Midwest Permaculture

Midwest Permaculture We work hard to provide a top-quality PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) course. The training pr Many also say the course changed their life. Care of People.
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Whether you are setting up a home, a homestead or a small farm, or even starting a business, a small community project or even a new life for yourself, the skills and knowledge learned in a PDC will significantly increase your chances of success and save you much heartache (and money) from making unnecessary mistakes. What the PDC is, really, is a 72-hour crash course in how to design and build li

vable and productive environments while taking in consideration their affects on people and the larger environment. The goal is to develop systems to last generations in such areas as natural building, water harvesting, food production, property layout, small livestock systems, energy use and production and homebased small businesses with the additional goals of creating genuine health, beauty, and productivity. And to do all this while we live well and responsibly on this planet and with one another. Many students come away from this training wondering why this course is not a requirement during high school or college. They will say that they got as much out of this 72-hour training as they did from their 4 years of college. Bottom-line, we don't know what pieces an individual will come away with from this training (online or in person, does not matter) but we do know that it is rare for someone to leave one of our PDC courses and not feel that they got more than the time and money they put into it. We give every course our best effort. We have taught over 90 of these and have over 1700 graduates now. Care of the Planet. Care for the Future. We're serious about this if you are. Bill Wilson - August 2021

Thought some of you would enjoy seeing this year's modest maple sap/water harvesting system. We collected 4.5 gallons fr...
03/08/2026

Thought some of you would enjoy seeing this year's modest maple sap/water harvesting system. We collected 4.5 gallons from this one tree and will just drink it instead of turning it into syrup. It's incredibly refreshing and even nutritious. We also coppiced two of the larger hazel bushes for firewood and to keep the bush shooting up fresh wood for better and longer-term production. Bill

Becky and are taking a short winter break by visiting some friends down in Florida. It's always somewhat surreal to me, ...
03/06/2026

Becky and are taking a short winter break by visiting some friends down in Florida. It's always somewhat surreal to me, being able to step into a completely different climate. We stopped by a botanical garden and I was able to cozy up to this magnificent stand of bamboo. What an amazing plant. I think I'll do some deeper research to see how close we can get to this up in Northern Illinois. Cheers. Bill

- Help Etta Hills Farm Recover from Winter Storm Fern -Consider supporting Etta Hills Farm as they recover from 3" of ic...
02/21/2026

- Help Etta Hills Farm Recover from Winter Storm Fern -

Consider supporting Etta Hills Farm as they recover from 3" of ice during Winter Storm Fern.

You Helped Us Reach Our Initial Goal in Under 8 Hours Fri… Christopher Williams needs your support for Help Etta Hills Farm Recover from Winter Storm Fern

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One of our students has available openings in his farm stay program in NE Ohio. Check it out!
01/25/2026

One of our students has available openings in his farm stay program in NE Ohio. Check it out!

Hi All. Bill Here. Our friends at Locavore Farm up in Grant Park, IL, host an annual 'FriendsGiving' dinner which we wer...
11/26/2025

Hi All. Bill Here.
Our friends at Locavore Farm up in Grant Park, IL, host an annual 'FriendsGiving' dinner which we were able to attend with some of our close Midwest Permaculture friends. I was able to grab this picture of Rachael and Chris Jones, sharing an amazing 8-course dinner with their 'friends'. The work these two do is a beautiful expression of what permaculture looks like at a community level. Thank you, Chris and Rachael, for 10-years of connecting people to your amazing organic foods. Happy Holidays everyone.

Oh my...it's pawpaw season. When they're perfect one can scoop it out like heavy sweet yogurt.  It's called the temperat...
09/17/2025

Oh my...it's pawpaw season. When they're perfect one can scoop it out like heavy sweet yogurt. It's called the temperate climate tropical fruit. I'll save some seeds to increase the size of our small pawpaw patch. This is one of our very first fruits from our patch and now we will have them for decades to come. A real permaculture model. Wish you were here to enjoy one with us. Cheers. Bill.

Solara and friends, from Hatchet and Seed Edible Landscapes just gave a short but heartfelt TedTalk about the power of g...
09/11/2025

Solara and friends, from Hatchet and Seed Edible Landscapes just gave a short but heartfelt TedTalk about the power of growing one's own food, and especially, sharing the food and skills with others. Turning yards into edible landscapes is a growing movement that is long overdue. Bill here. I highly recommend this lovely video. Cheers...!

What if meaningful change began in your backyard? This talk uncovers why growing your own food matters more than ever. Solara Goldwynn is a food grower, educ...

One of our students reached out to us, asking to spread the word about a course they took "Regenerative Permaculture: Bu...
08/21/2025

One of our students reached out to us, asking to spread the word about a course they took "Regenerative Permaculture: Building Cross Cultural Relations with Mother Earth" before our PDC, they said it was a very complementary course. This is the 2025 offering.

With the hope that Permaculture can be taught in a decolonialist way that honors indigenous wisdom, we sent out a call for indigenous permaculture teachers who might be willing to collaborate with us. Dan Wahpepah answered this call, and we look forward to this 5-day course as our first in-person co

Escaping the Global Machine. Is this something we all can do? It's certainly worth trying. And, it's got some nice class...
08/04/2025

Escaping the Global Machine. Is this something we all can do? It's certainly worth trying. And, it's got some nice classical guitar.

In this film, I spend time with Martain and Etain — two people who built a life rooted in place, not money. No mortgage, no rush, no blueprint — just some so...

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