Permaculture

Byron Centre For Permaculture offers you the opportunity to immerse yourself in sustainable living in the Byron Shire, the green heart of the North Coast. We offer short courses in areas such as Permaculture Design Course (PDC), Food Production, Bamboo Basics, Native Bee Keeping and more. For those who want to delve deeper, we offer longer courses like our highly popular Certificate III or Certificate IV in Permaculture, or for those seeking employment in the horticulture field Certificate III in Horticulture.

Our courses are embedded in local permaculture projects ensuring hands-on, real-world experience preparing participants for opportunities in permaculture, sustainability education and ecological farming. Make like-minded friends as you get the practical experience and confidence you need to create an ethical livelihood and transition your life and the lives of others towards a better future.

We have a purpose designed 1-acre permaculture site, located at the Mullumbimby Community Gardens, where students are able to gain hands-on experience in a permaculture environment.

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) with Bunya Halasz, James Nash, Joey Venables, Sharon Gibson and Erin Young

Follow your passion and immerse yourself in this Modular Permaculture Design Course held in the beautiful Byron Shire. In this hands-on course you will discover how Permaculture principles can develop resilient systems, contributing to environmental, social and personal well-being. Through gaining a clear understanding of these principles you will be able to apply them to your everyday life and surroundings – from a small home garden to commercial production. Learn how to design, build and maintain abundantly productive food gardens and human settlements with a deep reverence of nature’s patterns and cycles. Run over 14 days this course is designed in a modular format for flexible learning and can be completed over a period of up to 12 months. In order to receive the internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate you must complete all modules within this timeframe and then attend the final 3 days of the course and satisfactorily complete an Individual Permaculture Design Project. Fri, Sat & Sun, various dates between the 27 Aug - 28 Nov | 9 am - 5 pm Concession: $1169 Full Fee: $1299