Delivery Method: Blended; Online learning with two in-person sessions on the 28th and 29th of November in Denmark Farm, Lampeter, 10am to 5pm.

This course gives a basic but wide-ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable and regenerative ways of living and working on the earth. 

Course Overview

Students will have access to a PDF of each week's lesson along with any additional support materials as needed. These resources can be accessed at your convenience - and a minimum of about an hour will be needed to comprehend the content weekly.

Additionally, there will be a group seminar to practice the key concept(s) from that week, at a time to suit the group. These will be optional, but we encourage attendance so that you can get to know your fellow students.

Participants will need to be familiar with the key concepts before the weekend at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, which will include practice sessions and site visits to deepen your knowledge of the permaculture design approach.

Course Description

This course gives a basic but wide-ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing more sustainable and regenerative ways of living and working on the earth. It will give a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture approach including the ethical framework and values that underpin it; the principles from nature that it draws from; and a design framework for applying these principles. Learners will be encouraged to explore and consider the issues that matter to their own life and work, as well as experiencing practical examples of permaculture in action. The course includes a 2-day fieldtrip to a well-established permaculture site in west Wales, where an experienced designer will provide an insight to the work undertaken as well as guiding and supporting learners in practical investigations and designs of their own.

Introduction to Permaculture can be studied as a stand-alone course and as an optional course for the Certificate of Higher Education in Field Ecology at Aberystwyth University at Aberystwyth University.