Permaculture Design Certificate Course

We are pleased to announce our next Permaculture Design Certified Course, which will take place from December 1 to December 15, 2013.

This course is the result of the fruitful collaboration between the Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura (IMAP) and Atitlan Organics, and the course will be held at both centers (San Lucas Tolimán and Tzununá, on the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlán). The 2-week course offers the internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate curriculum and covers a broad range of themes to provide a holistic overview of permaculture practices, biodiversity and sustainable living. Topics include:

Introduction to permaculture: history, ethics & principles
Mayan culture and biodiversity
Reading and understanding the landscape
Natural principles and Permaculture design
Natural and cultivated ecosystems
Developing productive systems with permaculture
Social permaculture and community self sufficiency
Drawing techniques and hands-on design projects

We train people of all backgrounds, ages, experience and skills to design using natural patterns based on ecological principles. Our graduates leave ready to apply what they’ve learned in their yards, on their land, and in their homes and businesses. Ronaldo Lec Ajcot (IMAP) and Shad Qudsi (Atitlan Organics), as well as many other local guest teachers, will be leading this course.

Click here to access the FAQ about the Permaculture Design Course.

Early-bird registration for the course – before October 1st – is $1,350 USD, and as of October 2nd we require the full price of $1,500. Costs include facilitation, materials, housing, food, internet, internal transportation and PDC certificate.

Payment for the course can be made by using the secure PayPal button below. We require a $200 USD and only a limited number of participants can be accepted for the course. If you wish, you can also make your payment directly through our bank account or through an email transfer of funds. Please send us an e-mail and we will provide more information: imapermacultura@gmail.com

$200 deposit: