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Course Overview
Permaculture Design Certification
Autumn 2022
9/9 - 12/16
* Registration Closed *
Location: Monarch Food Forest
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
72 Hours - 12 Weeks
12 Classroom Sessions - Fridays 3-6PM
12 Applied Practicum / Garden Sessions - Saturdays 9AM-12PM
* Two Breaks - 10/16-10/27 & 11/20-12/1 *
Our Permaculture Design Certification is half classroom time, half hands-on garden time and field trips. Each week you will complete one classroom session and one applied practicum / garden session. Classroom sessions are held on Friday evenings from 3-6PM in our outdoor classroom, garden sessions are held on Saturday mornings from 9AM-12PM. Our schedule allows you to complete 6 hours per week to receive your full 72-hour permaculture design certification in 12 weeks - 3 hours each week learning in our outdoor classroom, 3 hours each week gaining hands-on experience in our gardens or on field trips to local farms and wild places.
We are focused on building community through our PDC. Volunteer and mentoring opportunities will be available throughout your experience to connect with and learn from local regenerative practitioners while contributing to a greater story of communal reciprocity in our place.
Course Overview:
- Foundations of Permaculture
- Whole Systems Design
- Bioregional Explorations
- Plants of Our Place
- Soil & Water
- Natural Farming
- Food Forest Gardens
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Site Analysis
- Holistic Garden Care
- Social Permaculture
- New Pathways / Livelihood
- The Harvest
- Graduation
This autumn session of our PDC aligns with the Florida Permaculture Convergence at Wonderfield Farm in December. An optional weekend camping field trip is included!
- Reconnect with our living world.
- Learn how to create & care for a regenerative garden.
- Gain hands-on experience in our communal tropical food forests.
- Cultivate edible, medicinal, and bioregional plants from our living plant libraries.
- Enjoy field trips to local gardens & wild places.
- Connect with community.
- Come home to place.
Early Bird Rate - $333 (ends 9/1)
Full Price - $410
If you are unable to pay full tuition but are fully committed to joining our course please reach out at megan@newrivergardens.com for support.
See you this autumn!
reviews
Review from Gerritt, 2021 PDC
Review from Gerritt, 2021 PDC
Review from Gerritt, 2021 PDC
"This course will change the way you look at the world, our planet, and your place within it. When I attended a master gardener program a few years ago, I was mostly curious about plants and the science of horticulture. Megan's PDC class builds from that more granular focus to a much more expansive and far more profound level- that being our collective interconnectedness with nature, our food, and the magical, yet delicate, relationships between all living things." - Gerritt S.
Review from Fabiola, 2022 PDC
Review from Gerritt, 2021 PDC
Review from Gerritt, 2021 PDC
"Life changing! The knowledge and place for individuals to find a loving, supportive community. For new students don’t hesitate to sign up. Before my PDC course I had no knowledge of what permaculture meant. Now I am beyond excited to share what I’ve learned with my community. The memories made will forever remain within me. Thank you!" - Fabiola C.
Photo Gallery - PDC's THROUGH THE YEARS
Permaculture Design Certification class of Summer 2021
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