The present design is a bad design and is  in decay and falling apart. Join us in creating a sustainable design for all earth creatures, for the highest good of all, based on observing and implementing the patterns of our living biological earth. Learn to grow food and gardens with nature year round to become resilient.

Permaculture is a design science that brings together nature, earth sciences, and human intelligence to develop positive solutions to create healthy and sustainable environments and build resiliant communities. Learn how to heal the damages of the 20th century chemical fossil fuel world, regenerate and restore nature as we move into the biological age of natural systems.

The Permaculture Design Certificate Course is an internationally-recognized 72   hour course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. The course includes   the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design/ construction, energy conservation/generation, and explores alternative economic structures and community strategies supporting permaculture solutions.

CAN I MAKE MONEY AS A PERMACULTURE DESIGN GRADUATE?                    Yes, certification from this course empowers you to develop a professional permaculture  business, and encourages you to make an abundant income by living your ethics. As a Permaculture Institute of North America graduate,  you will be a member of an exceptional international community of permaculturists. As a graduate, you will  also be eligible to attend the stimulating International Permaculture Conference and Convergence in Argentina in 2020 and create networks of permaculture practioner friends from around the world. The world needs you now more than ever! Create a support network of friends like yourself.

Cathe' Fish, director of the Practical Permaculture Research Institute, is very experienced technical "adult" educator. She  has been teaching permaculture since 1987 as well as a consulting and designing 150 acre ranches, 40 acre farms, homesteads and backyards. She is a local Fire Wise Landscaping expert. Read her bio on her website www.practicalpermaculture.com/.   You will never be bored in Cathe's classes.

  Assisting Cathe' is  a team of knowledgable and passionate instructors.

 COURSE INCLUDES

• 72+ Hour Hands-On Permaculture Design Course
• Course Handbook and Curriculum
•  Course Graduation Certificate
• AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

REGISTER  to let us know you want to reserve a seat in this class by  filling out the registration form below.  You can come back to the registration form at anytime and pay when you have organized your funds                           

COURSE FEE                                     We want you to take this course. We know that many people who care for the Earth would like to take this course.   We have worked hard to lower the price of this course. You won't find an in-person Permaculture Design Course of this caliber with very experienced instructors at this price anywhere else for such a reasonable fee.

Because we want as many people as possible to take this course, we have lowered the price for this course to about $250 a month, with discounts for registering early, couples, paying cash. Look for discounts at the bottom of the registration form. 

 We are holding this course only on weekends to help people who work during the week. And we are not serving meals. You must bring your own food: lunch and snacks. Free camping is available.                                    

If a lack of funds is your biggest challenge to taking this life-changing course, we can help you brainstorm solutions such as crowd funding. Call or e-mail us.

Check out the permaculture crowd funder WeTheTrees.com which helps you fund your course fee by providing all the resources and support to be successful. WeTheTrees provides a professional video, strategy guide, and a demo campaign to get you crowd-fundraising quickly and effectively. We have had students raise more money than needed for the course fee by asking friends and family for a little $3-$5 donation on the crowd funder We the Trees.   

"A huge thank you to teacher Cathe' Fish for investing her heart in this course and sharing her wisdom. Never a dull moment, this course was jam packed with material and hands on experience, and takes place on a living, breathing permaculture farm complete with food forest. Cathe' is a high energy, motivational teacher who goes above and beyond simply teaching agricultural systems, to bring us social design principles applicable to every aspect of life. These are principles I will use every single day for the rest of my life, as they have become part of my mindset.”  T. F.