Introduction to Permaculture with Green Calgary & Verge Permaculture

"Design is not the roof, the rain barrel or the solar panel… it is how they are connected”

We are very excited to bring you this course through a partnership with the non-profit organization Green Calgary. The course will run over six Tuesday evenings, starting June 15th, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm.

Register by contacting the Green Calgary Ecostore 403-230-1443 ext 222, email ecostore(at)greencalgary.org or visit their website.

Course is subject to Green Calgary's Cancellation Policy.

Note - Graduates of this course receive $200 credit towards our full time Permaculture Design Course or $100 credit towards our part time Permaculture Design Course.

Course Description:

Permaculture is a system for designing sustainable human habitat.

Improve your home & backyard while saving resources and building a healthy place for family, friends and community.

Save money on energy bills with efficient home design, retrofit and renewable energy systems.

Bring fertility back to soil, store water in the landscape and shape earth for water harvesting.

Pattern functional and edible perennials into food forest assemblies and eat fresh, organic & healthy food grown outside your doorstep.

Reduce or eliminate waste and pollution to assure a healthy environment for you, your children and grandchildren.

Create an ethical business and right livelihood that benefits both people and the planet.

It's all in the Design - you can learn how!

If you are interested in permaculture, but not sure where to start, this 12-hour course will offer information and hands-on experience and cover the basics of permaculture design.

The course is applicable to everyone from beginner home gardeners to professional horticulturists and engineers to landscape architects wishing to learn more about designing for sustainability. Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or green lifestyles, the application of permaculture principles empowers you to make a positive contribution towards a sustainable future.

A healthy mixture of theory and practice, the course content is sure to stimulate; supplemented with plenty of slides from around the world and a variety of related creative design exercises.

All students will receive their own copy of Bill Mollison’s Introduction to Permaculture book, on which the course content is based.

There’s no question that this introductory course will get you thinking about confronting cultural, environmental and energy-supply change and provide new perspective in becoming a more sustainable and energy efficient member of the community.

What our past students are saying:

“Rob is a good presenter, knowledgeable, articulate and organized”

“I am thinking about my yard and garden in new and exciting ways and am already trying new things. Thank you, this course was a great experience”

"The ideas and information exchanged at the course are both inspiring and [a] practical way of connecting to community-based solutions" - Heather Noakes, Calgary

"I would recommend this course to anyone excited about enacting a small change that can lead to tremendous results" - Jason Baranec, Lethbridge

"Thank-you for inspiring me to make positive change in the world around me - starting with my own back yard!" - Lynn MacCallum, Calgary

Instructor & bio: Rob Avis

See photos from past courses on our blog.

Register by contacting the Green Calgary Ecostore 403-230-1443 ext 222, email ecostore(at)greencalgary.org or visit their website.