Permaculutre Design Certificate Course for Youth and Young Adults

Name: Permaculutre Design Certificate Course for Youth and Young Adults
Start: 2026-02-28T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-28T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Lotus Ranch

Schedule

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Lotus Ranch | Wimberley, TX

This course includes the internationally recognized 72-hour Permaculture Design Course curriculum . This 6 week course offering is specifically for youth and young adults 15-20yrs old. Equipping them with the skills to design regenerative, sustainable and abundant systems for people, land, animals, and the planet. We aim to build a supportive learning environment that gives participants the opportunity to build community and connections. This course is a great launch pad for a career in permaculture, regenerative agriculture, homesteading, garden and landscape design, eco living or to further young adults interest and understanding in the natural world. Students who complete the design course and final design project will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate.

More info and Registration for this and other courses: https://lotusranch.org/permaculture-design-course
Weekends for 6 weeks:
Feb 27, 28th March 7th,8th March 14th, 15th March 21st, 22nd March 28th, 29th April 2nd, 3rd (Final Presentation and Certificates Awarded) The last week is a Friday and Saturday
9am-4pm

Tuition:$1,000
Deposit: $350
This course is limited to 12 participants.
**Two worktrade opportunities are available for the course. Please email [email protected] to apply.**

Syllabus:
Permaculutre Design Ethics, Principles,
and Characteristics
Ecology
Patterns in Nature
Permaculture Principles Games/hands on
Map reading
METHODS OF DESIGN
Water in the landscap
Earthworks 1hr hands on
Climate
Microclimates
Soils
Forests
Windbreaks
Soils/Compost/seed starting/ hands on
Plants and Seeds
Zone 00
Zone 0 Our Houses siting, building, design
Natural building
Appropriate Technology
Zone I Kitchen Gardens
Zone II Food forest /fruit trees /guilds
Zone II and III Animals
Zone III Field crops/farm and
large animals
Zone IV Harvest/Zone V Natural Forests
Forests
Humid tropics /cool to cold strategies
Dryland strategies
Site Analysis practical
Integrated Pest Management
Wildlife Management
W**d Ecology + Foraging
Aquaculture
Waste and/or bio-remediation
Design for Disaster
Design graphics and creative problem solving
Practical Work on Large Design
bioregional-local wealth/ working together in organizations
land ownership and ethical & access
urban Permaculutre Design
suburban Permaculutre Design
Practical Work on Large Design
village and community permaculutre
ethical investment/ Legal Structures/ A just economy for all
Livelihoods: Permaculutre workplaces, Income from land, Your future
Final Design Presentations
Evaluations and Awards

This course will be taught both in the classroom and hands-on outdoors, where students will experience real life permaculture applications, such as gardening, animal systems, rainwater collection, composting, alternative energy, erosion control, earthworks, and tiny home construction. This course is for urban, suburban, and rural living and design. Our focus is on learning a lot of new information, but our goal is to change the lens that students see and think about the world. The experience of the Permaculture Design Course will hopefully give each student purpose. Purpose to guide any profession or walk of life, a spark of why, and a reason to be hopeful about how humans can impact the world positive.
This course is limited to 12 participants.
More info and Registration: https://lotusranch.org/permaculture-design-course
Weekends for 6 weeks:
Feb 27, 28th March 7th,8th March 14th, 15th March 21st, 22nd March 28th, 29th April 2nd, 3rd (Final Presentation and Certificates Awarded) The last week is a Friday and Saturday
9am-4pm

Tuition:$1,000
Deposit: $350
**Two worktrade opportunities are available for the course. Please email [email protected] to apply.**
*Discount for returning Childrens Garden and Outdoor Classroom Students