Jupiter Farms PDC: 10-Day Cert at Pike Food Forest (Aug 2026)
TL;DR: Secure your spot for an intensive 10-day permaculture design certification in Florida, focusing on practical, hands-on regenerative landscape design.
- Gain permaculture certification in 10 days.
- Learn regenerative design for Florida conditions.
- Master soil building and water catchment.
- Design your own integrated permaculture site.
- Connect with local permaculture practitioners.
Why it matters: This certification provides the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to design and implement sustainable, food-producing ecosystems, directly addressing local ecological challenges.
Do this next: Register for the course before June 1, 2026, to receive an early bird discount.
Recommended for: Anyone in the Florida region looking for comprehensive, hands-on permaculture design certification with a focus on practical application in real-world settings.
This 72-hour in-person Permaculture Design Certification course runs from August 17 to 26, 2026, at Pike Food Forest in Jupiter Farms, Florida, located at 17813 Bridle Court, Jupiter, FL 33478. Daily sessions occur from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM over 10 days, priced at $1,200 with a 20% discount using code PDCMAMAS if registered by June 1, 2026. Participants earn a Permaculture Design Certificate issued by the Permaculture Institute of North America upon successful completion. The curriculum provides hands-on training in designing regenerative landscapes, soil building techniques, food forest establishment, water catchment systems, plant guilds, and site-specific design mapping, all tailored to real-world Florida conditions. Learners connect with the local site through observation and analysis of natural processes, master permaculture design principles and methods, understand dynamics of water systems, soils, gardens, and trees, and create an integrated site design for immediate implementation. The course emphasizes practical, field-tested methods for food production and ecological resilience, led by Pike Food Forest practitioners. By the end, students develop tools to continue their practice, build connections with like-minded individuals, and apply techniques for growing food abundantly while enhancing personal and planetary resilience. This intensive format ensures immersive learning with direct application, including design projects that can be implemented post-course.