Permaculture Foundations: Crafting Abundant Food Forests 101
Welcome to a transformative Skillshare class where design meets nature.
In this course, you’ll discover how to create sustainable, closed-loop ecosystems using the principles and ethics of Permaculture—a powerful design system that mimics the patterns of natural forests to grow food, restore soil, and regenerate land.
What This Class Is About
Led by Azlan—a Product Designer, Engineer, and Permaculture expert with decades of experience in aquaponics, ecological restoration, and land design—this course gives you the essential foundation to begin designing food forests and self-sustaining spaces.
Whether you're planning a homestead, backyard garden, school project, or rural food forest, this course will help you think like nature—and design like it too.
What You’ll Learn
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The Ethics &amp; Principles of Permaculture Learn the core philosophy that powers this regenerative system.
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Permaculture Design Tools &amp; Planning Strategies Explore frameworks and techniques for mapping, zoning, and designing systems that work with nature.
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Practical Techniques for Any Space Understand how to apply permaculture in both urban balconies and rural farmland.
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Bonus Modules on Soil, Pests &amp; Plant Relationships
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Building Healthy Soil
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Integrated Pest Management
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Stacking functions &amp; designing Guilds
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Why This Class Matters
Permaculture is more than just farming—it’s a design mindset for sustainable living. It has the power to transform our concrete jungles and rural lands into resilient, ecologically sound systems that regenerate themselves with minimal input.
This course is your gateway into that world.
 Who This Class Is For
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Aspiring permaculture designers &amp; homesteaders
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Gardeners &amp; landscapers looking to go regenerative
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Urban dwellers seeking practical sustainability
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Educators, activists, and changemakers
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Anyone ready to align their living spaces with the wisdom of nature
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Join us on this eye-opening journey—and let’s begin building a better world, one food forest at a time.
Enroll now and start designing ecosystems that heal, feed, and inspire.

Introduction: What is Permaculture?

Let's Define Permaculture

Water, Fertilizer and Pesticides

Will Permaculture benefit me if I don't have a Farm?

Global Threats to Life Systems

Birch's six principles of Natural Systems

What are Permaculture Ethics?

Earth Care

People Care

Fair Share

Observe and Interact: Permaculture Design Principle 1

Catch and Store Energy: Permaculture Design Principle 2

Obtain a Yield: Permaculture Design Principle 3

 Apply Self-Regulation and Feedback: Permaculture Design Principle 4

Use and Value Renewables: Permaculture Design Principle 5

Produce No Waste: Permaculture Design Principle 6

Design from Patterns to Details:  Permaculture Design Principle 7

Integrate; Don't Segregate: Permaculture Design Principle 8

Use Small, Slow Solutions: Permaculture Design Principle 9

Use and Value Diversity: Permaculture Design Principle 10

Use Edges and Value the Marginal: Permaculture Design Principle 11

Creatively Use and Respond to Change: Permaculture Design Principle 12

How to Plan for Permaculture Design: Permaculture Design Strategies

Phase 1: Energy Efficient Planning

Phase 2: Resource Planning

Phase 3: Design Planning

Can you build a Career using Permaculture?

Building Healthy Soil: How to get started with Permaculture

Integrated Pest Management: How to get started with Permaculture

Stacking and Guilds: How to get started with Permaculture

Principles.pdf

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