Permaculture Design Course
Portugal 2026
19-28 September 2026
Douro Region Porto Portugal
Join our Permaculture Design Course in Portugal
from 19–28 September 2026 in the Douro Region near Porto.
Course taught by
and the New School Permaculture team.
Join this course and learn from 2 of the early direct students of Bill Mollison the creator of Permaculture.
Douro Region Porto Portugal
September 202619 Set-PLV Permaculture Local Visits
19/21 Set-CIP Curso de Intro a Permacultura
19/28 Set-PDC Permaculture Design Course
29/30 Set-PLV Permaculture Local Visits
If you want, you can just be part of one of the courses or come for the full experience.
Book now at:
maininfonsp@gmail.com
To know more about our future courses click HERE
The New School Permaculture is very happy to announce one of the most excinting permaculture courses in Europe this year.
We will have the guidance to learn how nature works of Doug Bullock, one of the Bullocks brothers from Orcas Island in Washington.
Douglas Bullock is among the most experienced and recognized permaculturists in the world.
Its not everyday you find someone with more than 40 years of experience in permaculture systems that you can learn from.
Since 1981, Douglas Bullock has lived with his extended family, friends, and skill builders on their Permaculture Homestead on Orcas Island.
Douglas has facilitated or directly participated in comprehensive Permaculture projects and classes at their site and at sites around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Hawai'i, Costa Rica, the Bahamas, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, Poland, California and Washington.
Doug and Helder working in the Amazin jungle in December 2012
Having traveled extensively collecting and studying agricultural systems, he is familiar with a wide range of climate strategies and crops. His specialties include permaculture design, tree crops, nursery practices, creating small and large-scale wetland environments, and implementing appropriate technologies. Douglas has also written articles and pamphlets on permaculture featured in the Permaculture Activist and in the International Permaculture Journal.
Have you ever asked yourself this questions?
How can i get more connected with nature and understand how it works?
In what way can i save energy on everything i do?
How can i recover and redesign areas or objects in a way that they become more ecological and nature friendly?
How can i live a more healthy life without having to buy so many chemical products?
How can i develop or be part of a network of people that is inspired to be of positive change to this world?
Did you ever found your self having this ideas?
I want to develop design skills and find a new way of thinking.
I want to support other people to find a way to live a low impact lifestyle
I would like to be living connected with nature working the same way it works.
I see myself living with a community that works toguether.
I want to recover an old farm and live with what it can produce.
On this course we will answer these questions and will support these ideas
Thic course will be next to the Tamega river.
On this course we will cover the same topics covered on the conventional PDC with an extra atention on how to keep vineyars with the permaculture way of thinking.
What is Permaculture?
On this course we will cover the same topics covered on the conventional PDC with an extra atention on how to keep vineyars with the permaculture way of thinking.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a sustainable design system that provides for human needs while having positive effects on the surrounding environment.
It is based on the ethics of earth care, people care and fair share, and provides practical solutions to the global crises we are currently facing.
PROGRAM DAY BY DAY
1st Open day for community (Visit to the hosting farm of Laura and Pip in the Tamega River Region) (INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE)
2nd History of permaculture and how nature works
3rd soils
(NEXT DAYS ONLY WITH PDC STUDENTS)
4th water
5th Gardens and Forests
6th Natural buildings and Alternative energies
7th and 8th social structures
9th Design
10th Presentations and party.
(NEXT DAYS ARE OPTIONAL)
11th (Guided ecological tour with Teachers by Kayak on river)
12th ( Visit to local farm with Old Forest)
As co-teacher you will have Helder Valente
Helder studied and worked with pioneers like Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Turkey, Doug Bullock in the Amazon, Rosemary Morrow in Austria, Graham Bell in Scotland, Darren dougherty, Ernst Gotcsh, Sepp Holzer in Portugal and many others in countries like Haiti, Canada, Egipt, Finland, Peru, always learning and practicing this sustainable design methods.
While living in the city he dedicated 5 years on developing urban permaculture projects and for the last 5 years traveling and developing permaculture institutes around the world.
It all started in 2009 teaching permaculture to students at the agriculture university and since then learning and teaching in many different climates and getting to know the old ways and new ways of sharing information.
By December 2012 in the Peruvian Amazon working in support to the shipibo indigenous communities Helder created the New School Permaculture and is now developing alternative educational methods.
In 2013 the New School has been presenting at the IPC International Permaculture congress in Cuba
The New School Permaculture uses creative and inspiring educational tools that enable the students to empower each other in a way that many people have never experienced in their lives before.
To see testimonials from our students
click HERE
The course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain, so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully stimulated and get the most out of the experience...for many people is the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their lives...and they carry this with them every were they go....and thats our goal.
The subjects covered during this Permaculture Design Course include:
The ethics and principles of Permaculture
Learning strategies
Educational Methods
Reading the landscape
Pattern in design
Biodiversity
Water preservation
Forests and trees
Soils building
Climates
Buildings and natural construction
Alternative economies
Community development
INFO
Contacto:
maininfonsp@gmail.comIf you want to be part of this course fill up the registration form
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