Course Offerings

Warren and the True Nature Design team offer a number of Evening Talks, Weekend Courses, and Full Length Courses to meet the specific needs of your project and community.

 
 
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Evening Talks

The following topics are potential presentations:

  • Building Natural Capital
  • Permaculture Around the World and at Home
  • Leveraging Permaculture Globally: A USAID Case Study and Beyond
  • Peace, Permaculture, and the Mentoring Journey
  • Permaculture for Peace

Additionally, if there is a topic that would be appropriate for your community, please let us know and we can tailor a presentation to meet those needs. 

 
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Introduction to Permaculture

This innovative and inspiring 2-day Introduction to Permaculture course is designed to give the participant a basic understanding of how to apply the ethics, principles, strategies and techniques of permaculture in their lives and communities.  Permaculture provides a tangible foothold in developing your next best steps toward living a sustainable lifestyle.  

 
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Resilience Design For Int'l Devel.

Practical Integration of Permaculture into government organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and Communities. Please Inquire for a full description and weekend curriculum. The program includes a Friday evening community talk and Saturday and Sunday course.

 
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Building Natural Capital 

Economy, Financial Permaculture, Bio-Regional Organization and Community Resilience. Please Inquire for a full description and weekend curriculum. The program includes a Friday evening community talk and Saturday and Sunday course.

 

 

Permaculture Design Course

This Permaculture Design Certification Course is designed to give the participant a thorough understanding of the principles and applications of permaculture in their lives and communities. This course provides an internationally recognized certification through the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. 

Topics include: Eco-literacy for Sustainability, Patterns & Processes in Nature, Sustainable Design and Production Ecology, Invisible Structures, Permaculture at Work.

 
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Earthworks for Resiliency

Worldwide, topsoil erosion averages 30 to 40 tons per hectare (2.5 acres) a year or 30- to 40- times faster than the replacement rate of topsoil. The need for people with hands-on skills in landscape restoration and drought-proofing is growing daily around the world. Whether you are working on your own landscape, farm or as a consultant, this course will grow your skills in the appropriate design and construction of structures that will reduce erosion, increase biological productivity, harvest & store water, and create resiliency in the ecologies that sustain us.