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Permaculture Design Course
Master permaculture design — zones, guilds, water harvesting, soil regeneration, and whole-site planning. The Permaculture Design course suits gardeners, smallholders, and designers creating productive, regenerative landscapes that work with nature.
This course includes
10 modules
Complete curriculum
10 PDF
Downloadable guides
8h 53min of audio course content.
Narrated lessons
Interactive quizzes
Test your knowledge
Certificate of completion
Awarded when you finish
CEU Credits via NCCAP
Earn continuing-ed units
Insurance eligible (ICHAP)
Coverage-ready credential
Weekly live Q&A
Live session every week
Overview
Course description
🌱 Discover the Potential of Permaculture for Sustainable Living
Permaculture offers a powerful alternative to the unsustainable systems we see in today’s world. This course is grounded in the belief that we can live in harmony with nature by observing its patterns and working within its limits. By embracing permaculture principles, you’ll learn to create a life that supports environmental resilience, community connection, and personal fulfillment. Join us on this journey to experience how sustainable living can bring balance, purpose, and a renewed relationship with the earth.
🌏 Build Sustainable Livelihoods and Strengthen Communities
Imagine cultivating a lifestyle that respects nature and contributes to a thriving community. As our world faces complex environmental and social challenges, permaculture provides a practical, regenerative approach to life that encourages resourcefulness and self-sufficiency. By mimicking natural ecosystems, you’ll learn how to design self-sustaining environments that benefit people and the planet. This course empowers you to take tangible steps toward building a future rooted in sustainability, where you and those around you can flourish.
✨ A Comprehensive, Hands-On Curriculum
Our course covers the core principles of permaculture through a blend of theoretical foundations and practical application. You’ll explore sustainable land design, organic gardening, eco-friendly building, and urban permaculture. Each module introduces essential permaculture practices, teaching you how to implement these methods in your own life and within your community. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and certification needed to bring the transformative power of permaculture into your personal and professional endeavors.
👀 Who Should Enroll?
This course is ideal for anyone passionate about sustainability, environmental stewardship, and community resilience. Whether you’re a farmer, urban gardener, educator, or simply someone seeking to live in greater harmony with nature, this program provides the tools and insights to make meaningful changes. No prior experience is required—just an openness to learning and a commitment to building a sustainable future. As a certified Permaculture Practitioner, you’ll be equipped to guide others in adopting sustainable practices and creating resilient communities.
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Modules
Course syllabus
Module 1: ETHICS, PRINCIPLES, AND READING THE LANDSCAPE
44:53
The first module provides an introduction to permaculture, covering its ethical foundations and principles. It also explores strategies for improving our care for the Earth and the wellbeing of all humanity. In this module, you will gain insights into:
- The contrary ethics of modern society
- The ethics and principles of permaculture
- Care of the Earth and of humanity
- Redistribution of surplus
- Nature as a teacher
- Traditional ethics of indigenous peoples
Module 2: THE PROCESS OF DESIGN
43:17
This module delves into the unique design process that distinguishes permaculture from other alternative agricultural movements. It emphasizes the application of design techniques that take into account the land’s inherent qualities and outlines important considerations. In this module, you’re going to learn:
- How design is absent in modern-day land use
- What the land will allow you to do
- Observation techniques
- Climate and microclimate
- Mapping
- Indigenous design in the Amazon rain forest
Module 3: SOIL, WHERE IT ALL BEGINS
40:37
Module three focuses on the vitality of soil. It addresses soil conservation as the foundation of sustainable living, emphasizing both current soil practices and the proper treatment of this invaluable resource. In this module, you will acquire knowledge in:
- Soil as a non-renewable resource
- Soil conservation techniques
- How to make soil
- The soil food web of Elaine Ingham
- Slash and burn agriculture of the ancient Mayans
Module 4: WATER CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES
37:38
In this module permaculture will show us how to conserve water. It describes how to capture rainwater and store it for your own use.
This is what you will be learning in this section:
- Water shortages worldwide
- Permaculture’s water method: slow it, spread it, sink it
- Techniques for retaining water in the soil:
- Increase organic matter content
- Dams
- Wetlands
- Water-saving irrigation practices:
- Drip irrigation with bamboo
- Bottle irrigation
- Watson Wick’s flush toilet system
- Water use on a farm in Africa
Module 5: WHAT TO PLANT, WHERE AND WHY
41:48
In this module, we’re going to explore techniques for planting your crops, examining contemporary planting methods and their impact on biodiversity. It also highlights how permaculture presents more sustainable alternatives to conventional planting practices. This is what you’re going to learn in this module:
- The mindset of monoculture
- Perennial polycultures and the richness of diversity
- The garden without neat rows
- Perennial agricultural systems
- The importance of guilds and nitrogen fixers
- Propagation techniques
Module 6: ANIMALS AS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE SYSTEM
41:39
This module delves into the integral role of animals in maintaining a sustainable piece of land. It draws comparisons between their treatment within permaculture compared to modern society. You will discover:
- The social and ecological aspects of eating meat
- CAFOs and modern society’s understanding of animals
- What animals offer to the system
- A primer on chickens, goats, and bees
Module 7: STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE PERMACULTURE LAND
37:04
Module 7 explores the concept of constructing eco-friendly homes and integrating them into the sustainable system we are creating. Key learning points include:
- The mortgage as the most important part of modern housing
- Can a house be a sustainable part of the landscape?
- How to heat and cool your home sustainably
- Types of sustainable housing
- Integrating structures other than the house into the system
- The chicken coop over a fishpond: the brilliance of a small farmer from El Salvador
Module 8: URBAN PERMACULTURE
39:19
Module 8 demonstrates permaculture’s adaptability to urban settings. Explore how permaculture principles can be seamlessly integrated into urban environments. In this module, you’re going to learn:
- The “unsustainability” of cities in today’s civilization
- The advantages of sustainability in urban areas
- Finding value in waste
- Food production in urban areas
- Creating community
- The town as a trading place in traditional feudal societies
Module 9: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
40:50
In Module 9, we delve into various sustainable technologies applicable to your permaculture site and explore topics including:
- Our Current Technology Addiction
- What is Appropriate Technology
- Technology and Permaculture
- Some Examples of Appropriate Technologies
- Appropritae Technology and the Smartphone
- How Peasant Societies Get Big Jobs Done Without Relying on Machines
Module 10: INVISIBLE STRUCTURES
46:50
Module 10 provides insight into the essential role of invisible structures in beginning and maintaining a permaculture lifestyle. In this concluding module you learn:
- Who benefits from the current structures of society
- The invisible structures in permaculture
- The local food movement
- Alternative currencies
- Business strategies
- Access to land
- Traditional land management of the Mayans
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Longevity, Health & Nutrition
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Alma Oasis was created in 2023, brought to life from the shared vision of two individuals captivated by the beauty and mystery of daily life but also by the climate problems and unmet solutions in our society. Our vision is to inspire the environmentally curious and encourage change in individual behaviors to have a positive impact on the earth, however large or small. ‘Alma’ means the soul, reflecting the essence of our being and ‘Oasis’ signifies a flourishing ecosystem in an otherwise arid world. Together, Alma Oasis represents the harmonious coexistence of the human spirit and nature, a place where individuals learn to thrive on a constantly evolving planet.
Course Reviews
Course Reviews
Permaculture
Wonderful course; educating and entertaining
03 July, 2026
Greg R.
Student
Great Course!
I learned a lot, it ignited more interest and excitement for the natural world. Thank you!
20 May, 2026
Annalee V.
Student
PDC
got a few new ideas from it, not too bad thanks
29 April, 2026
Nick D.
Student
I love the overall class, the projects are engaging and exciting with the final project to create my own design.
The class is very enlightening and focus to permaculture principle.
29 April, 2026
Indira E.
Student
Great Opportunity
This course was very helpful for learning about Permaculture and its philosophy. For now, it was impossible for me to dedicate time for a hands-on PDC course and this online alternative has proven to be very adequate.
17 April, 2026
Mário M.
Student
I loved the Permaculture Design Course!
I thought it was very interesting, I loved learning about all this since I'm planning on moving to the country and living in a more sustainable way, however even is you live in the city it has value to offer. It creates conscience of our way of living in the cities and what's coming in the future if we continue in the same path. I truly believe some of these topics should be taught in school. The house was easy to understand and practical I will continue looking in to this courses.
14 April, 2026
Joanna M.
Student
So much fun!
I had so much fun finding creative solutions for land stewardship in this program.
13 April, 2026
Sunshine-Rainbow-Warrior H.
Student
Module 2
Loving the content - a different way to look at the land and our ecosystem and biodiversity
09 April, 2026
Karen M.
Student
I loved it!
I loved the course, Module 6 or 7, i can remember now, the audio does not match the PDF, its for a different course, I wrote into customer service, but never received a response. the information from the pdf was still great!
29 March, 2026
Amanda L.
Student
Interesting
I'm learning and actually relearning some things I had forgotten that my mother taught me and did herself as a child because she was raised on a farm and if you didn't raise it you didn't need so the grafting is something I honestly had forgotten and I'm 69 so I know it's been around a long time and it works and I'm pleased to have brought it back to my mind so that now I too can garden with the best of them
26 February, 2026
Hope S.
Student
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