Permaculture Design Certification Course
Presented By: Rancho Mastatal
Putting Permaculture into practice, the course concludes with students working in teams to create their own permaculture site design. This course is applicable to anyone with an interest in designing resilient and regenerative futures as well as professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, ecology, education, farming and community development. The whole-systems design thinking outlined in the course will give participants the tools to re-design and improve their surroundings; from gardens, farms and homes, to livelihoods, relationships and communities.
Please note that permaculture is a principle and ethic based design science. This course does not include metaphysical, spiritual, nor religious topics and practices.
This is not an ECHO event but is posted here for the benefit of our network members who are interested in permaculture.
Event Details
Location
Rancho Mastatal
, Costa Rica
Cost
Costs: 1300 USD, 850 USD for Central Americans
Additional Information
Topics covered include:
- Principles and ethics of Permaculture Design
- Site analysis and design, from the tropics to temperate regions
- Landscape master planning and microclimate design
- Reading the landscape and pattern recognition
- Design for climate change
- Regenerative land management and stewardship
- Water catchment, storage, filtration, and distribution
- Biologically based treatment of greywater and blackwater
- Natural building techniques including timber framing, bamboo and cob
- Integrated animal husbandry, including goats, chickens, fish and bees
- Aquaponics
- Nursery techniques, plant propagation and grafting
- Agro-forestry and organic horticulture
- Cultivation and use of medicinal plants
- Soil rehabilitation and fertility strategies
- Orchard design and maintenance
- Alternative cooking technologies including methane bio-digesters, rocket and bio-char stoves, cob and solar ovens
- Renewable energies and biofuels
- Local and regenerative economics
- Urban and suburban permaculture strategies
- Village design and community building strategies