Learn to design, build and grow an edible property
Our live lectures and courses teach essential skills and principles for gardeners, homesteaders and small-scale farmers. If you love permaculture, market gardening or edible landscaping, you will love EDIBLE ECOSYSTEM DESIGN taught by Zach Loeks at EcosystemU!
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A Mentorship Program and a Master Level Course!
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EcosystemU 365 Mentorship Program
Weekly Mentorship through From-the-garden Videos, Active Weekly Chat Board Consultations, Season-specific Lessons & Specialized LIVE lectures. There is something for all levels of growers, from those Starting-up to Scaling-up and for those who want to Pro-up! Grow with Zach Loeks this year in his garden, homestead, farm and come along on Permaculture projects and ecosystem design initiatives!
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Edible Property Design MASTER Course
A full program to master your property's transition to gardens, orchards and more! This is a master level course that teaches Zach Loeks' Edible Ecosystem Design method for step-by-step property analysis, land layout, soil improvement, guild design and whole property management. 76 Hours of Material!
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About EcosystemU Education
Skill-based education
Our courses are taught to help you succeed by showcasing real world garden, Permaculture, and edible landscape design and practical techniques for homes, homestead, communities and small-farms. If we haven't done it, we don't teach it!
Learn Ecosystem Design!
We teach through the lens of Ecosystem Design, an innovative garden and landscape method that provides step-by-step protocol to transition any landscape into edible biodiverse gardens, orchards, food forests and more! Build a core foundation of Ecosystem Design principles that can be applied anywhere by anyone.
Live lectures with Q & A
Many of our courses include Weekly Live Lectures with time for Question and Answer afterward in our Community Chat Board! Our EcosystemU 365 program has a special Chat Board for Weekly Active Mentorship by award-winning grower Zach Loeks.
Maximize Your Seasons!
Our courses are designed to be available continuous with LIVE features in both the growing season and the off-season (no matter where in the world you live). This way you can gain education and mentorship when you need it!
Winter planning? Check! Working in spring with last minute question? We got your back!
Winter planning? Check! Working in spring with last minute question? We got your back!
The Edible Ecosystem Solution BOOK
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Frequently asked questions
What courses will I take?
Edible Property Design is our Master Course and offers a step-by-step process for transitioning any property to edible abundance with gardens, fruit, berries, herbs and more! We also have other short lectures and courses that are available seasonally. EcosystemU 365 is our mentorship program offering a very affordable and extremely useful season education!
What can you offer that I cannot get at other online schools?
With us you will have the opportunity to learn the innovative Edible Ecosystem Design method with principles and techniques for gardens, homesteads, landscapes and small farms. We feature work done by Zach Loeks, including his homestead and projects: the Edible Biodiversity Conservation Area, Permaculture market gardens, biodiversity reforestation sites, a 2.8 acre suburban food forest, an edible bike lane, home garden sites and more.
Is the Edible Property Design course available after the LIVE sessions end?
The Edible Property Design Course is a 16 week course and is available with 12 LIVE lectures. Afterwards you will continue to have access to the course content. We guarantee a minimum of two years of continued access to the course content. You will likely have lifetime access, but this is not guaranteed for reasons of logistics in the term "lifetime".
Is it helpful to have Zach's books for the courses?
Yes, depending on your focus. These books contain some of the core curriculum for these courses. Although these books aren't necessary for your success in our programs, learners will find them useful and enjoyable to have! With over 300 illustrations, designs and photos done by Zach Loeks in each book, they are wonderful and effective resources for gardeners, farmers and landscapers.
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