Faqs

We’ve invested a substantial amount of dollars and hours into the development of the Contour Map Generator and the Adaptive Habitat Self-Study Program and other associated tools. Help us to [...]

At this time, the Contour Map Generator is a feature of our Adaptive Habitat Self-Study program. There is no way to access this tool without registering in the program. However, we do have plans [...]

We don’t do a lot of urban landscape consulting, unless you are looking at full site planning and associated infrastructure, such as including the design of house and/or greenhouse and [...]

At the bottom of every email we send you, there is an option to update your email preferences OR to completely unsubscribe from receiving our emails. Please note that if you opt to completely [...]

Many of our students travel some distance to attend our courses. Although travel, food and accommodation expenses are not covered in our course tuition, we do a few things to help you keep your [...]

Our Permaculture Design Course follows Bill Mollison’s textbook, Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual, and a copy of this textbook is included in the Premium package tuition. It is true [...]

Many of our students develop businesses or projects leveraging their permaculture training. We think the best way to get an idea of the wide range of possibilities is to peruse the 50+ alumni [...]

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a trickle of questions grow to a flood that’s simply overwhelming in its variety and scope. It’s thrilling evidence of our impact , and we want to provide [...]

Many of our alumni are offering professional permaculture design services (and other related-services), and many of them have been profiled in our Alumni series, which you can find here. We also [...]

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Yes, we have payments plans for our Permaculture Design Courses. The payment plans is set up as an automatic charge against your credit card (usually 3 – 6 equal payments) spread out over [...]

For the Guided & Guaranteed program we will take a maximum of 20 property-units.

The Self-Study program is a fourteen-day program. You will lose access after that time period, however, you are welcome to re-register at contourmapgenerator.com

You’ll have the ability to post comments or questions on every video included in the Passive Solar Greenhouse Case Study e-course. We will do our best to respond, but unfortunately can make [...]

This promotion allows the choice of one complimentary e-course per customer. When you make your selection above we’ll email you a coupon code for a 100% discount off the course of your [...]

If, after the first phone call, you are not fully convinced of the value that this program can provide to you, your project and/or your business, we will offer you a full refund.

Absolutely yes! A very big component of this webinar series is to give participants the opportunity to get their specific questions answered by Rob, or by our special guests. All participants [...]

All of the webinars will be recorded and uploaded to the Student Dashboard for unlimited and unexpiring viewing.

All of the course materials are on our website (not on Facebook), and via the webinar hosting platform. Facebook is simply an additional resource to connect to other students if that is something [...]

Yes. The course is split into 15 sections, and each section has a separate comments section where students can post questions and comments. We will do our best to respond to your questions on [...]

You will have unlimited access to the course for 30 days from your date of registration.

All online materials (i.e. videos, recordings and associated resources) are available indefinitely (our lifetime or yours). If your package includes a one-time program (such as Permaculture Pro, [...]

Accessing our E-courses and associated online material is easy. If you’ve played a video on your computer from Youtube or Vimeo before, then you’ve got all you need participate! BUT TO BE MORE [...]

The Student Dashboard is your one-stop shop to access all materials associated with any online courses or in-person courses that you registered in. The Online Courses tab contains a listing of [...]

*Please note that registrations paid by EMT are processed manually. Because we are not in the office everyday, be prepared to wait 24 hours during weekdays before your registration being [...]

Our Facebook page and Students & Friends of Verge page are great places to share and connect with others interested in community, DIY projects, and permaculture. We invite folks to connect [...]

Several of our alumni are geared up specially to work with children and/or schools. Grounds for Change, Regenerate Design, Plein Air Arts, and Puzzle Permaculture are just a few. We also [...]

Take a class! Click on the Courses & Events tab for a list of what we currently offer. You can also sign up for our mailing list for email updates about our upcoming offerings. Our Facebook [...]

To Login Or Create An Account To login, hover over the login menu item and select LOGIN if you already have an account, or REGISTER if you need to create one:   Lost your password? If [...]

Here’s a few of the most popular courses that we have taught for third party organizations: Fundamentals of Permaculture Design (3 hr and 6hr workshops) A condensed version of the Introduction to [...]

Our past guest teaching engagements include: Olds College, Olds, AB Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, AB Southern Alberta Permaculture, Lethbridge, AB ESAGE (Edmontonians Supporting a Green [...]

Maybe. We book up well in advance and we do a limited number of private courses – so make you sure you contact us early.

In less than 10 years, Rob Avis left Calgary’s oil fields and retooled his engineering career to help clients and students design integrated systems for shelter, energy, water, waste and food, [...]

Send an email directly to us (info@vergepermaculture.ca) with “INVITATION TO SPEAK” in the subject, and include answers to as many of the following questions as possible: What’s your name and [...]

Our consulting firm is Adaptive Habitat. Our website summarizes the types of consulting services we provide. Complimentary Client Intake Meeting For project-driven consulting, we have found that [...]

We offer farm design, acreage design, micro and broad acre water-harvesting, shelterbelt/agroforestry system design, pre-purchase property assessments, and green infrastructure design. For more [...]

Our PDC includes a 5 hour Introduction to Permaculture video course that all students are expected to watch prior to the first class. It is accessible to students as shown as they register. [...]

A student may miss up to, but no more than 2 full days of the PDC course, and still receive their course certificate. Students in the Professional Development package are eligible for unlimited [...]

No. All you need is the ability and desire to learn in a fast-paced classroom environment.

The PDC is a tested and proven standardized curriculum offered by permaculture institutes and educational centers around the world. Developed by visionary author/educator/naturalist Bill [...]

A registered education savings plan (RESP) is a contract between an individual (the subscriber) and a person or organization (the promoter). Under the contract, the subscriber names one or more [...]

We are not considered a designated educational institution (i.e. university or college) that qualifies for the purposes of the education tax credit claimed on the tax return. Therefore, our [...]

You can pay online with your credit card. If you’d prefer to pay using another methods (we accept cash, cheque, email money transfer or credit card over the phone), get in touch & [...]

Yes, when a course is full, we maintain an active waitlist. To be placed on the wait list, follow the same process as you would to register. (Click the button in the top right corner of the [...]

For in-person courses, we do allow changes to registration, however, due to the administrative time required, registration changes are subject to a 10% administrative fee. See our cancellation [...]

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You can view our cancellation policy here.

Simply click the register button in the top right corner of the course page (whether you’re planning to pay online or not). From there you will be prompted to enter your name and contact info, [...]

We generally offer 3 PDCs per year – with 2 intensives in the spring/summer (take place over 13 straight days) and 1 in the fall (takes place over 3 long weekends). All current PDCs open for [...]

All courses and events offered by Verge are listed under our Courses & Events page. If you wish to be notified when a new course is announced, we encourage you to sign up for our mailing [...]

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