We Teach Permaculture
We Will Host our 100th PDC 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
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
See Schedule
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 our full 72-hr. course as an online feast, on your own time, for your own reasons and benefits.
Students have access twice-monthly to Bill during his established Office Hours and can access our Monthly Design Charrettes.
Release Date – April 1, 2023
join us for
'Quick Design'
Monthly Charrettes
Second Sunday of Each 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 design each month.
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
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
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. What an amazing surprise. This course is about how one can practically become a more responsible human while still living a full and rewarding life. Bill and his team tied the course together beautifully. I did not want it to end. Best educational experience of my life (and I've experience a lot over my 67 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 of understanding for us to create a better world."
John R. Retired Colonel - U.S. Marines