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Permaculture Design Certificate

Permaculture Design Certificate

A comprehensive introduction to understanding and implementation of good Permaculture Design. Our Permaculture Design Courses provide advanced training in true sustainability as an intensive, hands-on foundation course packed with practical experience as well as theory.

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Date Course type Course Title Location
4 Oct 2009 - 17 Oct 2009 Permaculture Design Certificate Milkwood Spring PDC Mudgee
21 Feb 2010 - 6 Mar 2010 Permaculture Design Certificate Milkwood Autumn PDC Mudgee

Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture

A two-day, weekend course that teaches you the principles of Permaculture design and a bunch of practical skills that will help activate you towards living sustainably and responsibly, wherever you may live.

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Date Course type Course Title Location
23 May 2009 - 24 May 2009 Introduction to Permaculture Sydney Autumn ITP Leichhardt
13 Jun 2009 - 14 Jun 2009 Introduction to Permaculture Bathurst Winter ITP Bathurst
25 Jul 2009 - 26 Jul 2009 Introduction to Permaculture Sydney Winter ITP Leichhardt
5 Sep 2009 - 6 Sep 2009 Introduction to Permaculture Bathurst Spring ITP Bathurst
5 Dec 2009 - 6 Dec 2009 Introduction to Permaculture Mudgee Summmer ITP Mudgee
30 Jan 2010 - 31 Jan 2010 Introduction to Permaculture Sydney Summmer ITP Sydney

Compost & Compost Tea Workshop

Compost & Compost Tea Workshop

A practical workshop on how to hydrate, enhance and heal your soils by understanding the soil food web and how to make biologically active Aerated Compost Tea. This workshop focuses on practical techniques  of applying compost and compost teas for small, medium and larger-scale farming, grazing and forestry operations.

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Date Course type Course Title Location
26 Nov 2009 - 28 Nov 2009 Compost & Compost Tea Workshop Mudgee Spring CCTW Mudgee

Urban Permaculture in Action

Urban Permaculture in Action

A boots-and-all weekend of Permaculture in practice! Learn how to transform an inner-city backyard into a functioning Permaculture system - including techniques for food production, energy re-cycling and soil creation on an intimate scale. And expect to get your hands delightfully dirty in the process.

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Date Course type Course Title Location
14 Nov 2009 - 15 Nov 2009 Urban Permaculture in Action Sydney Spring UPIA Sydney
13 Feb 2010 - 14 Feb 2010 Urban Permaculture in Action Sydney Summmer UPIA Sydney

Keyline Farming

Keyline Farming

Learn how to store water in your landscape using simple, practical methods, grounded in intelligent theory and design.

**Part of the 2010 Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series**

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Date Course type Course Title Location
14 Jan 2010 - 16 Jan 2010 Keyline Farming Richmond Summer KDC Richmond

Subsidised Courses

If you are a primary producer, an immediate family member of a primary producer or an indigenous land manager you may be eligible for a FULL REIMBURSEMENT of your course fee, travel and accommodation costs when you attend specific Milkwood Permaculture courses.


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Upcoming Courses

4 Apr → 17 Apr
Permaculture Design Certificate
15 May → 16 May
Introduction to Permaculture
22 May → 23 May
Introduction to Permaculture
29 May → 15 Aug
Permaculture Design Certificate
23 Aug → 25 Aug
Holistic Management
28 Aug → 29 Aug
Urban Permaculture in Action
4 Sep → 5 Sep
Introduction to Permaculture
29 Sep → 1 Oct
BioFertile Farms
3 Oct → 16 Oct
Permaculture Design Certificate
18 Oct → 20 Oct
Keyline Farming

Reading List

Prior to attending your course, you might like to take a look at our ever-expanding reading list,a bunch of recommended and practical texts on Permaculture, sustainable agriculture and community resilience.

None of these texts are pre-requisite for our courses, we just like to be able to provide suggestions on background reading, in case you're champing at the bit to get going.


"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet."
Dr. David Suzuki
award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster
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