Fall 2022 Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course
DATES:
9 days over four Saturday/Sunday weekends throughout Fall 2022 (with one 3-day weekend, Friday/Saturday/Sunday, in September). All course days will run from 9am to 6pm unless otherwise noted.
September 2, 3, 4 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
September 24, 25 (Saturday and Sunday)
October 8, 9 (Saturday and Sunday)
November 12, 13 (Saturday and Sunday)
LOCATION:
The course will be held at farms throughout the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, with a home base at 1 Tribe Farm in Mount Sidney, Virginia. The second weekend will take place at ShireFolk Farm in Palmyra, VA.
TUITION:
$1,175 (Early-bird tuition $975 until June 1st)
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
If you would like to reserve your space but do not wish to pay in full today you may do so by mailing us a $300 non-refundable deposit check. Full payment will be due on the first day of the course, September 2nd, 2022. If you would like to pay in full now you may do so with a credit card through this website. Deposits post-marked before July 1st, 2022 will lock in the $975 early bird price. Please include your name, email address, and phone number, and make checks payable to Shenandoah Permaculture Institute and send to:
SPI C/O Emilie Tweardy
10099 West River Rd.
Palmyra, VA 22963
CANCELLATION POLICY:
There is a $300 non-refundable deposit required upon registration. This deposit will be retained by SPI in case of cancellation. If you cancel on or before September 2nd, 2022 you will receive a full refund (minus $300 security deposit). Cancellation refunds will not be granted after September 2nd, 2022.
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS
We will plan to follow all state and local regulations regarding Covid-19 protocols throughout the course. This may include requiring students to wear masks while indoors during class. Final details about our protocols will be given to all students in an email 2 weeks before the course starts. If the course is cancelled due to Covid-19 then all students will be issued a full refund. At this time we fully expect the course to run safely and at full capacity!
ATTENDANCE POLICY
In order to ensure the integrity of the Permaculture Design Certificate, SPI has a strict attendance policy for all PDCs. If students miss more than one full day of the course (8 hours teaching time total), they will not receive their certificates at the end of the course. Instead, they will be given the opportunity to make up curriculum missed by attending future SPI courses free of charge. Students who miss less than 8 hours of teaching time are still required to make up missed material through a written homework assignment, in which case they will still be eligible for certificates. There are no exceptions to this attendance policy and it is up to the student to pursue make up material and coordinate with instructors.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Emilie at shenperminstitute@gmail.com or 503-577-7618.