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  • Who: DiHG Eco-Prise
  • What: 72- Hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course
  • Where: Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (RCRCD) 
    4500 Glenwood Drive, Riverside, CA 92501
  • When: 2nd Saturday of each month. October through June.
  • How: This course contains 54 hours of lecture, 18 hours of demonstrations and workshops equaling 72- hours of education. You may attend specific topics of interest to you. Or you may work towards your Permaculture Design Certificate or Teaching Certificate. To earn your Permaculture Design Certificate, you must attend a total of 72- hours, participate in 12 hours of stewardship, and present your final design project to our group of piers. You don't have to acquire all hours in one year. If you miss any class(s), you may take the following year(s).
  • Donations: Please contribute what you can to help this program thrive and support DiHG's mission to provide transformative permaculture design education, empowering students to create local demonstration sites that inspire sustainable solutions and strengthen community resilience.

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Susan Krings

Susan Krings

Permaculture Design Teacher

Master Gardener and Composter

Christy Gray

Christy Gray

Permaculture Design Teacher

Master Gardener and Food Preserver

Rose Morisoli

Rose Morisoli

Permaculture Design Teacher

Master Gardener and Naturalist

Linda Glaccum

Linda Glaccum

Permaculture Design Teacher

Master Gardener

WEB Jake Vogenberg

Jake Vogenberg

Permaculture Design Teacher

MS in Ecology

WEB Kathy Swanson

Kathy Swanson

Permaculture Design Teacher

Master Gardener and Composter

Christine

Christine Lampe

Permaculture Design Teacher

Science Educator & Homesteader

Cristina Escudero

Cristina Escudero

Permaculture Design Teacher

Science Educator

2025/26 Class & Workshop Schedule

  • October 11, 2025- Class 1: Permaculture Demonstration Site Tour, Stewardship, RCRCD Site Tour, Orientation, Introduction, Ethics, Principles
  • November 8, 2025 - Class 2: Stewardship, Concepts and Themes, Methods of Design, Conservation, Strategies for Alternative Nation
  • November 22, 2025 - Natural Building Workshop
  • December 13, 2025 - Class 3: Stewardship, Pattern Understanding, Bioregional Organization
  • December 20, 2025- Natural Building Workshop
  • January 10, 2026 - Class 4: Stewardship, Climate Factors, Trusts & Legal Strategies, Developmental and Property Trusts
  • January 24, 2026 - 8:00-3:00 Irrigation & Natural Building Workshops
  • February 14, 2026 - Class 5: Stewardship, Trees and Their Energy Transactions, Village Development, Effective Working Groups
  • February 21, 2026 - 11:00-3:00 - Composting Workshops: Vermicomposting and Backyard
  • March 14, 2026 - Class 6: Stewardship, Water, Soils, 
  • March 28, 2026 - Permaculture Farm Tour, Poultry, Goats, Aquaponics, Wicking Bed, Animals, More
  • April 11, 2026 - Class 7: Stewardship, Land Access, Earth Resources, Earthworks, A-Frame
  • April 25, 2026 - Natural Building Workshop
  • May 9, 2026 - Class 8: Stewardship, Climates, Aquaculture, Money & Finance, Ethical Investments
  • June 13, 2026 - Class 10: Stewardship, Communication, Futures Discussion, Aid & Assistance
  • July - September - Summer Break from PDC but stay in community. Join our Discord Channel

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