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Permaculture and Sustainable Design for digital nomads

May 21st - June 3rd


Workshop cost:

$3600, $3200 if deposit is received prior to April 1st.


The workshop schedule is designed to enable digital professionals to balance full-time work with nature-based education on this magical land. Whether you work on Europe or America time, this workshop will provide an opportunity to stay on schedule with your commitments.

About the facilitator


Helder Valente is an experienced permaculture educator from Portugal with many years experience working on sustainable design, food forestry, and permaculture. Helder's prior work with digital nomads at Laughing Orchard exposed them to the workings of nature in a physical and grounded way otherwise missing from their daily routines.



Course contents:

  • The ethics and principles of Permaculture

  • History of permaculture

  • Patterns in sustainable design

  • Natures energy flows

  • Learning strategies

  • Agile learning

  • Collective awareness

  • Self organization

  • Reading the landscape

  • How does nature works

  • Human positive interactions

  • Biodiversity

  • Animals on the land

  • Nature connection

  • From erosion to abundance

  • Water and soil systems

  • Water as source of all life

  • Forests, gardens and trees

  • Food systems

  • Forests as teachers

  • Alternative economies


Laughing Orchard will provide daily catered lunches and full accommodations for attendees.


Limited to 7 participants.

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