PDC – Permaculture Design Course

This internationally accredited course will equip you with the awareness and tools to design stable integrated systems on any farm, small holding or homestead; economically, responsibly and sustainably.

Total Hours: 72

Location: Big Island, Hawaii

Cost: to be confirmed

Date: to be confirmed

Course Outline:

MODULE 1: PERMACULTURE & HOLISTIC LAND MANAGEMENT

  1. An introduction to Permaculture
  2. Permaculture Ethics
  3. Permaculture Design Principles

MODULE 2: SITE EVALUATION & DESIGN THEORY

Design basics

Climatic zones

Plant hardiness zone

Soil atlas

Weather & elevation

Functional spaces, zones and the placement of building and structures

Systems integration

MODULE 3: WATER

Harvesting and filtering drinking water

How to build a sand filter (practical)

Water tank placement & considerations

Grey water harvesting

Alternative hot water systems

Capturing and storing water

Dams and ponds, gabions, check dams, silt traps

Wetlands

Siphoning (practical)

Irrigation and pumps systems

Swales – Functions, mapping, placement and construction (practical)

Tree pans and net ‘n pan systems

Erosion control and mitigation

MODULE 4: LIVESTOCK

Poultry farming: Turkeys, chickens, quail, geese and ducks

Black soldier fly and meal-worms

Aquaculture

Pigs

Rabbits

Vermiculture (practical)

Wildlife integration

Beekeeping and other pollinators (practical)

Attracting beneficial insects and animals

Apiculture

Silvopasture Systems

Living fences

Bio-digesters

Supportive animal feed and housing systems

MODULE 5: SOILS

Soil conservation

Mycelium and the soil network

Microorganisms

Soil testing (practical)

Soil regeneration and conservation

Anaerobic and aerobic composting systems (practical)

Cover crops and green manures

Soil amendments

Biochar

Composting Systems

MODULE 6: NURSERY SKILLS

Propagation (practical)

Soil mixes (practical)

Grafting (practical)

Seed saving (practical)

How to properly plant a tree (practical)

Pest and disease prevention and mitigation

MODULE 7: GARDENS

Market gardens

Kitchen gardens

Herb spiral (practical)

Mushrooms (practical)

Aquaculture, Hydroponics and Aquaponics

Windbreak

Food forest and agroforestry

Aquaponics

Bamboo

Companion planting (practical)

Mother beds

Native plants

Invasive plant management (practical)

Living roofs

Living fences

Medicinal and culinary flowers, plants and herbs

Wild foraging (field trip)

MODULE 8: ENERGY

Solar

Wind

Water

Rocket stove construction

Biodigesters

MODULE 9:

Food skills and ingredients

Conservation and agroecology

Recycling systems and functions

Composting toilets

Biodegradable personal hygiene and cleaning products (practical)

Make your own/ Making from scratch (practical)

Please contact me regarding future dates and registration: jacqueline@inspirepermaculture.com

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