Courses

May 15, 2010

A Permablitz is a workshop-style day which allows students to get some hands-on experience, try out some of the concepts discussed in class, learn by doing, get ideas for their own homes, meet like-minded people, reduce food miles & water use and beautify underused spaces.

June 2009
May 8, 2010
May 9, 2010
May 15, 2010

Applicable to everyone from beginner home gardeners to professional horticulturists and engineers to landscape architects wishing to learn more about designing for sustainability.

May 23, 2010 - June 4, 2010

With approximately 72 hours of classroom and hands on instruction, this two week intensive course will provide you with a tool box of skills that will allow you to design and implement living environments that are both regenerative and sustainable.

July 10, 2010 - July 11, 2010

Southern Alberta boasts hundreds of wild edible and medicinal plants right outside our front door that we all take for granted. Join us and Blaine Andrusek for a two day herb walk this July where he will teach you about wild plants, their uses and the folklore stories behind them. 

August 8, 2010 - August 20, 2010

Join us for a totally empowering, two week residential experience that will equip you with the ability to confront cultural, environmental and energy-supply change and provide you with the tools to become a more sustainable and energy efficient member of the community.

September 18, 2010 - September 19, 2010
October 2, 2010 - October 3, 2010
October 16, 2010 - October 17, 2010

By popular demand, we have decided to offer a Fall / Winter part time Permaculture Design Certificate course in Calgary. This 72 hour course will be spread out over 6 week-ends spanning September, October and November 2010.