This course equips people working in international development and
grassroots
projects with the perspectives and skills needed to engage with
communities in
partnership to incorporate elements into the design of
communities, smallholder
farms and land with household agricultural production that are
holistic, appropriate,
strategic, effective, diverse, as well as ecologically and
economically sound.
This course includes the 72-hr Permaculture Design Certification
through the
Permaculture Research Institute.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a design science utilizing an innovative
systems-approach to
consciously design landscapes, human settlements and smallholder
farming
systems that integrate functional diversity and biological
fertility by
mimicking natural eco-systems. Diverse and fertile systems act
resilient in the
face of shocks.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for people who work with Non-Government
Organizations
(NGO’s), Government Organizations, or are Community Organizers.
The teaching is
directly relevant for international development practitioners,
including the
technical teams from agency Headquarters and field teams engaged
in
implementation.