We will cover the standard 72-hour PDC syllabus emphasising integrated permaculture systems, practical work and permaculture design. You will experience living off-grid in a community setting, connect with nature, and enjoy healthy organic food and yoga classes. On completion of the course, you will receive a PDC certificate from the Permaculture Association UK.
You will see a working permaculture farm with food forests, agroforests, various Natual Buildings, many working examples of permaculture systems, and animal husbandry and enjoy yoga and meditation classes.
Permaculture Design Course Dates
All our PDCs are followed by a food forest course or a natural building course. Join the PDC, Food Forest or Natural Building course alone or stay for both.
The courses are two weeks and cost €700 each. Join both courses and stay for one month. You will enjoy three days of relaxing on the farm between courses if you join both.
Spring PDC
- Permaculture Design Course April 9th – April 22nd 2023, with Tom Henfrey & Laurene Manchee
- Food Forest & Permaculture Gardening Course – April 24th – May 7th 2023, with Laurence Manchee
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Summer PDC
- Permaculture Design Course July 2nd – July 15th 2023 – with Laurene Manchee and guests
- Natural Building Course July 17th – 30th July 2023 – with Laurene Manchee and guests
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End of Summer PDC
- Permaculture Design Course 24th September 2023 – 7th October 2023 with Tom Henfrey & Laurene Manchee
- Food Forest & Permaculture Gardening Course – 9th October 2023 – 21st October 2023, with Laurence Manchee
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What is included in this Permaculture Design Course?
- The standard 72-hour PDC syllabus and certified PDC certificate
- Two theory classes every day
- Two practical sessions every day
- Homesteading workshops
- Offgrid living workshops
- An event with the local community, eco markets or a workday on a local farm
- 3 healthy organic meals per day – a chef cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner for you.
- At least three yoga classes per week, plus meditation classes
- Free pre-learning online course
What to expect?
- Check out the photos from the September 2023 Permaculture Design Course – click here
- Watch various videos about Keela Yoga Farm on our youtube channel. Including a Natural Building Course, a tour of the farm, volunteering on the farm and many others
This permaculture design course will teach you about permaculture philosophy, ecological foundations, design methodologies, and real-world applications. You will get your hands dirty in the vegetable gardens, composting systems, food forests, silvopasture, appropriate technology systems, and managed woodlands on an established 18-hectare site. This course will suit you if you are thinking of applying permaculture in your own life by setting up or joining your own land-based project. It also works well for people seeking ideas, skills and inspiration to embark on a more fulfilling path in life and make positive contributions to the state of the world. The course is certified by the Permaculture Association (Britain), it offers a foundation to further your permaculture journey via the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design or other advanced training.
Your Permaculture Design Course hosts and teachers
Tom Henfrey – Certifed PDC tutor
Tom is a co-teacher at Keela Yoga Farm’s Permaculture Design Courses. He is the only certified Permaculture Diploma tutor in Portugal. He is an author of various permaculture and ecology books and has 20 years of experience in Permaculture and Ecology. Tom co-taught his first PDC at Keela Yoga Farm in March 2022, and it was an absolute success; please do join for the next PDC. He brings huge value to Keela Yoga Farm’s courses as a co-teacher. Read more about Tom Henfrey.
Laurence Manchee – Co-PDC teacher
Co-founder of Keela Yoga Farm. He is on the board of the WOOF Portugal Association, an author in Permaculture Magzine and leads Agroforestry courses and Permaculture Design Courses. Laurence has built many Natural Building houses and permaculture systems and managed an 18-hectare reforestation and agroforestry project with animals integrated, including Sheep, Pigs and Chickens. He will be your lead teacher for permaculture systems, agroforestry and practical farm work.
Kimberly Manchee – Yoga teacher
Kimberly Manchee is the co-founder of Keela Yoga Farm. She is the farm and kitchen manager and resident Yoga teacher. Kimberly teaches workshops on Reiki, food fermentation and preserving, makes cheese, connects the fresh farm food to the kitchen, runs yoga retreats, teaches local yoga classes and looks after the farm animals. Have a read for more information on Kimberly Manchee.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us