Foundations of Permaculture Webinar Series
A Self-Study Program - Applies toward PDC Certificate
| Webinar Package Includes - 8 Recorded Video Webinars – On-line and/or on Computer DVD (11 Hours) - 5 New Teachers – Wonderful Diversity (scroll down) - 3 Additional Audio Webinars (5 hours) - PDC Course Textbook - Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Morrow - 150 Study Questions - Over 2-Dozen Handouts from our Design Courses In Addition - Continue to Receive Updated and New Webinars – Indefinitely |
To Order/Register Registered Students |
All the above is accessible through this page shortly after we confirm a students registration. The password will be sent to you directly and the textbook & the DVD are shipped promptly by snail-mail.
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“I’ve LOVED these webinars. Thank you so much for offering the webinar-only option. I plan to take a certification class within the next couple of years, but these webinars allowed me to really bring together the self-study and in-the-dirt projects I’ve been working on. THANKS!”
“I took the online part of the Midwest Permaculture PDC last spring. Even if I never get out there for the hands-on week, the online webinar was well worth the time and money.” Dave M. – Colorado |
Note: The full price of this webinar series can be applied towards
any of our future PDC Courses (for up to three years).
How This Works
We have pulled some of the best webinars we have hosted in the last couple of years covering some of the foundational subjects related to permaculture along with some great stories and examples of individuals applying permaculture thinking and actions in their lives.
These are not canned or edited presentations. You will receive the recorded sessions just as they unfolded live for the students who participated in the original webinar.
Not long after a student calls in their order or we receive notice of the on-line purchase (this is not an automated process), webinar students receive a welcome email from Becky that grants them access the networking site where the full webinar series is posted for immediate downloading and viewing.
Computer Requirements
To download or view the webinars and handouts from the internet, students need a computer that is connected and has the modest capabilities to download standard internet files (.mp3, .mp4, .doc, .pdf). Included on the webinar page is information and access to two video players that are free to download off the internet.
Computer DVD of Videos
For those that don’t wish to download the large webinar files, a DVD of these, along with the textbook (The Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Marrow), will be shipped via snail-mail shortly after registration and should arrive in under a week, if not a few days. As long as your computer can play a DVD, just about any computer will be able to play the video webinars.
Technical Assistance
Midwest Permaculture’s technical support person, permaculture teacher and all round great guy Milton Dixon, is available via email or cell phone to assist all webinar students with any start-up quirks. It’s pretty easy once you get started. Don’t let the technology part of this keep you away from these great webinars if you are truly interested. We will assist you.
The Webinars – All as Computer Videos
| # | Teacher | Title |
| 1 | Bill Wilson | The Case for Permaculture |
| 2 | Larry Korn | Story of “The One-Straw Revolution” (book) |
| 3 | Wayne Weiseman | Ethics and Principles of Permaculture |
| 4 | Donna & Robyn | Your Backyard Farmer |
| 5 | Wayne Weiseman | Methods of Design, Patterns, & Observation |
| 6 | Helen Cameron | Urban Roof-Top, Certified-Organic Farm |
| 7 | Wayne Weiseman | Weather and Climatic Factors |
| 8 | Marcus de la Fleur | Holding Water on the Urban Landscape |
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They are still as enlightening as ever and it makes thinking about spring that much more enjoyable.” Whitney S.(Ohio) — Webinar Student (2010) |
About the Presenters
Webinar #1 — Bill Wilson
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Webinar #2 — Larry Korn
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Webinars #3… #5… #7 — Wayne Weiseman
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Webinar #4 — Robyn Streeter (L) and Donna Smith
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Webinar #6 — Helen Cameron
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Webinar #8 — Marcus de la fleur
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5-Hours of Additional Audio Webinars
For many of the Permaculture Design Certificate Courses we host a 1-2 hour Q&A period where students are invited to ask any sort of question they might have about permaculture. These turn into some very interesting discussions so we wanted to add several of these webinars to this series as well. These are audio files only (there are no pictures to view) and are immediately available to students on-line following registration.
Begin Now
Within hours of registering, webinars students receive a welcome email from Midwest Permaculture with instructions on how to access the networking site were everything is posted for immediate downloading. For those that don’t wish to download large webinar files, the DVD will arrive several days later in the same package with the text book, The Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture. Start with the handouts and the Q&A sessions while waiting for the DVD and book to arrive.
| In Addition Continue to Receive Updated and New Webinars – Indefinitely! Whenever and however the webinars are updated in the future, you will always receive the latest version of the webinar series via the internet. It’s sort of like a “life-time membership” except, how can we really predict the future like that? Let’s just say that we feel that you have become part of our Midwest Permaculture family when you have ordered these webinars and we want you to have access to continued permaculture resources to the extent that you are interested. For example — all of our previous webinar students will now have access to all of these new ones. |
Registration – On-Line or by Phone
Price of Webinar Series — $195.00
| Webinar Package Includes - 8 Recorded Video Webinars – On-line and/or on Computer DVD (11 Hours) - 5 Different Teachers – Wonderful Diversity (scroll down) - 3 Additional Q&A Audio Webinars (5 hours) - PDC Course Textbook - Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture by Rosemary Morrow - 150 Study Questions - Over 2-Dozen Handouts from our Design Courses In Addition - Continue to Receive Updated and New Webinars (whenever we update the series) |
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To Order: Option 1 |
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Reminder:The full $195 is subtracted from the price of any of our full Permaculture Design Certificate Courses for those students who register within 3 years of ordering the webinars. Group Pricing - We do have special pricing for schools, universities, not-for-profits, and other organizations and institutions. More… |
A Few More Details
| PDC Course Textbook Included with these Webinars ‘Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture’ by Rosemary Morrow This gem of a text, shipped to students upon registration, is written by Rosemary Morrow of Australia who has taught permaculture around the world for decades. The book is straightforward and loaded with illustrations, depth and substance. It covers theory and also focuses on the practical aspects of how to implement permaculture design. This book is a must read for the serious permaculturist and is a requirement for students of our design certificate courses.
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Additional Networking Site (optional)
For those who take this webinar series there is the networking ‘home room’ where all registered students can post their personal bios (if they wish), share ideas or questions and just get to know other webinar students. It is similar to FaceBook (if you are familiar with that) but private.
This is completely optional (to interact with others) but the networking site is where you will go to access a downloadable copy of the webinars, the over 2-dozen handouts and the 150 self-study questions.
Feel free to look around our Midwest Permaculture networking site. You won’t be able to fully access the ‘Foundations of Permaculture’ webinar page for this is only for registered students, but all of the “Public Forums” are fully available for everyone to visit and you will get a feel for how the networking site works.
http://midwestpermaculture.ning.com/
Our hope is that people interested in permaculture will be able to meet others in this ‘networking site of like minds’ to share ideas, questions, personal projects, and inspiration.
Bill and Becky Wilson
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Institutional or Group Pricing 17-48 Students $150/ea. 49-96 Students $140/ea. Benefits to Each Student In Addition: Further Details For groups of 49 or more who wish to bring Bill in for a half-day of training, the only additional costs are for Bill’s travel and motel if necessary. |
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Please contact Becky at Midwest Permaculture for further information, other variations on the above, registration of students, and payment. Phone (815-256-2215) |













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