Discover the Wild Leek (Ramps)
April 26, 2023
Learn how the influence of ramps has built relationships within human and nonhuman communities.
We Teach Permaculture
We Will Host our 100th Live Permaculture Certificate Course This Year
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.
Our passion is to make each course a little better than the last.
Or Turn This...
Bec Hellouin 5-acre Farm in 2005
...Into This
Bec Hellouin 5-acre Farm in 2015
View some of the locations where we've hosted our courses (click picture to enlarge)
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our signature training
The Permaculture Course
This is the full 72-hr. Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course
Take the course, in person, at any of the multiple sites we host at around the Midwest (and beyond sometimes). Come and learn permaculture while seeing now its application has manifested at the site you chose. There is nothing like seeing it in person and kicking the tires.
Our next course is outside of St. Louis, MO:
Sept. 30 – Oct 6, 2023
“I now feel like I have resources and direction instead of just drowning in googled information with no idea how to connect the dots and implement it into my life. This online training was accessible to me, affordable and fantastic!” – A 2022 Online PDC Graduate
Enjoy the journey of viewing the recordings of one of our full 72-hr. courses on your own time, at your own pace, for your own reasons. This training is so fresh you will likely feel you are in class with the other students.
With this ‘On-Demand’ option, you can choose to earn the PDC Certificate or not, and you may also request that your final design project be reviewed by Bill and his team.
And You Can Begin Now, the First Session is Free to Reviwew.
Want a Shorter-form course?
The Property Design
Mini-Course
The PDMC is a recorded, info-packed course built to help you design productive, resilient, and beautiful landscapes.
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.
Most recent posts from our
Informational Blog
DIY “Super Clean Composting Toilet” Design
July 25, 2022
Completely Minimize the Odors…! After doing much of the same research that many of you have probably done, and after
Design and Tour of MWP Home Residence
July 22, 2022
Here is the latest presentation and virtual tour of how our residential property has evolved over the last 15 years.
join us for
'Quick Design'
Charrettes
Second Sunday of Every Other Month.
2:00-4:30pm central
- Look Over our Shoulders as we Create a Framework Design for a New Project
- Ask Your Questions
- Learn New Ideas and Techniques
- Submit Your Own Project for Consideration
Charrette Design Example
We will look at a fresh participant submitted design each session.
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