MORE ABOUT THE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (PDC)
This course has truly transformed the lives & enhanced the careers of thousands of people around the world. Learn this holistic design system based on care of the Earth and its inhabitants, and efficient use of natural resources. Even in the most difficult conditions, permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests.
The 72 hour PDC curriculum is a training program for farmers, homeowners, renters, accountants, landscapers, architects, builders, developers, civic planners, educators, environmentalists, students...anyone interested in meeting human needs by turning our communities into fully functioning ecosystems. Receive hands on experience on how to apply the principles of ecological design in your own home, neighborhood, state, nation and beyond.
Cost: $1500, or early bird discount rate of $1300 for registration by July 5th; includes onsite camping, delicious local organic breakfast, lunch & dinner, and course fees.
Kama`aina rate: $1100, or $1000 for the early birds (July 5th). Further discount available for those not staying on property.
$300 non-refundable deposit secures your space (and your early bird rate!).
Successful graduates will receive a Certificate in Permaculture Design. Take advantage of this terrific opportunity!
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE, 2013 in Waimanalo on Oahu, Hawaii
Scroll down to hear what PDC graduates have to say about this course and these teachers...
This course has truly transformed the lives & enhanced the careers of thousands of people around the world. Learn this holistic design system based on care of the Earth and its inhabitants, and efficient use of natural resources. Even in the most difficult conditions, permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests.
The 72 hour PDC curriculum is a training program for farmers, homeowners, renters, accountants, landscapers, architects, builders, developers, civic planners, educators, environmentalists, students...anyone interested in meeting human needs by turning our communities into fully functioning ecosystems. Receive hands on experience on how to apply the principles of ecological design in your own home, neighborhood, state, nation and beyond.
Cost: $1500, or early bird discount rate of $1300 for registration by July 5th; includes onsite camping, delicious local organic breakfast, lunch & dinner, and course fees.
Kama`aina rate: $1100, or $1000 for the early birds (July 5th). Further discount available for those not staying on property.
$300 non-refundable deposit secures your space (and your early bird rate!).
Successful graduates will receive a Certificate in Permaculture Design. Take advantage of this terrific opportunity!
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE, 2013 in Waimanalo on Oahu, Hawaii
Scroll down to hear what PDC graduates have to say about this course and these teachers...
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Testimonials from former PDC students
Matt and Hunter are terrific PDC instructors. As the recently hired Director of Sustainability for UH West O`ahu and a new arrival on the islands, completing the PDC was an ideal way to learn more about local ecosystems, plants, and to steep myself in a design methodology that is practically applicable at my campus. I've wanted to complete a PDC for years, but I'd never before found a course that so well met my needs. And both Hunter and Matt have an unusual and remarkable ability to relate the design principles of permaculture to institutional change at a larger scale. For my final design project, I helped envision a sustainable, model permaculture campus for a local school - extremely relevant to my work. They are excellent resources and the class is full if interesting, passionate people who are contributing to improving our community. ~~ Aurora Winslade, Director of Sustainability, University of Hawai`i West Oahu
Living in Peace with the Planet is possible when people in all places and professions become better Designers. Permaculture inspires us to closely observe and work with Nature and to utilize Leverage. Two of my personal favorite Permaculture mindsets are "Quality of Thought = Quality of Yield" and "The Problem Is The Solution." This course is the perfect entry point into a whole new world of transformative possibilities!" ~~ Lydi Morgan Bernal, School Garden Coordinator, 'AINA In Schools, Kokua Hawai'i Foundation
My PDC offered me a new perspective on my degree in sustainable development and gave me the tools and design framework to put it to use in my life and my work in agricultural research. In doing so, it turned my career into my passion. Matt and Hunter’s teaching styles complement
each other and adapt to the diversity of the class for a fun, interactive and eye opening experience that will teach you not only how to grow food, but a new way to view the world and your place in it. This course is your opportunity to go beyond sustainability. ~~Jayme Barton, Kunia Research Station Manager at Hawai`i Agricultural Research Center (HARC)
I'd been wanting to do a PDC for many years. The alternating weekend Oahu PDC was a good fit for my schedule and a great way to get an insiders' view of varied permaculture and related sites around the island. Instructors Matt and Hunter complement each other very well and bring a lot of experience and depth to their teaching. I now have a strong connection to a network of fellow students and permaculture practitioners on the island for ongoing collaboration. ~~ David Atcheson, web & content developer for University of Washington
Hunter Heaivilin and Matthew Lynch, permacultures Cheech and Chong will entertain you with growing stuff. You'll laugh and you'll cry everyday of this course with verbal antidotes and permalongs befitting this fast growing entertainment in the field. You will become immersed in the best of permaculture without even touching the bucket. So sign up now boys and girls, coming to a farm near you! ~~Pete Hodgson, Surf Photographer for GoPro
Having a passion for working the land my whole life taking a permaculture class directed my passion into something far more greater than I would have ever expected. Flashback to 2005 my buddy and I were seriously thinking of setting up a landscaping company because first of all we had no intentions of working 9-5 indoors and we enjoyed working with plants. We got our feet wet a little but nothing much materialized. A couple years later I moved to the Garden Isle and in 2009 completed a PDC on Kaua`i. Learning unique permcacultural techniques at local hawaiian farms was life changing and this served as a catalyst for me to co-found Island Foodscaping. An edible landscaping company who mission is to empower families, businesses and communities to grow food right outside their own doors. Having known the instructors over the last couple years I can honestly say this will be a life changing experience and if anything you will meet great people and have some great laughs. ~~Justin Franzmeir, Owner of Island Foodscaping
The Permaculture Design Certification course was a thrilling adventure for me. Prior to taking the course I had a feeling that there was a better, more self-sufficient way to live with less negative impact on the environment. The course replaced that “feeling” with a practical understanding and approach to creating this better life. Learning about the functions and needs of individual plants, animals and micro-organisms opened my eyes to how the natural world takes care of itself and the potential to leverage natural systems to create more abundance and resiliency for my family. While I now understand how to design an efficient (minimal work and very little waste) food forest, what surprised me about the course was that it gave me a new lens of understanding and appreciation for the people that I interact with. I was amazed how the design principles can be applied to personal relationships. I have come to appreciate that the even more important than being self-sufficient is building a more self-reliant community with others so that we can all thrive together.
~~ RH, Businessman
Matt and Hunter are teachers that live what they are teaching and are permaculture lessons within themselves. With complimentary strengths they give a depth to their courses that is hard to come bye. A course with either one of these two would be awesome within its self, but you get both! I suggest you take the next PDC with both of these two masters ASAP because things change and missing this opportunity would be a real shame.
~~Jason Leue, Ailani Gardens founder, manager.
I've been involved in organizing 6 different PDCs since 2004 and I'm always amazed at the variety of professions and age groups represented among the students -- landscapers, landscape architects, ranchers, Peace Corp workers, builders, teachers and engineers, to name a few. As far as instructors for this course go, Matt and Hunter compare with the best, they're top knotch! ~~ Donna Lay, Legislative Assistant at Hawai`i State Senate & Realtor Associate at INet Realty
Since earning a Permaculture Design Certificate with Robyn Francis in Australia in 2003 I committed to bring more ‘permaculture’ to Oahu. I worked with Hunter & Matt summer of 2012 to host a two week intensive course on our farm and am stoked to hear they are at it again with the weekend format so the course can be accessible to more people. The PDC provides a framework & skill-set to approach living sustainably and is an experience I feel you!, your community & the planet will benefit from. With nearly 10 years passed since taking my PDC, I enjoyed sitting thru many of their lessons and getting back in the zone, Hunter & Matt are a great team and you will be in good hands. ~~ Meleana Judd, Waihuena Farm
Living in Peace with the Planet is possible when people in all places and professions become better Designers. Permaculture inspires us to closely observe and work with Nature and to utilize Leverage. Two of my personal favorite Permaculture mindsets are "Quality of Thought = Quality of Yield" and "The Problem Is The Solution." This course is the perfect entry point into a whole new world of transformative possibilities!" ~~ Lydi Morgan Bernal, School Garden Coordinator, 'AINA In Schools, Kokua Hawai'i Foundation
My PDC offered me a new perspective on my degree in sustainable development and gave me the tools and design framework to put it to use in my life and my work in agricultural research. In doing so, it turned my career into my passion. Matt and Hunter’s teaching styles complement
each other and adapt to the diversity of the class for a fun, interactive and eye opening experience that will teach you not only how to grow food, but a new way to view the world and your place in it. This course is your opportunity to go beyond sustainability. ~~Jayme Barton, Kunia Research Station Manager at Hawai`i Agricultural Research Center (HARC)
I'd been wanting to do a PDC for many years. The alternating weekend Oahu PDC was a good fit for my schedule and a great way to get an insiders' view of varied permaculture and related sites around the island. Instructors Matt and Hunter complement each other very well and bring a lot of experience and depth to their teaching. I now have a strong connection to a network of fellow students and permaculture practitioners on the island for ongoing collaboration. ~~ David Atcheson, web & content developer for University of Washington
Hunter Heaivilin and Matthew Lynch, permacultures Cheech and Chong will entertain you with growing stuff. You'll laugh and you'll cry everyday of this course with verbal antidotes and permalongs befitting this fast growing entertainment in the field. You will become immersed in the best of permaculture without even touching the bucket. So sign up now boys and girls, coming to a farm near you! ~~Pete Hodgson, Surf Photographer for GoPro
Having a passion for working the land my whole life taking a permaculture class directed my passion into something far more greater than I would have ever expected. Flashback to 2005 my buddy and I were seriously thinking of setting up a landscaping company because first of all we had no intentions of working 9-5 indoors and we enjoyed working with plants. We got our feet wet a little but nothing much materialized. A couple years later I moved to the Garden Isle and in 2009 completed a PDC on Kaua`i. Learning unique permcacultural techniques at local hawaiian farms was life changing and this served as a catalyst for me to co-found Island Foodscaping. An edible landscaping company who mission is to empower families, businesses and communities to grow food right outside their own doors. Having known the instructors over the last couple years I can honestly say this will be a life changing experience and if anything you will meet great people and have some great laughs. ~~Justin Franzmeir, Owner of Island Foodscaping
The Permaculture Design Certification course was a thrilling adventure for me. Prior to taking the course I had a feeling that there was a better, more self-sufficient way to live with less negative impact on the environment. The course replaced that “feeling” with a practical understanding and approach to creating this better life. Learning about the functions and needs of individual plants, animals and micro-organisms opened my eyes to how the natural world takes care of itself and the potential to leverage natural systems to create more abundance and resiliency for my family. While I now understand how to design an efficient (minimal work and very little waste) food forest, what surprised me about the course was that it gave me a new lens of understanding and appreciation for the people that I interact with. I was amazed how the design principles can be applied to personal relationships. I have come to appreciate that the even more important than being self-sufficient is building a more self-reliant community with others so that we can all thrive together.
~~ RH, Businessman
Matt and Hunter are teachers that live what they are teaching and are permaculture lessons within themselves. With complimentary strengths they give a depth to their courses that is hard to come bye. A course with either one of these two would be awesome within its self, but you get both! I suggest you take the next PDC with both of these two masters ASAP because things change and missing this opportunity would be a real shame.
~~Jason Leue, Ailani Gardens founder, manager.
I've been involved in organizing 6 different PDCs since 2004 and I'm always amazed at the variety of professions and age groups represented among the students -- landscapers, landscape architects, ranchers, Peace Corp workers, builders, teachers and engineers, to name a few. As far as instructors for this course go, Matt and Hunter compare with the best, they're top knotch! ~~ Donna Lay, Legislative Assistant at Hawai`i State Senate & Realtor Associate at INet Realty
Since earning a Permaculture Design Certificate with Robyn Francis in Australia in 2003 I committed to bring more ‘permaculture’ to Oahu. I worked with Hunter & Matt summer of 2012 to host a two week intensive course on our farm and am stoked to hear they are at it again with the weekend format so the course can be accessible to more people. The PDC provides a framework & skill-set to approach living sustainably and is an experience I feel you!, your community & the planet will benefit from. With nearly 10 years passed since taking my PDC, I enjoyed sitting thru many of their lessons and getting back in the zone, Hunter & Matt are a great team and you will be in good hands. ~~ Meleana Judd, Waihuena Farm
