Foundations of Permaculture Webinar Series

"I've LOVED these webinars.  They were not boring or dry at all.  I plan to take the onsite class within the next year or two but with little ones at home it is hard to get away.  I now have such a better understanding of permaculture. THANKS so much. I look forward to meeting you all!"
Jason P. - Minnesota

"I went through the webinar series last spring.  Even if I never get out there for the PDC Course, the webinars were well worth the time and money."
Dave M. - Colorado

“I think the webinars were key to everyone bring ready when they arrive at class to work and gel as a group. The webinars were very good. The PDC incredible.”
Julie K. – Florida – Small farm entrepreneur, mom

The Case for Permaculture

"Listening to Bill was like a breath of fresh air. I knew that there had to be a way out of the energy and societal challenges before us, and now I see it. Very inspiring and hopeful...!"
Webinar Student

The One-Straw Revolution and Masanobu Fukuoka
Larry was a soil biologist, an ecological landscaper, and is the translator/editor of one of the most influential books to touch the lives of scores of natural farmers and permaculturists, The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. We say 'was' because Larry passed in 2019. We are very grateful for his friendship & guidance and for this recording of a session he did for one of our PDC courses. 

As a young man, Larry spent five years in Japan, two of those with the author, Masanobu Fukuoka, on his farm in southern Japan.  He lived in one of the mud-walled huts in Mr. Fukuoka’s orchard and performed farm chores with the other workers and students, learning all he could about Masanobu's unique form of farming.

Pictured below: Larry in a barley field with Masanobu Fukuoka

When Larry returned to the states he promised Masanobu Fukuoka that he would do all he could to see that his book, The One-Straw Revolution, was translated from Japanese into English and then published. This is a fascinating story that Larry shares during this intimate webinar with many slides and much detail.  We end up hearing stories about Robert Rodale, Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson, Bill Mollison, Gary Snyder and more.

#3 - Ethics, Principles and Patterns in Nature
#5 - Methods of Permaculture Design
#7 - Climate, Weather and Hydrological Cycles

These three webinars include much of the meat at the heart of permaculture design and thinking. Our goal in these webinars was to keep it simple, clear and practical. You could listen to these webinars 3 times and still get more each time.

Becky, Bill and Milton make up the lead teaching team for these three webinars. Each of them hold advanced permaculture training certificates in teaching permaculture and have been practicing permaculture for years. "Honest, insightful, knowledgeable and inspiring" is how students have described the combined teaching styles of these three. Click here to learn more about each...

Reminder: The full $195 is subtracted from the price of any of our onsite or online Permaculture Design Certificate Courses for up to 3 years.

PDC Support Text
Included with these Webinars

This gem of a text, shipped to students upon registration, is written by Rosemary Morrow of Australia who has taught permaculture around the world for decades.

The book is straightforward and loaded with illustrations, depth and substance.  It covers theory and also focuses on the practical aspects of how to implement permaculture design.

This book is a must read for the serious permaculturist and is a requirement for students of our design certificate courses.

Institutional or Group Pricing

6-16 Students                                    $175/ea.
(Includes a 90-min. live webinar with Bill Wilson of MWP)

17-48 Students                                  $150/ea.
(Includes two 90-min. Live Webinars with Bill Wilson of MWP)

49-96 Students *                                $140/ea.
(Includes four webinars or a half-day training with Bill Wilson at your location)

Benefits to Each Student
Each student receives the full webinar package with textbook study guide.

In Addition:
A $ credit, commensurate with amount paid, is given to each student toward the price of any of our future PDC Courses should the student wish to earn their certificate.  Students will also have access to all future updates of the webinar series

Registering
The institution or group typically registers each student by name, mailing address, and email address so that we can ship out the  book and connect students to the on-line information. Students can be registered all at once or we will set up a shared spreadsheet with the institution or group so that they may add their students piecemeal.

( * For groups of 49 or more who wish to bring Bill in for a half-day of training, the only additional costs are for Bill's travel and motel if necessary.)