Selva Negra PDC: Feb 9-16, 2026 South America - Feb 2026

📅 February 9-16, 2026 | 📍 Selva Negra, South America | 🏷️ course

The Selva Negra Permaculture Design Course is a intensive, certification-focused workshop held in the heart of South America's permaculture scene, running from Sunday, February 9 to Saturday, February 16, 2026, with optional arrival on Saturday, February 8. Designed for aspiring permaculture designers, homesteaders, and sustainability advocates, this course delivers the internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), equipping participants with comprehensive knowledge to create regenerative systems tailored to tropical and subtropical climates. Attendees, from novices to intermediate learners, will explore core permaculture principles like observation, sector analysis, zoning, and ethical design through lectures, hands-on activities, group projects, and site tours on the stunning Selva Negra farm—a living laboratory of food forests, swales, greywater systems, and integrated animal husbandry. Expect to learn practical skills in water harvesting, soil building with mulch and compost, companion planting for pest control, natural building techniques, and community economics, all contextualized for South American ecosystems facing challenges like deforestation and climate variability. Instructors are seasoned permaculture experts with years of on-the-ground experience, blending global standards with local adaptations for crops like cacao, bananas, and native medicinals. The course's value shines for practitioners seeking certification to launch consultancies, farms, or community projects; it fosters deep networking among like-minded individuals from across Latin America and beyond. Beyond academics, the setting offers serene forest immersion, delicious farm-fresh meals emphasizing permaculture-grown produce, and evening discussions on topics like seed saving and appropriate technology. This event stands out for its balance of theory and practice, empowering you to design resilient homesteads that produce abundance while regenerating land—essential for anyone committed to food sovereignty and ecological restoration in regions like South America where sustainable agriculture is urgently needed.