10/01/2026
Wilf's Upcoming Permaculture Courses
For 2026 I have two strands of permaculture courses.
First up there are whole day in person courses held at Abundant Earth. These can be taken individually as one day courses. Joined up together they make up credits towards completion of the Permaculture Design Certificate Course (aka PDC). Details of those one day modules are below. They are all on Saturdays throughout the year.
The second strand are online evening sessions focused on my permaculture book about the principles. These sessions will take us through the book step by step. You don’t need to have purchased the book to attend these sessions but it might help. Details of these sessions, all on Monday evenings, are further below.
Dates of One Day Modules
All 9.30am to 4.30pm
Feb 21st Observation
March 21st Analysis
April 18th Principles
May 16th Ethics
June 13th Design
July 18th Grow your Own
Sept date TBC Well Being
Oct 17th Business
Nov 21st Land Project
Details of upcoming One Day Modules
Feb 21st Observation
The Observational Skills day will focus on reading the landscape, ecological succession, weather patterns, seasons, microclimates, using your body as a tape measure and base maps.
March 21st Analysis
The Analysis Skills day will involve training and practice of at least seven design tools to help us add layers to our observations and consider how we work towards making the best decision.
April 18th Principles
We will explore what a principle is and how they are universal in many disciplines, and how we define what a permaculture principle is. We will see where the principles can be seen in natural systems and the evolution of our understanding of these tools. This isn’t just the twelve principles that Holmgren focuses on but a broader deeper understanding of 23 principles from over forty permaculture teachers globally. We will see how the principles have been applied in our market garden and across our smallholding.
Dates and Details for the Principles Book Courses
All of these sessions are on Monday evenings, starting at 7pm and finishing at 8pm. Each session will focus on a particular chapter from the book. I will invite the chapter collaborators to attend to highlight their involvement and work, although I can’t guarantee their attendance currently. The sessions will involve reading an extract from the relevant chapter, providing a summary of key points from that chapter and looking at a wide range of applications for the principle in question. We may also consider and discuss cautions, relevant design tools, lightbulb moments and becoming unstuck moments depending upon the chapter we focus on. There will be plenty of time for questions and opportunities for you to share your insights and thoughts.
March 9th Defining Principles
March 16th Using the Principles
March 23rd Adaptation
March 30th Catch and Store
April 13th Cooperation
April 20th Diversity
April 27th Edge Optimised
May 11th Energy Efficiency
May 18th Everything Gardens
June 1st Functions and Elements
June 8th Integration Optimised
June 15th Least Change
June 22nd Limiting Factors
June 29th Observe and Interact
July 6th Patterns and Details
July 13th Problem is the Solution
July 20th Produce no Waste
Sept 7th Relative Location
Sept 14th Renewable Resources
Sept 21st Resilience
Sept 28th Self Regulate
Oct 5th Small and Slow
Oct 12th Stacking and Succession
Oct 19th Work with Nature
Oct 26th Yield Unlimited
Join my Club
If you are planning to attend at least three of my in person courses over the next 12 months or several online evening zoom sessions then consider joining my Permaculture Club. It’s a simple system of paying a monthly standing order and then you will receive a big discount of 35% on all whole day and half day courses that I run, 50% off all zoom calls and a complimentary paid subscription to my Substack.
For more info about any of my courses then please email me [email protected]
