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PDC - Permaculture Design Course

Place

HortaFCUL, Ciências ULisboa

Workshop25 April, 2026

Would you like to learn how to design sustainable and regenerative systems for your home, community, or territory?

In April and May, HortaFCUL is holding a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) led by Tiago Silva, who has 20 years of experience in permaculture and dozens of PDCs under his belt, accompanied by extraordinary guests with practical experience in different areas.

A PDC is a certified training course based on Bill Mollison's original curriculum, with a minimum of 72 hours (this one will be around 80 hours), exploring the ethics, principles and design tools of permaculture - from water management and soil fertility to agroecology, natural building, appropriate energy and social permaculture.

  • Combines theory and practice;

  • Design exercises and field visits;

  • Tools to create real impact in your context.

Dates:

  • 25–26 April;

  • 2–3, 9–10, 16–17, 24 and 31 May.

Cost:

  • 300;

  • A lower than usual fee has been set for this type of workshop - education and knowledge sharing should be accessible to everyone. One free scholarship will be awarded for every ten registrations, upon completion of the form;

  • If you are able to contribute a larger amount, this donation will help support the voluntary work of HortaFCUL.

Announcements

First period of applications for the 2026/27 Master's program: until April 17, 2026. Apply now!