Joe Atkinson - Designing Beyond the PDC

Joe works for the Permaculture Association as Learning Coordinator and is a freelance designer and teacher. He completed his PDC in 2007 and gained his Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design in 2015. He has attended permaculture teacher training courses in England and Denmark and taught on design courses throughout the north & midlands of England, as well as in Ukraine and Spain. He is actively involved in the European permaculture network and is a member of the Permaculture Council of Europe. Joe brings a wide range of interests to his teaching. A keen gardener, he’s also interested in eco buildings and lives at LILAC: a community-led housing project comprising 20 affordable homes made of timber and straw bales in Leeds. He also holds an MSc Architecture: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies from the Centre for Alternative Technology. He is currently training as a person-centred counsellor.