Back again by popular demand! Learn how to design from within nature and to create sustainable living systems in the Permaculture Design Certification course. Beginning with thoughtful and protracted observation, and leveraging the resilience, diversity and stability of natural ecosystems, Permaculture offers a new way to look at designing practical systems for providing our food, medicine, energy and shelter in a truly sustainable fashion. The class will take place over six weekends this summer with an optional workday (July 28) and study groups and cover all topics and course requirements for completing a Certificate in Permaculture Design. Most class meetings will be held at the Garden with field trips to nearby organic gardens.

Back again by popular demand! Learn how to design from within nature and to create sustainable living systems in the Permaculture Design Certification course. Beginning with thoughtful and protracted observation, and leveraging the resilience, diversity and stability of natural ecosystems, Permaculture offers a new way to look at designing practical systems for providing our food, medicine, energy and shelter in a truly sustainable fashion. The class will take place over six weekends this summer with an optional workday (July 28) and study groups and cover all topics and course requirements for completing a Certificate in Permaculture Design. Most class meetings will be held at the Garden with field trips to nearby organic gardens.

“When I first encountered First Nations people, they told me we are made of the four sacred elements: earth, air, fire and water. As I reflected on that, I realized we’ve framed the environmental problem the wrong way. There’s no environment "out there" for us to interact with. We are the environment, because we are the Earth. For me, that began a whole shift in the way that I looked at the issues that confront us and the way we live on this planet.” –-David Suzuki