitude this land and the Upper Skagit Tribe.   Apply to the Apprenticeship program Register for one to all three modules: Being in the Web of Life: Observation, Sense of Place, Deep listening, Meeting Animal, Plant and Fungal Kin, Ecology, Soil, Energy Flows, Compost/ Humanure, Permaculture Ethics and Principles Dancing with the Land: Growing food, Knowing relationship, Botany, Permaculture Practices, Foraging, Forestry politics, Invasive plants, Succession, Scythes Preparing for the Coming Changes: Harvest, Food Preservation, Mushrooms, Herbal Medicine Making, Conservation, Assisted migration, Alternative systems (agriculture, architecture, energy, technology, human and human/earth relations, economics, land stewardship…), What matters now?   The program includes Camping (we have some structures and gear), Food, Field Trips, and Regenerative Class instruction with hands on projects. It is being offered for $500/month toward costs, plus 10 hours a week work exchange.   Curricula for the Modules: Being in the Web of Life: Observation, Sense of Place, Deep listening, Meeting Animal, Plant and Fungal Kin, Ecology, Soil, Energy Flows, Compost/ Humanure, Permaculture Ethics and Principles Observation Turning on our senses Free time in nature Reading the landscape Reading weather Flowing with weather.. Micro Climates US zones (7 here) what is it where you are going? Phenology-the changing timing of biological phenomena Reciprocity Deep Listening Sense of Place Maps: directions, topographic, soil, lidar, Natural History Birds and birdsong as we go… wildlife habitat Learn of where you are from/ going to Sense of place quiz… for home and here Ecology: web of life Food chains, mycelial networks, Mother Tree Keystone species Who is not here now? Where is the line of “an organism”? Soil Living soil: creatures of earth Soil biology. geology types of soil nutrients soil tests Living soil: creatures and organ Energy Flows Compost: Kitchen and Garden, Humanure, composting in situ, liquid gold recycling, garbage Water: Water cycle water over land, how it flows water slowing earth work hugelberm swale/ contours creek breaks keyline design ponds: macro invertebrates microscopic observation plants and fish how to build how to care for aquaculture water conservation: use and watering techniques water harvesting: catchment, grey water Botany Knowing Relationship Meeting plants making plant friends Plant parts and habits/ reproductive strategies Plant Families Permaculture Ethics Principles Guilds/ food forests hedgerows form to function nature’s patterns edge strategies zones stacking functions micro climates Permaculture Design critique… the earth designs Dancing with the Land: Growing food, Knowing relationship, Botany, Permaculture Practices, Foraging, Forestry politics, Invasive plants, Succession, Scythes Gardening/ Farming Annuals Seed Saving: planting for saving seed, hybrid vs. open pollinated, selection, population and Isolation, readiness and collection, processing and storing sheet mulching. no till soil enhancing practices tool care planting transplanting watering selective weeding/ edible weeds harvesting cover crops season extending Perennials propagation: seed, cutting, splitting, layering, grafting mulching/ ramial nesting, guilds/ layers, plant roles, species compatibility long term planning Forest management —Zone 5 Forest policy, legacy forests, clear cutting, aerial herbicide spraying, short life span/turnover We want: protect diverse zones, old growth, legacy forests, protect water, manage with fire/ thinning/ sane harvesting, abate invasives Succession Map plants and weeds…observe over time how they move- weed walk and mapping Native vs. non- native. Edible weeds cooking show. Invasive plant management strategies: ignore, manually weed, cut before seeding, dig out, mow, weed wack, plastic or cardboard (roofing : ) mulch, burning, vinegar, competition Scythes Potential, Using, Sharpening Foraging: Plant walks, Native Plants, Edible and Medicinal uses of plants. Reciprocity: propagation/ gifting, Four caveats, cooking with wild foods Mushrooms, greens, roots, flowers, berries, nuts/ acorns (leaching) Homestead Skills Fire building, firewood wood processing, rocket stove cooking, stocking and rotating food, assessing food quality, cooking with what is in abundance… Preparing for the Coming Changes: Harvest, Food Preservation, Mushrooms, Herbal Medicine Making, Conservation, Assisted migration, Alternative systems (agriculture, architecture, energy, technology, human and human/earth relations, economics, land stewardship…), What matters now? Harvesting Food preservation drying, canning, freezing, salting fermentation: kefir, sauerkraut, pickling food storage: rotating Herbal Medicine Herbalism, schools: TCM, Ayureveda, European, Eclectics, Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Botany in a Day Herbal medicine making: Teas (infusions and decoctions), tinctures, salves, poultices, syrups, baths Mycology mushroom ecology mushroom identification edible mushrooms: collecting/ cooking/ preserving growing mushrooms medicinal mushrooms Seed saving revisited Conservation: sweaters, teapots, straw boxes, heat smaller spaces, hot water bottle, insulation, wood stove cooking/heating, Earth Etiquette Alternative Energy solar, wind, water, Rocket stoves solar ovens Animal Husbandry dogs/cats chickens: house, feed, water, butcher Food systems How to find the healthy food in America and avoid GMOs, dirty dozen, wheat sprayed with round-up Food management strategies Eco- Building concepts design architecture with nature green energy natural building appropriate technology Connectedness Mycelial, Mother Tree interwoven soil -forests -bodies- each other extinctions What can

summer 2025 PERMACULTURE DESIGN Certificate COURSE Location: Lost Valley Education Center Dates: Saturdays, June 14 - August 16 Time: 10am - 6pm, with 1-hour break for lunch Tuition: Sliding scale $895 - $1,295 With scholarships available Design the future Play 00:00 01:06 Mute Settings Enter fullscreen 00:00 About our Permaculture design course The Lost Valley Permaculture Design Course (PDC) will introduce you to a wide range of subjects, including water management, farming, forestry, composting, animal husbandry, governance techniques like sociocracy, and community organizing. Lost Valley’s permaculture courses support people to develop a systems framework in order to integrate specialty expertise into other fields, so that we can build holistic models for stewarding our social and ecological systems. Our 12-week courses run on Saturdays which allows people who work weekday jobs to be able to participate, and provides ample time to integrate and explore the topics in between classes. Why Study at Lost Valley? What sets Lost Valley’s PDC apart from others is that  it takes place at our 36-year-old community and living permaculture site, located on 87 acres of diverse forest ecosystems. Lost Valley has been teaching PDCs since the mid 90s,  and students have the opportunity to work on real-world permaculture projects across  87 acres, gaining valuable experience in design, implementation, and management. The curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of permaculture principles and practices, with a focus on hands-on learning and practical application. Our instructors are highly experienced permaculture practitioners and educators, many of whom have been involved with Lost Valley for decades. What does a pdc offer? Our permaculture design courses can be a launching pad to an ethical livelihood in environmental or land-based jobs. You can design your current or future property, and even move on to be a professional designer or teacher. During the course, students take part in a design process for a specific site, where they get hands-on practice in designing a permaculture project. Overall, learning the principles and practices of permaculture will provide you with perspective and skills for resilience that are increasingly valuable in our changing world. Our in-person permaculture design courses follow the established international standard of 72 hours of contact time with experienced instructors, including a final group design project that weaves together everything the students have learned. The course is held in person each Saturday for ten weeks using the Core Curriculum from Permaculture Institute of North America. Curriculum Overview and Schedule Saturdays from June 14 - August 16 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, with a 1-hour break for lunch. Week 1, June 14th – Ethics, Principles, Patterns in Nature, the Local Ecosystem Week 2, June 21st – Keyline Scale of Permanence, Climate, & Design Process Week 3, June 28th – Water: Cycle, Harvesting, Retention; site mapping Week 4, July 5th – Decolonizing Permaculture, Design for Invisible Structures Week 5, July 12th – Plants, Cultivated Ecologies, Earthworks, Soils & Microbiology Week 6, July 19th – Waste and Bioremediation, Design for catastrophe, Integrated Pest Management Week 6, July 20th – Optional Sunday Field Trip: Animal integration in permaculture food systems with Kara Huntermoon at Heart-culture Farm Week 7, July 26th – Trees and Forest Ecology, Social forestry Week 8, August 2nd – Natural Building, Healthy Homes Week 9, August 9th – Working with Clients, Urban Permaculture Week 10, August 16th – Design Presentations, Certification, Celebration! TBD – Optional Field Trip: How to start a permaculture farm DETAILED CURRICULUM REGISTER Meet your instructors Brian Byers Permaculture Lead Instructor Brian Byers is a permaculture designer, educator, and activist with over a decade of experience in sustainable agriculture and forestry in the Willamette Valley. Since 2016, Brian has served as the lead instructor for the Lost Valley Permaculture Design Course. His tenure at Lost Valley also includes roles as Garden Manager (2014–2016), Land Steward (2019–present), and Executive Director (2022–present). As a passionate advocate for building resilient communities, reconnecting individuals to the natural world, and fostering a sense of place, Brian brings a holistic, systems-based approach to all of his work. Kara Huntermoon Permaculture Lead Instructor Kara Huntermoon is our bioregional expert in wetlands Permaculture.  Her maternal family has lived in Eugene for six generations, inspiring Kara's long-term commitment to place.  Kara focused her first decade as the Land Manager at Heart-Culture Farm Community on learning how to integrate livestock into a Permaculture design, and her second decade installing a 3-acre food forest with silvopasture systems.  She brings her wealth of hand-on experience and deep relationships to every class she teaches. Guest instructors David Holmgren Andrew Millison Hazel Ward Monica Ibacache Dan Wahpepah Nathaniel Nordin-Tuninga Abel Kloster The majority of our class time will be in-person, outside, and in the field with instruction from Brian and Kara, and we will also be bringing in some of the most skilled and experienced teachers nationally and internationally! This year the guest instructors of the Lost Valley PDC will include: David Holmgren * – Best known as the co-originator with Bill Mollison of the permaculture concept following the publication of Permaculture One in 1978. Since then, he has developed three permaculture properties, consulted and supervised in urban and rural projects, and presented lectures, workshops and courses at a wide variety of events and venues in Australia and around the world. Author of Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Andrew Millison – Andrew has been studying, teaching and practicing Permaculture since he took his first design course in 1996. He started teaching Permaculture at the college level in 2001, and has been an instructor at OSU in the Horticulture Department since 2009. Andrew’s popular permaculture videos have several million views and are highly recommended. Hazel Ward — Hazel is a long time resident of the Southern Oregon/Mount Shasta bioregion first settling there in the early 70’s, and has been advising farms, stewarding forests, and teaching Environmental Sciences for more than fifty years. Their focus for this 21st century has been Social Forestry, restoring Oak/Pine Savannah in Little Wolf Gulch near Ruch, OR, demonstrating natural building, fuel hazard materials utilization, multiple products woods-crafting, wildlife support and desert forest water management. This work has culminated in the 2023 book, Social Forestry, by Tomi Hazel Vaarde (Hazel’s pen name). Monica Ibacache * – New York based community organizer, sustainability educator, and ecological designer committed to social and environmental justice. Monica has

Monthly harvests of fresh food from your garden! Marisha's workshop series provides timely advice each month to help gardeners have success. Now in its 12th year, gardeners have join in from all over the temperate zones of the world (and some subtropical too). Each month provides an overview of what to do that month based on temperature thresholds and seasonal changes. There are also seasonal topics each month. This workshop series makes a great gift that will provide throughout the year. #growyourownfood #permaculture #permaculturegarden #vegetablegardening #resilence

This master class will walk you through a live permaculture demonstration project, with a mix of new and established cultivation. Together we will review plant Propagation, soil Building, seeds, planting techniques. YOU WILL LEARN: CLASS INCLUDES: - Full day of learning (9am-2pm) - Gourmet Plant-based farm-to-table lunch *** Option to bring your own lunch for reduced price - Water adventure at spring-fed waterfalls/pools FACILITATORS Alan Cacao 15+ years experience as engineer, building with bamboo, permaculture educator. Jean Pullen 10+ years experience in regenerative lifestyle. Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate. Best Selling Author. Farm Bird’s Eye View Expected FLOW Seeds Lecture Plant Propagation, Soil Building, Seeds, plant techniques Practical hands-on training Hiking/Touring each zone of permaculture demonstration project Gourmet Plant-based farm-to-table lunch End of day waterfall adventure WATERFALL ADVENTURE Beautiful waterfall of pure waters we will visit. LOCATION Cana Blanca, Tinamaste 12 mins from Market, 30 mins from Dominical, 30 mins from San Isdro 4x4x required and ride sharing options INVESTMENT 40,000 Col, $75 or crypto exchange (includes Gourmet Plant-based farm-to-table lunch) ** Kids under 3 free Kids Half price under 15 years ask for exchange or need-based scholarships **

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

We are excited to share our first Permaculture Design Course (PDC) this July 6-20, 2025! We have been growing our Costa Rican farm for the last 6 years primarily through volunteering and Spanish workshops in natural building and organic agriculture. Now, with over 10 years of experience, we are excited to offer one of the most affordable English PDCs in Costa Rica. Take advantage of our early bird discount running through April 13th! Check out our website (solyvalle.com/pdc2025) for more details, and feel free to message us with any questions. Reservations are made by emailing solyvallecr@gmail.com with the title "PDC 2025" or "Permaculture Design Course".

Mahalo for your interest in our Food Sovereignty Cohort! This cohort is presented by and in collaboration with GoFarm Hawai'i (GFH), Nation of Hawai'i (NOH) and Purple Mai'a Foundation (PMF).  This cohort will focus on  building a blueprint for regional ahupua’a frameworks and creating strategies for economic resilience & Ea. Who Should Apply? Are you: Engaged in or connected to Native Hawaiian farming & agri-business Active or interested in food sovereignty & policy Aligned with solution-driven action planning Ready to support community- based food production Able to meet the time commitment We are accepting applications until noon on Friday, June 20.  We will notify you of application decisions by July 1. Dates: July 10- August 30 Schedule: Thursdays (5:30-7:30pm) and Saturdays (8am-1pm) Thursday classes will be online, Saturday work days will be primarily at Puʻuhonua O Waimānalo with some field trips at various locations around Oʻahu. Tuition cost: Free with $150 refundable deposit. Payable by cash. Please be thorough and give specific details in your answers to the application questions. Mahalo!

  At the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm & Surrounding Region Certified by PINA, the Permaculture Institute of North America, our course includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips. Plus, folks have the option to camp on site, and build community around the fire! Our course brings in leading designers and teachers from around the region, each experts in different areas of permaculture. The Santa Cruz Permaculture network of instructors, alumni, community partners, and resources continues to grow each season, and by participating in our course, you become part of this network! Read interviews with our alumni here to learn how folks use the skills and knowledge they gain in this course. Additionally, course participants work in teams throughout the program to design a holistic permaculture plan for a real-life site in the community. The hands-on learning, workshops, and readings throughout the course prepare students with knowledge and whole systems thinking strategies that allow them to create detailed and thoughtful designs. Full Series: 6 Weekends over 6 Months Full series registration is available up until the day before the first session. Late registration is available and you can make up any missed weekends with the next session. Use the next cohort registration and select the class you’d like to join on our registration form. Email info.santacruzpermaculture@gmail.com with questions. Pricing Full Tuition: $1295 Early Bird Discount: $1195 (Register more than 30 days in advance) Super Early Bird Discount: $1095 (Register more than 60 days in advance) Partner / Spouse Tuition: $995 (When one partner pays regular tuition, the second gets a discount) Teachers: $995 (Special price for teachers at accredited K-12, Colleges and Universities) Youth: $795 (Special price for ages 13-18) Fall – Winter 2024 Session 1: October 12-13, 2024 Session 2: November 2-3, 2024 Session 3: December 7-8, 2024 Session 4: January 4-5, 2025 Session 5: February 1-2, 2025 Session 6: March 1-2, 2025 Session Times: Sessions typically run 9am – 5:30pm both days, with a lunch break. This Class is now Full Spring-Summer 2025 Session 1: April 5-6, 2025 Session 2: May 3-4, 2025 Session 3: June 7-8, 2025 Session 4: July 5-6, 2025 Session 5: August 2-3, 2025 Session 6: September 6-7, 2025 Session Times: Sessions typically run 9am – 5:30pm both days, with a lunch break. Register Now Full Series: 2 Week Summer Intensive Pricing Tuition includes catered meals and on-site camping Full Tuition: $2195 Early Bird Discount: $2095 (Register more than 30 days in advance) Super Early Bird Discount: $1995 (Register more than 60 days in advance) Partner / Spouse Tuition: $1995 (When one partner pays for regular tuition, the second gets a discount) Teachers: $1895 (Special price for teachers at accredited K-12, Colleges and Universities) Youth: $1695 (Special price for ages 13-18) Two Week Summer Intensive July 11-24, 2025 Friday, July 11th is arrival day, with a farm orientation in the evening. The course begins Saturday, July 12th. Our 2-week intensive covers the same curriculum as our 6-month course. Tuition includes catered meals and on-site camping. The 2-week intensive is followed by our 8-day Advanced Permaculture Design Course. Please consider joining us for both courses. Register Now Individual Sessions If you don’t want to sign up for the full course but would like to sign up for an individual weekend, you’re welcome to do so! The tuition is $295 per weekend. Personal & Economic Permaculture – December 7 & 8, 2024 Register Now Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes & Edible Landscapes – January 4 & 5, 2025 Register Now Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management – February 1 & 2, 2025 Register Now Social Permaculture, Community Development, & Design Presentations – March 1 & 2, 2025 Register Now Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness – April 5 & 6, 2025 Register Now Regenerating Watersheds & Soils – May 3 & 4, 2025 Register Now What is Permaculture & Whole Systems Design? Permaculture is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, nature connected communities, and other time-tested systems to create human settlements and institutions. It’s also been called “saving the planet while throwing a better party.” Learn more about permaculture. Grounded in the context of Permaculture & Whole Systems Design, this course covers a wide range of topics, including: Food Forests Fruit Tree Care Agroforestry Nature Awareness Rehydrating the Earth Creating Water Retention Landscapes Rainwater Catchment Gabions Berms and Swales Greywater No-Till Agriculture & Carbon Farming Preparing Garden Beds for Planting Cover Cropping Mycorrhizal Network & Fungi Soil Ecology Composting Natural Building & Cob Construction Plant Guilds Crop Planning School Gardens Urban Gardens & Orchards Traditional Ecological Knowledge Sudden Oak Life Integrated Animal Husbandry Holistic Management & Rotational Grazing Local Food Systems Designing to Mitigate Disaster Bioregional Networks The World Café The Work That Reconnects Nonviolent Communication Financial Permaculture Alternative Currencies Economic Permaculture Public Banking Community Development City Repair Transition Towns Social Permaculture Intentional Communities & Ecovillages Neighborhood Resilience Previous slide Next slide Session Descriptions All sessions include a mix of lecture and hands-on activities. Classes run from 9am-5:30pm each day. Session 1 – Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness Explore the principles and ethics of permaculture Learn design processes and methods for articulating client goals and desired outcomes, and site analysis Study ecology and employ natural patterns as a design tool Participate in a World Cafe with fellow students to access the collective intelligence of the community Practice nature awareness and observation Learn to add value to current systems and practices through the lens of regenerative design Session 2 – Regenerating Watersheds & Soils Learn about watersheds, climate, and the importance of slowing, spreading, and sinking rainfall to rehydrate the earth Study simple water harvesting systems from home to broadacre scale, including rainwater catchment methods and greywater design Explore the characteristics and management of healthy soil ecology with hands-on lessons and time in the garden Build a compost pile and prepare the garden soil for planting Find contour by making a-frame levels and build a berm and swale to slow and sink water into the soil Session 3 – Personal & Economic Permaculture Learn and practice nonviolent communication Participate in a Work that Reconnects workshop and learn about the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects Discuss and reflect on Right Livelihood and your role in the Great Turning Explore strategies for mitigating disaster through community resilience, permaculture design, and

Register Here! ​Permaculture Design Certificate 3 weekend July Intensive Antioch College welcomes the Cincinnati Permaculture Institute (CPI) to lead and award the CPI’s internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) training to be held over three weekends in July. Permaculture is Ecological Design: a system of ethics, principles, tools, and skills that integrates the patterns and systems of nature as guides for creating resilient and holistic landscapes, homes, communities, and habitats. This accelerated training is structured as follows: Dates: Full 72-hour training on campus over three weekends in July. Fridays: 4 hr online lecture/discussion sessions (4:00PM – 8:00PM) – July, 11, 18, and 25. Saturdays & Sundays: 8 hr on-site lecture/discussions/interactivity on farm work/learn (9:00AM – 6:00PM) July, 12-13, 19-20, and 26-27. Plus 12 hours of supplemental reading and videos. The training covers the following and much more: History, Ethics, Principles of Permaculture Methods of Permaculture Design and Implementation Working as a team on a design project on site at Antioch Farm Pattern Understanding: Interpretation and Application Climate and Microclimate Water: Harvesting, Conservation, and Earthworks Trees and their Energy Transactions Soils: Classification, Food Web, Composting Techniques, and Restoration Plant selection, Integrated pest mgmt, annual/perennial food gardens Integrating animals Integrating bees Renewable Energy. Using Biological Resources. Natural Building. Appropriate Technology Food Preservation, Fermentation, Nutrition, Food as Medicine Invisible Structures: Personal, Social, Governance and Economic Permaculture. Intentional communities, Local Resiliency The training will be led by Susan VonderHaar, Director of the Cincinnati Permaculture Institute. Susan has taught Permaculture and Life Sciences since 2011 for CPI and Cincinnati area colleges. Her Masters of Science degree and work experience of 25 years as a Project Scientist at the US EPA, combined with permaculture education and experience, will be greatly enhanced with contributions and practical experiences from Antioch College Organic Farmer Bruce Linebaugh, other faculty, and guest speakers from CPI. We welcome members of the public as well as enrolled Antioch students. This training is accessible to beginners as well as experienced home gardeners, farmers, homesteaders, artisans, nature enthusiasts, and more. Learn about the role humans play in the ecosystems we inhabit and how to make choices to affect those ecosystems for the better – protecting, preserving, and healing the earth even as we harvest from it. Registration Fees: $900 Early bird discount Payment plans are available $795 Antioch Alumni Contact us for discounts on groups of three or more $950 Regular Registration after April 30, 2025 $1,200 includes dorm room stay on the Saturday nights 7/12, 19, 26 For more information contact Eric Miller at emiller@antiochcollege.edu. Register Here! Susan VonderHaar, director CPI since 2022, heavily under the influence of the first Earth Day has studied and taught Life Sciences for more than 40 years. With degrees in Biology (BS) and Environmental Science (MS), she worked for 25 years as a Project Scientist at the U.S. EPA doing research with biological monitoring and treatability studies. She has taught Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences in area colleges for 10 years. She was introduced to Permaculture in 1999, completed the PDC in 2011, and her teacher certification in 2014. She has taught PDC course sessions since 2012. Bruce Linebaugh grew up on a mid-size dairy farm just a few miles southwest of Antioch College, and Yellow Springs, OH. He received a State Farmers Degree in the Future Farmers of America.  Bruce started his farming career at the age of 15, raising livestock and row crops until 1984. He spent the next 30 years working at Elano Corporate in various roles building aircraft parts for GE aircraft division and farming on the side. He left GE in the fall of 2013, after 30 years, and started market garden farming and taking small farm training courses at Wilmington College and Ohio State. Bruce completed a summer internship on the Antioch Farm in 2019 under former Farmer Manager Kat Christen and co-taught a beginning farmers class that year. In the spring of 2020, Bruce was asked to come back to the Antioch Farm to help run it for long term storage crops. In March 2021, Bruce was asked to take on the role of Antioch College Farm Manager.

www.earth-paradise-eco-retreat.com/permaculture-retreatsINSPIRED BY THE RINGING CEDARS OF RUSSIAWork trade available JULY PDC RETREATWorkshop includes: The Basics of Permaculture for beginners. We will cover the genius of observing. Sun angles and micro climates. The importance of water purity and how to create it. Building no till garden beds with swales. Zones 0,1,2,3,4 and 5. Harvesting, preparing and preserving food. SPIRITUAL PERMACULTURE RETREATS August 21-24, 2025 includes: Creating a Space of Love Homestead. The Art of observing and communicating with the landscape. Live Soil. Edible Landscapes to Nourish the Body and the Soul. Planting and Growing Food As Thy Medicine. Integrating Wild Edibles into Your Diet and Your Garden For The Most Nutrition. Harvesting and Food Preservation. Seed Saving Made Easy. How to create a home based business. Your Host and instructor:Donanne grew up on a Maine homestead off-grid without power. She has studied under Tom Brown Jr wilderness survivalist and Shamen. She has her PDC (Permaculture Design Certification) and Advanced PDC with Charles and Julia Yelton (students of Bill Mollison himself). Here is what she has to say: We grew up using kerosene lanterns, gravity-fed water, and cooking on a wood stove. My family practiced living in harmony (permaculture) before we had ever heard of permaculture. We had huge gardens and fruit trees. My dad told me “We are all one.” and this philosophy has stuck with me my whole life. I believe through our communication with Nature we have access to all universal knowledge. When we sit still and are silent we are able to listen to our Source connection. When we have spent enough time in nature we develop an intimate relationship with the animals, bugs, plants, soil, trees, and landscape. When we “tune in”, we become part of the whole and we can just feel what should be done next. Within this awareness, all possibilities exist Including healing from all diseases.

Immerse yourself in the world of permaculture with our introductory weekend workshop, guided by experienced designers Todd Breitenstein, Brett Sovick, and Jessica Fox. This workshop is curated to provide you with a basic understanding of permaculture principles and practical skills. This workshop is also an opportunity to cultivate community with like-minded locals. Expect a weekend full of interactive learning, hands-on activities, and community-building exercises. You’ll delve into site analysis, design methodologies, mapping techniques, and pattern recognition. You’ll enjoy two delicious, locally sourced lunches prepared by professional chef Jessica Fox. You’ll have the opportunity to bond with fellow participants over nourishing food and meaningful conversations. Saturday evening will be spent around the campfire, sharing stories and deepening our connection to each other and the land. This weekend was designed for you if you are: Considering a permaculture design certification [PDC] but are undecided Wanting to see permaculture design principles in action Looking for land to build a homestead Interested in transforming “unusable” land Yearning to connect with permaculture-minded individuals in our community What to Expect: Interactive Learning: Engage in hands-on activities and practical exercises. Comprehensive Curriculum: Understand the basics of permaculture, site analysis, design methodologies, observational skills, and pattern recognition. Practical Skills: Learn mapping and surveying techniques, and participate in a design creation workshop. Community Experience: Share communal meals, an evening campfire, and connect with like-minded individuals. The price for this workshop is $449. We’re running an *EARLY BIRD SPECIAL* — sign up before 4/30 and save $50! Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to deepen your connection with nature and learn valuable skills for a sustainable lifestyle with our growing community! PLUS if you decide you love it (which we believe you will!) and want to pursue your Permaculture Design Certification with us, you’ll receive $200 off your PDC tuition! This will be our fourth PDC and we’re so excited! More information on that coming soon… Those who’ve registered will receive a list of materials they should bring before the event. For more information about camping, please contact Jessica at Jessica@SouthShorePermaculture.com. Help us build a more resilient and productive ecosystem here on the South Shore. With the help of our community, our little corner of the world will thrive for generations to come! Registration closes on July 19th — please make sure you sign up ASAP! REGISTER HERE

High Desert Permaculture with Jerome Osentowski of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute Saturday, July 26, 2025 8:30 AM - Sunday, July 27, 2025 4:30 PM Hosted by the Crestone Energy Fair. Crestone, CO. Join us for a hands-on, two-day workshop focused on cultivating food forests, best practices for growing in a greenhouse, soil building and high-desert permaculture gardens. taught by Jerome Osentowski of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. Price includes two days of instruction and lunch each day. Additional meals and lodging not included. A forager and permaculturist with roots in rural Nebraska, Jerome lives in a passive solar home he built at 7200 feet above Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley. A permaculture designer for 30 years, he has built five green houses for himself and countless others for private clients and public schools in the Rockies and beyond. He makes a living from an intensely cultivated one acre of indoor and outdoor forest garden and plant nursery, which he uses as a backdrop for intensive permaculture and greenhouse design courses. He is also the author of the Forest Garden Greenhouse. Jerome and his business partner and co-author, Michael Thompson, have also been instrumental in identifying, conserving, and propagating heritage fruit trees that have survived and borne crops over a century in the harsh environment of the Roaring Fork Valley. Jerome’s explanations of sustainable systems and his development projects have taken him to Baja, Nicaragua, Patagonia, Finland, Australia, and the Caribbean. Purchase tickets - https://www.crestoneenergyfair.org/ongoing-education

Immerse yourself in the world of permaculture with our introductory weekend workshop, guided by experienced designers Todd Breitenstein, Brett Sovick, and Jessica Fox. This workshop is curated to provide you with a basic understanding of permaculture principles and practical skills. This workshop is also an opportunity to cultivate community with like-minded locals. Expect a weekend full of interactive learning, hands-on activities, and community-building exercises. You’ll delve into site analysis, design methodologies, mapping techniques, and pattern recognition. You’ll enjoy two delicious, locally sourced lunches prepared by professional chef Jessica Fox. You’ll have the opportunity to bond with fellow participants over nourishing food and meaningful conversations. Saturday evening will be spent around the campfire, sharing stories and deepening our connection to each other and the land. This weekend was designed for you if you are: Considering a permaculture design certification [PDC] but are undecided Wanting to see permaculture design principles in action Looking for land to build a homestead Interested in transforming “unusable” land Yearning to connect with permaculture-minded individuals in our community What to Expect: Interactive Learning: Engage in hands-on activities and practical exercises. Comprehensive Curriculum: Understand the basics of permaculture, site analysis, design methodologies, observational skills, and pattern recognition. Practical Skills: Learn mapping and surveying techniques, and participate in a design creation workshop. Community Experience: Share communal meals, an evening campfire, and connect with like-minded individuals. The price for this workshop is $449. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to deepen your connection with nature and learn valuable skills for a sustainable lifestyle with our growing community! PLUS if you decide you love it (which we believe you will!) and want to pursue your Permaculture Design Certification with us, you’ll receive $200 off your PDC tuition! This will be our fourth PDC and we’re so excited! More information on that coming soon… Those who’ve registered will receive a list of materials they should bring before the event. For more information about camping, please contact Jessica at Jessica@SouthShorePermaculture.com. Help us build a more resilient and productive ecosystem here on the South Shore. With the help of our community, our little corner of the world will thrive for generations to come! Registration closes on July 19th — please make sure you sign up ASAP! REGISTER HERE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: We live in an era where many consider a connection with the land in a self-sustaining way as not only desirable but vital. The Three Epochs of Humanity PDC Course explores the creative and experiential application of life-skills passed down by our ancestors into the present time and beyond. At the end of this course, students will be able to perceive and utilize that which is available in their immediate landscape in a conscious and ecologically-astute manner.   The aim of this course is to prepare students with a unique and comprehensive lens to approach design work, equipping them with the necessary tools to perceive and elucidate the “Genius of Place”. This course pulls from multiple disciplines and includes a variety of local instructors, each offering a unique vision of a comprehensive, ecologically-based lifestyle.     Students will learn from the ground up, exercising their creative will through a series of interactive presentations and hands-on activities in order to understand the principles of climate, landform, water systems, access and circulation, microclimate, plants and animals, the built environment, zones of use, soils and fertility, the cultural, economic, social, political and spiritual spheres, and more. Students will be immersed in living history, where knowledge and hands-on skills come together to form an integrated and balanced perspective.   Epoch I: Hunter-Gatherer – Permaculture as Seen Through the Eyes of the Hunter-Gatherer Epoch II: Settlement – Agriculture & the Built Environment Epoch III: Urban & Suburban – Appropriate Technology & The Ecological Epoch Reserve your spot now! Click Here to Sign Up COURSE INFORMATION: DATES: July 26th-August 3rd (9 days total) COST: $775 USD Includes: full course access, 3 meals per day (organic & local foods) ***COURSE LIMITED TO 20 STUDENTS*** LOCATION: The Center for Lost Arts 7140 Old Hwy 51 N, Cobden, IL 62920 LODGING: Center For Lost Arts has some shared lodging on site and access to a large vintage cabin 4 miles away. Camping is free. Go to: www.centerforlostarts.org and follow links to Airbnb & Tiny Home rental to see photos. After viewing, contact CFLA director, Bonnie Burton (Contact for Lodging): Phone: +1 (618)-713-1975 Email: centerforlostarts@gmail.com   PLEASE CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: Wayne Weiseman Phone: +1 (618)-713-0537 Email: permacultureproject@gmail.com Course Setting: The Center for Lost Arts in Beautiful Southernmost Illinois Southernmost Illinois is a place with endless adventures and activities to enjoy – hiking, biking, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, rock climbing, music festivals, farms, vineyards, breweries, interesting shops, artists, artisan markets, and tours. There are many people striving to keep the Shawnee National Forest and surrounding lands pollution and trash free. Thanks for helping out. In 2016 Paul and Bonnie officially founded the Center For Lost Arts which currently includes: Eva’s Roost, Tiny House of Paul, House of Paul (main house), Paul’s woodshop, the greenhouse, the gardens, forest and pond, the strawbale house and Cobden Village Shops. All guests, helpers and participants have access to 20 plus acres of property with native trees and gardens, wandering trails and a beautiful pond. The land that Center For Lost Arts inhabits, was part of a 400 acre tract of land, originally given to a settler family in the late 1800’s. Eventually, the land was divided and in 1985, Paul became the most recent owner of 20 acres of farmland, a barn and a pond. “We consider ourselves stewards of this land now and are happy to share it with visitors and guests. All are welcome here.” It would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the indigenous people who lived on and traveled through the land of Southern Illinois for 12,000 years before being forced to leave. The “Inoca”(or Illinois as the French explorers and missionaries called them) may have consisted of as many as 12 different Illinois tribes at one time, but by the end of the century, seven of the tribes had disappeared: the Chepoussa, Chinkoa, Coiracoentanon, Espeminkia, Maroa, Moingwena, and Tapouaro. Five principal tribes survived into the 1700s: the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa with the latter two continuing into the early 1800’s. As you travel through the area, you’ll see location names honoring these tribes. Learn more about the Center for Lost Arts, Bonnie, and Paul at: https://www.centerforlostarts.org/ COURSE OUTLINE: *Please Note: This is a full nine-day course leading to a Permaculture Design Certificate (dawn to dusk every day). Because of limited time we will focus our hands-on learning activities on the essential aspects of each epoch, adjusting our schedule to suit day-to-day conditions and the needs of the students. The structure of the course will follow the history of humanity through three great epochs: Hunter-gatherer, Settlement, and Urban/Suburban. All students must complete a final design project and presentation for course graduation, as detailed below. Includes 2 site visits to local farms: All-seasons Farm & Flock Farm Includes a variety of local instructors. Epoch I – Hunter-Gatherer: Permaculture as Seen Through the Eyes of the Hunter-Gatherer The hunter-gatherer relies on his/her ability to read the lay of the land and to gather what is needed. Food, fibers, building materials, water, etc., are gathered and utilized for sustenance, warmth, and pleasure. This segment of the course takes place outdoors. Course components include a selection of hands-on activities and discussion from the following topics: Studying regional native traditions and ways of life Wildcrafting Plants: field identification, conscious harvesting practice, food preparation, preservation and storage, herbal medicine, edible, medicinal, utility functions Observing and reading the landscape Identifying basic necessities (fire, food, water, shelter, and more) Creating traps, bows, and arrows; tracking and hunting Creating fishing equipment; catching, cleaning and preparing fish for a meal Using local materials to construct a primitive village, paying attention to solar orientation, thermal mass and insulation Managing the waste stream Discussing the invisible social structures of some tribes and tribal customs Discussing the origins of agriculture and pastoralism In this section of the course, we dissect the scale of permanence (climate, landform, water, access & circulation, microclimate, plants and animals, the built environment and energy systems, zones of use, soils and fertility, social, cultural, economic, and spiritual aspects) from a hunter-gatherer perspective – understanding the fundamentals of the natural environment to meet human needs, and learning from indigenous life skills. Epoch II – Settlement: Agriculture & the Built Environment This epoch marks the shift from nomadic life to rooted settlement, where humans begin shaping the land through agriculture, animal husbandry,

Monthly harvests of fresh food from your garden! Marisha's workshop series provides timely advice each month to help gardeners have success. Now in its 12th year, gardeners have join in from all over the temperate zones of the world (and some subtropical too). Each month provides an overview of what to do that month based on temperature thresholds and seasonal changes. There are also seasonal topics each month. This workshop series makes a great gift that will provide throughout the year. #growyourownfood #permaculture #permaculturegarden #vegetablegardening #resilence

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

Monthly harvests of fresh food from your garden! Marisha's workshop series provides timely advice each month to help gardeners have success. Now in its 12th year, gardeners have join in from all over the temperate zones of the world (and some subtropical too). Each month provides an overview of what to do that month based on temperature thresholds and seasonal changes. There are also seasonal topics each month. This workshop series makes a great gift that will provide throughout the year. #growyourownfood #permaculture #permaculturegarden #vegetablegardening #resilence

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

Event 10th Annual Long Creek Paw Paw Fest - Early Bird Tickets Join us September 20th, 2025 12-5 p.m. to celebrate our beloved paw paw fruit with tastings, ice cream, jam making, music & fall fun for everyone. All ages & walks of life welcome. Live Music, Food Forest Tours, Plant Walks, Earth Based Crafts & More! The event is all outdoors with plenty of space and flow. Rain or Shine. No Refunds. What to Expect? PawPaw Fest 2025 Schedule (subject to change) 12:15  Spirit of the Bees: natural bee keeping 101 with Kypriana 1:00  Permaculture Walk with Eric Joseph Lewis 2:00  Food Forest Tour with Antonette Vasseur 2:30  Talking Pawpaws with Todd Mcree 3:00  Plant Walk with Bohdi Vasilopoulos 3:30  Children's Paw Paw Story Time 3:30 Gentle Flow Yoga with Hannah Cherry 4:00  Talking Pawpaws with Todd Mcree 4:00  Q&A with a bee keeper  Josh Kalo 4:20 Food Forest Tour with Michael Judd .. and of course we will be celebrating everything pawpaw with multiple cultivar tastings, pawpaw ice cream, rocket stove jam, fruit and tree sales, kids zone, awesome fun music, eco-groovy vendors, circular strawbale and high vibes! *Kids 12 and under free! *Not handicap accessible but electric chairs have made it through.. Extras for sale at event: Paw Paw Trees Paw Paw Fruit by the Pound Looking to volunteer at the fest  please email us at info@ecologiadesign.com *Kids 12 and under free! * Please note that parking is at Brook Hill Church, address listed, and then a short walk down our wooded lane to the fest.

Have you dreamed about living in a sustainable land based community?Give yourself a nourishing, experiential 3 day introductionin our community lifestyle! A significant portion of our modern population has lost the knowledge of how to grow food, build community, build shelter, and connect with the 'aina. Come join us if you feel called to give loving attention to each other and our home base, Mother Earth. This unique, exciting event is for you if you want to:* Learn about community living from people with years of experience* Learn locally proven garden methodologies from presenters who understand Hawai'i's varying microclimates.* Have opportunities to share your feelings and experiences with caring listeners.* Get your hands in the earth, harvesting and planting together!* Attend a Seed Exchange for the local community! This experiential event will give a sampling of some of the ways we relate to the land and each other, all led by experienced teachers.Also join us on the land as we plant trees and work in the garden, process food, prepare an Imu pit bake, and other hands-on projects. This is a great time to come meet our members, ask questions about living in community and get a peek into our daily life. See our web page for more info! https://permaculture-hawaii.com/community-days-oct/

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.

CONNECT WITH PEOPLE San Francisco Permaculture Monthly Gathering Our monthly meeting is an open gathering for everyone to connect around and learn more about Permaculture. While the weather is still good, we are meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the 18th & Rhode Island Garden.