Join us for this exciting opportunity to learn more about permaculture in Glasgow. Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles deduced from observing nature. During the course you will find out more about the ethics and principles and how they are applied in nature and in a garden, and see some other examples of their application. You will also be invited to participate in a practical activity, such as composting, creating a Hugel bed, or a lasagne bed, in a local permaculture-inspired garden.

This agronomy course will help you understand everything you need to know about growing legumes for food crops for human or animal consumption. It’s a great course to study if you are wanting to start your agronomy career or for you to enhance your knowledge and skills for some professional development.

This course covers the following lessons:
• Scope and Nature of Legume Cropping
• Peas
• Growing Beans
• Growing Lentils
• Growing Lupins
• Growing Alfalfa
• Soybeans
• Growing Chickpeas
• Other Legumes

Ecotherapy Practices Course. Requires around 100 hours of study. Tutor support throughout. Start at any time to suit you. The course has ten lessons covering -
Nature and Scope of Ecotherapy
Theory of Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy Clients
Intake Assessment & Ecotherapy Resources
Plant-Based Ecotherapy
Animal-Based Ecotherapy
Indoor Ecotherapy
Creativity based Ecotherapy
Holistic Wellness incorporating Ecotherapy

Ever wondered where your milk comes from? Well, the good news is there is probably an agribusiness nearby that will show you exactly how it’s done, and maybe give you a taste along the way! Agritourism is the combination of tourism and agribusiness, where people can experience, learn, taste, and see how products are grown and manufactured. Tourism itself is tricky business, but so is agriculture.

Forage Management distance learning course. This requires 100 hours of study approximately. There are eight lessons - scope and nature of forage resources, Grassland Species and Ecosystems, Fodder Trees and Shrubs, Forage Establishment, Forage Management, Forage Quality and Use, Forage Animal related disorders, Preserving Forage as Hay and Silage.
There is an assignment at the end of each lesson to submit to your tutor for marking and feedback. You can also contact your tutor with any questions throughout the course.

Learn About Garden Tourism!

Learn how to plan, develop, manage and market:

Garden tourism destinations
Gardening events
Garden tours
Gardening activities in the context of garden tourism

Garden tourism is a form of niche tourism which makes up a significant and large part of the global tourism industry.

Learn about the significance of garden tourism and how to successfully plan, develop and manage garden tourism destinations, gardening events and garden tours.

A 20 hour distance learning course. Start at any time to suit you and learn more about medicinal herbs.
The Following Lessons are covered in this course:

Scope and Nature of Medicinal Herbs
Chemicals that are found in Herbs and Effects on the Human Body
Ways Herbs are Used in Medicines
Methods of Preparing Herbs for Medicinal Use
A Review of over 50 plant species; covering appearance, culture, chemistry, medicinal properties and uses.
Working with Medicinal Herbs

Study plant taxonomy. This essential course will help you to recognise a greater number of plants and know when and how to use them. It will also increase your knowledge of plant families. The course will help you to understand the advantages of accurate plant identification; but also appreciate the limitations, and occasional contradictions in plant naming.

Permaculture has a big ambition: to design and implement regenerative systems for both humans and the rest of the natural world in which we are so deeply embedded. By attending you learn how to carry out this regenerative work through both design and practice.

This course is one weekend per month, starting 5th & 6th February 2022 with an introduction to Permaculture. This first module can be taken as a stand alone module before you commit.

Learn how to engage children in all aspects of permaculture, learning from nature with a child-led approach. This course will give you the skills and support you need to design with and for children.

If you have completed the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture course, you will understand how important it is to embed this into children’s learning environments. This course will equip you with the skills to take you to create two Diploma level designs, with and for children – a session plan and a garden.

This fully accredited online PDC will provide:
* 39 hours online contact over 11 x 3.5-hour zoom sessions
* 40+ hours self-directed learning with observation and design activities, group tutorials and peer group exercises
* a chance to apply permaculture design principles and process on a real home design of your choosing

"Really helped me to focus on how I want to move forward and what more I can do to continue learning"
"The group has been a lifeline in lockdown"
- Applewood online PDC 2020 participants

Learn to Grow Oil Crops:

For Arable Farming
On Small holdings
or anywhere else

This course is substantial - unlike some where you might learn, pass an exam, then forget.

This course is a carefully designed learning journey, fashioned to take you through a series of encounters with oil producing plants, gradually building, then reinforcing and deepening your understanding and awareness of the subject so that you will eventually appreciate and remember how to grow and manage oil crops for many years beyond completing these studies.

Ecotherapy Short Course. Self study by distance learning. 20 hours of study. Ecotherapy, also known as nature therapy, is a very real treatment which is gaining increasing use in mainstream health care.
Modern research has shown that health can be enhanced, and healing hastened through engagement with nature. Examples of ecotherapy can include structured activities such as horticultural therapy, pet therapy, forest bathing, swimming with dolphins or outdoor painting or yoga classes.

Understand more about animal feeding and nutrition requirements with the 20 hour short course- Feeding Animals. This is a self guided short course that will help you understand the essentials of what is required to feed animals.

Learn to grow, harvest and process wood on a farm, woodland or for a native forest. Learn the key principles and practical management of trees in agroforestry and urban forestry.

Improve commercial output from tree production with this course focusing on suitable timber types, growing conditions for specific species, safe and efficient workplace practices and more. Discover the most suitable species for your environment, report on your local area, and discuss possibilities with experts in the field.
100 hour course. Distance Learning. Start at any time. Tutor Support

Study Event Management and learn more about organising events.
The lessons covered in this course include:

Lesson 1- Scope and nature of Event Management

Lesson 2- Developing a concept and planning

Lesson 3- Organising the resources required

Lesson 4 - Catering: Food and Drink

Lesson 5- Promoting an event

Lesson 6- Managing the clientele

Lesson 7- Risk management, legalities and contingency planning

Lesson 8- Delivering the event

Lesson 9- Organising celebrations and parties

Lesson 10- Organising exhibitions

Study wine making by distance learning. A detailed and thorough course looking at wine making for amateurs and professionals. Requires around 100 hours of study. Includes tutor support.

The third ever Permaculture Design Course for Educators led by Children in Permaculture trainers online is starting in March 2022! Join us to find out all about permaculture, covering the full Permaculture Design Course curriculum all related to how you would share this with children. Topics will include introducing permaculture, soil, water, plants, trees, growing food, social permaculture, the built environment, resource use, patterns, design processes, observing, analysing, designing, implementing and maintaining.

Predicting the weather can be useful for anyone involved in permaculture, agriculture, horticulture, sailing and more. This 100 hour intensive course is studied by distance learning and looks at how we predict the weather.

A Permaculture Design course in Central Portugal with more time for the practical elements of permaculture.
You will cover the standard 72 hour PDC syllabus, receive a PDC certificate and get hands-on experience in all elements of permaculture.
Cost €700
*Discounted as we valve the work you will do towards the farm as part of the course
More information on our website:

Special Course in the Amazon Rainforest! Participants will learn:
• The Philosophy of Regenerative Agroforestry
The history and principles of Regenerative agroforestry,
• Understanding some of natures principles to create more
quality and quantity of life through the driving force of
succession, unconditional love and cooperation
• How to implement and manage Regenerative
Agroforestry systems,
• How to choose where to implement these systems in our
properties,
• How to harmonize these systems with nature’s patterns

Do you think differently about life and wonder why we waste so much stuff? Do you think about the future of the planet? Do you want to make changes, but are not sure how to start?
The Stroud Permaculture Design Course could be the springboard you need to explore your ideas. Meet like minded people and enjoy sharing experience and knowledge. Discover ways to live sustainably and achieve your dreams.
Why Stroud?

Amazing opportunity to go deeper at our Permaculture Project Can Lliure and practice living with Permaculture Practices on a daily level.We will focus on Vegetables Production,Soil Building, Agroforestry and other related practices.Daily work on the farm and weekly theory classes as well.Limited to 5 interns only! 350 euro monthly contribution for our time training and hosting you at Can Lliure Eco-Sanctuary.
Contact us for more Infos spots available in June,July and August 2022. www.canlliure.org

Amazing opportunity to go deeper at our Permaculture Project Can Lliure and practice living with Permaculture Practices on a daily level.We will focus on Vegetables Production,Soil Building, Agroforestry and other related practices.Daily work on the farm and weekly theory classes as well.Limited to 5 interns only! 350 euro monthly contribution for our time training and hosting you at Can Lliure Eco-Sanctuary.
Contact us for more Infos spots available in June,July and August 2022. www.canlliure.org

This in total 16 day long course consists of a broad range of topics applicable to life anywhere on the planet, at the same time catering to specific needs of the participating students.The Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course allows you to be the change you want to see in the world. Based on Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Designers Manual, it provides skills and solid knowledge in permaculture design as a science that can create abundant ecosystems sustainably in the backyard, a small farm or on a larger broad acre landscape.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE :

A two-week comprehensive introduction to permaculture principles, design practices and their application, with a particular focus on permaculture in community.
Full residential with room and board, materials and field trips included.
see video made a few years ago - https://youtu.be/tsFKP77BYfo
Lead by Luis Alderslowe and supported by Findhorn ecovillage community members.