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Skills Session 1: Water (April 12-13, 2025)

Water resilience is essential in a permaculture system. During this weekend, participants learn plumbing skills and best practices, drip irrigation installation, rainwater harvesting setup, installation, and maintenance, and system troubleshooting skills. We’ll work on projects such as rainwater tank integration, infiltration basins and trenches, setting up drip irrigation, and gutter installation and adjustment for design needs. This one-weekend course is

February 23, 2025

Skills Session 5: Agriculture (Aug 9-10, 2025)

Let’s grow some food! Participants will learn agricultural techniques applicable at both farm- and home- scales including composting, orchard maintenance, garden perennialization, no-till growing methods, brush clearing, and gopher trapping. We’ll work on projects such as making compost piles and worm bins, compost teas, orchard establishment and pruning, soil-building, and fertility maintenance.

February 23, 2025

Skills Session 5: Landscape Construction (Aug 9-10, 2025)

Participants will learn a broad spectrum of practical hardscaping installation methods, including fencing, retaining walls, and building methods and practices. We’ll work on projects such as building decks and awnings, installing appropriate fencing, laying out paths and roads, and building simple farm/garden buildings. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Skills. Sign up for this single

February 23, 2025

Skills Session 4: Forestry, Fire Mimicry, & Wood Heat (July 12-13, 2025)

During this weekend, participants will learn chainsaw use and maintenance, forest stewardship through fire mimicry, wood splitting/stacking, creating cob+plaster for earthen ovens and rocket mass heaters, fire-making and efficiency for home heating, and hearth cooking. We’ll build things such as cob ovens, rocket mass heaters, and firewood storage. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Skills.

February 23, 2025

PDC Session 6: Social Permaculture, Community Development, & Design Presentations (Aug 23-24, 2025)

Explore the principles of social permaculture Learn about community designs and programs that foster resilient neighborhoods Explore best practices for starting and sustaining intentional communities and Ecovillages Visit urban gardens and orchards in Santa Cruz Present final permaculture design projects This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Sign up for this single weekend below or check out

February 23, 2025

PDC Session 5: Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management (Aug 2-3, 2025)

Tour local gardens and broadacre ranches that are applying permaculture principles to their animal husbandry practices, such as holistic grazing Learn about forest management practices, including Sudden Oak Life Implement Sudden Oak Life strategies Study and practice fruit tree pruning This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Sign up for this single weekend below or check out the whole

February 23, 2025

PDC Session 4: Home Scale Permaculture: Creating Natural Homes & Edible Landscapes – (Jun 28-29, 2025)

Learn about natural building techniques Gain hands-on experience building a small structure with cob Learn about crop planning strategies Tour the UC Santa Cruz Farm and Chadwick Garden Explore the application of permaculture methods to educational curriculum design and the creation of school garden programs Study food forests and fruit trees Define and design “guilds” or constructed plant communities Discuss local food issues

February 23, 2025

PDC Session 3: Personal & Economic Permaculture (Jun 7-8, 2025)

Learn and practice nonviolent communication Participate in a Work that Reconnects workshop and learn about the Spiral of the Work That Reconnects Discuss and reflect on Right Livelihood and your role in the Great Turning Explore strategies for mitigating disaster through community resilience, permaculture design, and creating disaster plans Gain an understanding of financial permaculture, challenges with our current economic system, and concepts like money and banking Learn about topics

February 23, 2025

Herbalism Session 6: The Integumentary System & Topical Applications (Sep 20-21, 2025)

Discover the supplies needed for making herbal preparations. Make herbal body oils, salves, lotions & poultices. Explore the basics of oxymel. Learn about herbal first aid and the tools you need to make your own first aid kit that’s tailored to your lifestyle. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Herbalism & Medicine-Making. Sign up for this

February 23, 2025

Herbalism Session 5: Immune & Common Ailments (Aug 16-17, 2025)

Explore herbs for building a healthy immune system. Learn all about immunmodulators and immunostimulants. Explore the wonderful world of medicinal mushrooms. Make herbal syrups and herb infused honey. Make herbal gummies and pastilles. Learn about herbal vinegars and botanical waters. This one-weekend course is part of a six-weekend course series: Herbalism & Medicine-Making. Sign up for this single weekend below

February 23, 2025
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