Permaculture Design Certificate

Build the skills necessary to maximize permaculture design in your home, farm, and community.  Multiple instructors and great facilities, in beautiful Vermont, make this an excellent certification course for those wishing to improve the yield from land and resilience for society. 

Yestermorrow Design/Build School, (April 13 to 24, 2020)

Garden Bed Design

*cold-climate series

In this workshop, Zach presents his step-by-step method for building raised beds from scratch—beds that are fast and affordable to build, have high soil quality and are easy to maintain for weeds and pests. These “Permabeds” have proven very effective for home, homestead and farm vegetable and fruit growing.  

McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, Manitoba (April 22, 2020)

Dream Property Design

An intensive course on visioning, designing and building your dream property.  Includes a tour of 2-acre suburban property with herb gardens, micro-orchard, water catchment and more.

Includes FREE worksheet and eBooklet. 

Suburban Edible Ecosystem, Winnipeg Manitoba (May 23, 2020)

Tools, Techniques and Technologies

*cold-climate series

This workshop explores the nitty gritty of all the best tools, techniques and technology that keep your garden growing at its best despite weeds, water and pest issues. Scaled to fit your yard, these tools and tips are sure to yield new fruits for your labour.

McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg, Manitoba (May 20, 2020)

 Hugelkultur Landscape Design

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Building raised beds out of straw bales, leaves, waste wood and other debris can be a great way to clean up your property, raise your garden beds for ergonomic management and improve nutrient and water holding capacity.  This workshop explores styles of hugelkultur gardening, as well as the specifics of Zach Loeks strawbale designs for commercial and home gardeners.

Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Vermont (Aug 1-2, 2020)