Growing Green Skills

Curious about green living?
Want to learn permaculture design?
Looking for meaningful connections?

Join our practical course in sustainability! Discover the joy of conscious consumption, sustainable living and meaningful connections while growing green skills.

What is the education about?

This course will provide you with all the tools to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the practical implementation of sustainable development goals. Meanwhile, you will learn permaculture principles and mindful consumption practices.

By immersing yourself in our community for an extended period, you will come to appreciate the advantages of a simpler, more fulfilling life and lay the groundwork for transformative lifestyle changes in your own life.

What will you learn?

You gain practical skills to grow your own food including foraging and cooking wild foods.

You learn to plan a forest garden, vegetable garden, and herbal garden while gaining extensive hands-on experience.

Furthermore you learn to implement permaculture designs, take responsibility, and cultivate strong & supportive relationships.

If climate change and sustainability sometimes feel like distant issues, this course shows how everyday choices can make a real difference for the planet.🌱

After the course, you’ll be a sustainability pioneer, ready to inspire positive change in the world.

What is special about this course?

Unlike most permaculture courses, you don’t just design projects – you also take part in implementing them in more than 300 hours.

The focus is on transitioning all areas of life:

Reconnecting with nature and protecting limited resources.
Living & eating in a way, where real needs are met, thus increasing strength & vitality.
Building sustainable relationships, strong communities, and a sense of belonging and leadership.
Valuing many forms of capital.
Reconnecting with life’s deeper values.
Being inside driven & making deliberate choices.

The content

Functional Design & Permaculture
Growing & Gardening
Renewable Resources
Eco-construction
Sustainable consumption
Cooking for health and happiness
Personal sustainable action plan
Compassionate connection
Reconnection with nature

Excursions

There will be regular excursions to various green projects to inspire you with different ways of practicing green living. Some places you will have a tour – Some places you will participate in some activities or teachings that relates to Sustainability.

Certificates of completion

You will have a certificate of completion of more than 300 hours of permaculture theory and practice.

The facilitators

Helena Marchenko is the main facilitator.

She has 10 years of experience in implementing permaculture designs and has developed this course to support people’s transition into a more sustainable lifestyle.

She is assisted by Lucia Biffi, Kristiane Ravn Frost and Isabel Corthier and occasional guest teachers.