Permaculture Design Course
8 of 12 Places available
Two Week fully Certified Permaculture Design Course
2nd to 14th of September 2012
Arriving 1st & Departing the 15th
Teaching from 2nd to 14th
Course Tuition is in English
Cost 500€ per person Camping (Own Tent)
600€ per person Sharing our tents
900€ Double En-suit room (single occupant)
1400€ Double En-suit room (couple studying)
The internationally recognized Permaculture Design Course is run over two weeks and includes 72 hour of required international syllabus. Our course includes extra practical hands on work and demonstrations of Permaculture.
We offer a different experience to most other courses, on our own site offering real hands on experience of walking the Permaculture way. No previouse experience is nessesary you will learn everything you need to know and much more.
You will have a chance to harvest & cook food from our site, and help with the task of
replenishing the food system.
Subjects Covered
- Permaculture Ethics & Principles
- Design Methods & Tools
- Observation skills & Site surveying
- Soil, formation, conservation, nutrient cycling, & Survey
- Gardening, food systems, & Cooking
- Water management strategies & Sewage treatment
- Trees & their function in nature
- Patterns in nature & Designed patterns
- Food choices & their impact on nature
- Ecological foot printing
- Sustainable economics
- Bio regionalism
- The built environment & green architecture
- Group work skills
- Presentation skills
- Seed saving & Plant propagation
We are very proud to offer our intensive design courses here on our own site. Ideal for anyone who wants to really understand and make a positive impact on our planet for the future, and meet and get involved with like minded people.
Our Campsite will be made exclusively available to participants.
Please see camping link for details.
The cost includes tuition, practical sessions, materials, camp site, and food.
Participants completing a design presentation on completion of the course receive a Certificate in Permaculture Design, recognized internationally
Food; we provide 3 meals a day & drinks.
Participants are encouraged to assist in preparation and
clearing up this helps us keep costs as low as possible.
Where possible food will be provided from our own site or wild from the surrounding area.
There are limited places so please secure your place with a 150€ deposit. Payable to
Steve Hanson
Le Bois de Grammont
36140 Lourdoueix Saint Michel
Indre, France
You can pay by, Direct Bank Transfer, Cheque (Euros only), or PayPal.
Payment of a deposit will assume acceptance of our terms & conditions
We will only be accepting 12 students with a minimum of 6
To book please fill out the booking form
or ring (0033) (0)254 064523
Or Email steve@permacultureeden.com
What you are advised to bring
Essential
• Warm Clothing (for cool nights & mornings, outdoor footwear (boots or
wellingtons)
• Summer Clothing (September days in central France can be very warm)
• Sun hat & Sun screen
• Gardening gloves (for practical work demonstrations)
• Pens, Pencils, Notepad, ruler, & A4 paper with ring
binder
• Water bottle
• Tent and a good warm sleeping bag if you are planning to camp
Optional
• Pictures, maps etc. of your plot or project, if you have
one
• Musical instruments
Travel
See our getting here page for full details.
