Sat, 28 Feb
|Climate Action Campus
2026 Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Learn key permaculture concepts, living-design systems & creative solutions that can be adopted into your life. These choices will change & improve the quality of your life & the environment you live & work in. Each module has a range of presentations, discussion, activities, handouts & resources.
Time & Location
28 Feb 2026, 8:30 am – 06 Dec 2026, 4:30 pm
Climate Action Campus, 180 Avonside Drive, Avonside, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand
About the Event
Permaculture Design Course
This course is held over 10 Modules (1st wkd of the month) each module will cover a design stage through a series of activities that use different tools & techniques to help filter the research & information gained. This will grow your experience and confidence in creating a land-based or social-focused permaculture design, beyond the end of the course.
The design can be conceptual or a real life project, that by the end of the course, if timing is right, can be ready for an implementation plan* to aid the actioning of it into life. Your design project is presented on your final weekend of the course where you graduate, receive your course certification and celebrate your achievements.
Please read through the information on the PDC page to see more about the offerings this course provides
Course Date & Topics *could subject to change
Feb 28th & March 1st - M1 Philosophy & Design
1. Welcome & Orientation
2. Why Permaculture
3. Ethics & Principles
4. Group Culture
5. Ecosystems
6. Permaculture Design Principles & Process
7. Design Method#1 Define & DM#2 Survey
8. Design Project Directive for home
April 4th & 5th - M2 Design for Regeneration
1. What is Regenerative Design
2. Ecological Restoration - with Di Lucas
3. Ribbonwood, Little River - with Luke Bird
4. Hinewai Reserve, Akaroa - with Hugh Wilson
5. Koru Kai Herb Farm, Port Levy - with Cornelia Holt
May 2nd & 3rd - M3 Natural & Built Environment
1. Patterns in Nature
2. Macroclimates & Weather Patterns
3. Microclimates & Micrometeorology
4. Hardiness Zones, Biomes & Biome Shifting
5. Appropriate Technology & Renewable Energy
6. Urban Design
7. Building Design
8. Design Method#3 Analysis
June 6th & 7th - M4 Invisible Structures
1. What is Social Permaculture
2. Health and Well-being
3. NonViolent Communication
4. The Nature & Value of Beliefs
5. Effective Collaboration & Governance
6. Economic Spectrum & Regenerative Community Economics
7. Legalese and Land Ownership
8. Design Method#4 Concepts
July 4th & 5th - M5 Cultural Strengthening
1. Regenerative Culture
2. Te Tiriti o Waitangi -TBC
3. Seasonal Living - Preserving: food, seeds, knowledge, skills
4. Tool Maintenance
5. Eco-Communities & Village Design
6. Social Permaculture Design Activity
7. Design Method#5 Planning
August 1st & 2nd - M6 Soil & Water
1. The Journey of Water
2. Water Management
3. Earthworks & Landforms for Catchment
4. Infiltration & Soil Substrates
5. Soil Structure & Pedogenesis
6. The Soil Food Web
7. Soil Cycles & Succession
8. Design Method#6 Implementation
September 5th & 6th - M7 Growing Soil & Food
1. Compost
2. Vermiculture
3. Soil Amendments
4. No-Dig-Beds
5. Plant Antimony
6. Pests & Diseases
7. Nursery Activities
8. Design Method#7 Maintenance
October 3rd & 4th - M8 Integrated Growing Systems
1. Edible Gardens/Landscapes
2. Urban Agriculture
3. Food Forest Tour
4. Agroforestry
5. Wild Harvest
6. Mushroom Inoculation
7. Design Activities: Guild, Planting Plan
8. Design Method#8 Evaluation & Tweaking
November 1st & 2nd - M9 Design Project Wkd
1. Project Brief, Design Methods in Process and Presentation Logistics:
2. Define
3. Survey
4. Analysis
5. Planning
6. Concepts
7. Implementation & Maintenance
8. Evaluation & Tweaking
December 5th & 6th - December M10 Presentation WKD
Certificates, Celebratory Meal/Drinks
Tickets
2026 PDC Regular Price
Sale ended$2,500.00
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Returning Student
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