Permaculture Design: School of Professional Studies Program
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Key Takeaways
Learn permaculture design through a 72-hour program featuring hands-on training, expert instruction, and real-world design projects for practical sustainability skills.
- Gain practical permaculture design skills.
- Engage in hands-on workshops and field trips.
- Collaborate on site-specific design challenges.
- Learn from diverse expert instructors.
- Develop professional, real-world designs.
Why It Matters
This program provides essential skills for creating sustainable landscapes and communities, bridging ecological principles with practical application.
What to Do Next
Explore local permaculture design courses or workshops in your area to begin your learning journey.
Recommended for: Ideal for individuals seeking to apply permaculture principles professionally in diverse fields like education, agriculture, and landscape design.
The School of Professional & Continuing Studies offers a Permaculture Design program open to community members, especially teachers, sustainability professionals, landscape designers, and farmers. The program consists of 72 hours of workshops over four weekends, combining hands-on activities, field trips, presentations, and collaborative design projects. Students work on a site-specific design challenge in the Richmond area, developing professional permaculture designs with real-world applications. The instructional team includes experts in organic farming, green building, natural health, counseling, and environmental management. The program emphasizes practical skills for sustainability and ecological restoration.
Source: spcs.richmond.edu
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