Basics Of Permaculture Design

Sustainable Living Made Simple

What you'll learn
Overview of sustainable land design
By the end of the course, participants will learn strategies to create a sustainable farm
This course includes information in a Permaculture Design Course (PDC), a practice of sustainable living
Requirements
It's helpful if you have a piece of land, mainly a desire to learn
Description
Basics of Permaculture Design: Sustainable Living Made Simple provides a general outline to living off the land. This course presents dozens of strategies of projects around the world demonstrating how we can be responsible custodians of earth. Participants may gain a comprehensive understanding of some of the principles and practices of sustainable living. This course follows a book, The Permaville Handbook: Strategies of Permaculture Design and is based on the certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC). In this course, you may learn how to: Build with natural materialsFilter waterMake compostGrow plantsRaise fish, insects and animals Quick steps to start a farmLearn how to live off the land with strategies of permaculture design.Who is the target audience for this course?This course is for people interested in learning the basics of sustainable living. No experience required. Does the Permaville Course count as a Permaculture Design Course certificate?This course meets requirements for a certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and may help prepare for an in-person workshop.This course has been viewed by people from 136 countries and translated into 35 languages. What people are saying about this course"Very simple and non-threatening… The content is superb, relevant, usable and jam-packed!" -Clarence Garay"I have Permaculture One, this is a better discussion point stimulator." -Joseph Van Wyck"The information is mostly general and thus suitable for a starting point." -Svetoslav Vasilev"Einfach gut geklärt" (Simply well clarified) -Petra Panglisch-Breuer"I really enjoy your outlook - I don't find it as utopian as I was expecting (sorry about that) Rather I feel it to actually be a realistic outlook." -Peter Stuart Turner"Brian is great in explaining information that is simple and directly to the point and awesome simple drawings!" -Rita Falsetto"Overall I feel that the course is well worth the time and money investment and that he does a good job of explaining many different types of sustainable systems that we can implement." -Michael Taylor"Really nice course explaining the basics of permaculture with the added bonus of real-life applications. Lovely chap and very inspiring." -Carrie MarshallSyllabusOverview What is permaculture Story of permacultureStory of humans The cloud General goalsPrinciples and Ethics      Strategies Site analysis Site mapsZones and sectorsClimates and microclimatesPatterns in natureUrban designEarth and structuresEarthworks Paths and accessWater and soil Water SoilCompostMicroorganisms fungi and wormsPlants and creatures NurseryGardenTreesFishInsects and animalsHome  Natural buildingKitchenSanitationAppropriate technologyEconomicsField GreenhouseCompost teaHydroponics Field prepField map and field logCrops Spring and summer cropsFall and winter cropsSeed logFarm Post-harvestSales and harvest log

Overview

Section 1: Preview and bio

Lecture 1 Instructor bio

Section 2: Overview

Lecture 2 What is Permaculture

Lecture 3 Story of Permaculture

Lecture 4 Story of Humans

Lecture 5 The Cloud

Lecture 6 General Goals

Lecture 7 Principles and Ethics

Section 3: Site plan

Lecture 8 Site Analysis

Lecture 9 Site Map

Section 4: Strategies

Lecture 10 Zones and Sectors

Lecture 11 Climates and Microclimates

Lecture 12 Patterns in Nature

Lecture 13 Urban Design

Section 5: Earth, water and soil

Lecture 14 Earthworks

Lecture 15 Paths and Access

Lecture 16 Water

Lecture 17 Soil

Lecture 18 Compost

Lecture 19 Compost tea

Lecture 20 Microbes, Fungi and Worms

Section 6: Plants and animals

Lecture 21 Nursery

Lecture 22 Garden

Lecture 23 Trees and forests

Lecture 24 Field preparation

Lecture 25 Hydroponics

Lecture 26 Fish

Lecture 27 Insects and animals

Section 7: Farm

Lecture 28 Greenhouse

Lecture 29 Seed log

Lecture 30 Spring and summer crops

Lecture 31 Fall and winter crops

Lecture 32 Field map and field log

Lecture 33 Post-harvest

Lecture 34 Sales and harvest log

Section 8: Home

Lecture 35 Natural building

Lecture 36 Sanitation

Lecture 37 Kitchen

Lecture 38 Appropriate technology

Lecture 39 The point

Lecture 40 Economics

Section 9: BONUS: Permaculture in brief

Lecture 41 Overview in brief

Lecture 42 Earth, water and soil in brief

Lecture 43 Plants and creatures in brief

Lecture 44 Home in brief

Lecture 45 Plan in brief

Folks interested in starting an organic farm,Beginner farmers interested in living off the land