This is the fourth course to be held at Aranya's home. With an extra emphasis on small-scale food production and forest garden systems you will have the opportunity to shape the future of the site, as well as visit established local food projects, including Martin Crawford's flagship forest garden.
On successful completion of the course, all participants will be awarded the Permaculture Association (Britain)'s internationally recognised Certificate in Permaculture Design.
The Summer 2025 course will run from 5.00pm (please arrive by 4.00pm for a prompt start) on Saturday 21st June to 6.00pm on Saturday 5th July. There will be a day off mid-course on Saturday 28th and a half day off each week, usually Tuesday afternoon in the first week and Wednesday morning in the second.
Sessions start each day at 9.00am and continue on until the evening meal around 6.30pm. We also have a light session most evenings of slides or a video to reinforce the day's learning. We have an hour and a quarter for lunch and evening meals, plus tea breaks during the mornings and afternoons.
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Residential (bed in Sunflowers holiday barn) - deposit payment
FULL COST £1205, this £125 deposit payment reserves your place until the remainder is due 4 weeks before the course begins. * Or £1100 each for a couple, or two friends, sharing the smaller room. The fee is inclusive of all tuition, site visits, handouts, digital resources and Permaculture Association Britain's PDC certificate. All meals are included. The fee also includes post-PDC, free lifetime access to Aranya's 'Design Your Site with Permaculture' online course.
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Residential (camping) - deposit payment
FULL COST £905, this £125 deposit payment reserves your place until the remainder is due 4 weeks before the course begins. We can provide a robust tent for an extra £40 (total £945). If all on-site camping pitches are booked, we recommend like-minded nearby Keveral Farm. Choose the non-residential option below.The fee is inclusive of all tuition, site visits, handouts, digital resources and Permaculture Association Britain's PDC certificate. All meals are included. The fee also includes post-PDC, free lifetime access to Aranya's 'Design Your Site with Permaculture' online course.
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Residential (small to medium live-in vehicle pitch) - deposit payment
FULL COST £905, this £125 deposit payment reserves your place until the remainder is due 4 weeks before the course begins. The fee is inclusive of all tuition, site visits, handouts, digital resources and Permaculture Association Britain's PDC certificate. All meals are included. The fee also includes post-PDC, free lifetime access to Aranya's 'Design Your Site with Permaculture' online course.
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Non-residential / stay locally - deposit payment
FULL COST £725, this £125 deposit payment reserves your place until the remainder is due 4 weeks before the course begins.Plenty of camping and holiday accommodation is available nearby. Our recommendation for camping is like-minded Keveral Farm. The fee is fully inclusive of all tuition, site visits, handouts, digital resources and Permaculture Association Britain's PDC certificate. All meals are included except breakfast. The fee also includes post-PDC, free lifetime access to Aranya's 'Design Your Site with Permaculture' online course.
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£125.00 |
South Trelowia Barn
Widegates
Looe
Cornwall
PL13 1QL
South Trelowia Barns has been home to Aranya and his partner Jules since the end of August 2019. Set in the Cornish countryside, two barns have sat on the site for about 200 years. They are working on transforming the site into an great example of applied permaculture design. The barns were converted to dwellings in the 1980s and provide a fine classroom as well as a long-established and highly rated holiday home. The conformable accommodation provides space for 6 people. Aranya and Jules are aiming to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings and have already added a 6kW solar array and battery system.
The land outside the barn extends to almost a half acre - not much from a conventional food production perspective, but more than enough for two people to steward without the use of machinery. Aranya and Jules are putting a strong emphasis on home-scale food production and perennial planting, including a small forest garden. The site consists of a number of small areas, each with different microclimates, offering a diversity of opportunities. It is hoped that everyone who visits will be able to observe an area similar to their own garden to explore options of what can be done in such a space.
For those who are especially interested, the Looe PDC offers an extra emphasis on home-scale food production in diverse spaces and small-scale forest gardening.
The local area is a quiet part of Cornwall with coastal walks and many lovely beaches nearby.
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