Permaculture Design Certificate Course live via Zoom.

Learn Permaculture from the comfort of your own home, over 10 months. Classes held every third Sunday of the month from February to November.

World renowned 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate course, a high quality course run by us since 2012. This course will be taught live via Zoom by Tom Kendall, with interactive group work, Q & A’s etc.

Sliding scale, instalment & hardship plan payments available!

Sliding scale from $375 (hardship) to $1,500 for the full course

The Permaculture Design Certificate is a 72 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual. It teaches how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable and equitable world for all species. Permaculture is more than just gardening, it is a design system for a truly sustainable and self sufficient lifestyle. The course is run by PermEco Inc. and is taught by international permaculture teacher and consultant Tom Kendall. Your Permaculture Design Certificate is recognised and well regarded world wide.

Tom Kendall is a permaculture farmer with over 40 years farming experience. He is co-founder of the PermEco Inc and PRI Luganville, Vanuatu and runs Permaculture courses on his Permaculture Demonstration Site Kendall Permaculture Farm and online. Tom has co-taught Permaculture Design Certificate courses with Geoff Lawton and has taught Permaculture courses in Australia and overseas. He has been a Permaculture Research Institute accredited teacher and is part of our environmental advisory team and Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Consultants team, doing regular consultations for local and international land owners and NGOs. For complete bio click here.

Please note:

• Our courses are non-denominational; we do not include any spiritual practices and welcome people from all cultural, spiritual and religious backgrounds. The course material is science and observation based.
• The course will run from 8.30am to 5.30pm AEST every third Sunday of the month, starting in February and finishing in November.

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We now offer sliding scale donation payments in full or in instalments through PayPal. Sliding scale donations offer a fair alternative to open donation payments for both parties. You can transfer your booking to another date if you are unable to make it to the date you booked for, refunds will only be made in certain circumstances and there will be an administration fee charged.

Please read the Memorandum of Understanding and our Terms of Service. If you apply to do a course with us, you agree to the MOU and TOS by ticking the box and submitting your application.

Please book below and select the “Live online Zoom course Feb-Nov” option. You will then be redirected to our payment page when you submit the form, where you can choose your payment option. All payments are processed by PayPal.

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