We Teach Permaculture
Permaculture provides the tools and education necessary to move ourselves from a CULTURE of CONSUMPTION,
toward a CULTURE of CREATION.
We Have Been Teaching Permaculture for 17 Years.
We teach the internationally recognized 72-hr. Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course… honoring the original curriculum while updating students on the amazing progress that has occurred since permaculture’s inception.
4.9 Star Student Rating
Our trainings are alive, fresh and real.
We explore the brilliance in every part of the permaculture course.
Or Turn This...
Bec Hellouin 5-acre Farm before...
...Into This
...and after.
Our favorite permaculture texts “Living with the Earth” by Perrine and Charles is a 3-volume set. Do we dare say they surpass ‘Permaculture: The Designer’s Manual’? Oh gosh… it’s really close.
-our signature training-
The 72-hr. Permaculture Design Course
This is the Internationally Recognized PDC Course with all our best added to it.
Work Independently…
or With Guidance
This course contains the recordings of a full 72-hr. Permaculture Course taught by Bill Wilson with access to our teaching team in multiple ways. Enjoy the recordings at your own pace. Turn in notes and exercises to earn the PDC Certificate if you are interested. If you don’t need a certificate and just want the juice from the course, deduct $200.
We also offer sequential, live review sessions via Zoom 4-times per year over a 9-week period. Bill and team answer student questions and tease out important details. These sessions are available to all online PDC students at no additional charge. We know that the support and structure of live interactions with the actual teachers can be extremely helpful to many.
The 9-week Review Sessions are Offered Every 3-Months.
Sample the Course!
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Want a Shorter-form course?
The Property Design
Mini-Course (20-hrs.)
The PDMC is a recorded, info-packed course built to help you design productive, resilient, and beautiful properties.
This course contains "the juice" of the full PDC as it applies to residential, homestead, and/or small farm design. It focuses on the practical information you need to get started designing your own space.
our
Design Projects
Here are the recent projects we have been focused on.
join us for a
'Quick Design'
Charrette
Sundays
Every Other Month
Over Zoom
2:00-4:30pm central
- Ask Your Questions
- Learn New Ideas and Techniques
- Submit Your Own Project for Consideration
Look over our Shoulders on Zoom as we Create a Framework Permaculture Design
We create a fresh design every other month.
here are some popular posts from our
Blog
Epic DIY Fly Trap
This is a quick homemade DIY solution to manage flies around our goats. All it took was some sticky flypaper,
Wild Plum Harvest
Bill and Becky had an unexpected wild harvest in their backyard from a native plant, the American Wild Plum.
Permaculture Magazine Offer
This weekend (May 4 & 5) our friends at Permaculture Magazine (UK) are offering those who are on our email
Discover the Wild Leek (Ramps)
Learn how the influence of ramps has built relationships within human and nonhuman communities.
DIY “Super Clean Composting Toilet” Design
“We love the composting toilet. It’s so clean, and we can’t believe it doesn’t smell!” What is a composting toilet?
Design and Tour of MWP Home Residence
Here is the latest presentation and virtual tour of how our residential property has evolved over the last 15 years.
Becky & Bill Wilson
Co-founders of Midwest Permaculture
A LITTLE
About Us
We started Midwest Permaculture in 2007 on a shoestring.
Deeply inspired by the brilliance and relevance of this life-design science we could clearly see how the application of permaculture design could solve so many of the challenges in the world today.
Though the problems of the world seem increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.
"I just took this course because my wife and I had recently purchased a plot of land to retire on and wanted some practical ideas on how to develop it. What an amazing surprise. This course was a feast of tangible and realistic ideas. Bill and his team tied the course together beautifully. Best educational experience of my life (and I've experienced a lot over my 57 years). I wish every high school child in the world could take this course. It would change the trajectory of their lives and provide the seeds for a better world."
John R. Retired Colonel - U.S. Marines