Permaculture Design Course

Service Description

What you will get: A 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC). A grounding in all aspects of permaculture Hands-on experience working at the Bong Wan Permaculture Center The experience of living, eating, working and having fun with the Bong Wan community! About Bong Wan Eco Center The Bong Wan Eco Center is a 2 ha. permaculture inspired productive farm and community project, that serves as a demonstration and education site in Luang Prabang, Laos. It is part of the Eco Asia project network. Accommodation: During the course, participants will stay at our 3 king size beds farm stay dormitory (limited places available), private rooms or camping area. Common showers and flush toilet. The cost of accommodation is included in the course cost. Wi-fi is available at the farm stay at limited conditions. Meet our facilitators: The course will be facilitated by permaculturists John Champagne (lead teacher), Bruce Bebe, Brian Newhouse and Ben Dunn: John Champagne is one of Australia’s foremost Permaculture teachers. Actively involved in the movement for over 20 years, John has experience in property design and implementation; eco-village design and works locally as a consultant. He is a bioregional strategist holding the position of President of SCPA – South East Producers for 12 years that is an NGO preparing his community to become more self-reliant. John’s teaching career has taken him all over Australia and in recent years to SE Asia where he has taught PDC’s and workshops in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia. Brian Newhouse is the founder of Permaville and author of The Permaville Book. Since 2003, he has worked on projects in the fields of education, sanitation, water, construction and renewable energy across eight countries. He has taught high school as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Cape Verde Islands, Africa. He has rebuilt schools with All Hands Volunteers in Haiti, and he’s led water installations and natural building projects at Panya, a permaculture community in northern Thailand and co-started the Art of Living Permaculture site in Bangalore, India