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Instead of courses, I recommend to get a couple books on Permaculture and also look to see if any universities have extension courses for Permaculture or any to
by adreamingsoul 8y ago
Instead of courses, I recommend to get a couple books on Permaculture and also look to see if any universities have extension courses for Permaculture or any topic related to it. Chances are, most of the teachers are now familiar with Permaculture and can speak to the “historical” methods and the “Permaculture” methods. Yes, a lot of people have been trying to make money of the cerificstion courses, which I think is a waste of money. I started with my backyard and have used Permaculture design to re-approach working with nature. My end goal is to have a diverse forest garden that has it’s own ecosystem. But, that’s at least 10 years of work to achieve, but well worth it. I’m almost two years into this and have zero regrets. If anyone is interested to know more, I can try to share what I’ve learned or answer any specific questions.
- mey 8y agoThe referenced link is for a free online course
- adreamingsoul 8y agoAwesome! I will add that to my list of things to check out.
- Jamesbaxter29 8y agoWhat books do you recommend do a university student without much familiarity in the subject looking for practical design advice?
- george_kaplan 8y agoNot OP, but I can recommend these two books: "Making Small Farms Work" by Richard Perkins and "Restoration Agriculture: Real World Permaculture for Farmers" by Mark Shepard Then there are the books by Bill Mollison that arguably started it all: "Permaculture: A Designers' Manual", and "Introduction to Permaculture"
- adreamingsoul 8y agoThese are great! Thank you, for sharing.
- tshanmu 8y agohi, I am interested in permaculture, can you please recommend the books and contact info would be great!
- adreamingsoul 8y agogeorge_kaplan provided some excellent references for books.
- adreamingsoul 8y agoApologies for the grammar and spelling issues, I wrote the original comment on my mobile phone and find that experience frustrating, and I usually miss things.