Pikes Peak PDC 2026: Southern CO Starts Feb 27 - Feb 2026
TL;DR: Embark on a 10-weekend permaculture design course in Southern Colorado, gaining certification and practical skills for sustainable living.
- Learn ethics, principles, and design for diverse ecosystems.
- Develop whole-systems thinking for arid, high-altitude contexts.
- Engage in hands-on design projects for real-world application.
- Gain certification and expand your permaculture network.
- Explore methods like OBREDIM, rainwater harvesting, and guilds.
Why it matters: This course offers a comprehensive pathway to understanding and implementing permaculture principles, crucial for addressing environmental challenges and fostering resilient communities.
Do this next: Explore the course syllabus and instructors to see if it aligns with your learning goals.
Recommended for: Dedicated individuals passionate about sustainable design and ethical land stewardship, particularly in challenging climates.
📅 February 27 - March 1, 2026 (first of series) | 📍 Southern Colorado, USA | 🏷️ course
The Pikes Peak 2026 Permaculture Design Course, adhering to Permaculture Institute of North America standards, kicks off February 27-March 1, 2026, as part of a 10-weekend, 72-hour journey through Southern Colorado's diverse ecosystems. Designed for 24 dedicated students tackling environmental challenges, it's ideal for homesteaders, activists, designers, and educators wanting ethics-driven solutions. Heavy emphasis on ethics, principles, and design covers local ecosystems, patterns, climates/microclimates, methods like OBREDIM, home systems, water/earthworks, trees/forests, animals, built environments, waste bioremediation, urban permaculture, broadscale design, invisible structures, and ecovillage planning. Hands-on team designs for real sites culminate in presentations, with field trips within 4 hours of Colorado Springs. Instructors prioritize whole-systems thinking for arid, high-altitude contexts—rainwater harvesting, guilds, perennial systems. Priced at $1550, limited spots demand early signup. For practitioners, invaluable: certification, techniques library, networks in growing permaculture scene. Build resilience against catastrophe, access land ethically, design abundant futures.
Source: pikespeakpermaculture.org
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