Course Overview

Permaculture Design Certification

Autumn/Winter 2025

These dates may change slightly closer to the start date.

10/18 - 1/24

* Registration Open *

Location: Monarch Food Forest
2711 NW 11th Street

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

72 Hours - 12 Weeks

12 Classroom Sessions - Fridays 4-7pm

11 Garden Sessions (optional) - Fridays 12-3pm

10 Planned Field trips - Saturday 9-12pm

* Two Breaks - 11/29-12/13 & 12/27-1/3 *

This autumn session of our PDC aligns with the Florida Permaculture Convergence at Wonderfield Farm on December 6-8th.

Topics Include :

  • Foundation

  • Bioregional / 101

  • Design

  • Food Forests

  • Soil

  • Water

  • Site Analysis

  • Holistic garden

  • Care

  • Social Permaculture

  • New Pathways / Site Analysis

  • The Harvest

  • Graduation

Volunteer and mentoring opportunities are available throughout your experience to connect with and learn from local regenerative practitioners while contributing to a greater story of communal reciprocity in our place.

  • Reconnect with our living world.

  • Learn how to create & care for a regenerative garden.

  • Gain hands-on experience in our communal tropical food forests.

  • Cultivate edible, medicinal, and bioregional plants from our living plant libraries.

  • Connect with community.

Early Bird Rate - $300 (ends 10/6)

Full Price - $350

If you are unable to pay full tuition but are fully committed to joining our course please reach out at urbangardenersfl@gmail.com for support.