permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

These folks seem to think it is the former:

http://www.midwestpermaculture.com/MidwestPermacultureCourses.php?gclid=CLftn-2H9KQCFcNe7AodkQfmiw

 8 Days of On-Site Permaculture Certification Training Plus
        - Foundations of Permaculture Pre-Course Work (full details)
              - 14-hours of Recorded Instruction from Actual PDC Course
              - Pre-Course Self-Study Questions
              - Over 24 Pre-Course Handouts & Textbook
        - And Actual On-Site Design Work

What Subjects are Covered in a
Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) Course?
There is a lot of ground to cover in a PDC. Permaculture is about 
looking at ways to integrate many different elements into sustainable 
ways of living, so even though we might not go into minute details, we 
look into many subjects and continually look for ways to integrate these 
different elements into our permaculture designs. Some of the subject 
areas covered are:

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So, you can get "certified" in 8 days, as a designer? a permaculturist?
that you attended a permaculture design course?

Should be the last two.