Permaculture Class 3 – Trees: Cooperation & Competition

Permaculture Class – Trees: Cooperation & Competition 🌳🌿

Our 10-week Permaculture Design Certificate Course is currently running from 5 May to 7 July. If you’d like to receive an official PDC certificate, authorised by the Permaculture Research Institute (Australia), simply send us your WhatsApp contact and we’ll give you access to our online platform with all the necessary details. 🎓

Studying permaculture is about learning how natural systems sustain themselves—and how we can learn to do the same. Trees are central to this. They are not only individual organisms but essential participants in cooperative, competitive, and regenerative networks.

This week we’ll be focusing on the themes of:

1️⃣ Law of Returns

2️⃣ Permaculture Ethics

3️⃣ True Net Profit

with our central subject: ➡️ Trees

Trees demonstrate how ecosystems manage resources, maintain balance, and build resilience. They show us that sustainability is not just about growth, but about relationships—between species, systems, and cycles.

Key Topics

🌱 Law of Returns – How trees cycle nutrients back into the land, enriching soil, water, and the wider ecosystem.

🧭 Permaculture Ethics – Exploring how tree systems reflect the core values of permaculture: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share.

💰 True Net Profit – Reframing value: measuring the long-term ecological and social wealth trees generate, far beyond simple economic yield.

As Bill Mollison wrote: “Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” Trees are one of those simple, powerful solutions—quietly working in the background to restore balance and abundance.

Time and Location

📅 When?
Monday, 19 May 2025

📍 Where?
CCB Lisbon

📝 What to bring?
A notebook or laptop to take notes.

Join us as we explore how trees model resilience, generosity, and balance—and how we can incorporate their lessons into permaculture design. 🌿🌍

Send us a message to join or ask questions!