The Natural Capital™ Plant Database is a repository of temperate climate plant information for ecological design. Our partner designers have combined the best sources of plant research and documentation in order to provide the highest integrity for a wide variety of users. Whether you are a firs...

Our Permaculture Design Course syllabus is currently undergoing radical transformation to bring you a more interactive, hands on, practical and immersive experience! This is a 72hr + Course which gives you an internationally recognized qualification and you will receive a Certificate upo...

In some news today, after discussions with Geoff Lawton the Certificate and Diploma programs launched by us recently will now be PRI accredited courses. Due to this we have decided to change the names of the Certificate and Diploma to "PRI Practical Permaculture Certificate" and the "PR...

Our Mission Is To: Consciously design and create a sustainable Permaculture homestead, demonstration farm and learning center. Practice and promote Permaculture principles and regenerative agricultural methods. Produce a profitable yield of healthy, nutrient-dense and tasty food. Document and...

More and more people agree…permaculture has much more to it than simply growing food.  Realistically, if people don’t get on, then very little food growing, creativity and contentment will occur! ‘People Care’ is part of the three ethics of permaculture, the others are the often explored earth-c...

Laya Point Permaculture is nestled in the hidden Duddon Valley of the Lake District. Based at an old school established in the mid 19th century, the school rests on a one acre plot and has been converted into a large vegetable garden of 33 beds on the former playing tarmac, as well as fledgling f...

Started by the Ministry of Education in Zimbabwe's 9 educational regions with 2 schools per region, one primary one secondary school. This was to pioneer permaculture in the schools and communities. In ten years this developed into 126 schools.

This evening I received my second PDC certificate for the Austin Permaculture Guild's Ten Saturdays in Fall 2014 PDC. It was a great course with an abundance of applied permaculture information specific to Central Texas, where I hope to be teaching and practicing permaculture within the ne...

If you ever wanted to know what a volcanic eruption would look like here, you needn’t worry anymore. This week the state government undertook a forest fuel reduction burn-off up in the mountain range itself. The photo below tells the story better than I can: [Image] Forest fuel reducti...

It was chilly this morning so I went out and found acrylic paints for the bathroom mural and when the sun was warmed up enough I added the remaining rock section to complete the first raised bed in the front yard.

Active administrator, familial, and student involvement in the conceptualization, management, and production of a sustainable and holistic school environment.

In 2014 had a chance to work on A few projects with relatively small acreage for livestock. Especially when Space is at a minimum, We need to keep a very close observation on how animals browes and how the land responds. The structure is developed for the lanes or Paddocks, but it is up to the li...

Raising Happy Rabbits

Community Gardening at Gateways for Youth and Families on 30 acres with 2 commercial greenhouses growing various vegetables and raising chickens http://www.gatewaysforyouth.org/Trayn.html.

The regeneration of the Earth is inescapable responsibility of men and women of this generation. The regeneration process revolves around the work of farmers worldwide. Their daily decisions determine soil, crops, communities and ecosystem's health. A healthy environment and a regenerating f...

Evening Presentation and Open Talk, presented by Pittsburgh Permaculture and Schwartz Living Market Join us as Dan Halsey discusses using microclimates to solve problems in urban systems. Permaculture design is systems thinking. Everything is in a relationship and defined by its relations...

Ground breaking begun!

The soil surrounding my house is not the best, but, there is good soil mixed with abono (cow poop) and plenty of rock and sand. I actually asked for rock to use in cement work and my friend arrived with a bunch of big rocks - so - the garden is a rock garden and the wood is getting cut and painte...