Permaculture helps us find practical solutions to complex problems, it’s for everyone - even if you have no garden or land! Find out how it can help you and the planet on this accessible, friendly course.

Spend time with like-minded people and leave with practical tools and tips, plus hopefully reassurance that there are lots of small but mighty things we can do to salve the climate and wildlife emergencies around us.

Training of Trainers Certificate Course provides information and experience of training in regenerative design fields.

Course Outline
Week 1 - Introduction to learning theories
Introduction, group contract, expectations
Theories about learning
Learning problems
Some non - formal teaching methods
Evaluation, monitoring, and feedback

Week 2 - Facilitation Skills
Effective communication
Panic, stretch, and comfort zone
Non-violent communication
Exemplar presentation and discussions

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?

Our 2-week long Permaculture Design courses give a rich, comprehensive introduction to living, designing and creating in harmony with nature. They also offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience of community living and the dynamics involved in successful social projects.

Terra Alta is one of the most established Permaculture projects in Europe, with 10 years as a permaculture site-in-development and education centre, with over 20 certified Permaculture Design Courses taught.

Full Farm Scale Permaculture Design Course/Regenerative Far Design Course with Richard Perkins
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For the first time in the UK this course marries together a beautiful and small but productive, successful and regenerative small farm working in a UK context with Richards world-class farm design and business planning workshop that has been attended by thousands of farmers around the globe.
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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.

This one day course will introduce the principles and the plants of edible forest gardening. Topics will include how a forest garden works, the forest garden year, forest garden plants, and harvesting and cooking forest garden crops. The course be particularly aimed at those who want to grow in an allotment, small garden or community setting. £40 per person. Most of the course will take place in a working forest garden in an allotment. It will be taught by Alan Carter, the author of A Food Forest In Your Garden. Bring a packed lunch.

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 :

Our 2-week long Permaculture Design courses give a rich, comprehensive introduction to living, designing and creating in harmony with nature. They also offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience of community living and the dynamics involved in successful social projects.

Terra Alta is one of the most established Permaculture projects in Europe, with 10 years as a permaculture site-in-development and education centre, with over 20 certified Permaculture Design Courses taught.

This is a three day intensive programme. The venue is the beautiful roundhouse and woodland at Whistlewood Common, Melbourne, south Derbyshire. The roundhouse is wheelchair accessible.

Overview:

We associate woodlands, forests and other natural ecosystems with resilience, longevity and harmony, but often struggle to experience these in our own lives.

A two-week comprehensive Permaculture Design Course. We will cover all the topics in the core curriculum for the 72 hours course including the permaculture principles, design practices and their application, soil, water, built environment, plants and trees, growing food, with a particular focus on permaculture in community.

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.

Teacher: Karmela Kiš

Offer:
- Full 72-hour certified PDC
- Accommodation
- 3 meals per day
- Free coffee and tea
- Veg/Vegan options (via registration form)

Price:
- Tent = €500
- Room = £650

Join us for our third PDC, this September, where you will find practical knowledge, design work, group work in a permaculture garden, much socialising and delicious home-made organic food. This course is led by renowned permaculture designer and teacher Karmela Kiš.

This is a special opportunity to gain hands on experience implementing Regenerative systems under the guidance of experienced and internationally active Permaculture Designer Rico Zook. For one month we will live as a community designing, implementing and learning about the many different regenerative systems that are part of a functioning and productive holistic farm ecosystem. This is an in-depth experience of living and working on a developing permaculture farm in the beautiful Pyrenees north of Barcelona Spain.
All the Infos can be found here:

Immerse yourself in positive, practical and collaborative approaches to community led sustainability and resilience.

A 1 year part time course based in Bristol.

3 days per week for 39 weeks from each September to July

Modules include
Permaculture Design, Organic Horticulture, Green Building, Green Energy, Soil and Ecology, Woodland Management, Creating Change, Community Engagement, Re-localisation and Group Dynamics.

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This one day course will cover the practical steps involved in starting a new forest garden, including understanding your site, planning your garden, access, starting a nursery bed, ground preparation and plant propagation and acquisition. It will be taught by Alan Carter, author of A Food Forest In Your Garden. Most of the course will take place in a working forest garden. Bring a packed lunch.

This is a special opportunity to gain hands on experience implementing Regenerative systems under the guidance of experienced and internationally active Permaculture Designer Rico Zook. For one month we will live as a community designing, implementing and learning about the many different regenerative systems that are part of a functioning and productive holistic farm ecosystem. This is an in-depth experience of living and working on a developing permaculture farm in the beautiful Pyrenees north of Barcelona Spain.
All the Infos can be found here:

Permaculture helps us find practical solutions to complex problems, it’s for everyone - even if you have no garden or land! Find out how it can help you and the planet on this accessible, friendly weekend course.

Spend time with like-minded people and leave with practical tools and tips, plus hopefully reassurance that there are lots of small but mighty things we can do to salve the climate and wildlife emergencies around us.

Who is this training for?
Team-members
Leaders and changemakers
Small business owners
Wellbeing or innovation leads
Environmental leads
For-profit and not-for-profit organisations

Come on your own or bring your team.

We associate forests with growth, creativity, diversity, connection, strength and resilience – characteristics that make for healthy, vibrant, productive workplace too.

This one day course will cover the practical steps involved in starting a new forest garden, including understanding your site, planning your garden, access, starting a nursery bed, ground preparation and plant propagation and acquisition. It will be taught by Alan Carter, author of A Food Forest In Your Garden. The course will take place on a working family croft that is setting up a forest garden. Soup and bread will be provided for lunch.

Pruning is used in orchards and forest gardens to improve yield, health and access. Getting it right involves understanding the growth patterns of the plant you are pruning, to guide it into putting less of its energy into woody growth and more into fruit. This course will introduce the principles that underpin all pruning, and how they apply to apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberries and cane fruit. The main course is two hours but there will be an opportunity in the afternoon for those who want to practice what they have learned to do so in a community orchard.

Pruning is used in orchards and forest gardens to improve yield, health and access. Getting it right involves understanding the growth patterns of the plant you are pruning, to guide it into putting less of its energy into woody growth and more into fruit. This course will introduce the principles that underpin all pruning, and how they apply to apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, gooseberries and cane fruit. The main course is two hours but there will be an opportunity in the afternoon for those who want to practice what they have learned to do so in a community orchard.