Sustainable living made simple

Basics of Permaculture Design: Sustainable Living Made Simple 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.

What people are saying about this course

"Very simple and non-threatening... The content is superb, relevant, usable and jam-packed!" -Clarence Garay

"I have Permaculture One, this is a better discussion point stimulator." -Joseph Van Wyck

"The information is mostly general and thus suitable for a starting point." -Svetoslav Vasilev

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

"I really enjoy your outlook - I don't find it as utopian as I was expecting (sorry about that) Rather I feel it to actually be a realistic outlook." -Peter Stuart Turner

"Brian is great in explaining information that is simple and directly to the point and awesome simple drawings!" -Rita Falsetto

"Overall I feel that the course is well worth the time and money investment and that he does a good job of explaining many different types of sustainable systems that we can implement." -Michael Taylor

"Really nice course explaining the basics of permaculture with the added bonus of real-life applications. Lovely chap and very inspiring." -Carrie Marshall

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

Instructors

Brian Newhouse – Farmer