Permaculture BC connects bio-regionally experienced and knowledgeable instructors focusing on theory and hands-on activity for students to graduate with the highest amount of retention, application and inspiration needed to create a positive sustainable future.
Permaculture Courses
Part Time Weekend Permaculture Design Certificate course in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Starting in March 2012, this 6 weekend course is fully interactive, knowledge rich and tailored to M-F 9-5 students!
An evening permaculture movie and community pow wow. Stop by for the newly released permaculture film, Anima Mundi.
Dreams and aspirations start with goals. Maps are the tangible equivalent of goals. Here's an opportunity to learn how to make your dream landscape that produces food, fiber and fuel a reality through design, drafting and a final implementation ready map. For those considering a career in landscape design, professionals wanting to add to their services or the homeowner wishing to design in a professional way this course offers you a compact intensive to learn while still attending to your everyday life.
Micheal Nickels is permaculture practitioner who's worked for over two decades in Canada and Africa. If you're looking for an Advanced Permaculture Internship lasting two months or perhaps traveling to Kenya like in the FALL course check out Seven Ravens Farm.
Plants are the foundation of a garden, a food forest or farm. How many plants available can decide how big, how profitable and how productive your farm, forest or garden can be. Join Brandon Bauer with over 15 years of experience for a full hands on day of cuttings, division, grafting and other tips and tricks for easy propagation to make more plants through less expensive means.
Make a living growing more food in less city space with organic inputs. Join SPIN farmer Curtis Stone for one day workshop on how to farm in the city from production to budgeting... this is a peas and pod course - the skills and know how from someone who's been working the field.
A Friday evening talk with Food Forester Richard Walker. Proceeds support Spring Ridge Commons - Victoria's Premier Food Forest and Vancouver Island Permaculture Community Group. Bring your grandma, your local MP and your date they all need to be here!
VICTORIA, BC - With 26 years of Food Forestry experience, Richard Walker is heading back to Victoria, BC for an exclusive two day workshop that we think will be the most education you can receive about Food Forestry, practical Herbalism and making a living off of both (Permaculture that Pays) anywhere in Canada.
ASHCROFT, BC - With 26 years of Food Forestry experience, Richard Walker is heading to Aahcroft, BC for an exclusive two day workshop that we think will be the most education you can receive about Food Forestry, practical Herbalism and making a living off of both (Permaculture that Pays) anywhere in Canada.
The only three week course offered in Canada, and the only course that focuses on hands on and permaculture that pays. It's one thing to to talk or ever teach about permaculture, it's another to learn about this regenerative design system on a profitable permaculture farm from practitioners that make their living from permaculture. This course includes: Hands-on, theory based, leading Canadian instructors, local organic meals, on site camping for 3 weeks and 144hrs of instruction. Not to missed and not offered anywhere else.
Permaculture is a science based ethical design system. Used to answer the all encompassing question "How do we live sustainability?" Founded in three ethics - Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share practitioners of permaculture use nature inspired design with tools and methods based in science, engineering, agriculture, finances, community building to create sustainable regenerative human habitat. This design system uses organic agriculture, urban farming, regenerative design, and many other ways of knowing to teach and provide a practical framework for individuals to take responsibility for themselves, their children and their community.