Do you dream of making a difference & a living with permaculture?
Start today.
This is the ONLY place you can earn internationally-recognised …
- Permaculture Design Certificate(PDC) and
- Permaculture Teacher Certificate
at the same time both with LIFETIME ACCESS.
- Be invited into HIVE – our global community of regenerative educators to access bonus regular live tutorials, forums and classes for a year.
You’ll be designing and teaching permaculture even before completing your studies!
Permaculture is a ‘one planet’ way of life that is socially just, life-affirming and caring for the future
The movement is guided by three core ethics — earth care, people care and fair share.
Permaculture is a great way of life and such a fabulous feeling to be of positive service to people and the planet. Every day, you know your efforts are not only enhancing people’s health and lifestyles, but you are contributing to planetary health too.
Is this something you’d like to be doing?
The call for permaculture-skilled educators is growing around the world in a whole range of contexts — and it’s ONLY going to get bigger.
Permaculture people are possibilitarians—imagining, creating and sharing positive and practical change—for regeneration and resilience.
WHAT’S INCLUDED FOR $2997 AUD?
[approx. £1565, €1700, $2110 USD]
Permaculture Design Certificate
Lifetime access
(value $1997AUD)
Permaculture Teacher Certificate
Lifetime access
(value $1997AUD)
Bonus Business Modules
Lifetime access
(value $297AUD)
HIVE – Global Permaculture Community
(value $997AUD for first year)
PLUS: big discounts on all the best permaculture books and magazines
ALSO: kids under 18 study free with a paying adult! We welcome home-schoolers, un-schoolers, world-schoolers and schoolers — the program is flexible and spacious.
Inside the Permaculture Educators Program, you will learn:
Permaculture Foundations
Soil, water, ecology, eco-literacy, recognition of traditional cultures of sustainability.
Permaculture Design
Vision, ethics, design principles, observation and language of nature, zones, sectors, concept planning, design and plan drawing.
The Permaculture Garden & Farm
Design of regenerative, agro-ecological, edible landscapes — big and small.
The Permaculture Home
Energy, toilet systems, wastewater, building design considerations, and how to create a non-toxic home.
Community Permaculture
Community food systems, ecovillages, cooperatives, city farms, community gardens, retro-suburbia, sociocracy.
The Permaculture Economy
The sharing economy, the gift economy, complementary currencies, permaculture livelihoods.
Permaculture Teaching
Teaching opportunities, curriculum development, storytelling, workshop and course planning, student engagement.
Creating a Permaculture Business
Permaculture business planning, innovative models, ethical marketing, legal matters.
The entire program is extremely flexible and deadline-free.
Gain two internationally-recognised permaculture certificates & an educator’s lens
No pre-requisites or prior learning needed to study with us! We have students aged from 12 to 82, living on six continents around the world.
The call for permaculture-skilled people is growing around the world in a whole range of contexts — and it’s only going to get bigger. The world definitely needs people who can design permaculture systems and be great communicators and teachers too.
Permaculture is a great way of life and such a fabulous feeling to be of positive service to people and the planet. Every day, you know your efforts are not only enhancing people’s health and lifestyles, but you are contributing to planetary health too.
Is this something you’d like to be doing? Would you like to share the knowledge and skills of how to live more ethically and sustainably?
Perhaps you already do, but feel you could be even more effective, reach even more people, make even more change, create even more abundance with permaculture design and education skills at the core of your livelihood.
Our course is a world-first unique combination of the Permaculture Design Certificate and Permaculture Teacher Certificate. The two certificates are woven together to enhance the effectiveness of the teacher education focus of this program.
Imagine being able to facilitate, create and implement regenerative edible landscape designs for individuals and communities — urban and rural — and teach others how to do the same.
Need help deciding if this program is right for you? Email or book a free 15-minute chat with Morag Gamble — founder, lead teacher and program director at the Permaculture Education Institute.
Make permaculture your career & livelihood
Learn how to design abundant and regenerative permaculture systems, become an excellent permaculture educator and facilitator, and start your own permaculture enterprise.
The program is led by award-winning teacher and designer, Morag Gamble, who founded the Permaculture Education Institute and has over three decades of permaculture education experience around the world.
Learn how to design for sustainability, food and health
Here are just a few examples of past students' permaculture designs. Many were complete permaculture beginners before starting their course.
The Permaculture Educators Program—44 modules!
Modules listed below + outlines of a few – we couldn’t possibly show them all here…
26 Permaculture Design Certificate modules
13 Permaculture Teaching Certificate modules
3 *bonus* Permaculture Business & Planning modules
*Bonus* Future Planning modules
PLUS a year in the fabulous HIVE Permaculture Community
44 MODULES: Permaculture Educators Program
PERMACULTURE EDUCATORS PROGRAM
EXAMPLE MODULE ONE: Welcome and Course Orientation
- Overview of the Permaculture Educators Program
- Course Curriculum
- What you will find in each module.
- Practical activities & program assessments?
- How to join our Global Learning Community
- Monthly online masterclasses
- Monthly Design Studios & Education Labs
- Meet-ups
- Who to contact if you have questions
EXAMPLE MODULE TWO: What is Permaculture Design?
- What is Permaculture Design
- A brief history of permaculture
- Why do we need Permaculture?
- Permaculture ethics
- Module 2 Activities
- Module 2 Worksheet
- Links and References
EXAMPLE MODULE THREE: Permaculture Design Thinking
- Introduction to Permaculture Design Thinking
- Ecological Worldview
- Environment, Ecoliteracy, Earth Charter
- Deep Ecology and Gaia Theory
- Natural Way of Farming
- Relocalisation: 4 leading voices
- Module 3 Actions
EXAMPLE MODULE FOUR: Permaculture Design Principles
- Introduction to the 12 Permaculture Principles
- How to teach Permaculture Principles
- Module 4 Actions: Permaculture Principles
- Permaculture Principles Worksheet
- Permaculture Principles Resources
EXAMPLE MODULE FIVE: Permaculture Design Methods
- Introduction
- Design Goals
- Design Processes
- Design Methods
- Module 5 Actions
- Module 5 worksheet
- References and Links
One-Time Payment
- PERMACULTURE EDUCATORS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- [Approx. £1570, €1790,$2110 USD]An internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate led by award-winning permaculture educator, Morag Gamble.
- Internationally recognised Permaculture Teacher Certificate course also hosted by Morag Gamble.
- LIFETIME ACCESS
- Total of 44 detailed multimedia modules, action ideas + resource lists.
- Practical course projects – step-by-step guidance to create a detailed design for your site of choice.
- Personalised feedback.
- Design your own locally relevant permaculture education program – step-by-step guidance.
- Access to huge archive of live course session replays – education labs, tutorials and design studio.
- Discounted access to The Incredible Edible Garden permaculture gardening course for just $97 (save $200)
- Under 18 child can join FREE with a registered parent! Email to discuss
- BONUS: HIVE Permaculture global learning community with live project sharing sessions, tutorials and forums. Meet and talk with your global learning community, ask Morag Gamble questions. Access 24/7 for Q&A and sharing. Get ONE YEAR access (valued at $997)
- 3 BONUS MODULES: permaculture business planning for permaculture educators.
- 2 BONUS MODULES: reflection for permaculture future planning.
- BONUS: Permaculture book discounts
Three Monthly Payments
- Everything in the Permaculture Educators Program as stated.
- 3 Payments of $1015 AUD spread over 3 months
PDC Only
Start with design course- [Approx. £1044, €1195, $1405 USD]An internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) led by award-winning permaculture educator, Morag Gamble.
- 26 detailed multimedia modules guiding you step-by step to design a place of your choice
- Monthly live sessions with Morag
- Free ONE YEAR access to HIVE Permaculture community to ask questions, share resources and find peer-to-peer support
- Discounted access to The Incredible Edible Garden permaculture gardening course for just $97 (save $200)
- Permaculture Book Discounts
- Your under-18 child can do this with you for free and gain a certificate too.
“The world needs to hear more permaculture stories. I want your permaculture enterprise or project to thrive and be part of the positive change the world needs.”
~ Morag Gamble
Founder & Permaculture Teacher
Permaculture gardening course
Choose to add at registration for $97 (usually $297)
The Incredible Edible Garden
Learn simple skills to create a thriving permaculture food garden at home, to feed you and your family.
MODULE 1: Create Superb Soils
Every good garden starts here. Healthy soil is the basis of nutritious food and our own health. So, this module teaches you how to rapidly activate your soil life, protect soil and build new topsoil. Learn how to feed your soil and nurture beneficial organisms. Discover the power of worms and compost, learn recipes for compost teas, and understand how to harness the benefits of bokashi, mycelium and mulch.
Resources include:
- Three Simple Ways to Make Compost
- How to Make a Simple Comfrey Tea
- Build Your Own Worm Tower
- How to Use Mulches & Green Manures
MODULE 2: Make Your Garden
Learn simple and effective strategies to set up your garden area, no matter what space you have available. Plan and create a thriving garden using a range of Morag’s approaches — from her special no-dig method to verandah pots. Discover ideas and strategies for urban, suburban and small acreage gardens, plus community and school gardens too.
Resources include:
- Types of Edible Gardens — loads of ideas!
- Garden Design Tips and Tricks
- Watering Systems for Your Garden
- How to Make a No-Dig Garden
- Gardening With Children
MODULE 3: Grow Abundant Food
Make the most of your kitchen or backyard garden — discover how to create a low-maintenance edible garden full of vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits and medicines, plus self-seeding and perennial edibles. Learn how to choose plants that thrive, how to plant with the seasons and ways to cultivate diversity in your own garden space. Then learn five basic ways to propagate your food and fruiting plants, so you’ll have an abundant, thriving garden all year round.
Resources include:
- 5 Easy Ways to Propagate Food and Fruiting Plants for Free
- Growing with the Seasons and Cycles
- The Long-Living Edible Garden
- The Self-Seeding Garden & Seed Saving Techniques
MODULE 4: Create a Bountiful Food Forest
Set up a wonderfully productive mixed food forest — beyond your veggie patch. This is a natural way to create your home orchard for maximum yield, lowest input and highest sustainability. Work with the seasons and the lay of the land to produce a bountiful, low-maintenance section of garden that produces for you with very little input required. These are permaculture practices at their best.
Resources include:
- How to Start & Manage a Food Forest
- Plants for Subtropical Food Forest
- Plants for a Temperate Food Forest
- Making a Mini Food Forest
MODULE 5: Grow a Superfood Garden
Many of us know that superfoods are good for human health, but did you know they’re often simple to grow yourself, too? Explore many common superfoods that are easy to grow at home, and how you can harvest and use them for you and your family. Eat these plants regularly to help keep you healthy, strong and resilient.
Resources include:
- What is a Superfood?
- ‘How to Grow’ Guides for superfoods including Amaranth, Chia, Buckwheat, Moringa, Aloe Vera, Cruciferous Greens, Berries and more
MODULE 6: Grow a Medicinal Garden
Make your garden your first aid kit. This module teaches you to identify plants and flowers with medicinal properties. Learn which plants will help and heal, what they are for and how to use them. You’ll be surprised how many common plants are also great for natural healing.
Resources include:
- Selecting Plants for Your Pharmacy Garden
- ‘How to Grow’ Guides for medicinal plants including Lemon Balm, Calendula, Yarrow, Tarragon, Chamomile, Dandelion, Aloe Vera, Tulsi, Nettle, Lemon Myrtle and Comfrey
- How to Make Your Own Herbs, Oils and Salves
+ 3 FREE bonus modules
BONUS 1: Grow a Beauty Garden
Grow plants to use directly on your hair, face and body. Learn base recipes with tried-and-tested ratios that you can later adapt for your own skin and body.
BONUS 2: Grow a Tea Garden
Learn how to use native plants, fruits, flowers and even weeds to make delicious, healing and health-giving drinks — both hot and cold — for the whole family.
BONUS 3: Cook a Garden Feast
Make the most of your edible garden’s abundant produce — learn how to harvest from root to shoot and create delicious meals directly from your garden.
What our students say:
“This was a great introduction to permaculture. I was motivated to keep trying different plants to discover what could thrive in my shaded garden. Morag has such enthusiasm and a breadth of knowledge that inspires.
LYN ROBSON
Brisbane, Australia
“One of the best investments ever! I’ve learned so much about how to grow a productive garden, even in a small rental space. My gardening is way less labour-intensive now because it looks after itself.”
GABBY PAVLOVIC
Melbourne, Australia
“I really enjoyed this course, the inspiration was strong and the variety of subject matter was presented in a relaxed and ‘real’ way, which made it feel very doable and instigated the creation of plans in my mind.”
JO RUSSELL
Tauranga, New Zealand
Bonus learning community
HIVE – global learning community
Our fabulous online community for permaculture students and graduates. Cross-pollinate permaculture and access 50+ hours of interactive, live sessions (replays available too).
- Project Studio – monthly student permaculture design & teachiing presentation and feedback sessions.
- HIVE Forum – monthly tutorial, member seminar and Q&A
- Drop In sessions – informal conversation and Q&A with Morag and the community
- 24/7 global discussion and resource sharing space
HIVE COST?
BONUS one year membership is included in the Permaculture Educators Complete Collection. (Valued at $997).
Fair Share scholarships for refugees & youth
Our Institute tithes funds to our partnered charity, Ethos Foundation, to support permaculture projects globally. We practice what we teach and embrace permaculture’s Fair Share ethic by offering scholarship places to women and young people in the majority world — to those who would never have the chance to access a course like this due to economic disparity. We also support indigenous students, refugees and displaced peoples.
Student & graduate voices:
“I had an epiphany in my career as an architect, a career of 25 years, where I realised I was going in circles. Permaculture really helped ground me. It gave me a sense that I could change the way I practice and use that as a means of helping other people. The course provided an ideal framework for me to question and recalibrate what I did as an architect and why I did it.”
ADAM RUSSELL
Graduate
“The Permaculture Educators Program gave me a new vision for my life as a permaculture illustrator. Then I got the opportunity to make a picture book in South Korea. In the book, Dream of Soil, I tried to convey knowledge of permaculture succession and also the conscious life of nature. This is my first book as a permaculture illustrator and I’d like to continue. “
YUL HWANG
Graduate
“I’m very impressed with Morag Gamble’s series of permaculture classes. Prior to starting, I had read over 35 books on permaculture and watched hundreds of YouTube videos. Morag answered all questions quickly and accurately. I highly recommend this program to anyone interested in permaculture or homesteading.”
JEFFREY LOUCKS
Graduate
“Permaculture is a practical and positive way of designing, thinking, living and gardening with abundance and care.”
~ Morag Gamble
Founder & Permaculture Teacher
Flexible & deadline free.
The entire Permaculture Educators Program is extremely flexible with access to help you complete the course. NO deadlines within the program. Work around your current schedule. We understand people live busy lives and have many and changing commitments.
We are a positive and welcoming international online learning community. People help and encourage each other so much!
We promote an action-learning focus. By the time you finish this program you will have completed many designs, created local networks and have started to teach permaculture.
The spaciousness of this double-certificate course gives you the chance to dig deeper where your interest lies; to experiment further when you need; to explore your neighbourhood and bioregion.
About your lead teacher: Morag Gamble
“I discovered permaculture more than 30 years ago, in my teens. It felt like an immediate natural fit — a way to care for earth and people and to create ripples of positivity in the world. For me, permaculture is a positive life purpose.”
Morag is a global ambassador for the permaculture movement
Morag has designed and built her own permaculture house and food forest in a permaculture ecovillage – everything she teaches, she has tried herself.
She was co-founder of Northey Street City Farm – Brisbane’s leading urban permaculture education and demonstration centre.
Morag is a sought-after public speaker and community educator
She has taught permaculture in over 22 countries and continues to mentor new permaculture learning centres and institutes around the world
Morag hosts the International Permaculture Festival of Wild Ideas each year.
She holds a Masters in Sustainability Education (hons) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture.
Morag has been both a student and guest scholar at Schumacher College.
She was directly accredited as a permaculture teacher by Bill Mollison (co-founder of permaculture).
Morag is the host of her own podcast, Sense-Making in a Changing World with over 270,000 downloads where she amplifies the voices of global regenerative thinkers, doers and educators – and is a regular guest on other podcasts
The Our Permaculture Life Youtube Channel that Morag creates and hosts has 130K subscribers and almost 7 million views
Morag works with elders and youth in permaculture globally via the Permayouth and Ethos Foundation non-profits she established.
Morag has taught at universities, schools, eco-centres, villages, urban farms, community centres and farms around the world, and was an award-winning Food Politics lecturer at Griffith University.
Morag is a member of Fritjof Capra’s core team – Fritjof is a world-renowned systems theorist, author and educator.
As a core member of the Deep Transformation Network and the new Ecocivilization Coalition, Morag connects with scholar-activists around the world
Morag is a certified Warm Data Host with the non-profit International Bateson Institute.
For decades, Morag has collaborated with Helena Norberg-Hodge, Local Futures and World Localisation Day
Morag has taught permaculture for over 30 years and always has dirt under her fingernails!
With Vandana Shiva
With two program graduates in Uganda
With ABC Gardening Australia’s Costa
With David Holmgren
With Rosemary Morrow & daughter, Maia Raymond
With Nora Bateson
High School Permaculture Camp
Morag’s teaching & work has been featured in…
Summary of what you get…
A very warm welcome
TWO certificates courses – Permaculture Design Certificate (valued $1997 AUD) and Permaculture Teacher Certificate (valued $1997 AUD) – delivered to your digital device, module by module, wherever you are in the world.
Access to HIVE for a year – our online dynamic global learning community and group mentoring. (valued $997 AUD/year)
Bonus permaculture business modules (valued $297 AUD)
People to ask questions of & seek support from, to help you successfully complete your course.
New friends & collaborators – connection to a friendly, helpful and supportive community of practice – an online forum to connecting all Permaculture Education Institute students and teachers around the world.
Your permaculture business promoted through the Permaculture Education Institute’s network.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I study just one of the certificates?
This is a combined-certificate program. While you are completing the Permaculture Design Certificate course, you focus on design, but also consider how you may teach each theme in your context. The Permaculture Teacher Certificate course then focuses on methods, as well as how to design, plan, deliver, manage and refine an education program. The two certificates have been designed together to help you become an excellent permaculture teacher.
It is possible to enrol however in just the Permaculture Design Certificate
Note that when you choose to enrol in this January 2026 Permaculture Educators Complete Collection, you save thousands of dollars off the full price individual courses.
Is this an accredited program?
This course follows an internationally recognised Permaculture Design Course curriculum (PDC). While this particular course is not formally accredited by the government, many students are receiving support from the government to attend this course – for example, Farm Household Assist, Centrelink retraining – so it is recognised.
A number of universities also give students credit points for taking this course. Some PhD students are integrating this course into their research too.
When does the next course start?
As soon as you sign up, you will receive an email with access to the course, so you can get started immediately. You can start when you are ready. People work at all different paces.
How long does the Permaculture Educators Program take to complete?
The complete Permaculture Educators Program has 44 modules delivered weekly. You have lifetime access, so even if life holds you up, you can return to the course and continue on when you are ready.
Are payment plans available?
Yes! To help make your course more affordable, you can choose to spread the payments across 3 months. A 6 month or 12 month plan are available on request.
Do I need to have a garden?
Access to a place to design- small or large – is helpful to complete the design course. It doesn’t have yo be yours – you could ‘borrow’ a place to do the design project, or get involved in a school or community garden.
I live in a different climate to you. Will this course be relevant for me?
There are students attending this course from 6 continents and a wide range of climates and environments. The permaculture ethics and principles can be adapted to all contexts.
Will I have direct contact with Morag Gamble?
Yes. Morag is the lead educator in all these programs. Morag responds to assessments, leads tutorials and project sharing sessions, and communicates directly with students in the various social forums. She takes a keen interest in how everyone is going and loves when you participate in the discussions, and share ideas and questions.
This is a really wonderful learning community. The more you lean in, the more you will learn and feel connected.
What assessments do I need to complete to gain certification?
There are 6 projects to submit to fully complete the program. These are designed to help you actually design your place in full during the course and have begun teaching too!
Permaculture Design Certificate
1. Site analysis
2. Kitchen garden design
3. Permaculture design and report
Permaculture Teacher Certificate
4. Plan a permaculture education session
5. Deliver a permaculture education session
6. Review and refine education session
Many students receive university credits for completing this comprehensive Permaculture Educators Program double certificate, and others receive professional development credits.
Last chance. Start immediately.
One-Time Payment
- PERMACULTURE EDUCATORS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- [Approx. £1570, €1790,$2110 USD]An internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate led by award-winning permaculture educator, Morag Gamble.
- Internationally recognised Permaculture Teacher Certificate course also hosted by Morag Gamble.
- LIFETIME ACCESS
- Total of 44 detailed multimedia modules, action ideas + resource lists.
- Practical course projects – step-by-step guidance to create a detailed design for your site of choice.
- Personalised feedback.
- Design your own locally relevant permaculture education program – step-by-step guidance.
- Access to huge archive of live course session replays – education labs, tutorials and design studio.
- Discounted access to The Incredible Edible Garden permaculture gardening course for just $97 (save $200)
- Under 18 child can join FREE with a registered parent! Email to discuss
- BONUS: HIVE Permaculture global learning community with live project sharing sessions, tutorials and forums. Meet and talk with your global learning community, ask Morag Gamble questions. Access 24/7 for Q&A and sharing. Get ONE YEAR access (valued at $997)
- 3 BONUS MODULES: permaculture business planning for permaculture educators.
- 2 BONUS MODULES: reflection for permaculture future planning.
- BONUS: Permaculture book discounts
Three Monthly Payments
- Everything in the Permaculture Educators Program as stated.
- 3 Payments of $1015 AUD spread over 3 months
PDC Only
Start with design course- [Approx. £1044, €1195, $1405 USD]An internationally recognised Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) led by award-winning permaculture educator, Morag Gamble.
- 26 detailed multimedia modules guiding you step-by step to design a place of your choice
- Monthly live sessions with Morag
- Free ONE YEAR access to HIVE Permaculture community to ask questions, share resources and find peer-to-peer support
- Discounted access to The Incredible Edible Garden permaculture gardening course for just $97 (save $200)
- Permaculture Book Discounts
- Your under-18 child can do this with you for free and gain a certificate too.
Still have questions? Email or book a free 15-min info call with Morag.
Your under-18 child can study with you for free. Ask us.
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