This following piece was written by Roy Heesakkers, one of the participants on our 2025 Permaculture Design Course in Wales with SAWA Architecture. His reflections capture the depth, connection, and transformation many experienced during the 12 days we spent together. The photos throughout were taken by Harvey Gorst, whose eye for beauty and connection brings the course vividly to life.

On our yearly London-based Permaculture Design Course we’ve made it a tradition to spend one weekend away from the city. We had photographer Amy Behrens Clark join us to document some of our journey and asked a few of the participants about their experience learning about Permaculture.