The Permaculture Design Course was developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren to teach principles and foundations of sustainable design. All PDC courses offered throughout the world must follow the same curriculum (see below) to assure that the integrity of certification process is upheld.
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Principles of Natural Systems
Sustainable Design Methodologies
Patterns in Nature, Culture and Society
Reading the Land & Understanding Natural Processes
Large Scale Land Restoration Techniques
Water Harvesting Techniques
Design Principles of Sustainable Human Settlements
Grey Water Recycling
Natural Building Strategies
Cultivated & Productive Ecologies
Food Forests, Plant Guilds, Gardens for Self-Sufficiency
Energy Conservation Technologies
Appropriate Technologies and Renewable Energies
Urban Environment Permaculture
Wildlife Management and Biological Pest Control
Land Arts and Community Activism
Invisible Structures: EcoVillages & Credit Unions
Community Supported Agriculture
Strategies for an Alternative Nation
and a Design Project
Don’t worry though, we cover all these things in Lazy-Lady Living (and more) so you will complete the requirements for the Permaculture Design Certificate if you complete the LLL program. If you decide to pursue this option you will receive a special Tierra Soul Permaculture Design Certificate.
The Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) is not included with the LLL course, as stated in the course description. The donation amount to add it is $299. In order to earn your PDC you will have to complete all assignments in the course including Workbook exercises, book reviews for books assigned in the course as well as turn in the design project for review within one year of your PDC registration. If you need extra time you can renew for a year for $100.
In some rare cases we will request that you do additional reading/assignments to make sure you have a grasp on all the basics of Permaculture.
The course covers everything included in the PDC and the extra fee is for us to personally review all your assignments and final design project.