“I am totally thrilled to read I have successfully completed your permaculture design course. For 90% of the course I could sit in the comfort of my bed with the laptop and study the videos. I didn’t have to drive anywhere or camp out in a sleeping bag at anyone’s farm like other courses I have read about. Thanks for the approval of my design just 2 days later! Am sending another well-earned donation your way. I will print and frame the certificate and proudly hang it on my wall. When I told friends I was taking the PDC online they asked what permaculture is. They wanted to know all about it in the 2 minutes of their attention span. How do I condense a 6 week course into a 2 minute explanation for them? By the way, Simon Margeaux’s videos were terrifying and show the urgency of applying permaculture in all levels immediately. I’m getting on it! Permaculture is so far beyond just organic gardening but I have a good start here in what I’ve accomplished in the first 20 years on my arid California desert 10 acres. Thanks Tom and Zaia for making this very valuable information accessible and affordable, especially during the restrictions of the covid pandemic.” -PH, May 2021 PDC course

“Thank you both for your hard-working and dedication throughout the course. I enjoy applying and sharing what I learn from the course in my daily life and in the future, I also want to have my own permaculture-designed farm.” – VS, January 2021 PDC course

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and Tom for putting on this permaculture course.  It has been eye opening and life changing.  I have learnt so much.

If only I had been aware of the things Tom taught when I was 30 years younger.  He has changed my outlook on the land and how we treat it.  I could never look at things the same again.

“Hi Zaia and Tom, Thank you so much for all your hard work creating this course. I am a single mum of two young children and have been thinking of doing a permaculture course for a long time and your course was the perfect opportunity to do this. I have been listening to the lectures whenever i have had a free moment and have really enjoyed learning from you. Being a mum and an ecologist i feel totally aligned with the permaculture principles and philosophy and i hope more people start to live in the way that it promotes. I am certainly starting early teaching my children to care for the earth, their own health and wellbeing and their community.” – LO, January 2021 PDC course

“Hi Zaia and Tom, thank you very much for your certification and comments on the assignment and, above all, for your big human and technical quality along this course. It’s been a very interesting and enriching experience that I’m sure I’ll never forget. I hope I’ll be able to put it into practice, and make a better world with all that I’ve learnt. ” – AM, January 2021 PDC course

“I chose the online PDC as, while I have some practical permaculture knowledge, having applied permaculture principles in my gardens and my life over many years, I often felt I lacked a deeper theoretical understanding. A lack of both time and money had got in the way of completing it earlier, so being able to study in my own time and pay what I could afford was wonderful. I’ve done many online courses over the years and I rate this up there with the best of them. I appreciated both the depth and the breadth of knowledge Tom shared with us, as well as all the other learning he connected us with. It was great to get the chance to design my own suburban block as well as apply what I’ve learned to some of the larger gardens I am currently working in. I also valued the opportunity to more clearly connect the dots between permaculture and community development (my profession). I would highly recommend PermEco’s PDC to anyone keen to learn more about permaculture and how it can be applied in our world today.  ” – JB, January 2021 PDC course

“I want to thank you both for an outstanding course. I was so sad to get to the final lesson because taking the course was a highlight to each day. You have created a fantastic farm and learning centre, and I hope to visit your farm one day. Progressive work in this area is coming out of Australia, where as Canada is not feeling the pinch yet . I remember growing up in the 70s in Australia when water wasn’t really an issue, and see how quickly things can change in a lifetime. Fantastic course and many thanks for offering it in a way that made it accessible to someone like myself.” – JH, PDC course January 2021

“Thank you Zaia and Tom for an outstanding course and I am going to miss the lessons and FAQs – it was all so fantastic. I hope you will be able to launch more courses in future and will join the graduate group!” – JH, January 2021 PDC course

“Thank you very much for the course , your dedication and explanations. It has been very interesting and inspiring. Your website and videos are very instructive for me. Thanks a lot.” – AG, January 2021 PDC course

“Thanks so much for offering this course. I have really enjoyed it and have learnt so much. I like the relaxed feel and the real life stories and examples Tom uses. I also find it refreshing when Tom admits he doesn’t know something and that no matter how much experience you have it is a continual learning process. Thanks Tom and Zaia for your generosity in offering this course on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis. A huge thanks to Zaia for your persistence through all the IT drama you’ve had to endure!! I don’t think I would’ve had the same calm manner and patience that you had.” – LM, January 2021 PDC course

“Thank you for the valuable information and guidance throughout the course.”