Permaculture course – morning

Permaculture is a method of designing sustainable places for living and growing, inspired by the way natural ecosystems work. At L’Arche du Livradois, you discover it on a working farm, self-sufficient in electricity and water, where fruit trees, soft fruit, perennial vegetables, herbs and hardy citrus grow in open ground.

With the morning option, you take part in the first part of the course day, from 9:00 to 12:00, with the same group: up to 8 participants, morning and full-day participants combined. To continue the course until 16:00, choose the full-day course.

Permaculture courses take place in the third week of May, the second week of June and the first week of September, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, excluding public holidays. These days are shared with the earth building course: the first booking for a day sets its theme. Choose your date and the number of participants in the booking calendar, then pay for your booking with your order. You receive a confirmation by email as soon as we receive your payment, then a reminder the day before the course.

• Times: 9:00 to 12:00
• Dates: Third week of May, second week of June and first week of September, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, excluding public holidays
• Group: Up to 8 participants per day, morning and full-day participants combined
• Location: At the farm, in Peslières, in Livradois-Forez; exact location given by email or by telephone
• Language: French
• What to bring: Outdoor work clothes and suitable footwear
• Booking: Online, from the day after tomorrow up to 18 months in advance
• Cancellation: Full refund up to 30 days before the course, 50% from 29 to 8 days before, no refund within the last 7 days; you may send a person of your choice in your place
• Withdrawal: No right of withdrawal: leisure activity provided on a specific date (Article L221-28 12° of the French Consumer Code)

Course programme

The principles and ethics of permaculture; observing and understanding a site: aspect, soil, water, microclimates; feeding a living soil: organic fertilisation, ground cover, compost; managing water: harvesting rainwater, making the most of a spring; producing your own electricity, with the example of the farm’s solar self-sufficiency; combining fruit trees, soft fruit, perennial vegetables and herbs; growing hardy citrus in open ground, at an altitude of 1,000 m.