Permaculture Design Certification Course
Rancho Mastatal, Costa Rica
April 19 to May 2, 2015
Join renowned permaculture instructors Chris Shanks, Mitch Haddad, Scott Gallant and Laura Killingbeck for this annual life-changing 2-week experience. The course covers the core Permaculture Design curriculum and emphasizes creating diverse multi-functional human landscapes based on ecological patterns. Utilizing Rancho Mastatal as a living classroom, the class will mix lectures and hands-on work, exploring design solutions for both temperate and tropical regions. Putting Permaculture into pracitce, the course concludes with students working in teams to create their own permaculture site design. This course is applicable to anyone with an interest in designing resilient and regenerative futures as well as professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, ecology, education, farming and community development. The whole-systems design thinking outlined in the course will give participants the tools to re-design and improve their surroundings; from gardens, farms and homes, to livelihoods, relationships and communities.
Please visit the link below for information on accommodations, instructor bios, costs, curriculum, etc.
http://ranchomastatal.com/pages/programs/events2.php?Grouping=TopMenu&PageName=events&startMo=2&startYr=2015#X229X 
