Sustainable living made simple

Sustainable living made simple: Basics of permaculture design provides a general outline to living off the land. This course presents dozens of strategies for how we can be responsible custodians of earth.

In two and a half hours of content, participants may gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of sustainable living.

This course follows a book, The Permaville Handbook: Strategies of Permaculture Design and is based on the certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC). Learn design strategies from real life examples from sustainable projects around the world.

COURSE UPDATE MARCH 2019: Compost tea, greenhouse and crop log videos added.

COURSE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2018: Raps about sustainable living added in the downloadable materials. 

COURSE POSTED FEBRUARY 2016: Course originally posted on Udemy.

Some reviews of this course:

• The best permaculture course I have so far visited online out of four...Ahmed Alalawi

• He gets it what's going on in our world today and is presenting a master plan solution...Bill Halford

• I really enjoy your outlook - I don't find it as utopian as I was expecting. Rather I feel it to actually be a realistic outlook. ...Peter Stuart Turner

• Perfect for preparing to attend an in-person Permaculture Design Course ...Patrick Kniesler

• Einfach gut geklärt (Simply well clarified) ...Petra Panglisch-Breuer

  
  

In this course you may learn how to:

• Build with natural materials

• Filter water

• Make compost

• Grow plants

• Raise fish, insects and animals

• Quick steps to start a farm

Learn how to live off the land with strategies of permaculture design.

Who is the target audience for this course?

• This course is for people interested in learning the basics of sustainable living. No experience required.

Does the Permaville Course count as a Permaculture Design Course certificate?

• This course meets requirements for a certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and may help prepare for an in-person workshop.

Syllabus

Overview

• What is permaculture

• Story of permaculture

• Story of humans

• The cloud 

• General goals

• Principles and Ethics     

Strategies

• Site analysis

• Site maps

• Zones and sectors

• Climates and microclimates

• Patterns in nature

• Urban design

Earth and structures

• Earthworks

• Paths and access

Water and soil

• Water 

• Soil

• Compost

• Microorganisms fungi and worms

Plants and creatures

• Nursery

• Garden

• Trees

• Fish

• Insects and animals

Home 

• Natural building

• Kitchen

• Sanitation

• Appropriate technology

• Economics

Field

• Greenhouse

• Compost tea

• Hydroponics

• Field prep

• Field map and field log

Crops

• Spring and summer crops

• Fall and winter crops

• Seed log

Farm

• Post-harvest

• Sales and harvest log