Permaculture Design Courses, Demonstration Sites and Eco-Villages

Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District

PDC Mission: We provide transformative permaculture education equipping students with the knowledge, skills and support to become designers, teachers, and community leaders in food security, climate resilience and ecosystem stewardship.

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.

2025/26 Class & Workshop Schedule

October 11, 2025- Class 1: Permaculture Demonstration Site Tour, RCRCD Site Tour, Course Orientation, Barter & Trade, Introduction to Permaculture, Intro to Strategies for an Alternative Nation, Effective Working Groups

November 8, 2025 - Class 2: Stewardship, Concepts and Themes in Design, Barter & Trade, Methods of Design, David Holmgren's Permaculture Principles

December 13, 2025 - Class 3: Stewardship, Conservation and Zone 5 Planning, Barter & Trade, Pattern Understanding, Bioregional Organization

December 20, 2025- Natural Building Workshop - Interior/Exterior Cob

January 10, 2026 - Class 4: Stewardship, Climate Factors, Barter & Trade, Trusts & Legal Strategies, Developmental and Property Trusts, Extended Families

January 24, 2026 - 8:00-3:00 Natural Building Workshop - Bottle Art, Interior Fixtures and Cob Walls

February 14, 2026 - Class 5: Stewardship, Trees and Their Energy Transactions, Barter & Trade, Village Development, Communication

February 21, 2026 - 11:00-3:00 - Composting Workshops: Vermicomposting and Backyard

February 21, 2026 - 9:00-3:30 - Natural Building Workshop - Earthen Floor

March 14, 2026 - Class 6: Stewardship, Water, Barter & Trade, Soils

March 28, 2026 - Natural Building Workshop - Lime Plaster

April 11, 2026 - Class 7: Stewardship, Land Access, Earth Resources, Barter & Trade, Earthworks, A-Frame

April 18, 2026 - Permaculture Farm Tour

April 25, 2026 - Tool Lending Library - Move in day

May 9, 2026 - Class 8: Stewardship, Climates, Barter & Trade, Aquaculture, Money & Finance, Ethical Investments

May 23, 2026 - Tool Maintenance and Repair Workshop

June 13, 2026 - Class 10: Stewardship, Dryland Strategies, Barter & Trade, Aid & Assistance, Futures Discussion