Country Life Academy - courses, workshops & events

Individual permaculture tour
If you are curious about what we are doing here, you can enjoy a private tour (with home grown lunch) on appointment. You will get an insight in how we see permaculture, how it works for us and you'll see plenty of designs.
Please mail or call Barbara for an appointment.

Online course: how to successfully host volunteers

If you are interested in hosting volunteers too, and you are not sure of how to make this a succes:
Barbara created an online course for that! It has great reviews.

Friday 12 - Sunday 14 June 2026

Food forest workshop

In this weekend workshop you’ll learn how to grow abundant food by designing and establishing a food forest: a productive, low-maintenance system that keeps feeding you year after year. You’ll discover how to combine fruit and nut trees, berries, vegetables, herbs and groundcovers into a living pantry that builds its own fertility and resilience over time.

Step by step, we’ll explore practical food-growing strategies: choosing plants that thrive together, creating supportive guilds, improving soil naturally, managing water efficiently, and caring for the system as it matures. Through a mix of clear theory, hands-on work, and time spent in a mature, food-producing forest garden, you’ll leave with the confidence and skills to start growing real food in your own edible landscape.

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Monday 14 - Friday 18 September 2026

Social Permaculture & Cultural Emergence workshop

Empower yourself to shape your future with our social permaculture course to bring more permaculture into your life.

Explore ethics and principles of social permaculture and how to apply them to live a more sustainable life. Learn to cultivate resilient relationships, inclusive spaces, and ignite positive change within your communities.

Join us on this transformative journey where you'll gain the tools to co-create a world where harmony and empowerment thrive.

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