Racism, Religion, Relationship
By Rev Dele, PAN Board Member Current events inspire me to reflect on racism within the permaculture movement. I have served on the front lines of desegregation since 1965 as a child, and now that I am an elder, I still seem to be the first black person in many professional venues. Racism is a […]
PAN Current Happenings
Greetings! Oh, summertime. Bursting berries, shimmering sunshine, growth in all directions, north, south, earth, sky. Many of us are busy tending to gardens, stewarding seeds and plants, smashing the patriarchy, unlearning biases, dismantling white supremacy, tending the land, caring for our communities, and sharing the surplus this season. It’s all connected. We hope you are […]
PAN/PINA Regional and Continental Coalition Report
PAN has recently affiliated with PINA, the Permaculture Institute of North America, to become the official northeastern hub representing our region. PINA is a professional association of regional hubs working across North America and Hawaiʻi to: • Elevate the status and impact of Permaculture by influencing public policy and private development to improve the […]
Report Back on PAN as a PINA Regional Hub
Waaay back in November, PAN Board Treasurer, Patty Love, spoke with Peter Bane about PAN’s role as a regional hub of Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) and about developing collaborations between the organizations. “What? PINA? Regional Hub? Tell me more!,” you might be thinking. Per PINA’s website, the history of that organization is: “In […]
Camp Green Thumbs: My emerging permaculture perspective on pedagogy
By Stephanie Aubert, PAN Board Member and Program Coordinator of Grow Nashua Upon introduction to the concept, I immediately recognized that I was passionate about Permaculture. It just made so much sense. What didn’t make sense to me back in 2010, as an angsty undergrad, was why the masses didn’t look to Permaculture as the […]
Report back: Earth Activist Permaculture Teacher Training for Women
Written by Board Member, Patty Love I am both humbled and frustrated by how many important skills I still want to learn at the age of 54. I also struggle, sometimes, with the question of how much formal training to pursue in any topic. Yet, when I learned that Pandora Thomas and Lisa DePiano were […]
PAN 2018 Annual Report
The PAN Board is happy to share with you our 2018 Annual Report which includes highlights of work and activities completed in 2018 and our vision for 2019. Even though we have undergone several evolutions here at PAN, we continue to find innovative ways to address and support the needs of our network. Read […]
Revisioning Is A Victory (Program)
The following is a transcript of an interview by PAN Board Member, Ruth Roudiez, with Charissa Zapata of Revision Urban Farm, a program of Victory Programs: Ruth: How did you come to Revision Urban Farm? Charissa: I was looking for somewhere to take classes or an internship in farming because I want to open up […]
LANDING of the FEMININE: Northeast Womyn in Permaculture in Joyful Evolution
submitted by Rachel Blalock NEWiP’s Organizational Retreat The leadership circle of Northeast Womyn in Permaculture (NEWiP) gathered at the Orchard School and Community Center in NH this September. After five years of annual gatherings at the Omega Center for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York, it was time to reflect. Our goals were to clarify […]
PAN Fiscal Sponsorship in Action: Ben and Jerry’s Community Action Grant
Ben and Jerry’s Community Action Grant written by Jessica Rubin, PAN Member We were grateful to receive fiscal sponsorship from PAN in order to apply for a Ben and Jerry’s Community Action grant. Vermont Myconode is an inspired local offshoot of the greater Radical Mycology movement. As a network of friends, colleagues, mentors, scientists, amateur […]