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On-Site PDC in the St. Louis Area

Sept. 30th-Oct. 7, 2023

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Upcoming Training Schedule

"Powerful"   "A Rock Solid Training"   "Fun & Inspiring"   "Practical & Useful"

17th Year - Celebrating our 100th PDC Course this Year!

We offer a variety of trainings and free resources. Check back for schedule updates.

Schedule by Date - 2023

PDC Course - St. Louis Area
In-Person: Sept. 30th-Oct. 7, 2023
Emphasis on Residential Permascaping

Held at Heartsong Farm – Eureka, MO
Hosted by MWP and Our Friends at The Foodscaper

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PDC Course - Zoom
Live Online: Oct. 17 - Nov. 16, 2023

Join us through Zoom for 19 sessions over 31 days.

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2024

PDC Course - Zoom
Live Online: Feb. 20 - Mar. 21, 2024

Join us through Zoom for 19 sessions over 31 days.

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PDC Course - Chicago Area
In-Person: June 1-8, 2024

Hosted by MWP and Our Friends at Locavore Farm
in Grant Park, IL

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PDC Course - Northeast Missouri
In-Person: June 22-29, 2024

Hosted by MWP and Our Friends at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
in Rutledge, MO

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[Early Registration Discounts Usually Apply 60-days Out]

Always Available

On-Demand Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course (72-hrs.)

Begin anytime. The world-renowned PDC as a recorded, self-paced training

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On-Demand Property Design
Mini-Course (20-hrs.)

Begin any time. Learn all the basics you need to design your own property.

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Foundations of Permaculture
Webinar Series (12+ hours)

This webinar series is the pre-training study for all of our Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Courses.  Purchase this separately/early and the full price of $195 can be applied to the price of the PDC should you register for one later.

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Site Data and Digital Design
Tutorial (2.5-hrs.)

First, we carefully explain how we gather all the site data off the internet that we typically need to do an initial property assessment. Then we give a detailed explanation of how we create our professional-looking permaculture design maps using simple computer software. 

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Live On-line Design Charrettes
(2.5-hrs.)

We’ll tackle a new residential or homestead design, live, typically on the 2nd Sunday of every other month.

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12 Key Items We Offer

1 - The Permaculture Design Course - On-Site over 8 days - $1595 - Includes #s 4,5,&6 - Includes all meals and free camping
2 - The Permaculture Design Course - Online over 31 days - $995 - Includes #s 4,5,&6 - Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday evenings & Saturday Mornings
4 - Property Design Mini Course - On-demand - $245-395 - Includes #6 - Begin Any Time - Residential (4 Sessions), Homestead (5 Sessions), Small Farm ( 6 Sessions)
5 - Foundations of Permaculture Webinar Series - On Demand - $195 - Began at any time - 11 Webinars - Book - Study Guide - Full Price applies to cost of PDC - Includes #6
6 - Site Data & Digital Design Tutorial - On-Demand - $20 - Begin Any Time - Complete Recordings and all support resources
7 - Quick-Design Monthly Charrettes - Online - Free (for Midwest Permaculture Grads) or $20 (public) - Learn by observing a new Permaculture Design Each Month in Real Time
8 - Virtual Tour of Midwest Permaculture - The Design, Thinking, and Implementation - Blog Post - Free - Bill Wilson Sharing the Details and progression of his home permaculture design
9 - Earthworks Clay Model - Understanding swales, contour, keylining, etc. - Video - Free - Bill Wilson Clearly explains how to move or hold rainwater on the landscape
10- Our 80 Favorite Permaculture Plants - PDF - Free - Easily Download Now - Edible/Useful perennial plants, their characteristics, and yields
11 - Our Earth-Shelter Cabin - Design, Thinking and Construction - Blog Post - Free - See how we built this sustainable cabin with natural materials and visit us via Hipcamp
12 - Plant Guild E-Booklet - 9 Simple Permaculture Guilds - PDF - Free - Easily Download Now - Designed by Bryce Ruddock - Coauthor of Edible Forest Gardens
"This course has changed me forever. It sort of blows my mind the impact this has made on me in such a short time. I thought I would take this course and be able to do some of my own landscaping design, but it’s so much more than that. I have a world of possibilities swirling around in my head right now."
MaranOn-Demand PDC Course Graduate
"Taking a PDC course gave me a filter that now I go outside and can look at everything through. I can see all the patterns I never noticed before and it sparked this amazing curiosity in me. I know learning permaculture will be a lifelong journey and it’s nice to get these tools so early. And for once I was so glad to take a course online."
PauloProperty Design Mini-Course Graduate
“Bill, this PDC course was the best training I have ever had! It was in-depth, practical, hopeful, and applicable everywhere.”
Lorenza A. School Administrator
“I’m so glad I took the course when I did because it has changed everything in my thinking especially about how to purchase property. I was deeply moved, inspired, and challenged by the material. I can’t stop thinking about it. The course was just a feast of new possibilities!”
Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Shaylyn Romney GarrettSocial Entrepreneur, Author, Mother, & PDC Course Graduate
"I feel like you can read all the books over and over but this course has brought it all to life, it’s brought it all together in a way that just makes so much sense."
CherylOnline PDC Graduate
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