Permaculture Practicum

Engage yourself in regenerative land management with efficient market gardens, agroforestry, pastured animal systems, forest farming, and rainwater harvesting.

USA

TBA

Jason Gerhardt

Students walking through permaculture farm gate.

After twenty years of leading and witnessing permaculture courses with too little meaningful and immersive hands-on experience, we are offering this course as a deep dive into the practical application of permaculture design to regenerative land management. Join us to practice and develop experiential skills on a working regenerative agriculture project.

Farm work can be exceedingly hard on the land, and our bodies and minds. Permaculture helps us ease the burden with new and ancient techniques and permaculture-adjacent practices. Gain experience working to see what types of regenerative and ecological agriculture appeal to you. These skills are valued on farms and restoration projects all over the world, and will be needed if you plan to start your own farm or have land you are already tending.

Work in high efficiency vegetable production plots, silvopasture systems with poultry, forest garden management, water harvesting earthworks, agroforestry, and not least, contemplate in a group of peers what it means to have a truly regenerative farm design process that guides decision making. This course is guided by expert instruction from regenerative farmers, sharing what they’ve learned over decades in the field.

Date: TBA

Cost: $1200 ($300 deposit)

Modality:

What you will learn:

Diverse approaches to regenerative agriculture.
Important farm tools – how to use and care for them.
Management strategies and techniques for working efficiently.
Effective decision making processes for good on-farm vibes.

Course Location

USA

Course Details
This course is primarily taught in the field working in systems of regenerative agriculture with a focus on instruction. Students will be led through working in each system and learning the skills required. Come prepared to engage outdoors with farm gear that you don’t mind getting dirty. Class will take place all day and with ample breaks for information integration. We will do our best to work with the weather, which may require early rise or evening sessions, except during the arrival and departure day. Plan to arrive to the venue by 5pm on the arrival day. Class will end at lunch time on the departure day.
Travel
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Lodging
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Meals
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Setting & Weather
This course will take place mostly in the field while working in systems of regenerative agriculture. Prepare to dress in layers for maximum comfort. More weather and setting information will be added as we settle course dates and venue details.

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Feel free to contact us to help you plan your attendance. When you are ready to sign up, please submit the course application below.

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Payment, refund, and cancellation policy:

Payments:
Your deposit, together with your “Permaculture Practicum” application, is your registration for the course.
Deposits are due upon notification of acceptance into the course to reserve your spot.
Full payment is due 30 days prior to the start of the course/program.
Cancellations and refunds:
In the event that Permaculture Institute, Inc. needs to cancel the class, all students will be refunded all deposits and full payments.
Cancellation by registered and paid participant prior to the start of class will be refunded only if we find another participant to fill your spot.
Once the class begins, whether the registered participant attends or not, no refunds will be issued, excepting circumstances with medical emergencies that prevent a participant from completing the course that they started.

Payments: Your deposit, together with your course application, is your registration for the course you applied and paid for. Deposits are due upon notification of acceptance into the course and hold your spot. Full payment is due 30 days prior to the start of the course/program. Cancellations and refunds: In the event that Permaculture Institute, Inc. needs to cancel the class, all students will be refunded all deposits and full payments. Cancellation by registered and paid participant prior to the start of class will be refunded only if we find another participant to fill your spot. Once the class begins, whether the registered participant attends or not, no refunds will be issued, excepting circumstances with medical emergencies that prevent a participant from completing the course once started.

Attendance and conduct policy:

Full attendance is expected by each participant. If a student is not present for more than one day, either consecutively or cumulatively, they will need to make up the time missed beyond one day to earn their course completion certificate, if one is offered as part of the course.
Participants are expected to show up to each class and activity on time.
Participants are required to behave within the legal parameters of the host country/state, and respect rules and regulations of the course venue.
Instructors reserve the right to ask a participant of any course or program to leave without refund if they prove to be disruptive, abusive, unstable, intoxicated, or violent to the point of being harmful to oneself, other participants, the quality of the experience, or the venue where the course is being held, solely at the instructors discretion.

Full attendance is expected by each participant. If a student is not present for more than one day, either consecutively or cumulatively, they will need to make up the time missed beyond one day to earn their course completion certificate, if one is offered as part of the course. Participants are expected to show up to each class and activity on time. Participants are required to behave within the legal parameters of the host country/state, and respect rules and regulations of the course venue. Instructors reserve the right to ask a participant of any course or program to leave without refund if they prove to be disruptive, abusive, unstable, intoxicated, or violent to the point of being harmful to oneself, other participants, the quality of the experience, or the venue where the course is being held, solely at the instructors discretion.