Permaculture Design Course

There will be a permaculture course some 6 hours drive away from me. It's a 72 hour certification course over 11 days (with a 1 day break) but it's $1050. Should I go take this course?

Emerson White wrote:
There will be a permaculture course some 6 hours drive away from me. It's a 72 hour certification course over 11 days (with a 1 day break) but it's $1050. Should I go take this course?

If you can afford it and are really interested, go for it!  Never hurts to learn more.  11 days for $1050 sounds like a bargain when you break it down.  One consideration is the six hour drive, meaning you will most likely have overnight expenses for most of the course. 

  That depends. I would first off put my money towards permaculture stuff, like new trees. If you have some extra cash, go ahead. Those courses aren't absolutely necessary, but are helpful.

The 14 days courses are jam packed and they cost something like $900.

Plus, the PDC I took was rather excellent.  And I am aware of some PDC's that are utter crap. 

It might be worthwhile to do some shopping.

paul wheaton wrote:
The 14 days courses are jam packed and they cost something like $900.

Plus, the PDC I took was rather excellent.  And I am aware of some PDC's that are utter crap. 

It might be worthwhile to do some shopping.

It is the first one ever offered in Alaska

paul wheaton wrote:
Plus, the PDC I took was rather excellent.  And I am aware of some PDC's that are utter crap. 

Hey Paul, why not go ahead identify them -- and maybe rank them -- so that others not as well plugged in as you can make an informed decision?  Yes, it will probably launch a firestorm, but so what?  By the end, some helpful information will be conveyed.

bruc33ef wrote:
Hey Paul, why not go ahead identify them -- and maybe rank them -- so that others not as well plugged in as you can make an informed decision?  Yes, it will probably launch a firestorm, but so what?  By the end, some helpful information will be conveyed.

I would rather hear about positive experiences people have had.  Quite often each class has different instructors which makes them hard to rate.   
Plus there are a lot of different reasons why folks attend a permaculture class.  I was attracted to the 2 week one I attended because they had a disc golf course on site.  But in the end realized permaculture was a real cool thing.

Rick Valley is good.  You'll be happy.