Permaculture

Permaculture integrates land, resources, people, and the environment through mutually beneficial synergies, imitating the no waste, closed-loop systems seen in diverse natural systems.

Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people — providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.

Permaculture Articles/Videos/Audios

12 Principles of Permaculture Design

The 12 Permaculture Design Principles

The foundations of permaculture are the ethics that guide the use of the 12 design principles, ensuring that they are used in appropriate ways. These principles are seen as universal, although the methods used to express them will vary greatly according to the place and situation.

Permaculture Design Principles

The Permaculture Design Principles are a set of universal design principles that can be applied to any location, climate and culture, and they allow us to design the most efficient and sustainable human habitation and and food production systems.

Essential Tools for a Permaculture Garden

Essential Tools for a Permaculture Garden

You need to have the right tool for the job. So what tools are needed for a permaculture garden?

Permaculture Books

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Permaculture A Beginners Guide

Permaculture: A Beginner's Guide

A classic introduction to permaculture with lots of illustrations.

Introduction to Permaculture

Introduction to Permaculture

An introduction to permaculture and the design concepts to have a successful garden.

Gaia's Garden

Gaia's Garden

Gaia’s Garden has sparked the imagination of home gardeners the world over by introducing a simple message: working with nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens.

Permaculter A Designers Manual

Permaculture: A Designers' Manual

This is the textbook and curriculum for the 72-hour Certificate course in Permaculture Design. Written for teachers, students, and designers, it follows on and greatly enlarges on the initial introductory texts on Permaculture.

Permaculture Classes/Workshops/Offerings

Free Permaculture Class

Yearlong #freepermaculture Course

This Free Online Permaculture Course will help you grow your own food and design a home system that can thrive with nature…even if you don’t own your land or have a lot of money.

Online Permaculture Class

Online Permaculture Course

Filmed on location at one of Scott Pittman’s Permaculture Design Courses in Costa Rica, viewers can learn from home and from one of the longest-practicing permaculturists in the world.

The Permaculture Academy

The Permaculture Design Certification Course

Our Design Course uses the garden as a metaphor for learning how to balance ecosystems, building business enterprise, and establishing community resilience within an urban landscape.

Permaculture Organizations

Permaculture Research Institute

Permaculture Research Institute

Permaculture Research Institute works with individuals and communities worldwide, to expand the knowledge and practice of integrated, sustainable agriculture and culture using the whole-systems approach of permaculture design. 

World Permaculture Association

World Permaculture Association

The World Permaculture Association is dedicated to collaborating with a network of food producers, governments, and community leaders to build local economies through the development of sustainable food and energy systems all over the world.

Permaculture Institute

Permaculture Institute

Permaculture Institute Inc. is dedicated to the promotion of Permaculture by offering Permaculture Design Courses, Teacher Training Retreats, and The Peoples Diploma.  The Institute’s work uses education and demonstration to accomplish our mission of training the next environmental and social change makers in the life-enhancing practice of Permaculture Design.