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We invite you to give as much or as little as you can and want to support our scholarship applicants for any of our 2023 permaculture courses. Our courses include an in-person 2 weeks intensive at the farm, a 7 months, monthly hybrid in-person and online, also at the farm, a 12 months online advanced course, and a 3 to 7 months apprenticeship with people living on the farm. We are not a non-profit (yet - although we are thinking about it). Your gift supports scholarships as an investment in people and in our shared and common future!
As a bonus, if you would like, we will keep you updated through emails with pictures and video recorded stories on what the students that received scholarships are doing and experiencing during the courses! You will also receive a letter or call from one of the scholarship recipients to tell you about their experience too! On top of that, you are also invited as a VIP to our Permaculture Graduation Celebrations at both of our locations, zero waste community events with lots of food, learning, games and fun! |
PERMACULTURE
DESIGN & PRACTICE CERTIFICATION COURSE 7 MONTHS DEEP-DIVE ON-FARM & ONLINE April - October 2023 INCLUDES FULL KIT
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PERMACULTURE FARMING
APPRENTICE TRAINING WITH CERTIFICATION 3 to 12 MONTHS ON-FARM DEEP DIVE Starting any month 2023 INCLUDES PART OF THE KIT
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PERMACULTURE
ADVANCED DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE 12 MONTHS ONLINE DEEP DIVE January - December 2023 INCLUDES FULL KIT
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SUSTAINABILITY
REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP 16 WEEKS LIVE ONLINE INTERACTIVE &
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COURSE FOR THRIVING with optional certification JANUARY 9TH TO APRIL 24TH 2023
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June 18th, 2022 2 PM CST (Missouri Time)
Our students have immersed themselves in a 2 weeks intensive dive into what is possible with earth and people centered design at our permaculture and regenerative farm, Sun And Bloom Farms, this June 2022. The course is culminating with their final project design presentations. Three groups were tasked with designing our space as a fully working farm and educational facility that serves the greater community. Join us to learn about the abundance, health and peace that is possible for all to share with permaculture.
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@ online - launches January 2021
@ Saddleback College
January 19TH - May 26TH 2020
16 ONLINE sessions - 2 hours each
Earn college credit and practical permaculture career skills with this 16 sessions introduction to permaculture college course. Learn how to transform your home, school and other public urban spaces into sustainable ecological oasis that harvest and conserve water and energy, produce food and medicine, regenerate biodiversity, educate and gather the community, and bring beauty and joy to life. Experience interactive lecture style presentations, life changing readings, self guided hands-on design practice with instructor help and feedback and some possible self guided field trips to observe permaculture systems in action.
CERTIFICATION COURSE
OCTOBER 2020 - 2 WEEKS ON THE FARM
20% off till September 14th 2020
REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP COURSE & MENTORSHIP
@ Desert Bloom Farm & Online Gain the deep practical knowledge, as well as the emotional and intellectual skills, conducive to leading the regenerative and sustainable transformation of the social, economic and environmental conditions of our times. This is our flagship, 9 months, course and mentorship program, where we help you discover how to design, develop and implement a project, a program, a business, or a movement to bring about regenerative and sustainable solutions to your life and the future of our shared environment and community of all living beings. |
PERMACULTURE DESIGN & PRACTICE
CERTIFICATION COURSE @ San Clemente Homestead APRIL 4TH - JULY 12TH 2020 7 weekends in-person - 6 sessions online This is the deepest dive in-person Permaculture Course on the market. Gain the practical knowledge and skills of permaculture design and practice with a focus on regenerative and sustainable urban and suburban homesteading, design and consulting services, entrepreneurship, community building and small scale farming, in our extended 110+ hour certification course, based on Bill Mollison’s Permaculture Designers’ Manual. Pricing: $1,200 to $1,400 Early Bird Discounts, Scholarships & Payment Plans Available! |
PERMACULTURE HOMESTEADING
@ FREE ONLINE WEBINARS (FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM LIVE) EVERY THURSDAY AT 2PM WE PLANNED 10 SESSIONS We ought to build resiliency - a free permaculture homesteading series starting Thursday, April 9th - live webinars with step by step lectures on what it takes to become resilient through gardening, preserving foods, making medicine and being part of a community of growers. With myself (Lucian) and @beekeepingmama from @desertbloomfarm and the San Clemente homestead. See you Thursday, April 9th at 2 pm California time. Stay tuned for registration and a chance to join our network of growers. #permaculture #gardening |
Fall Herbal CSA Share
We are committed to bioregional herbalism, which means exploring and courting the medicine available to us in our region and watershed. We are committed to sustainable herbalism, growing as much as we can for our family’s needs and for our community. Now more than ever, we are turning to the land for healing and learning, both from planting seeds and romancing the land around us, to quietly listening to her lessons.
We feel really proud to offer simple, yet powerful preparations of these plants to jump start and assist you in your journey with herbalism. Getting to know plants individually, gives you a more solid foundation to understand their properties, energetics, and applications.
Each seasonal herb share comes with 3 plant powered creations and dried herbs to use in your own home. Also included is information on each plant, suggested recipes, and uses to inspire. The Herbal CSA is perfect for folks new to the world of herbalism, or experienced herbalist wanting to explore new preparations and growing regions.
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Availability: 50
Price: $45
Pick up available in Anza or San Clemente on September 19th
Shipping available for $10 additional
Sourcing:
Herbs/plants: Desert Bloom Farm
Beeswax: Desert Bloom Farm (cared for naturally with treatment free methods)
Olive oil: Temecula Olive Oil Company
All based in Southern California
Winter Herbal CSA Share
We are committed to bioregional herbalism, which means exploring and courting the medicine available to us in our region and watershed. We are committed to sustainable herbalism, growing as much as we can for our family’s needs and for our community. Now more than ever, we are turning to the land for healing and learning, both from planting seeds and romancing the land around us, to quietly listening to her lessons.
We feel really proud to offer simple, yet powerful preparations of these plants to jump start and assist you in your journey with herbalism. Getting to know plants individually, gives you a more solid foundation to understand their properties, energetics, and applications.
Each seasonal herb share comes with 3 plant powered creations and dried herbs to use in your own home. Also included is information on each plant, suggested recipes, and uses to inspire. The Herbal CSA is perfect for folks new to the world of herbalism, or experienced herbalist wanting to explore new preparations and growing regions.
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Availability: 50
Price: $55
Pick up available in Anza or San Clemente on December 19th
Shipping available for $10 additional
Sourcing:
Herbs/plants: Desert Bloom Farm
Beeswax: Desert Bloom Farm (cared for naturally with treatment free methods)
Olive oil: Temecula Olive Oil Company
All based in Southern California
Raw Honey
Honey is one of the oldest forms of medicine available to humans. For thousands of years, we’ve been courting the honeybee to collect this sweet nectar. One honeybee creates only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her entire life, thus this beautiful medicine should be used and loved with care and reverence.
Our beehives are cared for naturally and treatment free. We allow our bees to grow and forage how they please, never administering antibiotics or pest applications. When it is time to harvest honey, we only take what is in true abundance, always leaving more than enough for the bees to eat throughout the year.
Our beehives are also rescued colonies from unwanted spaces. We removed the colonies from the walls of homes, irrigation boxes, hot tubs, bushes, trees, you name it. They are also colonies that are adapted to our region and allowed to reproduce as they please.Â
Price: $20
Size: 6 oz raw, unfilteredÂ
Shipping: $7Â
Blessed Bee Salve
A luscious combination of olive oil, beeswax , Calendula, Comfrey, Yarrow and St. John’s Wort. This is our favorite tool for daily face and body skin care. Olive oil hydrates skin while beeswax gives a protective barrier to moisture loss and prevents dryness. The blend of herbs rebuilds skin cells, disinfects, and heals scars, abrasions, and scabs. Also effective on eczema, calluses, extreme dryness/peeling, sunburns and acne. It’s a beautiful powerhouse!
Price: $16
Size: 2 oz
Shipping: $6
Sourcing:
Herbs/plants: Desert Bloom Farm
Beeswax: Desert Bloom Farm (cared for naturally with treatment free methods)
Olive oil: Temecula Olive Oil Company
All based in Southern California
2. Watch the first Webinar in the series on our facebook page (we will do our best to have it uploaded here and or on other platforms): https://www.facebook.com/aboutandforsustainability/videos/718025182270345/
3. Fill out and answer the questions in this survey (some questions are very specific to the video) + most importantly, agree to the terms for being part of the community: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSek_O8C_RsxDs31QKPLu5HD8LhcFi16BlC5N4mwNYFROZMeHQ/viewform
4. Return to this page, click on the button below and register to join the Resilience Community. (We will admit you within 24hours, only if you completed the survey above, accepting the "preliminary terms" of membership and answered the questions correctly)
PERMACULTURE WORKSHOPS
@ San Clemente Homestead & Desert Bloom Farm MARCH through OCTOBER 2020 Gain the basic practical knowledge and skills of permaculture and sustainable living with a focus on regenerative urban and suburban homesteading practices, such as composting, rain harvesting, ecological and sustainable gardening, building with natural materials like cob, garden medicine making and food preservation. Enjoy a day or weekend of deep learning with interactive lectures, nourishing food in community from our gardens and farm, and hands on activities. Take home the information, experience and basic materials and tools to put permaculture in practice in your life. Pricing: $100 to $300 |
OUR MOST ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN & PRACTICE COURSE IS HERE AND IT STARTS APRIL 4TH 2020
Our Permaculture Design Certification Course at the San Clemente Homestead is designed for Leaders! Beyond teaching individuals how to design and implement ecological and permaculture gardens in backyards, front yards, schoolyards, and public places, it provides them with knowledge and skills to build community and start entrepreneurial endeavors in the realm of regeneration. Indeed most of our graduates do take action and build their own ecological oasis at home and in their communities! We always provide Early Bird Pricing, Payment Plans and Scholarships. Our courses are about creating regenerative and sustainability based transformations in the community. WE GIVE MORE THAN WE ASK FOR! We invite you to join us make a difference in your personal life, career and communities!
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OUR CROWDFUND CAMPAIGN IS LIVE
We created a crowdfund campaign that gives more than it asks for. We are crowdfunding to expand our regenerative and sustainability based impact from our new 40 acres project, Desert Bloom Farm. Our goal is to transform this space into a Permaculture & Regenerative Research & Education Farm, from where we will demonstrate farming that enhances and sustains the health of natural ecosystems, and also educate and train young farmers, designers, eco entrepreneurs and leaders as stewards of our shared environment and communities. We have the space, the knowledge, the experience and the commitment to make it happen. We need your support to take our work that benefits us all to the next level. |
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PERMACULTURE REGENERATIVE
FARMING & EDUCATION
After close to a decade of enhancing human potential and ecosystems health through education and ecological design, we are expanding our regenerative footprint, from a 1 acre suburban homestead to a 40 acres rural farm.
We are in the process of designing and transforming this space to bring our vision of regenerating nature and people to life. This space will feature regenerative farming practices, greening the desert, ecosystems restoration, educational experiences and healing retreats. All will be shared continuously with our expanding community, including you! Stay Tuned! |
@ San Clemente Homestead & Desert Bloom Farm
MARCH through OCTOBER 2020
Gain the basic practical knowledge and skills of permaculture and sustainable living with a focus on regenerative urban and suburban homesteading practices, such as composting, rain harvesting, ecological and sustainable gardening, building with natural materials like cob, garden medicine making and food preservation. Enjoy a day or weekend of deep learning with interactive lectures, nourishing food in community from our gardens and farm, and hands on activities. Take home the information, experience and basic materials and tools to put permaculture in practice in your life. Some of our workshops include starting kits as our gifts to you to take home and get going in your journey. Complementary materials, tools and support to help you be successful in your endeavors will always be available with us.
COMPOSTING & SOIL HEALTH
You can choose to participate in one or both of the workshops in this series that will teach you how to compost at home, as well as how to build and maintain the health and fertility of your garden's soil. Lunch is provided and with your participation, we will gift you a composting system, composting worms and seeds.
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RAIN HARVESTING
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ECOLOGICAL FOOD GROWING
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN OUR 2020 PERMACULTURE COURSES AT THE SAN CLEMENTE HOMESTEAD, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT: info@aboutandforsustainability.com
YOU ARE INVITED TO THIS COURSE'S GRADUATION PARTY ON DECEMBER 1ST
TO ATTEND, PLEASE RSVP BELOW:
- A link to request access to the Facebook Group for the course.
- A link to request access to the Google Folder with the course syllabus readings and other educational media for each session and topic.(SAN CLEMENTE COURSE)
- A link to the Google Hangouts call for the online portion of the course sessions. (SAN CLEMENTE COURSE)
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
CERTIFICATION COURSE IMMERSION @ Desert Bloom Farm (Anza)
April- October 2020 6 weekends in-person 6 sessions online one large community celebration weekend on-farm camping/lodging & meals This 142 hour hands-on program combines the Design Certification Course with the Urban Farming Training.
REGISTRATION CLOSED FOR SPRING! |
COMMUNITY LEARNING
In San Clemente Learn about regenerative and sustainable communities from our and other times and places in the world, interact with like minded people, and learn skills for regenerative living. |
WORKSHOPS
On the Homestead Gain hands-on ecological gardening, homestead management and urban farming knowledge and skills conducive to thriving in the Southern California social, economic and natural environments. |
APPRENTICESHIPS
On the Homestead Get practical experience with the About And For Sustainability team in permaculture design, community education, sustainability consulting, and regenerative entrepeneurship. |
REGENERATIVE LEADERS
On-line Course Acquire deep practical knowledge, and emotional and intelectual skills needed to thrive in the challanging social, economic and environmental conditions of our times. |
LUCIAN TOMA
Founder Lucian is a sustainability and permaculture designer, educator and consultant with over 7 years of professional experience in the design, development and implementation of regenerative programs in academic, government, business and nonprofit environments. He has led over 200 workshops, lectures and courses on topics from the realm of sustainability, regenerative development and permaculture, touching the lives of over 5000 individuals. Lucian is also a college professor, the co-founder of reEarth Consulting and senior advisor for Sustridge Sustainability Consulting. He holds a BA in International Relations, a MA in Global Leadership and Sustainable Development from Hawaii Pacific University and multiple Permaculture Design certifications. He is curently working to become a True Zero Waste Advisor, and an International Permaculture Research Institute accredited educator. |
Josh Prigge Sustainability & Media Advisor |
Anna Maria Desipris Community Advisor & Content Contributor |
Claudian Dobos Permaculture Advisor & Content Contributor |
Cristina Puntaru Research Advisor & Content Contributor |
We inspire individuals, communities and organizations through educational media: Vlogs, Blogs, Podcasts, Presentations, Webinars, Infographics, Documentaries, Articles and Books.
EMPOWERING EDUCATION
We empower individuals, communities and organizations through on-line and in-person interactive practical education: Courses, Classes, Lectures, Workshops and Training focused on Permaculture, Ecology, Leadership, Personal Growth and Organizational Change.
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
We support individuals, communities and organizations, through custom built creative solutions: permaculture landscape designs, sustainability strategies, public awareness & education, and employee engagement programs.
PARTNERSHIPS ABOUT AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY
We employ creativity, practicality, collaboration, integrity, wisdom and love in everything that we do, to inspire, empower and support a healthy, abundant, safe, peaceful, free, joyful, fulfilling, beautiful and sustainable life for current and future generations on planet earth.
We believe that all people, and all living beings, now and in the future, want and need to live a healthy, abundant, peaceful, free, joyful, fulfilling and beautiful life. We believe that this kind of life is possible for all. We believe it can be regenerative and sustainable.
THE POSSIBILITY
We believe that it can be made possible with the kind of regenerative work we are doing and with more and more people joining us in our effort. We believe it is possible when we inspire, empower and support sustainability together.
WORLD STATUS
We know that what is generally happening now in the world is not conducive to the life and sustainability we believe in for all. We know that the degradation of life that is prevailing in the world is due to the lack of inspiration, empowerment and support for true regenerative work. We know that if this continues, we will all miss our chance to the sustainable future we all want and need.
OUR WORLD VIEW
We deeply feel that if we inspire, empower and support sustainability and regenerative work together, a healthy, abundant, safe, peaceful, free, joyful, fulfilling and beautiful life is possible for all.
OUR COMMITMENT
Therefore, we are committed to make it all happen, with all of our heart, all of our strength, all of our soul and all of our integrity.
LANDSCAPE SERVICES
- Conserve water, energy, resources and time
- Grow organic food, biodiversity, local habitat and beauty
- Inspire, Empower and Support individual, family and community wellbeing
- Improve local ecologies and address global environmental issues
We have experience working with and can provide our expertise to homeowners, community centers, schools and urban farms around the world.
Fee:
$150/hour + travel ($0.50/mile)
(2 to 3 hours minimum for properties over 1 acre)
We also provide remote consultations via online communication mediums.
Fee (under 1 acre):
$1,000 to $5,000 (depends on complexity) |
Fee (from 1 to 10 acres):
$3,000 to $12,000 (depends on complexity) |
At this point we install: Wood Vegetables & Herbs Planters, Fruit Trees and Orchards, Native & Drought Resistant Perennial Gardens, Rain Catchment Systems, Grey Water Systems, Composting Systems, Decomposed Granite and Mulch Paths, Micro-stock Animal Systems (Beehives & Chicken Coops)
(If project is outside South Orange County, California, travel and accomodation fees will apply)
Install Fee:
Depends on the scale and complexity of the designed landscape. |
Project Management Fee:
Depends on the scale and complexity of the designed landscape. |
In addition, we provide a mentorship service, where we educate and train the client on how to take care of their landscape acording to each month's and season's needs. At this point we serve private residences and schools in South Orange County, California only.
Care Package 1 Fee:
Starts at $200 (depends on the scale - 1 time per month 2 to 4 hours total) Care Package 2 Fee:
Starts at $400 (depends on the scale - 2 times per month 4 to 8 hours total) |
Care Package 3 Fee:
Starts at $600 (depends on the scale - 4 times per month 8 to 10 hours total) Mentorship Fee:
$100/hour |
PLEASE CONTACT US BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW
June
4 Sundays (in person 9am - 4pm): June 2, 9, 23, 30
3 Tuesdays (online 6pm - 8pm): June 4, 11, 25
July
2 Sundays (in person 9am - 4pm): July 14, 21
3 Tuesdays (online 6pm - 8pm): July 2, July 16, July 23
August
1 Sunday (in person 9am - 4pm): August 4
1 Tuesday (online 6pm - 8pm): August 6
1 Saturday (in person 12 pm - 9 pm): August 10
Our 2018 Impact Report on People, Earth and Future is a gift from us to all that seek Inspiration, Empowerment and Support in thier journey to regenerate and bring sustainability to their lives, families, communities, schools, businesses and the entire world.
A Healthy, Abundant, Regenerative and Sustainable Future for All is possible. We are humbly doing our best, and always develop our capacity, to contribute to that future.
We invite you to read our 2018 story and Join Us to create further regenerative and sustainable impact in 2019 and beyond.
Happy Holidays!
Lucian Toma ~ Founder of About And For Sustainability

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