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​Spring Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course 

​Hosted by the University of Richmond

​Discover design strategies to work with nature instead of fighting it! Over 4 weekends, you'll get your hands dirty and your wheels turning as we walk through the theory, concepts, tools and techniques of permaculture design, from observation to execution!
Plant Medicine, Plant Mindfulness
June 15th and 16th, 2019 - Mount Sidney, Virginia
Join us at 1 Tribe Farm in Mount Sidney, Virginia for a two-day immersive workshop on plant medicine and mindfulness! Lodging or day-only passes are available! Contact shenperminstitute@gmail.com for more info.
Plant Medicine, Plant Mindfulness
  • June 15th and 16th (Saturday and Sunday)
  • Saturday 9am-8:30pm and Sunday 9am-1:00pm
  • Taught by the SPI teaching team
  • Located at 1 Tribe Farm in Mount Sidney, Virginia (1tribefarm.com)
  • About the Course: This is a weekend long immersive herbal medicine workshop hosted by SPI's core teaching team, held on a gorgeous working regenerative farm in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. The goal of the workshop is for participants to learn practical, applicable skills for taking their physical and mental health into their own hands, to leave refreshed and rejuvenated, and to have tons of fun and meet other health-centered folks. Farm-fresh meals are provided and Saturday includes an evening bonfire under the stars after dinner!
  • Course Topics: Herbal First Aid, Medicinal Plant Walk and ID, Advanced Vegetable Fermentation and Health, Nature Connection and Plant Meditation, Designing/Planting the Medicinal Herb Garden 101, including a hands-on implementation of the 1 Tribe Farm's Medicine Wheel Garden.
  • Course Fee (day-only, no lodging): $195 - Includes 1.5 days of intensive and hands-on instruction plus lunch and dinner on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. All meals will be freshly prepared with ingredients grown at 1 Tribe Farm or partnering farms, including organic vegetables and pastured proteins.
  • Course Fee (lodging): $275 - The lodging option includes 2 nights (Friday and Saturday) at the 1 Tribe Farm BnB plus additional amenities before and after class time including farm fresh breakfast and yoga sessions. For more information on lodging contact 1tribefarmva@gmail.com
  • Course Teachers - SPI's core teaching team brings decades of experience in landscape design, gardening, culinary arts, and mental health. While we all share in the teaching, Emilie brings a special focus on fermentation and nutrition, Trevor is our designated plant geek, and Ryan, with his professional background in counseling, takes the lead in sharing strategies for mental health and resilience.

​Click on Registration button on the right to sign up for this exciting new workshop!
"I cannot begin to express how inspired I was by your workshop on Sunday; it was a treasure trove of great conversation, useful information, skills, and insights, and a bright, lively, and knowledgeable group of people.  I only wish I had brought a video camera and recorded the whole event, so that it could go on YouTube and others everywhere could benefit vicariously from the phenomenal learning experience we all had." 

-Thomas Ellis.  Soil to Self 2016 Attendee