SINGING WORKSHOP: Songs for Sanctuary – healing and connection with the Earth
Venue:
on the edge of Exmoor
Dates:
11am-3pm 9 August 2025
More details to be announced shortly.
VISIONARY DESIGN ADVENTURE
Region:
ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE
Venue:
Applewood Permaculture Centre
Led By:
Looby Macnamara, Jon Young & Sarah Fontaine
From the author of the groundbreaking classic People & Permaculture. Her new book Design Adventures (which this course is based upon) is available from 1st September 2025, pre-order here: https://www.permanentpublications.co.uk/port/design-adventures/
ANIMALS IN PERMACULTURE SYSTEMS (PERMACULTURE III)
Led By:
Diana Cole, ACS Distance Education
PLANTS IN A PERMACULTURE SYSTEM (PERMACULTURE II)
Led By:
Diana Cole, ACS Distance Education
ADVANCED DESIGN ADVENTURE
Region:
ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE
Venue:
Applewood Permaculture Centre
Dates:
19-21 September 2025
Led By:
Looby Macnamara, Chris Evans, Delvin & Grace Solkinson
BIODYNAMIC TRAINING
Region:
ENGLAND, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Venue:
Ruskin Mill, Gloucestershire
MUSHROOM CULTIVATION
Dates:
Various dates during 2025
INTRODUCTION TO ENGAGING CHILDREN IN PERMACULTURE
Led By:
Lusi Alderslowe, Nim Robins
LEVEL 3 – CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY ORCHARDING
Venue:
Various venues in Bristol
Dates:
September 2025 – July 2026
Led By:
Witchhazel Wildwood at The Orchard Project
SELF BUILDING AN EARTHSHIP
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Led By:
Rebecca Sarll, Jon Kalviac, Mischa Hewitt
TINY HOUSE BUILDING
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Dates:
12-14 September 2025
SCYTHING WORKSHOP
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Venue:
Stanmer Park, Brighton
PRUNING YOUNG FRUIT TREES
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Venue:
Stanmer Park, Brighton & Zoom
Led By:
Bryn Thomas, Stephen Gehrels
PRUNING OLD FRUIT TREES
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Venue:
Stanmer Park, Brighton and online
Dates:
17, 24 & 25 January 2026
PRACTICAL PERMACULTURE GARDENING
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Venue:
Stanmer Park, Brighton
Dates:
13-14 September 2025
PLANNING & PLANTING A SMALL ORCHARD
Region:
ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX
Venue:
Stanmer Park, Brighton
Led By:
Stephan Gehrels, Becca Mann
LEVEL 3 – CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY ORCHARDING
Venue:
Various venues in Bristol & London
Dates:
September 2025 – July 2026
Led By:
Witchhazel Wildwood at The Orchard Project
WILDWAYS TO WRITING: A co-creative writing journey into deeper Nature connection
Region:
ENGLAND, WEST SUSSEX
Venue:
The Willows Lakeside Retreat, Pulborough
A 3 day residential to develop your observational skills, embody deeper ecological awareness, refresh your descriptive powers and kick-start a creative dialogue with wildness, inside and out.
NATURE CULTURE CONNECTION CAMP 2025
Region:
ENGLAND, BEDFORDSHIRE
Venue:
The Clophill Centre
Led By:
Peter Cow, Victoria Mew, David SmartKnight and many more
REGENERATIVE ORGANISATION PROGRAMMES
Region:
ENGLAND, DERBYSHIRE, YORKSHIRE & ONLINE
Venue:
Derbyshire, Yorkshire or a venue near you and Online
Dates:
Various, start anytime
Led By:
Sarah Spencer, JK McQuinn of Think like a Forest
Download the brochure: https://thinklikeatree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Think-like-a-Forest-Training-Brochure.pdf
MEDICINAL FOREST GARDEN DESIGN COURSE
Dates:
Enrol and start straight away. 10 lessons.
Led By:
Anne Stobart, herbal grower and practitioner
Choose a course to suit your interest, from designing a medicinal forest garden to learning about harvesting and making remedies. See a short introduction from Anne Stobart to courses with the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust on YouTube at https://youtu.be/WCLVvSIayHg
GROWING FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY
Venue:
Swn y Coed, One Planet Development
Dates:
19 July 2025. 6 September 2025.
This three days course spread across the growing year, teaches everything you need in producing fruit and vegetable all year round, from planning, to soil health and natural fertilisers to harvesting and preserving. The courses build into each other as a comprehensive course as well as stand alone informative days. View: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Awe-Inspiring+Permaculture+Paradise+Growing+Food%2C+Flowers%2C+%26+Nature!
SELF SUFFICIENCY WEEKEND
Venue:
Swn y Coed, One Planet Development
Led By:
Huw Richards, Peni Ediker
A weekend of Self Sufficiency at a stunning permaculture farm Swnycoed.org 8 workshops, inc soil health, growing skills, fermentation and the hungry gap. Camping and all meals included. View: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Awe-Inspiring+Permaculture+Paradise+Growing+Food%2C+Flowers%2C+%26+Nature!
GROWING WITH PERMACULTURE
Venue:
Swn y Coed, One Planet Development
Led By:
Peni Ediker, Patch of the Planet
A three day , accredited Introduction to Permaculture course, enhanced with a a wide range of in depth food growing training. View: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Awe-Inspiring+Permaculture+Paradise+Growing+Food%2C+Flowers%2C+%26+Nature!
PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE COURSE
Venue:
Keela Permaculture Farm
Dates:
18-24 June 2025. 3-9 August 2025. 10-16 October 2025.
This course follows a PDC and Natural Building course. Combine the courses or do them separately.
NATURAL BUILDING COURSE
Venue:
Keela Permaculture Farm
Dates:
12-18 August 2025. 19-25 October 2025.
This course is sandwiched between a PDC and a permaculture in practice course. Combine the courses or do them separately.
FOOD FOREST & AGROFORESTRY
Venue:
Keela Permaculture Farm
Dates:
20-26 November 2025
This course follows a PDC. Combine the courses or do them separately.
FOREST GARDENING / FOOD FORESTS
REGENERATIVE FARM DESIGN COURSE
Venue:
Henbant Permaculture Farm North Wales
Dates:
26 July - 3 August 2025
This intensive course marries together a beautiful small but productive, successful and regenerative farm working in a UK context with Richards world-class farm design and business planning workshop that has been attended by thousands of farmers around the globe.
THE INKPOT OPEN DAYS: Farm Tours and Farm Shop
Region:
ENGLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE
Venue:
The Inkpot, Gorse Drove, Scredington NG34 0AH
Dates:
First Saturday of every month, 10am-4pm
FOREST GARDENING IN PRACTICE
Venue:
Himmelbjerggaarden, Jutland
Led By:
Tomas Remiarz, Skye Jin
PEACE – DEEP DIVE CULTURAL EMERGENCE
Region:
ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE
Venue:
Applewood Permaculture Centre
Led By:
Looby Macnamara, Leona Johnson
CULTURAL EMERGENCE GATHERING
Region:
ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE
Venue:
Applewood Permaculture Centre
FREE CULTURAL EMERGENCE COURSES
Led By:
Looby Macnamara & guests
ACE – ACTIVATING CULTURAL EMERGENCE
BUDDING & SUMMER PRUNING
Region:
ENGLAND, HEREFORDSHIRE
GREENHOUSE CONTAINER GARDENING MINI COURSE
Dates:
Open Enrollment – Start Anytime
Led By:
Alexis west, Dr. Alan Enzo, Saniya Malhotra
FOOD FOREST DESIGN
Dates:
Open Enrollment – Start Anytime
Led By:
Dr. Alan Enzo, Steve Cran, Saniya Malhotra and others
INTRODUCTION TO AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
Dates:
Open Enrollment – Start Anytime
Led By:
Dr. Alan Enzo, Steve Cran, Saniya Malhotra and others
PERMACULTURE & PROSPERITY
A pay what you can course.
THE PRACTICAL SUSTAINABILITY COURSE
Venue:
St Werburghs, Bristol, Plus field trips
Dates:
September 2025 to 21 July 2026
Led By:
Caroline Aitken & 40+ tutors
Phone:
Caroline Aitken & 40+ tutors
Shift Bristol is a not for profit organisation providing innovative and immersive training in building sustainability and resilience. We have 20 years experience of teaching practical skills, design systems and collaborative approaches - we learn from and within our community networks.
SHARE PERMACULTURE: Online permaculture marketing
Dates:
12 monthly workshops. Start anytime.
MASTERS DEGREE, SUSTAINABILITY
Venue:
Centre for Alternative Technology,
PERMACULTURE EDUCATORS PROGRAM
BIODYNAMICS
Led By:
Biodynamic Agricultural College