During 2011 I will be teaching courses in America, Africa and Jordan.  All of my courses are open to local and international participation.  See the following article for more information about a recent course I taught in Kenya (Nyumbani Village PDC-2010).  We have found that involving students from affluent countries in our two-thirds world courses is advantages for all the participants and shares that regardless of apparent affluence, we are all needing to design our human settlements to have synergy with natural systems for resilience and stability.  Our courses offer a balance of skills-building practicums with lecture all wrapped in a culture of storytelling and respect for the gifts each student brings to the course.  To find out more information go to my design website at www.permaculturedesign.us.

Here is a list of the eight PDC courses I will be teaching in 2011 in addition to many other weekend and shorter courses: 

- Badilisha Ecovillage, Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya - March 9-22

- Los Angeles Arboretum PDC, Los Angeses, California, USA  (teaching one day on Patterns and   Climate) - May 1st

- Pine Ridge Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, USA - June 13-26   

- Sustainable Vocations PDC for Young People, Ojai Foundation, Ojai, CA - July 10-30

- Ricks Institute in association with everyday gandhis, Monrovia, Liberia, Africa - August 8-21

- IPC 10 Jordan PDC, Co-teaching this course in Jordan, Middle East - September 3-15

- Quail Springs Annual Permaculture Design Course, Santa Barbara Mountains, CA, USA     October 31- November 13

- Nyumbani Village, eastern Kenya, Africa - December 5-18