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Participants in the Permaculture Design Certificate course received personalized instructor recommendations and engaged with peers through the program’s blog, where students shared permaculture design plans and reviewed other projects from diverse climates and environments.
Each assignment created a new layer in the permaculture design process, culminating in a unique site design plan for residential, agricultural or other natural areas.
Included in this course:
- Observation and analysis of the natural processes of a site.
- Design principles and methods.
- Dynamics of water systems, soils, gardens and trees.
- Urban permaculture.
- Ethically based whole-systems design.
- Concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous peoples, and other time-tested practices
- Regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture, and international development
