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