Permaculture Rising
Permaculture Design as a response to climate change
Topics in a Permaculture Design Course:
Permaculture Ethics & Principles
Bioregional Awareness
Patterns in Nature
Ecology & Restoration
Reading the Landcape
Caring for Soils & Water
Rainwater Catchment
Earthworks & Aquaculture
Greywater Systems
Forestry & Agroforestry
Cultivated Ecology
Propagation & Seedsaving
Animal Husbandry
Appropriate Technology
Design for Catastrophe
Social Structures
Economics & Business
Urban Permaculture
Villages & Community
Upcoming Permaculture Certification Courses
Permaculture Food Forests
Online with Oregon State University
Part 1: Self-Paced Course: on demand
Part 2: Practicum: April 1 - June 14, 2024
Permaculture Food Forests are intentional cultivated forest gardens that contain native and cultivated plants, which provide yields for humans and ecological functions. Essentially, a low-maintenance forest that's completely edible!
A food forest is a sustainable and natural way to produce healthy and organic food.
By learning how to tend your specific soil and develop plant communities you'll be able to improve your yield and provide nourishing and healthy food for you and your family.
This course will teach you how to design a food forest for your unique climate and needs using permaculture principles and ecology.
Online Permaculture Design Course
Winter 2024:
PDC: January 8 - March 24, 2024
PDC Pro: January 8 - June 16, 2024
Develop a sustainable landscape using permaculture methods with this online, instructor-led certificate program offered by Professional and Continuing Education at Oregon State University. Within a collaborative, academically rigorous curriculum, you will complete regenerative landscape projects with intensive instructor feedback and interaction.
Each assignment creates a new layer in the permaculture design process, culminating in a unique site design plan for residential, agricultural or other natural areas. You can use this plan at home or as a portfolio to show prospective clients.
You will engage with peers through the program’s blog, where you can receive and provide feedback and follow each project’s progress. You will learn from your peers by sharing your permaculture design plan and viewing other projects from diverse climates and environments. Previous participants hailed from places like Alaska and Laos and created design plans for sites that ranged in size from urban balconies to 100-acre ranches. .
Advanced Permaculture Design for Climate Resilience
Online with Oregon State University
February 12 - March 24, 2024
As the climate shifts around the globe, it is increasingly important for the permaculture designer to understand global trends and incorporate sound design to mitigate negative impacts.
This advanced permaculture course focuses on teaching you to build climate change resilience as a design layer, provided you’re already experienced in permaculture and ecological design.
Permaculture Water Management Online with Oregon State University
Part 1: Self-Paced Course: on demand
Part 2: Practicum: April 1 - September 8, 2024
Turn water scarcity into water abundance!
This course teaches you how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community.
Rainwater is an amazing free resource. It's more beneficial to plants than municipally supplied water and it can help:
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reduce storm-water runoff
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recharge aquifers
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stop groundwater depletion
Harvesting rainwater can also help you become more self-reliant with water and lower your carbon footprint.