The Resilient Living Course

Learn practical permaculture skills for urban life.

At some point, a lot of us start asking the same questions. Is there a better way to live? How do I rely less on a system that feels increasingly uncertain? How do I build a life that actually feels good - not just busy?

The Resilient Living Course was created for exactly that stage of life. It's a five-day, hands-on course at Perth City Farm for people who want real skills, not just inspiration - and who are ready to do something practical about the way they live.

Now running for the third time in October 2026, this course brings together the best of Perth City Farm's education offering into one immersive experience. Across five full days, you'll learn:

• Productive food growing, soil, compost and propagation

• Foraging, edible weeds, fermenting and healing with plants

• Urban wildlife and ecology, climate and water use

• Alternative energy use, transport and planning for disaster

• Alternative living models, building community and careers

• The permaculture framework, ethics and zones

This isn't a theory class. You'll work with your hands, make things you take home, and walk away each day with something tangible to show for it. Where a Permaculture Design Course teaches you to design a system, this course teaches you the actual how - the skills you can put to use immediately, no matter how much land (or lack of it) you're working with.

Most people who come along aren't beginners looking for a fun weekend - they're busy people with careers, families and full lives who just want a bit more confidence in how they do things. They leave with practical skills, a few new friends, and a different way of looking at everything from their grocery shop to their backyard.

This course is exclusive to Perth City Farm, developed to make use of our unique working urban farm. The teaching will be hands-on, practical and fun, and geared towards what’s possible in an urban setting. We split the five days over three weeks, so you have time to reflect and absorb the learning and fit it in with other commitments.

Course dates

Five days spread over three weeks to fit around your life:

• Saturday 3 October: 9 am – 3 pm

• Sunday 4 October: 9 am – 3 pm

• Saturday 10 October: 9 am – 3 pm

• Saturday 17 October: 9 am – 3 pm

• Sunday 18 October: 9 am – 3 pm

Location

All sessions will occur at Perth City Farm in East Perth, in our education room and out in the Farm and gardens. City Farm has excellent public transport links, bike parking and paid car parking nearby.

Our Teachers

Nadia Danti

Nadia comes from a family of Perth market gardeners, has studied science, sustainable landscape design and permaculture and has worked as a market gardener, flower farmer, and permaculture teacher with Fat Pig Farm and Hannah Maloney. At Perth City Farm she manages the market garden and is the leading garden educator.

Rod Hughes

Rod has completed a Permaculture Design Certificate, Advanced Permaculture Design Certificate and Diploma of Permaculture and uses these skills in his business Leafcutter Permaculture.

Rod served as Farm Manager at Perth City Farm from 2018 to 2022 and knows the site intimately. He now lives at Fair Harvest Permaculture in Margaret River, where he is a teacher in their Permaculture Design Certificate courses.

Anni Raser-Rowland

The author of the popular "Weed Forager's Handbook" will again make a guest appearance to teach you about the benefits of edible weeds. You'll be amazed how much food you have walked past until now.

Pricing

These prices include GST and booking fees.

$720 Early bird price (ends 20 August 2026 or when sold out)

$800 Full price

Booking Options

Please book here through Humanitix. If you would prefer to pay over two instalments via bank transfer (incurring a $20 admin fee) please contact us at education@perthcityfarm.org.au.

Ticket price includes all tuition, learning materials, farm fresh morning teas and take-home materials. Students should bring their own lunch each day.

Refunds

If you notify us at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the course, we are able to refund your course fee minus administrations costs of $150. No refunds are available within 30 days of the course commencing, although if the course is sold out we will do our best to resell your ticket for you. You are welcome to give your ticket to a friend.

If we had to cancel the course you would receive a full refund.

About Perth City Farm

Perth City Farm is a community urban farm that supports connected, sustainable communities. Established on a former industrial site in East Perth, this polluted site has been lovingly rehabilitated by volunteers to become a Western Australian icon for environmental sustainability and community engagement. We provide space and opportunities to build community connections, and educate and enable people to live sustainably.