Learn to design an environmentally sustainable and abundant way of life
Welcome to Learn Permaculture!
New to permaculture?
An introduction to what permaculture is and how it could help you.
Ready to design?
Learn more about my Permaculture Design Guide...
Watch a video?
Practical demonstrations, talks, book recommendations & answered questions.
Design Your Site with Permaculture
Online
This new and unique course is for anyone wanting to use a permaculture approach to design a site - whether it be a home garden, allotment, community garden, forest garden, market garden or smallholding. While material is taught online, this is very much a hands-on practical course, organised around a real-life site design. You’ll be watching videos and reading text, but also invited to go out and put it all into practice for yourself.
The course is suitable for:
- Complete beginners, new to permaculture
- Permaculture Design Course (PDC) graduates
- Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design apprentices
Why do a course when I can get all I need for free on the internet?
Aranya explains when it's best to do a permaculture course in person and when the internet might be better.
A glimpse at the Permaculture Design Course experience...
A short film of the permaculture design course taught by Aranya, Caroline Aitken and Mel Lamb at the High Heathercombe Centre in April 2016.
Upcoming in-person course dates
The Sustainability Centre, nr Petersfield, Hampshire
5th - 8th October 2023
This 4 day course is designed to introduce permaculture principles but with an emphasis on supporting participants with designing their own homes and gardens.
(Non-residential, with various accommodation options)
5th - 8th October 2023
This 4 day course is designed to introduce permaculture principles but with an emphasis on supporting participants with designing their own homes and gardens.
(Non-residential, with various accommodation options)
High Heathercombe Centre, Manaton, Devon
4th - 18th November 2023
A 2-week residential course on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor that provides an overview of the application of permaculture in many aspects of our lives.
(Residential / non-residential options)
4th - 18th November 2023
A 2-week residential course on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor that provides an overview of the application of permaculture in many aspects of our lives.
(Residential / non-residential options)
High Heathercombe Centre, Manaton, Devon
6th - 20th April 2024
A 2-week residential course on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor that provides an overview of the application of permaculture in many aspects of our lives.
(Residential / non-residential options)
6th - 20th April 2024
A 2-week residential course on the edge of beautiful Dartmoor that provides an overview of the application of permaculture in many aspects of our lives.
(Residential / non-residential options)
Unsure which course to choose?
We offer a range of different permaculture courses suiting different levels of experience:
- Our Introduction to Permaculture course runs over two or four days and is aimed at complete beginners.
- Our Permaculture Association certified Permaculture Design Course goes into more detail and is delivered as either a two week block or over six weekends. It is also suitable for beginners.
- For those with a bit more experience we also deliver a ten day permaculture teacher training course.
- From time to time or on demand we offer a collection of related practical courses: On-Site Design Trainings, Practical Forest Gardening, Ethical Livelihood Design, Observation and Mapping, and Understanding Systems and Patterns.
Some more choices for you...
Read an article
Aranya regularly writes for Permaculture Magazine - read some articles here.
Diploma portfolio
Explore the 10 designs from Aranya's Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design.
Salad mandalas
Photographs of Aranya's favourite art form - the creation of beautiful salads.
