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Advanced Permaculture Design Certificate Course

For the next scheduled Advanced Course, please see: http://www.meetup.com...
This course is designed to reinforce PDC learnings and expand individual design capacity and confidence using a real-word mentored design project for each student. This course is only offered about every two years. Nine out of 11 of our 2008 graduates are now making some or all of their living based on skills and experience gained in this course.

Email the organizer of this meetup to register interest in this course.

Audience:
PDC grads, potential permaculture designers and practitioners and those who want to take their permaculture design skills to a deeper level or actively participate in creating a positive post-carbon future. In addition to deepening design skills, we will dig into the "nuts & bolts" of setting up and running a design business.

This is not a teacher training course, but contact us if you would like advice about finding a good permaculture teacher training program. This course may still be of value since teaching permaculture implies a solid foundation and experience with design.

Pre-requisites:
The internationally-accepted requirement for enrolling in the Advanced Permaculture Design Course is the successful completion of a Permaculture Design Certificate Course including the creation of a completed design (unfortunately, we cannot make any exceptions to this policy; copy of certificate will be required and, if not locally obtained, we may request a copy of a design you participating in creating). Contact LisaF if you need advice on PDCs happening nearby if you need to complete your certificate before taking the Advanced Course.

Course Description:
This course will cover advanced permaculture design techniques and skills, advanced mapping strategies, client intake and interaction methods, advanced details of various sustainable building and energy technologies, business considerations for a permaculture design business and in-depth work with permaculture methods of food production and the creation of edible perennial ecosystems.



Through the coursework – a combination of lecture, discussion, film, handouts and sample site work - students will be prepared to complete the course by independently preparing a comprehensive permaculture design project. Each student will present her/his design to the class and will conduct an independent follow-up site visit with the course instructors for feedback and validation of proposed design.

Weekend #1 Preliminary Syllabus (Thurs 3pm to Sunday 5pm) Portland, Maine

Deep pattern literacy & landscape reading - with a special treatment of Pattern Languages

Advanced mapping & data gathering strategies

Designing for a post-carbon future / green building & renewable energy

Advanced water strategies (aquaculture, greywater, black water, water catchment and storage)

Integrating design with surrounding community

Eco-Village and "Re-Village" Considerations

Species selection, Food Gardens and Building Perennial Polycultures

Advanced season extension

Intro to The Business of Design: Setup, Planning, Client Management, Marketing, etc.

Special Requirments of Institutional Clients (non-profits, businesses, etc)

Advanced design techniques and presentation creation skills

Creating comprehensive client design and maintenance reports including budgets and implementation schedule.

Weekend #2 Preliminary Syllabus (Friday 8:30 am to Sunday 5pm) Portland, Maine

The second weekend we go into Studio mode, focusing on mentored independent student design work, drafting and report creation based on data gathered previously (prior to the course or between course weekends).

Creation of a comprehensive graphical permaculture design, including overlays, for a subject property.

Creation of a comprehensive client report to accompany the design including implementation plan, budget and maintenance program. Addenda will include all collected data, photos, maps, support documents, relevant regulatory documents (zoning, ordinances, covenants or other restrictions) video, completed interviews, etc.

Presentation of designs to class and instructors and clients.

Scheduling follow-up site visits with instructors (to take place within 3-4 weeks after course) to complete the advanced certification process.

Details of "Subject Property" and Pre Course Homework Assignments will be provided to each student in advance of the course .

Instructors

Charles & Julia Yelton with Lisa Fernandes supporting.