Small Fees, Big Reward

Studying at Permaculture Visions is different.   Our goal is to serve people in need so we accept low fees and offer excellent resources. The Design Course fees start at $225 up to $625.  Our fees have are affordable thanks to kind donations from our supporters.

We’ve been teaching online for a while now. In fact, this is the longest running Permaculture website in the world. And our demonstration garden is now a food jungle. Our courses have been quietly thriving in more than 60 countries since 1993. We know you need a range of course choices. Mentorship is our strength. Our research and information is extensive and tailored for your climate, work-life and interests.

Introduction to Permaculture

Our Introduction to Permaculture Course offers you ethics and principles of Permaculture. We teach the principles developed by Bill Mollison as well as the later set by David Holmgren.
The topics covered in the introductory module of the Permaculture Course are Ethics, Natural System and Design,  Cultivated Ecology then Recycling and Waste Management.  It gives you a good grounding on permaculture principles and tools and ideas for what you can do right now in your everyday home life.  When you complete this course you can move smoothly on to the Full Permaculture Design Course. more

Full Permaculture Design Course

Our Design Course was supported and certified by Bill Mollison.  It has twenty chapters with a broad range of design topics ranging from ethics to understanding soils, appropriate technology, useful patterns, Natural systems, and community infrastructure. more

Refreshing Your Permaculture Knowledge

People who have already done a practical PDC come to us for our more in depth notes and personal tuition and mentoring . Refresher PDC gives you the chance to revise and update your skills and knowledge.  You can expand and build your Permaculture Design skills. Your fees are discounted simply by showing us your previous certificate. Many people yearn to learn more and find our course gives them a great back-up resource. more

Hybrid of On-site and Online

Hybrid Courses  get you our and enjoying hands-on learning. You can choose to complete your assignments by practical workshops either with us or with another local teacher. We have some upcoming workshops. Doing workshops helps you submit assignments for your online course. It is a fun way to knock off some of the tricky topics in your Permaculture Design Course.

Student Testimonials

Study Permaculture Course Online , learn at your own pace with help and guidance from people who’ve been offering online permaculture courses for over 20 years.

Our teaching method is a little different to school or university. We set out to be student focused, interactive, creative and personal. There are NO EXAMS.  We monitor your progress one-to-one. Our participants pace themselves, you set the hours and time to completion. more