Integrating Sustainability for the Land, the Built Environment, and for Human Communities on the Village Scale and Beyond....

Learn solutions to environmental and social problems that you can implement in your own life, in your local community, and on larger scales. Develop skills that will help you foster communities that are more ecologically regenerative, socially cooperative, and personally satisfying.

"Creating a new culture of living peacefully with each other and the planet is our number one need."
--Hildur Jackson

Permaculture Design Certification
The 2 week Permaculture Design Course provides a holistic overview of the concepts and practices of permaculture. Topics include:
• organic gardening • forest gardening • natural building • eco-forestry • appropriate technology • renewable energy • social sustainability • urban applications •

Ecovillage and Permaculture Design
Through personalized instruction and hands on application, the Ecovillage and Permaculture Design Course immerses participants in the theoretical, physical, and social aspects of ecovillages, community living, and permaculture. It includes a 72-hr Permaculture Design Course and provides a deeper exploration of the standard permaculture curriculum. You will also have the opportunity to explore subjects that are not usually covered in other permaculture design courses, such as:
• intentional community operations • ecovillage design • personal growth • interpersonal dynamics • health and well-being • integral_perspective • simple living skills • earth-based crafts •

The longer time frame of the Ecovillage and Permaculture program also allows for more experiential education through extended hands-on activities and the profound experience of living in community. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills with an incredible team of experienced residential instructors and nationally known guest instructors. Our courses are led by some of the most experienced permaculture teachers in the United States.

We can help students at most colleges receive course or internship credit for this program. for more information, contact (541) 937-3351 or mailto:events@lostvalley.org

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Please note: This course is a Permaculture Design Course and does not include the Ecovillage and Community Curriculum offered in the longer Summer Program.