Meet the Apprentices
On the Permaculture Diploma Pathway
Currently NPA has approximately 70 registered apprentices from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia and Germany. We like to give credit to the great design work they are doing and how they are journeying on the Diploma pathway. Have a look at their profiles below.
Where are we?
Johan Lönegård
Cathrine Dolleris
Thomas Dyrmann Winkel
SImon Gillesberg
Mette Madvig
Henna Jämsä
Mari Palgi
Mario Hernandez
Marian Nummert
Marie Chrysander
Mona Hallin
Jonas Isberg
Tove Bang Nielsen
Miina
Hildur
Camilla Brok
Anne Pedersen
Our Learning Community
Empowering mentors – in Rome
By Cathrine Dolleris I got the opportunity to attend a course in Rome specifically designed to empower mentors in mentoring apprentices. This allowed me to develop new skills and deepen my understanding of the role mentors play in education. Unfortunately, my...
NPA’s Foundation certificate
We decided in the General Circle to launch the NPA Foundation certificate to give apprentices a nudge on their diploma pathways and also to increase learning possibilities especially at Diploma Gatherings. The accreditation is given for 2 designs, assessed and...
NPA Gathering, Holma Sweden, Nov 25.
A supportive and growing Community. Once again, the members of the Nordic Permaculture Academy gathered at Holma Folkhögskola in Sweden to meet, see old friends and develop the culture of NPA. This time 5 people were acknowledged with the “Foundation certificate" for...
Mentor training and new mentors started at NPA
NPA started in 2020 with Andreas Jonsson and Maria Svennbeck from Sweden and Cathrine Dolleris and Karoline Nolsø Aaen from Denmark joining forces as permaculture diploma mentors. Since 2023 Andreas and Cathrine have mentored the approximately 70 diploma apprentices...
Diploma Gathering
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd November A wonderful opportunity to engage with NPA permies from all over the Nordic and Baltic countries and learn from the community of practice 🙂 There are many good reasons to join the Diploma Gathering - networking, new friends,...
NPA General Assembly – Annual Meeting
26th of August 2025 at 18.30 CET on Discord Be part of the exciting learning community and don’t miss out on the latest updates and discussions happening here. Everyone who is registered with the NPA is welcome to join. To be able to plan a good meeting, let us know...
What Our Apprentices Say
“From the first “Welcome Circle” friday afternoon until the last “Check out” sunday midday, I felt a personal transitioning through all the different exercises, assessing diploma work, grafting fruit trees, morning circles, “asking for help” circles, new ideas and perspective (like peoplezones:)), brainstorming/co-creating the next gathering, listing guilds and also all the informal settings with eating and making food together, meeting up in the big comfy couch every evening listening to other peoples stories, ideas and challenges, while it got dark and snowy outside (just missing a fireplace:)). I felt I transitioned into a more energetic and inspired person, with more fire on my designworks, with this new network around it.”
One of the Academy’s main ideas is that networking and meeting people from different countries and opens up new opportunities and networks for all participants and is part of creating an international learning community.









