What you'll learn
- Overview of sustainable land design
- By the end of the course, participants will learn strategies to create a sustainable farm
- This course includes information in a Permaculture Design Course (PDC), a practice of sustainable living
Requirements
- It's helpful if you have a piece of land, mainly a desire to learn
Description
Sustainable living made simple: Basics of permaculture design provides a general outline to living off the land. This course presents dozens of strategies of projects around the world demonstrating how we can be responsible custodians of earth.
Participants may gain a comprehensive understanding of some 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).
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
Who this course is for:
- Folks interested in starting an organic farm
- Beginner farmers interested in living off the land
Course content
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Instructor
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Originally from Georgia in the US, Brian Newhouse traveled the world for about 15 years. In this time, he worked as a Peace Corps in the Cape Verde Islands, built wind turbines around the US and volunteered with non-profit organizations in Haiti and Dominican Republic.
In 2013, he honed skills in self-reliant living in Thailand and India and went on to lead workshops at sites throughout Asia. He wrote the Permaville Handbook and created the Permaville Farm Course in 2016. Newhouse later walked from Atlanta, Georgia to Oaxaca, Mexico. He is currently making wood turned crafts in North Carolina.