Permaculture Rising
permaculture education center and ecological nursery
Topics in a Permaculture Design Course:
Permaculture Ethics & Principles
Bioregional Awareness
Patterns in Nature
Ecology & Restoration
Reading the Landcape
Caring for Soils & Water
Rainwater Catchment
Earthworks & Aquaculture
Greywater Systems
Forestry & Agroforestry
Cultivated Ecology
Propagation & Seedsaving
Animal Husbandry
Appropriate Technology
Design for Catastrophe
Social Structures
Economics & Business
Urban Permaculture
Villages & Community
Upcoming Permaculture Certification Courses
Permaculture Food Forests
Online with Oregon State University
Part 1: Self-Paced Course: on demand
Part 2: Practicum: Sept 28 - Dec 6, 2026
Permaculture Food Forests are intentional cultivated forest gardens that contain native and cultivated plants, which provide yields for humans and ecological functions. Essentially, a low-maintenance forest that's completely edible!
A food forest is a sustainable and natural way to produce healthy and organic food.
By learning how to tend your specific soil and develop plant communities you'll be able to improve your yield and provide nourishing and healthy food for you and your family.
This course will teach you how to design a food forest for your unique climate and needs using permaculture principles and ecology.
Online Permaculture Design Course
Summer 2026:
PDC: June 22 - August 30, 2026
PDC Pro: June 22 -December 6, 2026
Develop a sustainable landscape using permaculture methods with this online, instructor-led certificate program offered by Professional and Continuing Education at Oregon State University. Within a collaborative, academically rigorous curriculum, you will complete regenerative landscape projects with intensive instructor feedback and interaction.
Each assignment creates a new layer in the permaculture design process, culminating in a unique site design plan for residential, agricultural or other natural areas. You can use this plan at home or as a portfolio to show prospective clients.
You will engage with peers through the program’s blog, where you can receive and provide feedback and follow each project’s progress. You will learn from your peers by sharing your permaculture design plan and viewing other projects from diverse climates and environments. Previous participants hailed from places like Alaska and Laos and created design plans for sites that ranged in size from urban balconies to 100-acre ranches. .
Permaculture Gardening Fundamentals
Online with Oregon State University
Tuesdays, May 5 - 26, 2026
Food Security Starts at Home: Plant Your Garden Now! Learn how to start and sustain a thriving garden from the ground up through a practical, systems-based approach guided by experienced permaculture practitioners. This short course is delivered through live webinars, offering direct access to instructors, real-time Q&A, and a collaborative learning environment with fellow gardeners.
Permaculture Water Management Online with Oregon State University
Part 1: Self-Paced Course: on demand
Turn water scarcity into water abundance!
This course teaches you how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community.
Rainwater is an amazing free resource. It's more beneficial to plants than municipally supplied water and it can help:
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reduce storm-water runoff
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recharge aquifers
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stop groundwater depletion
Harvesting rainwater can also help you become more self-reliant with water and lower your carbon footprint.