Established permaculture farm
Permaculture Design Certificate Portugal
Welcome to the Permaculture Design Course in Portugal, offered by Keela Permaculture Farm! Our course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of permaculture principles and practices, and empower you to create sustainable, regenerative systems in your own life and community.
Permaculture Design Course Portugal
You will see a working permaculture farm with food forests, agroforests, various Natural Buildings, many working examples of permaculture systems, and animal husbandry and enjoy yoga and meditation classes.
Permaculture Design Course Portugal
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
Permaculture Design Course Dates
All our PDCs are followed by a one week specialist course. Either Advanced Permaculture Design, food forest course or a natural building course. Join the PDC, Food Forest or Natural Building course alone or stay for both.
The PDC courses are €950. And the specalçist courses are €500. Join both and get €150 discount. Further discounts available for part volunteering. You will also enjoy three days of relaxing on the farm between courses if you join both. For full pricing info please select your dates on the booking form page.
- 15th-28th September 2024 (€950)
- Followed by 1 week Food Forest Course (€5000)
- Join both together for €1300 (€150 discount)
Janurary 2025 PDC
19th Jan - 1st Feb 2025 - followed by a practical permaculture course (€950)
- Followed by 1 week Permaculture in Practice Course (€500)
- Join both together for €1300 (€150 discount)
April 2025 PDC
- 6th April 2024 - 2 week PDC (€950)
- Followed by 1 week Natural Building Course (€500)
- Followed by 1 week Permaculture in Practice Course (€500)
Join the full 1 month for €1500 (€450 Discount)
- 6th April 2024 - 2 week PDC (€950)
- Followed by 1 week Natural Building Course (€500)
- Followed by 1 week Permaculture in Practice Course (€500)
- Join the full 1 month for €1500 (€450 Discount)
Video from our Summer 2023 PDC
Permaculture Design Course Portugal
Your Permaculture Design Course hosts and Teachers
Laurence Manchee
PDC Lead Teacher
Co-founder of Keela Yoga Farm. Laurence is certified by the Permaculture Association to teach certified PDCs. He is on the board of the WOOF Portugal Association, an author in Permaculture Magazine and leads Agroforestry, Permaculture Design and Natural Building Courses. Laurence will be the lead teacher on all courses
Tom Henfrey
Certified 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-leads the Diploma course at Keela Yoga Farm and guest teaches at some of our PDC courses. Visit his profile
Food Fermentation
Kimberly will teach you how to preserve food via fermentation for a healthy gut biome. Visit her profile here
Jonathan Ives
Forester
Jonathan has lived in Portugal for nearly 5 years. He has worked in the forest industry at all levels for 30 years. Jonathan is especially interested in sustainable forest management and rewilding projects.
Prices & travel information
Traveling to Keela Permaculture Farm
Keela is Based in the Village Mata Da Rainha near Fundao in Central Portugal
- Fly to either Lisbon or Porto Airport.
- Take a coach or Train to Fundao Station
- Arrive by group taxi from Fundao station to the farm
Breakdown of PDC costs
- Full PDC Course (including food): €950
- Permaculture Association membership (optional) – €35
- Extra nights (including food): €50 per night
- Accommodation (more info)
- Your tent of Cravan (free)
- Caravan €150 (2 people)
- Tent or tipi €100
- Discounts available:
- €250 for Portuguese residents
- €250 for volunteering during the course (must arrive and volunteer 1 week before)
- €150 if joining the following specialist 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 during practical classes on vegetable gardens, composting systems, worm farming, propagation of plants, natural building, fermenting, soap making, 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.
