• Lifetime access to our 130h online Course
• 72 hours internationally recognized PDC + 26 Hours Additional Course Content 
• 30 Hours Bonus video and Documentary Content (more added every year)
• Access to our Discord Channel "The Good Swale"
• Classes and workshops from our main teacher and guest teachers.
• Short homework assignments after each class to consolidate your learning.
• The student handbook to prepare for the course.
• Teaching material presented during class.
• A lifetime online access to various suggested readings, videos, podcasts and other resources for each chapter of the course.
• An online platform to access and submit all your homework, share resources and ask additional questions.
• An opportunity to meet and practice with actors of the permaculture network around the world

 The curriculum we follow at P3 is one that was developed by the late Bill Mollison in Australia in the 1970’s, and is today regarded as the standard in permaculture education, recognized and respected worldwide. During the Online PDC training we go over the following 6 sections:

• Part 1: Permaculture Fundamentals ​: The Ethics and Principles of Permaculture, Observation and Design Process, Identifying Patterns.
• Part 2: Understanding Ecosystems : Climates / Water Systems, Trees and their Energy Transactions, Soil Systems
• Part 3: Special Topics: Earthworks and Earth Resources, Aquaculture & Aquaponics
• ​Part 4: Specific Climates: Drylands / Cool Climates / Tropics
• Part 5: Global Strategies: Strategies for an Alternative Paradigm
• Part 6: Final Design Project 

The course also goes into detail on the following topics

• Understanding the key parameters to build an ecological garden
• Managing and conserving water
• Creating and maintaining  healthy soil
• Creating diversity and resilience in the garden
• Creating and using maps for your property
• Understanding the key parameters to build an ecological garden
• Conducting Active Observation
• Functional Analysis
• Defining the Root Cause of a Problem
• Defining the Permaculture Zones
• Conducting a Sector Analysis
• Conducting the Designer's Priority
• Applying a SWOT analysis

Bonus crash course content. 

• We have packed this PDC with additional Crash course content to give you what you need to start hands-on permaculture projects right away. Here are some of the on demand bonus workshops:
• Compost (thermophilic, mesophilic, vermicompost and Johnson-Su Bioreactor)
• Herb spirals
• Lasagna Gardens
• Cold frames
• Water filtration
• Food Forest basics
• Pond maintenance
• Coppice forestry
• Erosion management
• And more

After many years we have determined that we need more Hands-on experiential practical learning then ever before. this reinforces the retention anc comprehension of the skills needed to move forward with your projects. 

This one week intensive at the farm ill go into detail 

• On Farm #Levelup (30 hours)
• Day 1: Social Permaculture & Conscious Communication  (NVC)
  
• Day 2: Garden & Water Systems
• Day 3: Forestry & Food Forests 
• Day 4: Earthworks & Erosion Management
• Day 5: Soils Compost; tea & extracts, 
• 5 Days of Breakfast, Lunch & Supper
• Camping Included 
• Nightly Campfires
• Tinker and discover a plethora of permaculture technologies and techniques
• Biogas, Lasagna Gardens, Compost tea, Food Forests, Rotational Grazing, Aquaculture, Mushroom Cultivation
  

• You’ll learn “whole-systems thinking”: Instead of trying to solve problems by addressing individual components which leads to creating new problems down the road that we often refer to as externalities, you’ll be able to analyze how the parts and pieces connect together and how to interact with those relationships to improve the whole system. Systems thinking is key to find solutions to the complex environmental, economic and social challenges we face today.
• Specifically you will learn how to observe a problem or situation, identify its strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats, with this you will be able to design solutions.  Examples of some solutions we learn are drought prevention, flood control water management passive solar design, alternative architecture, alternative social systems and so much more.
• You’ll acquire a toolbox to create beyond sustainable designs: Although we do go deep in many subjects covered in the PDC (see course content presented above), you won’t become an expert in any of them. The goal of the PDC is to introduce you to all the disciplines required for permaculture design and to show you all the relationships and synergies that exist between them. At the end of the PDC, you’ll have acquired the toolbox that you need to design beyond sustainable systems. You’ll have learned how and when to use each tool and you’ll be able to go deeper into each of them depending on your needs and interests.
• You’ll find a community of people that care: In this course you will meet people that share your concerns and want to be part of the change as much as you do. You’ll be inspired by them and get the chance to form new friendships and collaborative relationships. Based on feedback from our alumnis, we’re confident to say that it’s very likely that this experience will be life changing for you.

Many participants find the PDC life-changing, they develop new world views, solidify action plans and enhance their social network. Thinking as a permaculturist helps you to make appropriate social and ecological interventions in any field you dedicate yourself to; it may, in fact, completely change your relationship to the areas you have been exploring for years. Taking a PDC allows you to develop new thinking patterns that allow you to create designs that tend to use fewer resources, work more efficiently, and are easier to maintain.

Many P3 alum choose to start their own business as permaculture designers, consultants, and implementers. Permaculture opens doors to all kinds of paths, including social entrepreneurship, natural building, food forestry, passive-solar building design, natural agriculture, community organizing, research & development, and many more.

Here is a non-exhaustive list demonstrating how you can benefit from a PDC (Toby Hemenway, 2019):

Homeowners, gardeners, and farmers learn to increase the value and productivity of their property and to create home and land environments that better support their own needs as well as nature’s.

Real estate, construction, and development professionals are able to better address the public’s growing concern for the environment and to reduce resource use and impacts.

Educators learn to integrate permaculture design into their curriculum in ways that have been proven to raise student performance.

Planners and public officials find holistic solutions to land-use and resource issues, and will identify and solve bottlenecks and impediments to implementing their programs.

Energy, water, and waste-systems workers will learn holistic management strategies for integrating their projects into the larger community.

Early Bird | Save 15% by registering and paying in full 2 months or more in advance. | Only 5 spots at this price | Discount code : EARLY15

If the tuition is too much to afford all at once, we accept payment plans for 3 equal instalments to be completed 1 month prior to the start of the course. To request a payment plan, please contact us at info@p3permaculture.ca after you have paid the 250$ PDC Registration deposit.

If you are unable to afford your full tuition you can apply to be accepted as a worktrader where you will be asked to arrive onsite 1-2 weeks early to help with setup of the site for the PDC. Your acceptance is conditional to having skills we need and these change for each course offered, also we will have a video or in person meeting to assess your ease of integration into the organisational team. 

Upon acceptance your trade is valued at 15$ per hour up to a maximum reduction of 50% of your tuition. The discount will be calculated up to 2 days prior to the PDC start and the remainder will need to be paid before the first day of class. 

To apply, please send us your CV and motivation letter. Please specify in your motivation letter the reasons why you are applying for a worktrade and the skills you could share with the P3 Team.

Skills needed 

- Physical labour

- Construction

- Farm labour or tasks

- Food Forest maintenance

- Pond maintenance

- Photography and video

- General Maintenance

- Social Media marketing

Contact Us to apply