Permaculture Design Course in Glasgow
Learn all the main areas of permaculture in this exciting new course which is half online and half in person in different sites in and around Glasgow. It's a full 72 hour PDC learning about soil, plants, food growing, regenerative ag & more
Provider
Propagate, Glasgow (A mix of both online and in-person sessions)Enquire via email to Propagate.
Description
** New dates listed for 2025: Bookings now open - see website for more info** This blended course gives all the benefits of an online course with the practicals of a face to face one. It's a partnership with different teachers, organisations and venues. The practical Saturdays will be fun and engaging with lots of group work and putting the theory into practice. The static content on the Permaculture Association Community Hub will be available for you to refer back to again and again. The Zoom sessions will be all about participant contributions and group work. The Permaculture Design Course is a 72 hour course which covers: *The Permaculture Design Process (SADIMET), and the theory and practice of different design tools from mapping to implementation. This includes different opportunities to use the design tools and create an entire design in a small group. *Permaculture ethics and principles and their application *Learn in detail about each of the essential themes of soil, water, plants & trees, growing your own food, the built environment, resource use, and social systems and contexts. Each one is explored in detail with a combination of student research and sharing from all participants. *Site visits to five different permaculture sites - each Saturday at a different location with different co-teachers. More information: https://www.propagate.org.uk/glasgow-permaculture-course
About Propagate
Propagate is a Scottish collective working on local, community and sustainable food projects. We want to see a world where high quality, nutrient rich sustainable food is available to all, through a resilient food system which is fair to producers and consumers and healthy for people and planet. Our mission is to work collaboratively and cooperatively for food systems change. We organise and deliver a wide range of learning and knowledge sharing opportunities around sustainable and regenerative food and farming systems - from informal farmer cluster groups to accredited courses. Many of our programmes are bespoke for the groups we are working with. Our examples on this website give you an idea of what we get up to - but please contact us if there's something you're interested in but don't see listed.
Next Generation Practical Training Fund
The Next Generation Practical Training Fund has been established by Scottish Government with an aim to support those relatively new to agriculture, by providing the opportunity for skills development and training on the practicalities of agricultural practice as well as wider business and sustainability skills, in order to help them secure, sustain and progress their careers.
Enquire via email to Propagate.
