PERMACULTURE
SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
Your reconnection with Nature
May 9+10 • June 6+7 • July 4+5
August 29+30 • September 5+6
15 spots available
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Learn on the field, like a true farmer
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Doubling the harvest with intercropping
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The whole cycle: from seed to plate
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Yoga and meditation, to revitalize your strength
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Community to share projects, enriching horizons
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Disconnect to reconnect
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Benny and MaVie, your hosts
WELCOME TO EDITION 4!
Learning to
grow your own food
organically
is not just a skill:
it’s the concrete foundation
of a long and healthy life!
No guilt.
No excuses.
Here, you learn how to cultivate the land,
even in pots on the balcony!
And, most importantly, you learn
how to cultivate yourself.
→ You become self-sufficient
→ You reconnect with natural rhythms
→ You find a community that shares your values
“Es war ein sehr schönes Wochenende. Ich habe viel über die Permakultur gelernt.
Alle Fragen wurden beantwortet, und wir waren eine tolle Gemeinschaft.
Ein herzliches Dankeschön an die Gastgeber”
- Maniela • participant 2024
CHOOSE YOUR WEEKENDS
SETTING UP A THRIVING GARDEN
May 9+10
We start from the beginning, selecting plants that will grow in our microclimate. We will prepare the soil, understand why intercropping is crucial for a thriving garden, and go through the planning of a Permaculture Market Garden
Included: workshop about bee keeping
You learn to manage abundance and to act defense without chemicals!
Beneficial insects, juicy fertilizers and weeding tools are part of the teaching; alongside designing the greenhouse setup whilst managing its growth
SAFE FROM WEEDS IN THE GARDEN EXPLOSION
June 6+7
Included: workshop about drink fermentation
Time to be proactive and think about plant health and nutrition with safety pruning, rescue remedies and boosting fertilizers.
Herbs, beans and (some) flowers need to be dried now, and we will go through all the ways of storing and preserving our harvest.
THE CALM BEFORE THE GREAT HARVEST
July 4+5
Included: workshop about natural skin care
HARVEST, PLANT, REPEAT
August 29+30
Time to start all over again with planting the winter season and harvesting the seeds that are ready on the plants. We will maximize the growth of our pumpins, before storage.
Included: workshop about natural saponification
PROLONG YOUR SEASON
September 5+6
There are tricks to extend the life of your plants, and we will use them all here, including some pruning techniques for trees.
This Module contains the experience of holding an actual Market: planning, display, selling, counting savings, investments.
Learn all about being a farmer!
Included: workshop about fruit tree pruning
“I attended Benny and Mavie’s
Permaculture Summer School
this weekend and it was
absolutely magical to dive
into their worlds living
in full harmony with nature.
Benny grows so many varieties
on his one hectare without mechanic tools, and Mavie is the most amazing
Yoga teacher and creative chef!”
- Kira, participant 2024
YOUR TEACHERS
Benny & MaVie
They met in 2019, on this land, and started growing together, developing a place for people to feel deeply nourished, and at peace, where everybody can learn how being more centered and connected can be simple and fun.
Saturday
10:00 Welcome tour of facilities and tea with intro
10:45 Module theory explained
11:30 Learn by doing
13:30 Garden lunch served
14:30 Tent set up and pause
15:30 Workshop Lab
17:30 Class and games
19:00 Preparing dinner all together
19:30 Sauna time
20:00 Dinner at the bonfire
21:00 Yin Yoga and Sound Bath
Sunday
7:30 Yoga Flow and Meditation
8:30 The Champion breakfast
09:30 - Free time in Nature
10:30 - Theory and Practice on land
13:30 - Garden Lunch
14:30 - Quiz, questions and sharing
16:00 - Greetings, shopping and exchanging
WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE
Feeling nourished and calm
in my body & mind after a weekend
of farming in 32°, nourishing meals,
sauna, bonfires and
sleeping under the stars.
It was so interesting to learn
about pruning, “Veredelung” of trees,
getting seeds from tomatoes, composting, preparation of the soil, healing herbs .. just to name a few.
- Ghilad, participant 2023
HOW TO REGISTER
Ready to transform your relationship with Nature and yourself?
We have a few options for you to
start growing your own health
JOIN AS A HELPER
valid only if you’re willing to participate to all Modules
• meet us during 1 full day before the start
• come on Friday 5PM to set up the place
• be helpful during the weekends with clear tasks
• get more than 50% off!
NOW ONE SPOT AVAILABLE
AS PASSIONATE AS AN EARLY BIRD!
valid for ONE or ALL weekends • until April 10th
• pay in full at the moment of subscription, 50% refundable up to 1 month before the starting of your Module / the School
• choose your rate:
Single Module 195€
• Get 5 Modules, pay for 4: 780€
ON THE SUPPORTIVE SIDE • the true value
valid for ONE or ALL weekends • from April 11th
• book your spot with non refundable 50% deposit
• enter the telegram group
Single Module 225€
• 5 Modules 950€, 4 Modules 699€
FAQs
What is permaculture?
In Nature, the plants communicate to each other: they can move and migrate, create families, kill enemies … this is Permaculture: the conception that plants are alive, and that we can enhance their life (and get very tasty fruits) by respecting their needs of protection, nutrition and space.
What will I learn from the course?
You will practically learn about the cycle of the plants from seed to seed, witnessing the garden in its seasonal passages. This will inspire you to inquire, experiment and lead a more conscious lifestyle - yes, that might be the unexpected outcome of this experience…
Who is the teacher?
Benny
He is the most motivated farmer that ever lived, and dedicated his whole life to vegetables. Personally, he is also very essential, and wants to respect the natural processes of the plants.
MaVie
She is an amateur with experience, who likes to observe and understand those processes. She dedicates more to people, though, and she tames the monster of bureaucracy and celebrates this by cooking for all.
What is included?
In the Module fee we include welcome gift, regenerative meals and snacks, booklet, toilet, water, tea, electricity, yoga mats (only for yoga lessons in the yoga space), use of facilities and of the sleeping area. A Diploma is handed out to you at the end of each Module.
What’s non included?
The rental of a tent, in case you don’t have one; products of the farm.
Are there extra appointments or activities?
You will get the suggestion to join groups of friends of the field, to come and visit us during the year.
What about reimbursements?
Your 50% deposit will be kept
In which language will the classes be?
We tend to teach in German and English, but we speak French, Italian and Spanish - if you need to clarify something in your language.
We ask the participants which language is their favorite, and keep translating simultaneously when needed.
How are the facilities?
On a farm, even your primordial functions are connected to nature: we have a compost toilet, and you get to brush your teeth with rain water, under a sky full of stars.
You can charge your phone, drink hot water, eat warm meals - discovering how this is done, it’s part of the game of living wildly for the weekend.
How is the area?
Our neighbors are the cows who graze from field to field.
The train railway is not too far from us, but there are fewer trains on the weekends, and some of their sound is integrated into Nature.
A huge forest embodies and contours the field.
Is the course accessible for all?
We resent admitting that the paths are difficult to cross on a wheelchair, and that the compost toilet is actually a tower.
Can I bring my pet?
On the farm we have a scared dog and a queen cat. Feel free to make your choice, but we discourage you from bringing your cat. Dogs tend to get along faster.