Permaculture Design Certification Course: Creating an Ecovillage From the Earth Up

Including

PERMACULTURE & ECO-VILLAGE DESIGN
INTEGRATIVE ECO-SOCIAL CURRICULUM
HANDS-ON ACTION LEARNING
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS
COMMUNITY BUILDING
SOCIAL PERMACULTURE
DESIGN TOOLS
& MUCH MORE

In Association With

Mendocino Ecological Learning Center

Facilitators, Teachers & Constants

John Valenzuela
Emily Wacker
Jay Ma
Erik Ohlsen
Max Meyers
Nan Kohler
Dave Shaw

Additional Instructors & Special Guests to be announced soon!

Course Inspiration

In this era of great transformation, falling oil supply, and global warming – we are on the edge with an empowering ability to design our world to be the change we wish to see. Imagine a world where humans live harmoniously with the natural systems of the Earth and where we live in abundance from our local resources... where food and medicinal plants grow everywhere while sequestering carbon from our atmosphere... where everyone rejoices in celebration from the blessing of living in community... and where we can enjoy the view of life from resting in your hammock! This is the life in a Permaculture homestead or Ecovillage - whether in the city or the county. During this 2 week course, participants will be immersed in this way of designing our lives to create these beneficial relationships that we call Permaculture while experiencing living in community and contributing to the design of a real life Eco-Village development project.

Course Description

A holistic approach to sustainable development begins with land use and community design. This is a two week intensive Permaculture Design Certification Course that will be hosted on the beautiful site of the newly forming Laytonville Ecovillage in mendocino county of Northern California. This course will immerse participants in the design system of Permaculture to create and maximize the beneficial relationships between our natural resources, our daily needs, and the regeneration the Earth. The course will integrate the theory of sustainable living with social permaculture through hands-on, real experience. Course participants will experience living in community and contributing to the design and development of a real Eco-Village project lead by an amazing cast of teachers and special guests in a fun and supportive community learning environment.

Site Deatils: Laytonville Eco-Village

The course is being held on an emerging Eco-Village development project on a ten acre, beautifully forested property about a mile outside of Laytonville, California. Laytonville is a small, rural town in Northern Mendocino County located right off Highway 101, about a three-hour drive from San Francisco. The property is zoned for subdividing and is in the process of being subdivided into five two-acre parcels that together will consist of the EcoVillage. Existing infrastructure on-site includes a two-story, two-unit farmhouse that’s about 65 years old, a barn with loft, a carport, and storage buildings.

Tuition & Registration

Course Tuition is $1250 U.S. dollars, which includes instruction, basic camping accommodations, and 3 delicious, nutritious meals a day for the duration of the course. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate.

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