Teaching permaculture teachers around the world.
Learn skills to lead positive change in your community.
Courses, masterclasses, free workshops & more to help weave permaculture thinking and practice into your life — personally and professionally.
Permaculture is more than just an approach to gardening — it’s a local solution to global needs.
And with the right training, permaculture can become your livelihood as well as your way of life.
Study with us
Permaculture Educators Program
Do you dream of making a real living through permaculture? Are you ready to make permaculture both your lifestyle and your livelihood?
Study your Permaculture Design Certificate and Permaculture Teacher Certificate together, at the same time, in this bundled online program.
The Incredible Edible Garden course
Create a thriving food garden with this self-paced intro to permaculture gardening.
Share Permaculture marketing course
Learn to effectively share your permaculture offering through social media, PR & other marketing.
Permaculture Teacher Certificate
Become a certified permaculture teacher with this live and interactive 8-week online course.
Permaculture Business Design Lab
Access group mentoring with global permaculture ambassador, Morag Gamble.
+ ‘Hive’ Permaculture Community access
All students and graduates of our courses get *bonus* free access to our Hive online hub, an exclusive space for permaculture graduates to cross-pollinate ideas, skills and knowledge.
“I’m so glad I learned permaculture under Morag’s mentorship and guidance. Her gentle and encouraging teaching style is inspiring and motivating. The way Morag brings people together from all over the world truly makes interconnections among us stronger and more meaningful.”
— Jo Anne C
Permaculture Education Institute graduate
Upcoming events
Join our Film Club, monthly Masterclasses and more. Scroll through below to view what’s coming up or view our full calendar.
Free permaculture resources
Our founder Morag Gamble shares her lifetime of permaculture knowledge via free videos, podcasts and articles to inspire you.
Our Permaculture Life YouTube channel
Join more than 100,000 subscribers learning practical, hands-on skills via videos filmed in Morag’s thriving permaculture garden.
Our Permaculture Life blog articles
Browse hundreds of useful permaculture articles and how-to guides created by Morag over the past decade.
Free monthly Permaculture Masterclasses
During deep-dive masterclasses, Morag unpacks a specific permaculture topic as requested by our Institute’s followers.
Permaculture podcast
Join Morag in conversation with leading ecological thinkers, activists, authors, designers and practitioners. Subscribe here.
Our reach
Morag is a global leader of the permaculture movement for change, whose writings, masterclasses and podcasts inspire millions each year.
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free articles written by Morag are available at Our Permaculture Life
Who we are
The Permaculture Education Institute was founded by Morag Gamble, a global leader of the permaculture movement for change.
From our headquarters in an eco-village in Queensland, Australia, we teach thousands of students worldwide how to design locally appropriate ways of living, working and connecting — to restore planetary and human health.
Our permaculture non-profits
Our Institute leads two global non-profits and covers all their admin costs, so 100% of your donations go directly to local programs.
Ethos Foundation
Free permaculture and gardening education for refugees, youth and women in East Africa.
Permayouth
A global network of teenagers using permaculture to spark positive change within their communities.
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Our awards
We are thrilled that our permaculture and advocacy work has been recognised with multiple prestigious awards over the years.
Our Institute
- Shortlisted for the 2023 Lush Spring Prize Influence Award
Morag Gamble
- Griffith University Teaching Excellence Award
- Glossies Edible Landscape Award
Ethos Foundation
- Rwamwanja Rural Foundation — winner of the Lush Spring Prize
- Permayouth Northern Uganda — winner of the Youth in Permaculture Prize
Permayouth
- 2021 Hildur Jackson Award
- Finalists in the 2021 Lush Spring Prize Influence Award
Become a permaculture teacher
Permaculture is a sustainable system for designing one-planet ways of living, working and connecting — ready to learn how to apply permaculture to your livelihood as well as your way of life?
“My time with the Permaculture Education Institute not only improved my gardening skills, but was also an incredible lightbulb moment that has reshaped my future. I’ve found my direction and calling for the second half of my life. And I’m loving it.”
— Paul Cobbin
Permaculture Education Institute graduate
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