Permaculture Skills (Fall 2024 – Winter 2025)

At the Santa Cruz Permaculture Farm

Gain skills and learn best practices to be able to successfully and confidently implement sustainable living projects! Our 6-weekend permaculture skills course focuses on developing practical skills through hands-on learning. Topics covered include:

• Construction & Carpentry
• Forestry & Wood heat: fire mimicry, rocket stoves, ovens, harvesting timber and non-timber forest products
• Energy: electrical, solar, biogas, bicycles
• Agriculture: composting, orchards and animals, no-till techniques, brush clearing, gopher trapping
• Water: plumbing (especially for greywater systems), drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting
• Landscape Construction: stonework, masonry, fencing