Intro to Permaculture: Designing Your Own Property with Elaine Codling
About This Event
Intro to Permaculture: Designing Your Own Property with Elaine Codling is a 6-week course running from September 22, 2026, to October 27, 2026, primarily held at LUSH HQ in Courtenay.
What to Expect
- Learn the principles and strategies for building regenerative, sustainable ecosystems.
- Apply permaculture design concepts directly to your own property.
- Analyze, map, and create a permaculture design for your site with expert guidance.
- Gain new insight into the potential of your property for abundance.
- Develop an abundant, productive, and regenerative landscape.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for individuals interested in learning permaculture principles and applying them to their own property, regardless of size, to create sustainable and productive landscapes.
Practical Information
Free parking is available. Refunds are offered up to 7 days before the event.
Programme
- Session 1 (September 22): Intro to Permaculture and The Challenges of Design
- Session 2 (September 29): Whole Systems, Site Analysis, and Plan Development
- Session 3 (October 6): Access and Zone Planning
- Session 4 (October 13): Invasive Species, Bio-remediation, and Waste Cycling
- Session 5 (October 17 - Outdoors - 2 hours): Working With The Shape of The Land and Surveying
- Session 6 (October 20): Resource Use and Technology
- Session 7 (October 27): Review, Questions, and Presentations
Topics
Sep
22
– 27
September 22 – October 27, 2026
Location
LUSH HQ
2342b Rosewall Crescent
Courtenay, V9N 6N9 · 🇨🇦 Canada
Organizer
LUSH Valley Food Action SocietyHadaa · AI Design
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