Who is it for?

People that want to learn more about sustainability and regenerative lifestyle
People that want to create holistic design for themselves, their work or their community
Farmers, gardeners
Entrepreneurs
Community leaders and activists
Anyone eager to learn about permaculture

Description

The complete 72+ hours long standard PDC course certified by the British Permaculture Association. 12 days packed with practical learning and the extensive knowledge needed to live sustainably on this planet. You will gain fundamental understanding of permaculture design, ethics and principles. The course covers a wide range of topics from Food forests to natural building techniques and communication. Permaculture covers all aspects of how humans can live on the earth with care for each other and the ecosystems they are a part of.

Permaculture design is relevant in any climate, landscape or situation. For example: urban balcony, backyard, tiny house, behavioral change, ecosystem restorations, business or farming systems. Permaculture is much more than gardening - it is tools and life philosophy that will change your life!

When taking this course you will also experience the power of community and social permaculture. You are likely to connect with likeminded people, gain deep friendships and get lived experience of a fun, caring and supportive environment for all to learn, grow and live according to their values.

* New this year!*

Take your teenager with you to the course. If you have a teenager that is interested in sustainability and would love to also participate, you can sign them up too, alongside a parent. Hildur's oldest daughter, 15 years old, will be taking part - so your teenager would not be the only one.

4x long weekends

The course is structured as four long weekends Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 12 days with sessions from 9:30-17:30. It is required to attend to minimum of 9,5 days to get the Permaculture Design Certificate

26-28 sept 2025 in Ísafjörður, Gróandi CSA & Kúluhúsið Geodesic dome
17-19 oct 2025 Sesseljuhús in Sólheimar sustainable community
23-25 jan 2026 Skeið Lodge in Svarfaðardalur, close to Dalvík
27 feb- 1 mar 2026 Sesseljuhús in Sólheimar sustainable community

The course will be facilitated in English with language support in Icelandic when needed.

Course fee

We want the financial status of individuals not to be an obstacle to learning permaculture. That's why we'll take a leap of faith and hold a PDC permaculture design course where the participants decide for themselves how much they pay in course fees.

Disclaimer, the course will only be held if at least 20 people have registered, or if fewer have registered and the collected amount of course fees will cover the costs of running the course.

We ask individuals who can afford to pay fully for the course to do so, or even pay more and "pay it forward" to increase the possibility of covering all the costs.
If a company pays the course fees, the minimum course fee is 170.000,- kr

Note that it is possible to apply for a grant from unions for participation in this course.

Accomodation

Accomodation is not included in the course. if the cost of booking accommodation would limit your ability to participate, please contact us and we will see if we can help you find simple accommodation that may cost little or nothing.

Get to know the teacher

Hildur Dagbjört

Hildur is a landscape architect and has been using and teaching permaculture actively in Iceland for several years already. She has been running the Community Supported Agriculture Gróandi in Ísafjörður over the last 10 years, where permaculture design and techniques are used daily. She teaches both open permaculture courses and permaculture courses on university level.

Hildur mentors permaculture interns and runs the family home with permaculture, zero waste & non violent communication focus.

The last years Hildur has also been focusing on making permaculture teaching materials, both for school kids and adult learning.