New in 2009...!
4-Day Suburban-Urban
Permaculture Intensive
Get a Foundational Understanding of Permaculture
Explore Many Practical & Useful Applications Click Here for Details
---> Sept. 3-6, Gorman Heritage Farm, Cincinnati, OH Other Dates and Locations to be posted soon...
Also New in 2009...!
Join-in or Host a WalkAbout
Not sure where or how to implement permaculture design on to your own yard or property? We have several experienced permaculture designers available to walk your property with you to asses its greatest potentials and challenges. Our objective is to offer some concrete advice on where to start or what to do next. Open your WalkAbout to the public
so that others can learn too... and save.
Quick Access to our YouTube Videos Over time we intend to post a generous number of informative and useful videos
that clearly demonstrate simple permaculture applications
. To View What we Have Thus Far:
Click on small arrows < left or right > of screen and then move cursor over the picture
to view a short listing of posted videos. (One video automatically begins to load.)
"This course will forever change the way I look at everything. Thank you." Matt Drewno - CSA Farmer
Grayslake, IL
July 08 Course
“From this course, things have crystallized for me. Being with these ideas and seeing them in practice has really helped me see more places where I can begin at home.” Lisa Armstrong. - Mom & Small Business Owner,
Columbus, OH
June 07 Course
"An extraordinary design course.
Inspiring, helpful, professional, very informative. I felt we were given a strong knowledge base to start
our own Permaculture projects.
Thank you so much." Peter Lynch -45- New York Architect
Oct. 06 Course
This picture summary takes the viewer through one of our 8-day courses which includes a look at the sustainably-oriented community of Stelle, IL, two permaculture suburban homes, and at several permaculture sites found within the city limits of Chicago, IL.
View permaculture pictures of a small farm that made $25,000 by harvesting the wild plants around them, a greenhouse operation that raises hundreds of pounds of tilapia fish, and a couple of suburban permaculture homes.
Besides learning about Mark's 100-acre permaculture farm,
view permaculture photos of Erin and Dave Varney's 5-acre farm,
the Pierce's small trout operation,
a 20-year-old community permaculture project, and more.
One of our webinar students decided to take her full design course from Bill and Geoff. View her email and photos as she works her way through a two week design course delivered by the very man who originated the concept of 'permaculture'.
Continuing Support Following PDC Graduation Students who have completed a Midwest Permaculture design course are then invited to become part of our growing network of graduates. There are three ways we attempt to support our students:
We have a separate networking website where all graduates can connect, share ideas and look for some assistance.
We hosted an annual reunion each year for graduates and their families .
Graduates may audit any future 72-hour certification courses at half price (provided space is available).
Our objective is to support our students for as long as they need it or want it, and to encourage them to support each other.
Already A Permaculture Design Course Graduate?
We offer a 33% discount to students who have already graduated from another recognized course (from anywhere in the world) who wish to take a Midwest Permaculture course as a refresher. Please email for details.
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If you would like to be kept abreast of the permaculture seminars and full design courses that Midwest Permaculture hosts, as well as other interesting tidbits related to permaculture from around the world, you are invited to subscribe to the 'Friends of Midwest Permaculture' email list. We only send out something about once a month and you may unsubscribe at any time. We sincerely appreciate it when others keep our email address private so we never give or sell our email list to others.
Midwest Permaculture extends its gratitude to Bill Mollison and David Holmgren for their gift of “Permaculture”. Their lifelong work and inspiration is laying a path towards a sustainable and compassionate world.
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