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
ON-SITE | ON-LINE | ON-DEMAND
We Will Host our 100th, Live, Permaculture 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 we've hosted our PDC Course
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our signature training
The 72-hr. Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course
PDC ON-SITE
Delivered right here at the Home of Midwest Permaculture. Stelle, IL.
Come see our practical application of permaculture over all these years.
Summer: Jun. 17-24, 2023
Fall: Sept. 16-23, 2023
We will also be co-hosting a PDC Course outside of St. Louis.
Sept. 30 – Oct 6, 2023
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This is our full 72-hr. PDC Course taught by Bill Wilson and our teaching team, live, over Zoom. 19 Sessions over 31 days.
Fall: Oct. 17 – Nov. 16, 2023
PDC ON-LINE
PDC ON-DEMAND
New!
Work though the recordings of one of our full 72-hr. courses as an online feast, on your own time, for your own reasons and benefits.
And if you wish (these are optional add-ons) you can also earn your PDC Certificate and/or request a consultation on the project your are designing.
Available Immediately!
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.
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.
Becky & Bill Wilson
Co-founders of Midwest Permaculture
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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