Permaculture Design Course – Sam Parker-Davies @ Zaytuna Farm – Jan 2027

Permaculture Design Certificate with Sam Parker-Davies | Zaytuna Farm, 4 to 15 January 2027

Join regenerative designer and educator Sam Parker-Davies for a 72-hour Permaculture Design Certificate at Zaytuna Farm Eco-Hamlet, home of the Permaculture Research Institute, near The Channon in the Northern Rivers of NSW.

Zaytuna is one of the world’s leading permaculture demonstration sites. With 25 years of established earthworks, water harvesting systems, food forests and animal systems, it’s a place where you can see permaculture working at scale, not just read about it.

The course runs over 10 teaching days across two weeks and follows Bill Mollison’s curriculum from Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual. Topics include design methods, pattern understanding, climate, trees, water, soils, earthworks, tropical, cold and dryland strategies, aquaculture and social systems. Lectures are mixed with farm tours, guest speakers and design examples, and you’ll finish by producing and presenting your own permaculture design.

Each morning from 6am to 8am, you can join optional hands-on sessions in the gardens, food forests and animal systems before class begins.

Sam has more than 10 years’ experience and over 100 projects across six continents. He lives at Zaytuna Farm and teaches there regularly.

Pricing

Save $200 with the early bird offer when you book before 15 December 2026, and save more again with friends:

• Single: $2,800 early bird (reg. $3,000)
• Couples: $2,600 each early bird (reg. $2,800)
• Groups of 3 or more: $2,300 each early bird (reg. $2,500)
• Returning students: $2,000, a $1,000 saving for anyone who has completed a PDC with Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton or Sam Parker-Davies

Accommodation and meals are not included. On-site camping is available, along with a nearby permaculture farmstay.