Permaculture Design Course

72 hour Permaculture Design Course  

Hosted by The Permaculture Guild

Spring 2025 – Various Farms around Central Florida 

Course description:  This course is a 72 hour permaculture design course that focuses on permaculture design strategies and practical homesteading skills for Central Florida.   We will meet up every other weekend,  Saturday and Sunday.  We will be rotate learning sessions with lectures, visual presentations, and practical hands-on exercises.   Also planned are visits to local permaculture demonstration farms to see real permaculture designs in action.  Teachers are some of the best and most experienced permaculture practitioners and educators from all over Central Florida: Cristy Abbott, Joseph Pierce, Paul Kroll, Kenneth Benway and guest teachers: Kristofer Edler, Elise Pickett,  Jay Reynolds, Tara Rawson, Carrie Perez, Stephanie Summer, David Scanlon  and others.   They bring decades of practical Florida solutions to inspire you to a regenerative life here in the sun.  More details will emerge as the planning evolves.  Education begins at 9AM and finishes at 5:00PM.  

Price:

Single or first in group: $2200.   

  • Half Price for each additional attendee 16 and older.
  • Age 15 and under free with guardian admission 
  • To minimize financial energy loss to intermediary organizations, cash payments can be arranged.  
  • As personal resources vary, the Permaculture Guild is open to barter proposals.    

Questions or Concerns

  • Cristy Abbott (Three Five Two) 436-5809 or Paul Kroll Jr. (Three Five Two) 988-0086
  • Email Contact:  Cristy.ThePermacultureGuild@Gmail.com  

Course Schedule

Saturday March 1st  — Water Ceremony, Introduction to Permaculture & Ecology, Inner Landscape
Sunday March 2nd — Prime Directive, Ethics, Design Evolution Process, Design Principles, Community Governance
Saturday March 15 —  Methods of Design, Group Design Exercise, Pattern Understanding
Sunday March 16thAir and Water, Design for Catastrophe, Aquaculture, Earthworks and Site Remediation, Earthworks Practical, Design Exercise
Saturday March 29th — Trees and Their Energy Transactions, Food Forest & Agroforestry, Plant Propagation, Subtropical Staple Food Plants
Sunday March 30th — Soil Principles, Building Soil Fertility, Composting & Bio-Intensive Gardening, Soil Food Web & Microscope
Saturday April 12th — Biosphere and Bioregions, Mapping and Site Analysis, Native Plant Walk, Design Project Site Analysis
Sunday April 13th — Permaculture Site Tours
Saturday April 26th —  Goat, Rabbit, and Chicken Practical, Homestead Animals and Regenerative Grazing, Permaculture Business Development, Agrotourism
Sunday April 27th —  Permaculture Structures, Home Economy, Energy and Appropriate Technology, Site Design Exercise
Saturday May 10thInvisible Structures, Finances and Economics, Ecovillage Design, Site Plan Drawing Exercise, Urban Permaculture
Sunday May 11th — Design Presentations, Evaluations, Graduation Presentation. 
Schedule and Instructors are subject to change as more permaculture professionals sign on.