Cost: $1,795
Early-Bird Cost (until 4/22): $1,595
Indoor accommodations are available for an extra fee.
We have special rates for groups, seniors, students, and low income individuals. Please fill out the registration form and we’ll send you more information. Partial scholarships are available. Please inquire for more details.
Sharon Bagatell has been studying and practicing permaculture for the past twenty years in both temperate and tropical climates. Building on her extensive background as an environmental educator, she received a design certificate while living at Earthaven Ecovillage, a teaching certificate through Midwest Permaculture in Illinois, an advanced design certificate in Designing for Climate Resilience through Oregon State University, and a Home Horticulture Certification also through Oregon State.
Sharon lived at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage for 10 years where she and her partner built a timberframe straw-bale home with a gardenable roof. Natural building is in her bones and was one of the teachers of their Natural Building Workshops.
Sharon is presently living in Durham, North Carolina, and is passionately involved in citizen advocacy on climate change. She is the author of a permaculture curriculum for children and a step-by-step permaculture manual for low-literacy Malawian farmers.
Bill has hosted or taught over 100 PDC Courses in his almost 20 years of teaching and designing. His reputation comes from the ability to take the complicated and explain it in ways that make it more easily understood.
He has graduate students who have taken his PDC course from every state in the union and over 20-different countries. The universal claim is that “Bill makes the wide and diverse subject of permaculture real while also bringing it to life.”
We are so honored to have Bill back for what will be his 4th PDC course here at Dancing Rabbit.
As one of our past PDC students exclaimed,
“Taking a PDC Course at Dancing Rabbit and… with Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture…!!!, this has got to be the ultimate permaculture learning experience. It was amazing. I can’t believe how much I’ve learned.”
Even as someone who was less than familiar with agriculture and has never spent time on a farm, I found it incredibly valuable.
Bill is a remarkable teacher, probably one of the most gifted teachers I’ve ever come across. I had no idea how impactful that would be in my selection of a permaculture course. He helps you understand the full picture at a micro and macro level… at both a logical and emotional level. He ensures everyone follows along. He’s funny. He’s passionate. He’s engaging.
I never thought 9-hours a day in class would be so easy. I wish this course were mandatory for everyone as a citizen of the world. I understand the world around me differently for this course and highly recommend it for all.”
Katlin Smith – Founder and CEO of Simple Mills
To learn more about the course visit MidwestPermaculture.com
Erik Peterson first encountered Permaculture in 2012 while working at Community Food Initiatives, a 501 (c)3 non-profit focusing on regional food security through community and school gardens, and farmers’ market programs. Erik received his PDC at Solid Ground Farm in Athens, Ohio in Spring of 2014, where he also met Olivia, then went on to earn his Permaculture Teachers Training through Midwest Permaculture (MWP) in the summer of 2015.
After further training in natural building at Cal-Earth, Master Gardener certification, and Pattern Literacy (with Toby Hemenway), Erik accepted an offer to become a Teaching Apprentice with Bill and Becky Wilson of MWP.
Erik has co-taught 15 Permaculture Design Courses with MWP across the US and Canada over the last 3 years, and has facilitated and taught in 3 PDC courses independently. Erik also teaches the Permaculture curriculum locally at Hocking College. Erik splits his time between the educational and social Permaculture centered farm he and his partner Olivia Miller Peterson co-founded in 2015, Fern Hollow Farm, LLC, and Erik’s business by the same name, which focuses on Permaculture and native plant design and installations, rainwater systems, earthworks, masonry, building and more.
Cost: $1,795
Early-Bird Cost (until 4/13): $1,595
Indoor accommodations are available for an extra fee.
We have special rates for groups, seniors, students, and low income individuals. Please fill out the registration form and we’ll send you more information. Partial scholarships are available. Please inquire for more details.
The course will be based in our beautiful Casa de la Cultura. The village, gardens, and agricultural lands of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage will be our laboratory. You’ll have abundant opportunities for hands-on learning!
Although course days are packed full, there will be opportunities to learn about Dancing Rabbit, connect with villagers, and participate in village activities. Please check out the rest of our website to learn more about our ecovillage.
The course fee includes camping accommodations in Dancing Rabbit’s wooded campground. Platforms for tents are provided, along with a composting toilet and access to showers in the Dancing Rabbit Community Building.
Limited indoor accommodations are available to rent during the course for an additional fee. There are several options from small cabin rooms, private homes, and the Milkweed Mercantile. Registrants will receive a link to our accommodation reservations page.
Dancing Rabbit’s eco-B&B, the Milkweed Mercantile, will be preparing all of the course meals – and really good food is their specialty!
We can work with a range of dietary needs – let us know your particulars when you fill out the registration form. Please note that we do our best to accommodate different dietary needs but cannot guarantee that we will be able to.
The all-inclusive fee covers: instruction, materials, meals, camping platform (bring your own gear), showers, bathrooms, WiFi, and community building access.
Cost: $1,795
Early-Bird Cost (until 4/22): $1,595
Indoor accommodations are available at an extra cost.
We have special rates for groups, seniors, students, and low income individuals. Please fill out the registration form and we’ll send you more information. Partial scholarships are available. Please inquire for more details.
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Are you tired of feeling powerless about the world’s problems?
Are you looking for real solutions to address the issues we face today?
Are you ready for an inspiring, life-changing experience?
Using our nearly thirty-year-old ecovillage as a living laboratory, our Permaculture Design Course interweaves the wisdom and knowledge of the permaculture movement with the firsthand learning experiences of an intentional community. Central to this course are interactive learning experiences around the ecovillage, project-based learning, and opportunities for creative expression, human connection, and celebration. Prepare to be surprised and inspired!
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• Knowledge and hands-on experience in permaculture design and application
• Access to a worldwide movement
• A Permaculture Design Certificate
• Deep connections with classmates and teachers
• Hope, inspiration, and empowerment!
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