Certified Organic Farm
Organic Gardening Course
Join us for a one week Organic Gardening Course and learn about many aspects of growing nutrient dence, organic vegetables. Live in and explore our Market Garden, Food Forests, Agroforests, Greenhouse and Plant Nursary
Learn how to grow vegtables
There has never been a time where it has become more important to know how to save your seeds and grow your own vegtables. Wth bigger and bigger monopoloes on food creating monoculture systems that pruce loqw wuality food, we need to grow our own nuitrient rich food free of chameicals.
We also need to create food resilience in these times where food shortages and distruptions to supply lines are possible.
This is a hands-on course on an off-grid permaculture farm, where you will also experience permaculture living, farm-to-table food, and communal living.
1 week specialist permaculture course
What is included in this Organic Gardening Course?
Theory classes on Organic Gardening
How to create new no dig beds
How to grow vegtables
Irrigation methods and saving water
Traditional local methods for growing vegtables
Seed saving of vegtables
How to make and use organic fertalisers
How to deal with Pests and Desieases
How to design your own vegtable garden
Classes on alternative methods to grow vegtables
Free camping in your tent or camper, or hire a caravan or tent with bedding
Photos from past Natural Building courses at Keela
Course Dates
Our organic gardening course takes place after our two week permaculture design course. You can join the Natural Building course alone or get a €150 discount if you take both
Discounts available for low-income, Portuguese residents or past guests. See pricing section below.
Organic Gardening Course : 27th April - 3rd May 2027
Permaculture Design Course (PDC): 12th - 25th April 2027
PDC + Gardening Combo - 12th April - 3rd May 2027
Video from one of our courses
Teaching Permaculture since 2016
Your Course host and Teacher
Laurence Manchee
Lead Teacher
Co-founder of Keela Permaculture Farm. Laurence is certified by the Permaculture Association to teach certified PDCs. He lives in a straw bale house which he built. He has been teaching natural building courses for eight years. He has built a large straw bale community house, a wattle and daub chicken house, a large barn with various natural building techniques, a straw bale greenhouse, a yoga room and a garage, each with multiple building methods. Laurence is a keen advocate of sustainable building, which means using materials you can source locally, recycling materials and creating low-energy input buildings.
Prices & travel information
Cost of our courses
- PDC + Specialist Course package: €1,449 (save €150). 3 weeks of learning with all meals included.
- Permaculture Design Course Course: €1,045.50 all in (2 weeks of teaching, all meal and your certificate). Price includes VAT: €850 + VAT.
- Specialist course on its own (our 1 week courses): €553.50 including food and VAT (€450 + VAT)
- For extra nights please book a farm stay (including food): €65 per night
- Camping is free, or you can rent accommodation
Discounts available
- €75 per week for Portuguese residents
- €100 discount per week staying offsite (no breakfast or dinner)
- €75 per week for volunteering during the course
- €150 if joining the following specialist course
€50 off each when two people book together
Accommodation rental
- Onsite accommodation (more info and photos)
- Your tent or Caravan (free)
- Private Caravan €100 per week
- Tent with bedding €75 per week
- Offsite accommodation
Glamping tent with bedding: €200 per week
Farmhouse room: €300 per week (car required)
Your own campervan or caravan at our offsite partner (dog owners welcome): €150 per week
Traveling to Keela Permaculture Farm
- Fly to either Lisbon or Porto Airport.
- Take a coach or Train to Fundão Station
- Arrive by group taxi from Fundão station to the farm
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