The Resilience Hub

Permaculture, Food and New Economy

  • PDC Overview
    • What is a PDC?
    • Course Topics
    • Learning Environments
    • Our PDC History
    • Team
    • PDC Field Trips
    • PDC FAQs
  • Choosing a PDC
    • Learning Outcomes
    • Who Should Attend?
    • In-Person vs. Online PDC
    • Winter vs. Summer PDC
    • Time Commitment
    • Career Pathways
    • Testimonials
    • What Makes This PDC Unique?
    • PDC Design Projects
  • PDC Logistics
    • Schedule & Flow
    • PDC Locations
    • Food & Hospitality
    • Accommodation
    • Transportation
    • PDC Pre-Work
    • PDC “Homework”
    • Accessibility
  • Values
    • Ethics
    • Justice & Equity
    • Course Agreements
  • Enrollment
    • PDC Costs
    • PDC Sliding Scale
    • Solidarity Pricing
    • Payment Plans
    • Work-Study
    • Other Cost Savings
    • Refund Policy
    • Attendance Policy
  • Return to Resilience Hub Main Site

Cost Savings Ideas

After you’ve figured out your tuition tier based on our sliding scale, you may still be interested in finding creative ways to reduce or cover the cost of your Permaculture Design Course.

  1. If you’re seeing this early enough, a work-study position may still be available (but we only offer one or two of these spots per course).
  2. If you are a person of color, a first nations person or an LGBTQI person, you might be able to get one of our Solidarity Pricing spots.
  3. If you are a member of Hour Exchange Portland, we can accept up to 10 “time dollars” (that’s 10 hours of your time) toward a $200 tuition reduction.  This is, essentially, an alternative work-study program.
  4. Register and pay your full tuition prior to the “early pricing” deadline (about 8 weeks before class starts) to get $100 off the regular price.
  5. If 2 or more people register from the same household, we can reduce both tuitions by 10%.
  6. Your employer may offer professional development funds to cover continuing education like a PDC.  Several of our past students have been reimbursed partially or fully by their employers.
  7. MOFGA & NOFA Journey Persons can typically qualify to use their educational funds toward a PDC.  Inquire with your MOFGA/NOFA contact person.
  8. Consider becoming a “Community Supported Permaculture” Designer or Educator.  Raise funds via one of the online fundraising websites and offer “rewards” to your donors such as an Intro to Permaculture workshop that you’ll teach after your PDC or a design consultation for their properties or something else…. Many students have had success with this technique to raise part, if not all, of their PDC tuition.  Here is a sample fundraising letter that you can use as a basis for making your own “request” to your community.

Ready to enroll with us? Here’s how.

Recent Blog Posts

Gearing Up For Permablitzes and Work Parties

The Resilience Hub is committed to building a more localized food system and mutual aid networks in … [Read More...]

Hugelkultur Planting

Okay, I said I wouldn't write again about the hugelkultur until I had plants to show, but I can't … [Read More...]

Hugelkultur 5, plus peach blossoms

Wow, it has been a month since Hugelkultur 4 when I last devoted a full post to progress on our … [Read More...]

Garden Work and Rest

Wondering what's been happening with the hugelkultur? The last few weeks I have been outside in the … [Read More...]

Sign Up for the Newsletter!

Like us on Facebook

Like us on Facebook

Copyright © 2021 · Resilience Hub Custom Outreach Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in