Welcome to Midwest Permaculture…

Permaculture is about… 
gaining clarity in how we as humans can live abundantly well 
while also
leaving the planet in better condition then when we arrived on it.

Midwest Permaculture is about… 
sorting through the world of permaculture information and ideas to deliver
the most practical, powerful and useful learning experiences.

  

Bill Wilson

 

 

As of March of 2012, we have hosted our 31st PDC Course. 

We started Midwest Permaculture 5 years ago on a shoestring, inspired by the brilliance, relevance and possibilities of permaculture design & thinking.

By applying permaculture ethics and principles to our own work, we have been able to slowly grow this educational venture.  Our primary objective?  To make permaculture thinking understandable, relevant and useful to our culture. 

We are delighted that you are looking into this subject. You won’t be sorry. Permaculture is the real thing…!

Becky and Bill Wilson

Becky Wilson

 

  

 

 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Courses

2012 SCHEDULE

Dates Location Information - Links
Jan. 28-Feb. 4 Midwest Permaculture - Stelle, IL    Completed - (See Picture Summary)
March 25-31 Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska Completed - Picture Summary Soon
June 7-14 University of Wis. - River Falls, WI - Last Call Full 8-day Design Course on Campus
June 23-30 Midwest Permaculture - Stelle, IL Stelle 8-day Full PDC Course
July 17-27 Midwest Permaculture - Stelle, IL Stelle 11 Days - (6-Day Hands-on and/or
         (6-day + 5-day = Full PDC in Stelle, IL)                    5-day PDC Completion Training)
Sept. 22-29 Midwest Permaculture - Stelle, IL Stelle 8-day Full PDC Course
Oct. 8-19 California Institute of
Earth Art & Architecture (Cal-Earth)		 2 Certificate Trainings Over 12 Days
Earth Building & PDC Course Combined
Nov. 4-11 Sivananda Yoga Ashram - Grass Valley, CA 8-day Full PDC Course - Yoga Available

 

               Planning Ahead - Looking to 2013  
Dates Location Information - Links
Jan. 26 - Feb. 2, 2013 Midwest Permaculture - Stelle, IL  Visit 2012 Posting
March 16-26, 2013 Sivananda Yoga Ashram - The Bahamas...!!! Yoga & PDC Course

 

- - Photos From Past Courses - -

Nov. 2011 Ca-Earth, Hesperia, CA Photo Summary
March 2011 River Falls, WI Photo Summary
Feb. 2011 MWP Home - Stelle, IL Photo Summary

“Bill, this course was the best professional development training I have ever had!  
It was in-depth, practical, hopeful, and applicable everywhere.”  
Lorenza A. –  60 – School Administrator – PDC Course Graduate
  

 

 6-Day Permaculture Trainings

2012 Schedule

May 2011 Hands-on Training
Dates Location Information - Links
May19-24 Midwest Permaculture, Stelle,IL      Closed
July.17-22 Midwest Permaculture, Stelle,IL Family-Friendly

The July, Family Friendly Training is followed immediately by the 5-day PDC Completion Course for those wishing to earn their PDC Certificate.

- - Photos From Past Courses - -

May 2011 Hands-on Photo Summary
Aug. 2011 Hands-on, Family-friendly Photo Summary

“Doing this hands-on training really allowed me to fully understand
the permaculture concepts. “
Gina H. – College Professor

 

 Essential Permaculture 2-Day (weekend) Trainings

2012 Schedule
Dates Location Information - Links
Feb.18-19 Omaha, NE Completed
April 14-15 Midwest Permaculture
in Stelle, IL		 Completed
Aug. 25-26 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo Community Gardens

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More Posted as Scheduled

- - Photos From Past Courses - -

Feb. 2011 Omaha, NE  Photo Summary
Oct. 2011 Chicago, IL Photo Summary

Oct. 2011 Essential Permaculture

 "A wonderful and powerful weekend.  I learned more in two days with Bill and Becky than I did during a whole semester in college. Very informative. Very hopeful. Very useful."
Emma S. – (24) College Grad. Student

 

 Talks and Seminars 

2012 Schedule
Bill Wilson Speaking at 
the 2011 Bioneers Conference 
Dates Location Information - Links
Feb. 15  Springfield, IL  Bill W. delivers Keynote at Illinois Symposium on Composting  - Completed
Mar. 17  University of Illinois
Chicago, IL		 3 Hour Intro to Permaculture seminar at FamilyFarmed Expo  -  Completed

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Picture Summaries of Some or our Past Trainings

Purdue University

 

 

National Guardsmen at
PDC in Michigan 

 

 

California Institute of
Earth Art and Architecture
Cal-Earth 

 

Detroit Urban Training

 


Sivananda Ashram
Yoga Farm 

 

Family Friendly
Training at
Midwest Permaculture

 

 

UW-River Falls 

 

 

Detroit Charter School

 

 

 

Our Final PDC Course for 2011 – Hosted at Cal-Earth

Click Here for a Picture Summary of this Training

 

“Bill and Becky,
Thank you for giving us the language.
Thank you for teaching us to see.”
Keren T. (31) – Environmental Educator

 

“Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex,
the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.

There is much to do. We must all try to increase our skills, to model trials, and to pass on the results. If a job is not being done, we can form a small group and do it. It doesn’t matter if the work we do carries the permaculture label, just that we do it.”

Bill Mollison – Permaculture’s Co-founder - Australia

Bill Mollison
 

 

We extend our gratitude to Bill Mollison and David Holmgren for their gift of…
“Permaculture”
Their lifetime of  work and inspiration is greatly supporting the path toward
a sustainable and compassionate world.

Bill Mollison

Bill Mollison
Permaculture Ouroboros

Permaculture Ouroboros
David Holmgren

David Holmgren