Current Courses and Events

Introduction to Permaculture - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    May 24 - 26, 2019

2-Week Permaculture Design Course - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    July 13 - 27, 2019 (date changed as of 9/19/18)

Advanced Permaculture Design Course - Bullock's Permaculture Homestead
    August TBD, 2019 (SEE BELOW)

Our course cancellation policy can be found here.

Introduction to Permaculture

Weekend Workshop - May 24 - 26, 2019

At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock & Dave Boehnlein

Includes:

Tour, lecture, hand-on projects, presentations, group discussion, and networking. We will cover Permaculture design theory & practice, forest gardening, perennial food systems, plant propagation, efficient water & energy systems, fertility management - beneficial plants/healthy soils, and ecological systems as a model for human communities.

Course Tuition: $200; includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided. Payment is due upon course registration. Course is limited to 50 participants.

For more info contact:
Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483
info@permacultureportal.com

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 2-Week Permaculture Design Course

July 13 - 27, 2019 (date changed as of 9/19/18)

At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock, Dave Boehnlein, & John Valenzuela

Includes: Full Permaculture Design Certificate Course including over 72 hours of lecture, hands-on activities, and exercises. The course will start by covering the basic nuts & bolts of permaculture design (principles, process, methods, etc.) and provide you with the tools you need to see the world through holistic lenses. Then the course will provide you with a variety tools that you can use when creating your own designs. These tools include:

Finally, you will practice using what you've learned by working with a group to design a piece of property. Please note that this course is intensive! If you're looking for a dawn to dusk, information-loaded Design Course, this is the one for you!

Course Tuition: $1535, includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided. Also includes a copy of Practical Permaculture by Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein. We'll send it to you ahead of the course so you can read up!

Early Bird Tuition - Prior to May 1st, 2019: $1435

For full details or to register:

Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483
info@permacultureportal.com

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 Advanced Permaculture Design Course

August TBD, 2019

*NOTE: We are considering offering this course in the summer of 2019, but we need to make sure we get enough people before we advertise publicly and make it official. If you're interested, please contact Dave at info@permacultureportal.com.

At the Bullock's 30 year old Permaculture Homestead, Orcas Island, WA

Instructors: Douglas Bullock, Sam Bullock, Dave Boehnlein, & Paul Kearsley

Description: Do you want to gain more permaculture design experience? This 8-day Advanced Design Course is an excellent follow-up to a Permaculture Design Course. Join the team of Terra Phoenix Design and the Bullock's Permaculture Homestead while we practice together and share what we've learned over the years.

During this course you can expect to run through the design process several times to build competence and confidence. Each design will feature a new and different context to help drive home the patterns to details approach we advocate. In addition to working on a wide variety of designs we will also have "choose-your-own-adventure" sessions where you select an educational experience that matches your specific interests. Examples of sessions include: software for design, the business end of running a design consultancy, plant species deep-dive, landscape graphics primer, etc. We will also offer topic specific design sessions on major components that are necessary for almost any design (i.e. water systems, workshops, nurseries, etc.). Finally, we will walk you through projects we have worked on over the years so you can see what finished designs look like and how to assemble a quality package of deliverables for your client.

This advanced course will jump in assuming you are familiar with the basic permaculture concepts and ideas.  We will not be rehashing the permaculture design course basics, therefore, you may want to brush up on the foundational concepts and vocabulary etc. before you come.

Come join a professional team on an outstanding site for a week of in-depth skill development.

Course Tuition: $1200, includes delicious, mostly organic meals & materials. Camping space is provided.

Early Bird Tuition - Prior to May 1st, 2019: $1100

For full details or to register:

Dave Boehnlein
360-840-8483
info@permacultureportal.com

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