PDC at Lost Valley Education Center (Dexter, OR)
June 27 – August 16, 2026 (on Saturdays & some Sundays)
Tuition: Sliding scale $895–$1,295 | Scholarships available for Lane, Linn, and Benton County residents
For decades, Lost Valley has been offering permaculture design education on an 87-acre living classroom of forests, oak savanna and woodlands, meadows, ponds, streams, and gardens. With a strong emphasis on the ethics of place-based stewardship, Lost Valley offers opportunities for folks to come into deeper relationships with the ecologies and management strategies close to home. As a 40-year-old community experiment and ecovillage, they aim to serve as a model for collaborative self-governance and regenerative stewardship.
The Summer 2026 PDC is structured as a weekend commuter program, making it accessible to working professionals, graduate students, and land stewards across Western Oregon. Curriculum follows the PINA Core Curriculum (72+ contact hours) and includes water cycle restoration, regenerative farming, agroforestry, animal integration, decolonization frameworks, natural building, community organizing, a final group design project, and more.
The PDC is Lost Valley’s longest-running program, having benefited from many cycles of refinement. Regional and local experts bring a variety of perspectives on how this knowledge can be integrated and applied to create more regenerative and resilient systems. Participants learn from real-world examples, including ongoing oak release and habitat restoration projects, field trips to regional farms, and a community that has spent decades applying these principles to long-term cooperation and shared stewardship of land.
To learn more or sign up, visit:
https://www.lostvalley.org/permaculture-design-course-oregon-3-1
For questions and inquiries, contact admissions@lostvalley.org.