🌿 Permaculture is a holistic, ecologically grounded approach to designing sustainable living systems that conserve energy, restore ecosystems, and strengthen community resilience. Urban Harvest’s 100‑hour Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) offers a dynamic, hands‑on learning journey taught across seasonal units and culminating in a capstone Design Project Showcase. 🧭 Program Overview Duration: September 2026 - May 2027. Structure: Five thematic units + Final Design Project Total Hours: 100. Locations: Trees for Houston (1911 34th Street, Houston, TX 77018) + Field Sites. Schedule: Sundays, 1:00–5:00 PM (unless noted) + All Day Field and Farm Site Visits 🌱 Unit 1: Sustainable Living through Permaculture I & II Sun Sept 27. Part I: Introduction to permaculture ethics, principles, design patterns, nutrition, and natural building materials. 📍 Trees for Houston🕐 1:00–5:00 PM Sun Oct 4. Part II: Guided tours of a retrofitted permaculture homesite and food gardens in Southwest Houston. 📍 Private residence & gardens🕐 2:00–6:00 PM 🍎 Fall Unit 2: Designing Bountiful Gardens through Permaculture October 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, and 15th, 2027 Learn to design productive family gardens using whole-systems thinking. Topics include vegetable beds, orchards, domestic animals, and labor-saving strategies. Includes two full-day farm visits.📍 Trees for Houston + Farm Sites🕐 Sundays, 1:00–5:00 PM | Farm Visits: All Day 🏡 Winter Unit 3: Designing Green Homes & Communities February 7, 14, 21, 28 & March 14 & 21st 2027 -NO CLASS: HISD Spring Break March 9-12th & Easter Holiday March 28th Explore how permaculture principles address rising energy costs, material scarcity, and climate resilience in home and community design. Includes two full-day field visits. 📍 Trees for Houston 🕐 Sundays, 1:00–5:00 PM | + Field Sites and Farm Visits: All Day 🌳 Spring Unit 4: Restoring Nature through Permaculture Sundays, April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2027 Dive into ecological principles and local environmental challenges. Topics include forest health, biodiversity, and ecosystem threats. Includes guided design and implementation days. 📍 Trees for Houston🕐 Sundays, 1:00–5:00 PM + *2 Field Visits (10:00 AM–5:00 PM) 🎓 Winter Unit 5: Design Tutorial & Final Project Sun May 2nd & May 16th, 2027 Eligible participants (≤2 absences) will complete an independent capstone design project. Final presentations and certificate awards will be held during a celebratory showcase. 📍 Trees for Houston🕐 11:00 AM–4:00 PM