Alfred Decker

Alfred is an award-winning permaculture designer; the Education Coordinator of Permaculture For Refugees; a leading voice in Social Permaculture, and one of Europe’s innovative ecosocial change-makers.

His journey into ecological design began in 1998 when he completed his first Permaculture Design Course in California. Since then, Alfred has been involved with social movements and projects across many borders. He is the founder of the 12P Permaculture Designconsultancy,  Permacultura Barcelona and the Forest Gardens project at Can Masdeu; is a co-founder of the Spanish Permaculture Academy (Academia de Permacultura Íbera); and was a member of the European Permaculture Teachers Partnership and the Permaculture Council of Europe.  Alfred holds a postgraduate diploma in sustainable architecture and renewable energy (Centre for Alternative Technology).

After taking a “Permaculture Teacher Training” (PTT) course with Rosemary Morrow in 2011, he undertook a two year mentorship and later co-facilitated six courses as her assistant, ultimately earning a Diploma in Permaculture Education & Community Development in 2013 through the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute (Australia). Committed to furthering the PTT course that Rosemary developed in over four decades of teaching experience around the world, Alfred facilitated over 20 PTT courses as lead facilitator and co-edited all three versions of the PTT Manual (free download of the third edition HERE). Rosemary has asked him to organise the PTT trainings in Europe, and he has also developed an online version of the course on the Permaculture Association of Britain’s online educational platform. 

In 2024 Alfred joined the Global Council of Permaculture For Refugees. He is passionate about how permaculture can be useful to refugees and migrants, and how permaculture education can be designed for them as learners…and how they in turn can best share their valuable knowledge and experience with others. 

He also works closely with Starhawk and her organisation Earth Activist Training as part of the EAT teaching team.

Alfred lives in the old town centre of Berga, Catalunya (Spanish Territory), and is available for educational activities, design work and consulting.