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Course description
Permaculture design is a method of landscape planning that can be applied to anything, from a home garden or farm to a city block or entire village.
This free permaculture course uses design principles from nature itself and takes into account such things as how indigenous people used the land; how water, fire and wind flow through the land; and how soil, water, vegetation, buildings and habitats can be managed in a stable and enduring way.
A multidisciplinary approach
Permaculture design is an ethically based, whole-systems design approach to create sustainable human settlements and institutions. Although rooted in horticulture and agriculture, permaculture design also touches on regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, technology, architecture and international development.
Learning outcomes
In this free, online permaculture course, you will learn about the process, ethics and principles of permaculture design while diving into climate-specific design elements through interactive technology, videos, graphics, and readings. The course is designed to benefit everyone regardless of your learning style, time commitments or available technology.
Students who complete all course activities should expect to spend between two to four hours each week on course work.
Free course materials. Free textbook and course materials
- “Intro to Permaculture” textbook by Andrew Millison
- Permaculture Water Design: Drought Proofing Farms
- Permaculture podcast
About the instructor:
M.A. in Horticultural Preservation
B.A. in Ecological Design and Sustainability
Andrew Millison brings nearly 20 years experience in designing and building permaculture projects to his teaching and wants to share that rich, real-world experience with his students.
See Andrew’s Permaculture Design Certificate online course offered through Oregon State Professional and Continuing Education (PACE).
He has been studying, teaching and practicing permaculture since he took his first design course in 1996. He began teaching permaculture design at the college level in 2001 and has been an instructor at Oregon State University in the Horticulture Department since 2009. Andrew currently teaches the Permaculture Design Course and the Advanced Permaculture Design Practicum at OSU on campus and online.
