This is the full Permaculture Design Course being offered for the year 2010.

Participants also have the option of taking just the first half (Intro to PDC) this year, and the second half the following year to complete the course.

Cost: $800
Payment: Potential students may contact us via e-mail, and will be sent an invoice through Paypal.

Please note whether you are taking the full PDC or just the Intro to the PDC.
Students taking the full PDC can pay 1/2 the cost by May 22nd, and the balance by July 10th.
Some scholarships for the full PDC are available, based on financial need. Please email us with any inquiries and we will do our best to work with you.

WHEN:
Session I begins Sat. May 29th
Session II June 12
Session III June 26th
Session IV July 10-11
Session V July 24-25
Session VI August 7-8
Session VII August 28
Session VIII Sept. 25-26

Class times will start at 9AM and run until roughly 5PM.

WHERE:
The PDC will be taking place at varying locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia Metro Region.
Directions to Session I venue will be sent via email once registration and payment have been processed. (Subsequent session locations will be provided at our first meeting on May 29)

Teachers:
Melissa Miles - Environmental Biologist and Conservation Planner; Permaculture Designer/Teacher
Paco Verin - Owner of Natural Landscaping business, Horticulturist; Permaculture Designer/Teacher
Additionally, Guest lecturers will present on specific areas of expertise during the course

Both Melissa and Paco have been studying Permaculture since the 1990's and have applied permaculture techniques on various sites during the course of their respective careers.

Permaculture Design Work and Certification:
This is a standard 72 hour Permaculture certification course.
Upon completing this course, students will be will be entitled to use the term "Permaculture" in their work, as certified permaculture designers. Students must complete 72 hours of course time, take home assignments, and the final project design and design report in order to attain certification.
Special assignments may be created to allow students to make up missed course time in the event of an emergency. The basic mandate of 72 hours is still required for certification.

What will we learn?
The PDC total course curriculum will include, but is not limited to the following principles and practices:

What is Permaculture?
Natural Patterns & Permaculture Design
The Built Environment, Water & Waste Management
Soils and Geology
Seed Saving and Plant Nurseries
Home and Community Gardens
Kitchen permaculture- fermentation, food storage
Forests, Tree Crops, Forest Gardens
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Animal Systems- chickens, small livestock, Aquaculture, vermiculture
Appropriate Technology
Cooperatives and Enterprise Development: LET's systems, financial permaculture, Transition Towns
Final Design Project and Report

What to bring:
Water bottle, sun protection, rain-gear (if warranted), appropriate footwear/clothing, a notebook, camera, a packed lunch/snacks and your readiness to learn.
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or fragrances, as it may inadvertently attract insects or affect other participants with sensitivities.

Recommended (not required) texts:

• Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. Toby Hemenway. Chelsea Green, 2001 and 2010
  
• Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. David Holmgren. Holmgren Design Services Publishing, 2002.