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Karen
Karen
11 years ago

Just signed up! Thanks for doing this. I’ve looked at taking courses previously but it is too hard for me to be away from home that long. This is perfect! 🙂

Jake
Jake
11 years ago

Hm… Now how to come up with 874 bucks… not that it’s not worth that, its just that I probably can’t right now. Hope there will be another one soon.

Rick
Rick
11 years ago

Just signed up for the class and am excited about this new adventure. Hoping to turn this certification into business that I can develop and grow, so I can retire from my current job.

Jack – Thank You for working with Geoff to bring us this great opportunity!

RationalHusker
RationalHusker
11 years ago

I’m in. I’m not sure how “homework” or “tests” will be given. How will Geoff ensure students earn the PDC? These are questions I have. But I’m in…learning from Geoff is an opp too good to pass up.

Brian
11 years ago

Wow, thats still really pricey 🙁
Great content, but still outside my realm. Hopefully I can afford to attend your 2014 urban class you discussed a couple days ago.

Gale Dacalio
11 years ago

I just signed up for the class. Thank You, Thank You, Thank YOu. Just what I was looking for!!

Ashaldaron
11 years ago

Damnit Jack! You just cost me $900 dude. In the best possible way. Going back to school is what unemployed people do right?

~JackieVB
~JackieVB
11 years ago

Just signed up – I wouldn’t have even known about this had it not been for your site. Thanks for teaming up to provide the great discount! Off to watch the intro videos…

Eric Paul
Eric Paul
11 years ago

Signed up! Awesome MSB benefit Jack, thanks for looking out for us.

Mike
Mike
11 years ago
Reply to  Eric Paul

I second that!

Gordon Walton
Gordon Walton
11 years ago

Busy with a startup company but signed up for the PDC anyway!

Dan Huber
Dan Huber
11 years ago

Anyone in the DFW area interested in sharing the cost? I can split it with someone in the Fort Worth area. Not sure if this is kosher with Jack or not…just trying to get into this course. Thank you.

RationalHusker
RationalHusker
11 years ago
Reply to  Dan Huber

Nice thought, but I read explicitly that this is not allowed – it is a one person course. I

Jim Curtis
Jim Curtis
11 years ago

Just signed up! Thanks Jack for the great $ benefit!

Cooper
Cooper
11 years ago

Is this a one time deal? I am dying to do it but I would rather wait when I have more time to really study the videos and enjoy…

Carrie B
Carrie B
11 years ago
Reply to  Cooper

The notes say that you’ll get the whole course on DVD, and the videos and such will be online for 6 months.

Still too costly for us, but congrats to everyone who signed up!

Tim
Tim
11 years ago

Just signed up. This is going to be great!

markl32
markl32
11 years ago

AAAnd I’m in.

Thanks Jack for getting us that discount.

I am hoping there is some way to network up some actual getting hands dirty dirt work, but even if not I am looking forward to the experience.

Also, anyone else in the Portland Metro area signing up lets make a local user group.

Randall Bachman
Randall Bachman
11 years ago

Signed up. Thanks for the discount and the inspiration.

Roundabouts
Roundabouts
11 years ago

Thanks Jack. Both me and hubby signed up WHAT A SAVINGS!!! We are so excited about starting this together. Ha and that means hubby finally got signed into MSB also. I know he will get as much out of it as I have maybe even more if that is possible. Thank you so much.

Cyremann
11 years ago

If I wasn’t in the middle of a PDC right now… dang it…

Dan
Dan
11 years ago

For some reason any link to Geoff’s site goes to the online course video. Even going directly to his main page. I have the other videos bookmarked but now they all leaf to the Add to Cart button.

metaforge
11 years ago
Reply to  Dan

Yeah I had the same problem – couldn’t watch the earlier released videos. I’m signed up for the PDC now so I guess it doesn’t matter much for me though.

Insidious
Insidious
11 years ago
Reply to  Dan

@Dan –
The earlier videos are here on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/PermacultureCourses?feature=watch

Insidious
Insidious
11 years ago
Reply to  Dan

my mistake.. that’s just the teaser video

Gigabelly
Gigabelly
11 years ago

I just sent in my MSB “service discount” email to Jack to see if I can get the get the discount. I have been meaning to join for some time, but this more than pays for it. Not sure I will get into the class though. Why is he limiting “seats” in an online course?

Carrie B
Carrie B
11 years ago
Reply to  Gigabelly

Because Geoff is going to be personally involved and answering questions and such. Think of the difference of answering questions from 100 people versus 1,000 people. You’d never be able to leave the computer. 🙂

Dave
Dave
11 years ago

Thanks Jack …

MSB just payed for itself … Several times over!

Tim
Tim
11 years ago

I’m in! Thanks for the MSB discount! Just an FYI, if anyone is thinking about doing this, you might want to give your credit card company a heads up. Large transactions from overseas are often rejected on the first go around due to the bank’s fraud guidelines.

metaforge
11 years ago

I’m in too! And I agree – great MSB discount – thanks Jack!

KevinWV
KevinWV
11 years ago

I have been researching online PDCs but really wanted one through Geoff Lawton. Now I can! Awesome!
Hoping to turn this into an urban permaculture business.
Thanks for the discount Jack.

Teton Traveler
Teton Traveler
11 years ago

Just signed up! SOOOOOOO excited. MSB just paid for its self several times over again. Thank you so much Jack! Same to Geoff too.

Gigabelly
Gigabelly
11 years ago

Got the MSB paid for, used it to join the course. Just paid for itself three times over in the first 5 minutes. Cool

Ashaldaron
Ashaldaron
11 years ago

Anyone else pay with PayPal? My card go flagged so I used PayPal instead, but I didn’t get any kind of confirmation email from them. Am I the only one?

OnePrepBeyond
OnePrepBeyond
11 years ago

Paid, done, PayPal receipt in hand (figuratively speaking), see you in class…

Gigabelly
Gigabelly
11 years ago

I used PayPal. No problem. If you got the confirmation from Geoff, you should be fine.

Ashaldaron
11 years ago
Reply to  Gigabelly

Yeah, that’s the problem. I got a confirmation from paypal, but nothing from Geoff. I will submit a ticket, but I figured I would check before I worried for no reason.

Gigabelly
Gigabelly
11 years ago

Oh, I thought you meant to confirmation from PayPal. My PayPal is linked to a different email address so I didn’t find it for a while, but he does send one out with a new log in password. Hope you get this solved, but we have two weeks from what I can tell, until the class actually starts.

Ashaldaron
11 years ago
Reply to  Gigabelly

I am sure it will work out, but I am like a kid on Christmas. I found what I want to be when I grow up, so I am slightly more irrational than normal.

Theresa
11 years ago

Thank you so much for sacrificing your commission to give us a tremendous discount, Jack. The MSB benefit makes a PDC from the world leader cost about $400 less than any other reputable on-line provider, and $1,000 less than an in-person course in Canada. You’ve made a permaculture business accessible to us at last. We wouldn’t have been able to make this lifestyle change without your generosity. Your trust won’t be misplaced. We’re very grateful to you for spearheading this effort.

LJH
LJH
11 years ago

WhoooooHoooooo! I’ve never been this excited about draining my bank account. Expensive, yes, but expensive is relative. For a PDC from Geoff Lawton it’s pretty stinkin’ cheap, especially with the MSB discount. Thank you, Jack, 1001 times for that perk!

Bruce Funk
Bruce Funk
11 years ago

Was able to persevere and use PayPal to make the payment. Thanks Jack for the discount. See you all in the classroom. Let’s go to work!

Jeff
Jeff
11 years ago

Jack,
Thank you for bringing this to my attention through your email. I had been watching the GL vids since they started. I just today did a hugelculture bed based on your videos. Slightly modified actually because of my steep sloped hill in the foothills of California. Call it a hugel terrace if you’d like. Anyway thanks for doing what you do. Your videos are excellent. Just last week watched all 16 permaculture videos.

metaforge
11 years ago

No disrespect intended, but if your credit card provider rejects a $900’ish charge, you probably either have bad credit, or you need to get a new credit card company. Seriously, if it’s the latter, then ditch them – that is BS.

Tom Haile
11 years ago

Just signed up. I’m ready to get perma-fected. Totally excited. It took me a few tries to get my money worked out. My two different credit unions denied the charge. I had to go through PayPal. I think it’ll be worth every penny.

Jesse Hill
Jesse Hill
11 years ago

I sent in my silver to join the MSB on Monday. I’m hoping it gets processed fast so I can take advantage of the discount. I might have to bite the bullet and sign up for the PDC without it.

Has anyone heard what the class size limit is going to be?

Jesse Hill
Jesse Hill
11 years ago

Thanks, but I can’t find the email!! I hope I didn’t send you the wrong email or my writing was illegible. jessehhill@roadrunner.com

Jesse Hill
Jesse Hill
11 years ago

Just found it, thanks!!!!

Jesse Hill
Jesse Hill
11 years ago

Alright, I just signed up for the PDC, I’m so stoked.

Thanks again Jack!

Brent Eamer
Brent Eamer
11 years ago

The email from Geoff for the cold climate permaculture is being redirected to the PDC course ordering page, also as you can see below is it /urban and not something like /cold or coldclimate etc..

http://www.geofflawton.net/urban/?10007

Carrie B
Carrie B
11 years ago
Reply to  Brent Eamer

Scroll down. The cold climate piece is actually underneath of the urban video on that same page.

Brent Eamer
Brent Eamer
11 years ago
Reply to  Brent Eamer

When I paste the link , it redirects me to

http://www.geofflawton.com/sp/13753-sales-page

Which has none of the info you mention…

Brent Eamer
Brent Eamer
11 years ago
Reply to  Brent Eamer

Even when I type http://www.geofflawton.com. and http://www.geofflawton.net, it redirects me to the sales page.

Carrie B
Carrie B
11 years ago
Reply to  Brent Eamer

Yep it’s doing that for me too, taking me straight to the sales page. Even going back to the main domain name takes me to that.

Sorry. Earlier it was letting me go back to the video page and down to the cold climate section (it was a big blue box on the page with a Play button), but not now. I’m bummed, I hadn’t watched that one yet and was waiting until I had time tonight.

Ryan close
Ryan close
11 years ago
Reply to  Carrie B

It is doing that for me tonight as well. Has anyone figured out how to fix this?

610Alpha
610Alpha
11 years ago

Maybe in the future he will make it so poor people can buy a dvd or two at time instead of $1K all or nothing approach. Not everyone has this kind of money laying around. I want to take the course but will have to wait and hope that he will sell the DVD’s in singles or value packs. Great discount Jack but still can’t afford it.

610Alpha
610Alpha
11 years ago

Jack – Apology accepted. I have misread stuff before too. It is a great deal and discount thanks. I am looking forward to taking this course.

Raymond "Shorty" Butler
Raymond "Shorty" Butler
11 years ago

I can’t afford it now, but there’s always sales after the show and I hope that runs true here.

Rikkrack
Rikkrack
11 years ago

Just signed up!!! super excited. Can’t wait. Really big thanks to Geoff for putting it out and Jack for the great discount. If you were on the fence about being a MSB member the discount for the online PDC WELL makes up for it in addition to all the other perks. While it is a big chunk up front, I believe we will make it up in food cost savings. That is how we budgeted it in. I second the notion for a buy a DVD or pack of DVD’s like paying for a semester at college. You do not have to pay for the degree all at once. I am SURE this is just the first step into MANY MANY great things coming from Geoff and Team in the future.

Paul Bates
11 years ago

Jack,

Thanks for making it possible to get a discount on the PDC! It’s exciting to be able to do this online since I’m sure there wouldn’t be one near Daytona Beach, FL anytime soon. And to take it with Geoff Lawton is amazing. Thanks man! I already signed up.

Allie
11 years ago

I respect Mr. Lawton tremendously, and his deep and practical knowledge of enlivening permaculture through land practice. We have been deeply moved by his practices in the desert, for example. However, given Bill Mollison’s focus in Chapter 14 on nodes of permanence, on the need to create community in order to get this work done, and on commiting oneself to community and the bioregion in affinity groups, I don’t know what a lecture series does to create this permaculture reality. Maybe one way would be for groups of people in certain communities to take this course together–and be in touch with one another in order to have a community to work together on permaculture with. This work can be overwhelming, too, without people to trade work with and to assist each other and bounce ideas off, and, to work through implementation.

Carrie B
Carrie B
11 years ago
Reply to  Allie

Think of it as planting seeds. Each of the people graduating the course are now a seed, wherever they are they can start spreading the word and helping others.
The community you’re looking for to help support you and bounce ideas off of will be the other students, via the forums – at least until you either get enough people around you interested or network (maybe via the TSP forums?) and find some folks in your area/state.

Deborah
Deborah
11 years ago

Hey Jack,
This looks like an amazing opportunity! From what I’ve seen, its only a little more expensive than what it would be to take a PCD course locally here (actaully cheaper considering costs for travel and accommodation), and having the opportunity to study with such and amazing teacher (and to have all his DVD’s to review later).

Will Geoff be repeating this course after this first one finishes in August? I’d love to be able to book a place for this course, but my finance’s don’t allow me to be able to do it right now. If Geoff will be repeating the course later this year (or next year), I will be saving to be able to make the next course (and also join MSB to be able to save on that).

Toni Brock
Toni Brock
11 years ago

Oh boy Jack, I have been out of debt shortly after I started listening to Your show July 2008. I just signed up for Geoffs’ PDC and I am scared to death with worry. I so hope it was the right thing. That is a huge chunk of change for me even tho I know he is a wonderful teacher and I am very excited to learn all that I can. I really am not a business minded person and I work nearly full time as a dental hygienist so I don’t think I will be able to turn my PDC into a business. So that is why I am a little nervous. In light of all of that I thank you so much for giving up your commission to pass on the savings to your members ~ we really appreciate you for all your ass busting to bring such great value to us. I love what you do, you have taught me so much. Thank you,
Toni

Rob
Rob
11 years ago

I sent out 6 emails on Friday with the link to the backyard micro space permaculture. Now the people i was trying to get interested can even look at those videos because all Geoff has on his website is the sign up for his course. I’m trying to inform people on what they can do in their backyard and his videos were the best way. I hope he gets them back on.

Insidious
Insidious
11 years ago
Reply to  Rob

@Rob –
Backyard microspace link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thLNnwTylsQ

Insidious
Insidious
11 years ago
Reply to  Rob

sorry.. that’s just the teaser video =(

Curt
Curt
11 years ago

Jack,

Is there any chance of you talking with Geoff about setting up a TSP forum in the Community section of the site? It looks like there are already some regional boards set up.

It appears that I could set up a TSP topic in an existing forum, but I don’t know if you and Geoff already have something in the works.

It would be one more great avenue for TSP’ers to connect and build the community. It may draw in some folks that don’t know about TSP as well.

Jon
Jon
11 years ago

Jack,

I forgot to log in through the link on the TSP website, I was kind of excited and rushed through the process. Can I still receive the msb discount or is it too late?

Thanks for all you do.

610Alpha
610Alpha
11 years ago

Hopefully Geoff will publish the vids that got everyone all excited about PDC. I have a firefox tool that lets me download media files from a website and save them to my hard drive. I do this for videos that I want to watch whenever and wherever. There is also a plugin that lets me download youtube videos, I have done this for a lot of Jacks videos and other Self Sufficient videos.

Jack you might suggest that he put those first vids on youtube.

Ty Thompson
Ty Thompson
11 years ago

I’m new to TSP…actually got turned on to you after watching one of Geoff’s videos on youtube. Anyway, I keep seeing mention of a discount for MSB…what’s MSB?
Wish I could take the PDC right now, but I just started going back to college and I am broke as a joke. Hope there’s another one available once my Post 9/11 starts coming in.