Santa Cruz Permaculture
Learn skills, build community resilience.
about us
Santa Cruz Permaculture nurtures a thriving, just and sustainable world through courses, consulting and farming.
We operate a network of sites in the region including a 26-acre farm and wilderness center. Built and led by master designers and teachers from around the world, we provide hands-on learning and community development through our programs to prepare people with the knowledge, skills, and whole systems strategies that allow them to implement resilient and beautiful permaculture designs.
our courses
- Leading designers & teachers
- 8 courses to choose from
- Hands on learning
- Field trips
most popular courses
A weekend course spanning 6 months which includes the internationally recognized 72-hour curriculum, augmented by an additional 38-hours of hands on practice and field trips.
A weekend course to learn the best practices for orchard establishment and management, designing year round productive vegetable farms & gardens, and preserving the harvest.
A practical and fun weekend course on sourcing, making and using a wide range of herbs. We’ll build your home apothecary by making tinctures, syrups, oils, salves, lotions, pastilles, and much more.
our farm
- Farm internships
- CSA Farm Share
- Transitional Job Program
- Community Events
