PERMACULTURE DESIGN SERIES

Turning Your Permaculture Certification into a Career

On Demand

Are you wondering how to turn your passion for permaculture into paid, meaningful work?

Whether you're considering the OSU Permaculture Design Certificate or you’ve already completed it, this webinar will show you what’s possible when you combine permaculture skills with real-world design opportunities.

In this session, you’ll hear directly from three successful practitioners who built thriving ecological design businesses after completing their Permaculture Design Certification.

Featuring YardFarmer Founder Daryl Lindsay, Morganic Roots Owner JR Morgan, and OSU Instructor Tao Orion

Why Attend?

In this free webinar, you’ll learn how to:

• Turn your PDC into real income through design, consulting, teaching, and restoration work

• Find your niche in a growing field of regenerative and climate-resilient land care

• Start or scale a permaculture business with practical steps from professionals who’ve done it

• Avoid common beginner mistakes and build confidence in your design abilities

• Understand what clients are looking for — and how to communicate your value

• See real examples of projects created by OSU graduates

• Get inspired by diverse career paths, from urban yards to large-scale ecological restoration

WEBINAR HOSTS

 

 Eugene native Arnold E Morgan Jr. as a boy worked countless hours with his father’s landscape business, and from there he has transitioned into a more organic and sustainable approach with his work. With a businesss degree from the University of Puerto Rico, ethical business decisions, good heart and a green thumb Morganic Roots was developed. On his journey he has also received a certificate in both horticulture, permaculture design and advance permaculture design focusing on climate resilience from Oregon State University.

 

 

Tao Orion holds a degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture from UC Santa Cruz and a MSc degree in Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is the author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015). Tao is an instructor and program administrator in the Permaculture program at Oregon State University and serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Rural Livelihoods. She lives in the southern WIllamette Valley on a farm with her husband and two children.