Based in and around Hobart, this part-time Permaculture Design Course is designed for all you folk who need to keep on working, parenting and all round general living. Over a series of 5 weekends covering 2 months, students will learn how to design resilient and robust permaculture systems for their own (and others) lives and landscapes.

The PDC has been structured so you get to design your own property of choice, plus complete a permaculture design for a real life client and property. This provides you the opportunity to test and practice permaculture designing in a range of contexts with the support of experienced designers and practitioners right at your side to step you through it all.

This course will be held over 5 weekends on the following dates:

• Oct 2, 3, 4, 5

• Oct 17-18

• Oct 24-25

• Nov 7-8

• Nov 13, 14,15

This course covers a wide breadth of topics including…

• Permaculture ethics & principles
• Design theory and practical application
• Systems thinking
• Pattern understanding
• Water management, in the city and on the land
• Soil health: How to improve and maintain it
• Cropping systems
• Alternative economics
• Energy systems
• Social permaculture
• Food forests
• Sustainable building design

For more information and to register click here.