Permaculture Online Course

Want to learn permaculture design?
Looking for ways to live sustainably?
Like to work at your own pace and in your own garden?

This course is a great foundation to understand the sustainable design system.

What is this course about?

Learning Permaculture at your own pace
Over 20 hours of online videos
The videos are in English – Lou speaks slowly and clearly
Practical design activities for designing sustainable projects and lifestyle
Facebook group to network and for Q&A
Written resources with pictures

What will you learn?

Basic information about permaculture design, principles, methods and tools.
Designing your whole life to be more sustainable, from your local community and the land you live on, to your livelihood, relationships, health and self-development.
Permaculture in urban areas.
Thinking beyond sustainability, to regenerate the planet and its resources.
Practical activities and tasks which will get you thinking about your own life and your goals for the future.

What is special about this course?

The online format gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace.
6 months support from our teachers to ask questions and get feedback on your projects.
Electronic PDF “Course Guide” with lots of information links, and a guide to complete your studies.
Follow our suggestions or use the materials as you please.
A practical activity to integrate what you learned in almost every video.
Opportunity to do your own design and get feedback!

The content

Week 1: What permaculture is. Drawing maps. Understanding sustainable design
Week 2: How to observe your surroundings
Week 3: Observe and interact. See people and their needs.
Week 4: Permaculture Principles
Week 5: Water, how to catch it and use it wisely
Week 6: Soil science
Week 7: Compost and More on Soil
Week 8: Tips for sustainable gardening
Week 9: How trees can heal the planet

Week 10: Sustainable relationships and self-care
Week 11: Sustainable relationships and a new personal economy
Week 12: Plants and forest gardening
Week 13: Different types of Agroforestry
Week 14: Permaculture design process: SADIMET
Week 15: Lou’s Tiny House
Week 16: Ecobuilding – design your dream house
Week 17: Creating and presenting a permaculture design
Week 18 – 20 Creating your own design

The teachers

Charlotte Lou Langdon

Lou is a permaculture teacher and farmer … Read more!

who has been working with permaculture since she was 18 years old. Lou is now 32 and is the manager at one of Denmark’s top organic vineyards and wineries. She lives in a tiny-house which she built herself just last year. Lou is also one of the few people in Denmark to have been awarded the Diploma in Permaculture Design – which means she has lots of design experience. She also has completed the permaculture teacher training which she uses to hold courses in Denmark and internationally. She is a friendly and kind person who will put you at ease in her videos, and give you lots of new knowledge.

Helena Marchenko

Lena will be the assistant facilitator for this course… Read more!

She is a Ukrainian land management and cadastre engineer who has diversified her expertise into sustainable land development.
Since 2016, she has been designing smart natural gardens for clients, integrating her engineering skills with ecological principles.
Helena furthered her education in ecovillage design in 2020 and began teaching permaculture design to students in 2021.
She is also a dedicated mother of three children and resides in the Avnø Oasis Ecovillage, where she practices and promotes sustainable living principles.