4th Annual Permaculture Design Certification Course (March 7th-14th, 2015)

On March 7th – 14th, 2015, the Mason Sustainability Institute will be hosting a 72-Hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course, taught by Wayne Weiseman of the Permaculture Project LLC. This course will be open to community members as well as Mason students. No prior experience necessary. The course will cover such topics as Soil Remediation, Plant Propagation, Seed Saving, Healthy Use of Animals in Permaculture Systems, Aquaponics, Renewable Energy and many more. Participants will earn a certificate in Permaculture Design, as well as Continuing Education units if requested at the start of class.

This intensive course will take place from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm with breaks for lunch, and some additional evening activities with served dinner. Catered lunch and dinners will be provided, and a light breakfast fare with snacks will also be available. The total cost for this course is $1,100 with an early-bird special of $1000 before December 31st.

More information on the instructor, Wayne Weiseman, go to: http://www.permacultureproject.com/

More information on the course, as well as registration, can be found here: http://ocpe.gmu.edu/programs/green/permaculture.php

This course is open to anyone and everyone! Please contact Danielle Wyman, Outreach and Community Engagement Manager for Mason’s Office of Sustainability, for more information about the course.