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Certificate Training

The Cosmovision (Permaculture) certificate training is a four week class that includes practices in the field. Classes are held two nights during the week from 6–9 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am–3 pm. Course materials will be provided and lunches are potluck. The course is offered free to native peoples and local communities. View Class Schedule

To receive certification you must attend all class meetings and participate in a final group project. Please come prepared to do at least five hours of work outside of class each week. The final project is a two year commitment utilizing the teachings of Indigenous Permaculture within the community. A group presentation is required at the end of the course to discuss the final project

We offer this program to the people in urban areas to understand the human impact, both on the natural environment and on indigenous communities, when choices are made in unsustainable ways. We teach how to utilize resources available in the city and how to make conscious choices that will care for and preserve our Mother Earth for the future generations.

Principles of Indigenous Permaculture

• To understand, respect, and follow the natural laws given to us by the Creator.
• To understand natural energy flows.
• To be conscious and responsible in our use of natural resources.
• To establish microclimates for natural habitats that will promote a favorable environment for all living beings.
• To create diversity for beneficial symbiotic plant and animal relationships.
• To develop a cooperative existence with human kind and the natural world.
• To utilize the designs, patterns and rhythms of nature.

 

Classes

INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE SCIENCE AS A PART OF ENVIRONMENTAL TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

Learn the difference between Mono-Agriculture and Traditional/ Sustainable Agriculture. This workshop will focus on how can we rejuvenate areas that have been damaged by mono-agriculture or by urban impact. Learn how you can increase local biodiversity and how you can create micro-climate conditions for the future health of the local ecosystem and the community.

FOOD PRODUCTION AND HEALTH

Understanding the importance of using traditional techniques of practice and observation on traditional agriculture. How can you improve and restore the soil that has been abused by pesticides or others chemicals. How important it is to preserve the diversity of trees and native plants and use fruit trees to promote to sustainable use of the tree product.

COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY

How can you design a garden in your community? Examples of low-income communities in the cities using community garden management by the youth program to generate income for their own programs. Practice preparing the 10 feet by 50 feet garden bed using double digging methods to prepare the compost pail and the compost worm, soil ID and Ph. Preparation of traditional pesticides and fertilizers. Seed saving examples.

WATER

Different ways to catch water and how we can preserve underground water using compost toilets. Compost toilet demonstration and practices. You will form groups and design a project around the information learned in the workshops.