Geoff Lawton – Permaculture Design 2.0 2019

Before we move on to the fun stuff, a quick note about housekeeping.: Above and to the right, you’ll find a field to enter your email address. If you’re already a member of the TPC (The Permaculture Circle), please use the same email that you use to access TPC. By doing so, you’ll be able to access all your materials in a single spot and with a single login / password (TPC materials, the 2019 PDC course as well as any other courses that you may enroll in. If you’ve forgotten your password, no problem: Enter your email anyway, then scroll to the bottom on the next screen, click “Forgot your password?” Continue to follow the instructions.

We now move onto the good stuff…

If you’ve made it this far, I’m assuming you’re ready to enroll in the 2019 Online PDC 2.0 🙂

I know what this has meant to students in the past, and I’m delighted for you about what this will mean for your future. Above all, I’m honored that you’ve chosen to trust me and my team to be with you on this incredible journey ahead.

Here’s a quick recap of what you’ll receive, among other things, when you enroll today:

1. Online PDC 2.0 (28-Week courseThe extensive training is suitable for beginners as well as experienced permaculturists. There will be a new batch of modules released each week for 28 weeks that will help pace the course and form the basis of the weekly Q&A and online community discussion.
2. Catch-Sessions upWe will have five 1-Week intermissions-Other than for catching,-to provide you with an opportunity to review the last block of course materials. I will continue doing video Q&As during these weeks, and the TAs will be available daily, monitoring the discussion areas.
3. Extended Access: After the 28 weeks are over, you will have continued, full access to all the videos, recorded Q&As, animations, and PDFs through January 31st, 2020. Watch, listen, and read as many times as you’d like.
4. Permaculture Design Certificate: You will be awarded the award if your final design is successful. Permaculture Design The same certificate globally-recognized certificate that Bill honored me with more than 30 years ago, and that I’ve presented to over 15,000 qualified students in the decades since. It is an honor to be the first permaculture center in the world that issues digital certificates that can be cryptographically encrypted by blockchain. 1-Click social media sharing (LinkedIn and Facebook + dozens of others) is built-in, as is “anytime printing” in ultra-High resolution
5. More than 750 instructional modulesBlackboard-Style instructional presentations, rich animations. PDFs with detailed information. Knowledge checks, Learning Objectives. Activities. Brief Overviews. Key Takeaways. These will be available weekly as per the curriculum. Study them, ask questions 24/7, then prepare for the weekly video question & answer session.
6. Q&A weekly: After watching the core video modules (blackboard and supplemental animations), you’ll have a chance to ask me follow-All sessions will be recorded so you can ask questions. For your benefit, we’ve included recordings from the previous course, featuring several hundred Q&A.
7. 24/7) Community town hall: A sleek and modern discussion area powered primarily by industry-Disqus leader far surpasses the outdated commenting tools; it is clean and simple-To-Use platform facilitates meaningful interactions between course teaching assistants, me, as well as your peers (professionals and aid workers, etc.).
8. Daily help from PDC-Certified teaching assistants: A group of talented teaching assistants (TAs), who facilitate lively discussion, offer insight, and provide timely, relevant answers to your queries. Each of our TAs has been carefully vetted. They are passionate about permaculture.
9. Automatic inclusion in The Permaculture Circle (TPC).: My latest contribution to the permaculture world is an online community. This community includes a collection of over 70 instructional videos, animations, as well as other resources. By virtue of your enrollment today in the PDC, if don’t already have it, you’ll automatically be added to this.

To give you a sense of what’s covered over the 28 weeks, here is a module-By-Module breakdown for the course:

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2 Concepts & Themes in Design
• Module 3: Methods of Design
• Module 4: Pattern Understanding
• Module 5 Climatic Factors
• Module 6: Trees & Their Energy Transactions
• Module 7 Water
• Module 8: Soils
• Module 9 Earth Working & Earth Resources
• Module 10 Humid Tropics
• Module 11: Dryland Strategies
• Module 12: Humid Cool to Cold Climates
• Module 13: Aquaculture
• Module 14 Strategies for a Global Alternative Nation
  

This course’s structure is a combination of elements from a self.-Paced approach that combines the best elements of a timetable-A course that is based on a specific start and finish date. This basically means: A self-This course is self-paced. You can enroll at any time and start as soon as you wish, provided you do it within the first 3 month. You can then work as quickly as you’d like to complete the course materials by the end of August, and then the Final Design You must complete the exercise by the 31st of January 2020. At the same time, we’ve put together a suggested schedule that you may choose to follow in order to feel that you are moving along at (roughly) the same pace as hundreds of others in the class. Some weeks you might choose to slow down and others to speed things up. All course materials can be completed in 10 weeks.-12 weeks; the fact that we give you 28 weeks to do so (and we’ve actually spread out the publication of the materials across 28 weeks), means that you can start the class well into the 2nd and even 3rd month AFTER enrollment opens (i.e. As late as April 30th 2019You can still do it. OR, you can begin at the beginning and move at a moderate pace through the class. You can adjust the course to meet your individual needs. If you have any additional questions about this, please reach out to us and we’ll be happy to provide additional guidance about your specific circumstances.

Three last things to remember, and then I’ll leave you alone so that you can enroll 🙂

1. CurrencyNote: Tuition pricing is expressed in US Dollars. If you’re using a non-If you prefer US dollars as your method of payment, it’s fine. Your bank / credit provider will automatically convert the appropriate currency.
2. Not ownership, but licensePlease keep in mind that enrollment does not confer ownership rights. Instead, it is a license that you can use for your own personal use. What this practically means is that you can watch, listen, and read the materials as much as you’d like for your own personal and professional benefit (from the start of the course through December 31st, 2019You can share your login details and materials with other members of your household, but you are not allowed to do so. It’s common sense, fair, and provides you with all that you need. We invite you to read the complete terms and conditions as well as any other legalese we made. “lifetime access” Add an option for a small amount-on tuition fee, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. This is why I only offer this to students who have successfully completed the full online PDC. 2.0.
3. Refunds: Our generous, 30-day, 100% money back guarantee is as usual-back guarantee. If you’re not delighted with the course, let us know and we’ll provide you with a rapid refund. We are sorry to say the obvious but we want you to continue to enjoy the content and the community at TPC. We want to make you smile, not give you a list of dates.