Meet the Apprentices

On the Permaculture Diploma Pathway

Currently NPA has approximately 70 registered apprentices from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia and Germany. We like to give credit to the great design work they are doing and how they are journeying on the Diploma pathway. Have a look at their profiles below.

Where are we?

Erkki&Marja, Iso-orvokkiniitty

Erkki & Marja

Andreas & Kerstin, Rotad i Vånga

Andreas & Kjerstin

Johan Lönegård

Johan Lönegård

Cathrine Dolleris

Thomas Dyrmann Winkel

SImon Gillesberg

Simon

Mette Madvig

Mette

Henna Jämsä

Mari Palgi

Mario

Design Retreat

Design Retreat

By Marian Nummert Rain and sunshine structured our 4 days of design retreat of the Nordic Permaculture Academy in Cathrine’s Permaculture Queendom in a gorgeous Oro island, Denmark. This space was so supportive that I found courage to toss aside a design I had...

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What Our Apprentices Say

“From the first “Welcome Circle” friday afternoon until the last “Check out” sunday midday, I felt a personal transitioning through all the different exercises, assessing diploma work, grafting fruit trees, morning circles, “asking for help” circles, new ideas and perspective (like peoplezones:)), brainstorming/co-creating the next gathering, listing guilds and also all the informal settings with eating and making food together, meeting up in the big comfy couch every evening listening to other peoples stories, ideas and challenges, while it got dark and snowy outside (just missing a fireplace:)). I felt I transitioned into a more energetic and inspired person, with more fire on my designworks, with this new network around it.”

One of the Academy’s main ideas is that networking and meeting people from different countries and opens up new opportunities and networks for all participants and is part of creating an international learning community.

Erkki Pöytäniemi