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# PAN

Permaculture Association of the Northeast

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- [2020 Virtual NEPC Session Descriptions & Bios](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/2020-virtual-nepc-session-descriptions-bios/) - Saturday, July 25 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM – Urban Ecosystem Justice, Scott Kellogg of the Radix Center for Ecological Sustainability, Albany NY Description: Urban Ecosystem Justice is a framework that examines how issues of justice, fairness, access, race and class pertain to the biophysical dimensions of the urban ecosystem: soil, water, air, waste and
- [Permaculture Climate Response](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/permaculture-climate-response/) - Permaculture Climate Response “Powerful tools to cope with the climate” with Eric Toensmeier & Bonita Eloise Ford Saturday, November 16, 1pm to 5pmand Sunday, November 17, 1pm to 5pm (Eastern time) Join this ONLINE WORKSHOP to learn: How climate change will likely affect your local area How to use nature-based strategies to lessen
- [Permaculture Climate Response - Recordings Available](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/permaculture-climate-recordings/) - Watch these VIDEOS to learn: How climate change will likely affect your local area How to use nature-based strategies to lessen local impacts Where to access key data and tools How to move from emotional overwhelm to climate action Why? Nature-based strategies to climate mitigation and adaptation can greatly reduce harmful impacts on people and
- [Social Permaculture](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/social-permaculture/) - Social Permaculture Designing for Community Resilience Mini Online Workshopwith Bonita Eloise Ford Wed, July 30, 7pm to 8pm Are you passionate about community building and local resilience? curious about social (non-land-based) permaculture design? This mini workshop includes permaculture design principles exercises applied to communities a demonstration and small group discussions on a "social ecosystem" of
- [Cultivating Community](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/cultivating-community/) - by Shira Lynn You know those high maintenance yards where plants don't touch -- where each specimen is surrounded by a mulch moat living the American dream of ruling one's own turfdom? Standing out while fitting in. It's powerful, impressive and sort of lonely. Not great for the environment or for mental health. Must everyone
- [Teaching Permaculture to Youth](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/teaching-permaculture-to-youth/) - We are so excited to host this online event with Monica Ibacache on November 21! Learn more and join us!
- [Biogas Webinar](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/biogas-webinar/) - We are so excited to have Elyssa Serrilli (MA) of Northeast Biogas Initiative and Kathy Puffer (NY) of Biogas Education Hub share this introduction to biogas. Learn more and register here.
- [How do we design for changing climate conditions?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/how-do-we-design-for-changing-climate-conditions/) - by Shira Lynn "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute." The old adage has never seemed more apt. When I was growing up in Boston, we could count on an early spring heavy snow, a wet spring, and a dry August. The air was crisp and cold by Halloween. Common practice was to
- [Unlawning Action & Anti-Oppression](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/unlawning-thesis-anti-oppression/) - Unlawnful Action Spring Workday When: 10am-4pm Saturday, June 24th Come for as much as you want to! Where: 98 Rogers Road Troy, Maine 04987 Spaces are limited, please RSVP: jackstam42@gmail.com Come to this spring Unlawful workday to learn about transitioning grassy yard space into lush perennial ecosystems with opportunities for hands-on participation, observation of multiple
- [Healthy Soil & Healthy Communities](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/healthy-soil-for-healthy-communities/) - By Shira Lynn Taking care of plants and soil is an act of love—an expression of our commitment to growing a healthy and resilient community. At the heart of ecological gardening and farming in the northeast is the endeavor to nurture living soils full of diverse life, in place and in perpetuity, while maintaining excellent
- [Top 20 Plants and Favorite Polycultures (from Apios wiki)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/top20/) - New article featuring information from the Apios wiki–written by Eric Toensmeier, edited by Bonita Eloise Ford.
- [Polyculture Patterns (from Apios wiki)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/polyculture-patterns/) - Read the full PDF article below (works best on a computer) or click on the “download” button to save the file (best for cell phones). patterns_article_finalDownload PAN recently shared three new articles featuring information from the Apios wiki–written by Eric Toensmeier, edited by Bonita Eloise Ford, and sponsored by Apios Institute. The “polyculture patterns” article
- [October Webinar Comin' Up on 10/26](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/october-webinar-comin-up-on-10-26/) - Registration is open...Look for all of the details here
- [PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar Recording 2018 October](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pans-webinar-october-2018/) - Thank you for registering for PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar from Friday, 10/26/18. Carbon Farming: Regenerative Agricultural Practices and Climate Change Solutions for the Northeast Jono Neiger, Principal, Regenerative Design Group and Faculty at The Conway School of Landscape Design Lisa DePiano, Sustainable Food and Farming Faculty Member, UMass and Coordinator of UMass Carbon Farming Initiative
- [PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar Recording 2019 March](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pans-quarterly-educational-webinar-recording-march-2019/) - Webinar: Using NRCS Practices to Design Agroforestry Systems T Thank you for registering for PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar from Thursday, 03/14/19. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been developing guidelines, field practice recommendations, and instituting funding opportunities for agroforestry projects like riparian buffers and alley cropping systems. This webinar focuses on agroforestry practices the
- [Webinar: Exploring the Social and Psychological Significance of Permaculture Convergences](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-exploring-the-social-and-psychological-significance-of-permaculture-convergences/) - Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 12:30-1:30 PM USA ET Join us to hear Matthew discuss his research on permaculture convergences, the focus of his Ph.D. studies in Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Matthew has traveled widely throughout the US attending convergences, fueled by both his research and his own practice and love of ecological
- [Webinar Recording Now Available: Exploring the Social and Psychological Significance of Permaculture Convergences](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-recording-now-available-exploring-the-social-and-psychological-significance-of-permaculture-convergences/) - Want access? Email us for payment instructions or...psst, they're free for members!
- [PAST WEBINARS](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/past-webinars/) - FREE RECORDINGS Teaching Permaculture to Youth: Designing for the Future - November 2023 The climate crisis is here. Its impacts are felt through our bioregion with flooding in New York City, wildfires in Quebec and Ontario, and ever-stronger hurricanes/tropical storms hitting Atlantic states and provinces. The worst of these impacts are being felt by the
- [Unlawnful](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/unlawnful/) - Grass Lawns: The biggest crop grown in North America is inedible Friday, June 2, 7pm (Eastern) We are delighted that Linzi Redekop, one of PAN's board members, will present their thesis project to our community. Get the Zoom link here. While there is no fee for this presentation, your donations are very much appreciated. Also:
- [Unlawnful Spring News](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/unlawnful-spring-news/) - Spring into Unlawnful Action: March Meet and Greet Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7pm to 8pm (Eastern time) Come ready to share your big ideas for this spring's Unlawnful campaign, hear about what others are doing to Unlawn in their community, and get connected to other people in the community who are ready to Unlawn this
- [Seeking Board Members](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/seeking-board-members/) - If you're interested, please FILL IN THIS APPLICATION FORM. We want to diversify our board and are seeking people who: Are familiar with permaculture (professional and beginner permies welcome)Value equity, diversity, and environmental justiceAre interested in supporting uncolonization and anti-oppression initiativesAre skilled in conflict resolution Tasks you might help with: Organizing webinars and eventsReaching out
- [Autumn Permaculture Digital Fest](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/autumn-permaculture-digital-fest/) - We are excited to announce this new community connection event! Let's get cozy, have some food amongst friends, and enjoy a harvest-themed show and tell. MORE INFO HERE.
- [Queer Permie Social](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/queer-permie-social/) - We are delighted to host our first Queer Permie Social on January 19. Check it out...
- [PAN WEBINARS & ONLINE EVENTS](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar/) - Permaculture Collaboration Network: Online Gathering Monday, July 22, 2024, 8pm to 9pm Eastern / 5pm to 6pm Pacific Are you longing for more permaculture community? Join this participatory online event to: Create connections between permaculture-aligned groups Start a local group/meetup Crowdsource questions/resources Explore the most pressing needs/goals/challenges to advancing permaculture in the Northeast region Consider
- [Building Soil, Building Community](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/building-soil-building-community/) - We are so looking forward to this webinar with Sister Anna on May 2. Read more and join us!
- [Permaculture Collaboration Network Gathering](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/permaculture-collaboration-network-gathering/) - PAN is excited to co-host this event with Permaculture Institute of North America. More info.
- [PAN Fiscal Sponsorship in Action: Ben and Jerry’s Community Action Grant](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-fiscal-sponsorship-in-action-ben-and-jerrys-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
- [LANDING of the FEMININE: Northeast Womyn in Permaculture in Joyful Evolution](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [Revisioning Is A Victory (Program)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [PAN T-Shirt Sale -Last Call for PawPaw](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/tshirt-sale-thankyou/) - Thank you for your purchase of PAN's PawPaw T-shirt(s). We'll get it in the mail to you asap so that you can receive it in approximately 7-10 business days. If you have any questions, please contact us.
- [PAN T-Shirt Clearance Sale!!!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/tshirt-sale/) - We are moving inventory! PAN is looking to sell out our limited current t-shirt stock so that we can purchase and unveil a brand new batch of t-shirts with a new design. While supplies last, we are reducing our normally $25 t-shirts to only $16, including shipping! Beautifully designed, organic cotton, this deal is a
- [PAN 2018 Annual Report](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [2019 Winter Board Retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/2019-winter-board-retreat/) - On a frigid weekend in January, our board members gathered to review our past year and plan for the next. There are very few times we see other board members in person at all, and this yearly retreat is the only time we everyone all in one place. We have monthly group phone calls and
- [Welcome Stephanie Aubert, our newest Board Member!!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/welcome-stephanie-aubert-our-newest-board-member/) - Stephanie recently returned to her Northeast homeland after receiving a Masters in Environmental Management from Western Colorado University, managing a farm to food pantry program in Snohomish County, Washington, and spending time working on food policy in New Orleans. She helped to coordinate the Southwest Seed Library, A Farm to Table Conference in Colorado’s Gunnison
- [Report back:  Earth Activist Permaculture Teacher Training for Women](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [Webinar Recording Available](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-recording-available/) - Want access? Email us for payment instructions or...psst, they're free for members!
- [Webinar: Strategies for Local Organizing - May 15th 12-1 pm Eastern](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-strategies-for-local-organizing-may-15th-12-1-pm-eastern/) - Remember - Webinars are fee for PAN Members! Non-members can join or choose a sliding scale $50-10. Permaculture is a design process, which we can use to design organizations, groups, and direct actions. Learn strategies for local organizing from three different organizations in our region: Resilience Hub (Portland, ME), Boston Food Forest Coalition (MA), and
- [Thank you for applying to attend PAN's 2019 Northeast Permaculture Convergence Planning Retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/planning-retreat-thank-you-page/) - We'll be in touch to let you know if your application is accepted. If you have any questions, please contact us!
- [Planning Retreat Application Fee Payment Page](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/planning-retreat-application-fee-payment-page/) - Thank you for submitting your application to join us at the Fall Planning Retreat. In order to have your application considered, please pay the application fee using this payment button: Pay Application Fee Application Fee $25.00 USD I am requesting a waiver (refunded upon acceptance) $25.00 USD
- [Camp Green Thumbs: My emerging permaculture perspective on pedagogy](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [Starhawk Webinar - Sponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/starhawk-webinar-save-the-date/) - PAN Quarterly Webinar Starhawk on Permaculture, Activism, and Earth-Based SpiritualityOctober 23, 12-1PM EST PAN is excited to offer the northeast permaculture community a fall webinar with Starhawk, author, activist, permaculture designer and educator, and a prominent voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. She is the author or co-author of thirteen books, including The Spiral
- [Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) offering webinar series! “Mutual Aid as an Organizing Strategy”](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/permaculture-institute-of-north-america-pina-offering-webinar-series-mutual-aid-as-an-organizing-strategy/) - PINA will be offering a 4-part webinar series in September and October on the heritage of mutual aid in the US and internationally and will work through an emerging pattern language for mutual aid to see how it applies to a wide range of projects that can generate economic self-governance. This is part of a
- [Webinar Recording Now Available: Strategies For Food Systems Change](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-recording-now-available/) - Want access? Email us for payment instructions or...psst, they're free for members!
- [Report Back on PAN as a PINA Regional Hub](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [Recap of Fall Webinar with Starhawk](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/recap-of-fall-webinar-with-starhawk/) - In October 2019, PAN organized a dynamic webinar conversation for the northeast permaculture community with Starhawk, a prominent author, activist, permaculture designer and educator, and voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. She is the author or co-author such books as The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, The
- [Thank you for your payment and your interest in being a Convergence Vendor/Marketplace Exhibitor!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/vendor-ticket-confirm/) - If you have not yet applied to be a vendor please complete the Vendor Application. Applications are due by April 24, 2020. Vendors will be chosen by May 15, 2020. Any necessary refunds will be issued by May 30, 2020. If you have not yet registered to attend the convergence, please complete the Convergence Registration
- [Yippee! You are coming to the Convergence!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/ticket-confirm/) - Thank you for your purchase and registration. We will be updating convergence information soon and will also send you more details as the date approaches. We can't wait to see you there! If you would like to register another attendee, please click here: Convergence Registration Form If you would like to go directly to the
- [PAN Listening Session](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-listening-session/) - PAN Listening Session on March 16 at 4:00 PM! An informal opportunity to join PAN's Board Treasurer, Patty Love, to ask questions, share information, and connect on topics related to PAN's mission to increase the resilience of the Northeast region by strengthening the regional permaculture network and increasing access to relevant education and resources. We
- [Documentary to watch: Dancing With the Cannibal Giant](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/documentary-to-watch-dancing-with-the-cannibal-giant/) - “Will we have the wisdom to survive climate chaos and planetary destruction?” This film offers four stories that answer this question, and invite its viewers to ask themselves, what am I doing and what are we doing, together, to put the destructive giant back to sleep? Produced by BALE - Building A Local Economy, based
- [PAN/PINA Regional and Continental Coalition Report](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [A Message from PAN During These Times…](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/a-message-from-pan-during-these-times/) - Greetings! We hope you and yours are well and are able to creatively respond to the numerous changes in our midst! This spring, a global pandemic is inviting us to live out our permaculture principles from a deeper place as never before. It feels as if we are all being drawn inwards to uncover Earth’s
- [PANdemic Webinar Recording Now Available](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pandemic-webinar-recording-now-available/) - Please enjoy this free recording of our recent webinar from May 27 entitled PANdemic Webinar: Permaculture Tools and Strategies in a Time of Crisis and Possibility. Info below: Join us for a conversation with Permaculture activists, designers and educators as we explore questions about mutual aid, people care, and organizing in this time of COVID-19
- [PAN Current Happenings](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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
- [Racism, Religion, Relationship](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/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 Member Highlight: Abundant Earth Foundation](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-member-highlight-abundant-earth-foundation/) - AbundantEarthFoundation.org Like everyone, COVID offered the time for the Abundant Earth Foundation to stop and look at what we were doing and to ask how we could make a difference in the lives of those suffering so greatly, not only from the threat of the virus but climate change, social unrest, and other difficulties of
- [Learning & Acknowledging Indigenous History & World-Views in the NE Permaculture Movement](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/learning-acknowledging-indigenous-history-world-views-in-the-ne-permaculture-movement/) - Over the last few months, PAN has been sharing digital resources for permaculture practitioners to learn about the indigenous lands and peoples of the northeast and the history of colonization in our bioregion. We are also sharing and promoting indigenous led initiatives in the northeast that are accomplishing amazing work related to food sovereignty, land
- [Summer Reading](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/summer-reading/) - Looking for some engaging permaculture reading for the summer? Here are some of our old and new favorites... Reviews: Books by Starhawk The Fifth Sacred Thing How did I not know “Ecotopian” was a genre of novel? It’d been far too long since I’d picked up some fiction, but when a coworker described this book
- [What is fiscal sponsorship with PAN?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/what-is-fiscal-sponsorship-with-pan/) - Did you know that PAN can help your project or organization receive grants and donations that are normally restricted to entities with 501c3 nonprofit status? Fiscal Sponsorship makes it possible for you by applying for these funding opportunities “through” PAN. We want the good work of permaculture projects and education in the Northeast region to
- [Ways to Stay Connected](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/ways-to-stay-connected/) - PAN will not be organizing a 2021 Northeast Permaculture Convergence. Although it seems that positive strides are occurring as we work to emerge from the pandemic, until recently, uncertainty about the viability of large gatherings has pushed too far into the timeframe needed to organize a worthwhile and dynamic event. With most people having had
- [Membership Survey](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/membership-survey/) - Take 3 minutes to fill in this survey and help PAN provide more to the community. Enter to win a “Permaculture Design Notes” book or a PAN t-shirt!
- [PAN Info Sessions & New Volunteers](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-info-sessions-join-us/) - Do you want to collaborate with amazing people and contribute to an inspiring community? Consider joining our board or a subcommittee or becoming a member. If you missed our Info Sessions, you can check out the recording below. Learn more about PAN, what's new, and how to get involved. Ready to get involved? Please fill in
- [PAN Fundraiser](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-fundraiser/) - Support our fundraiser and buy this e-book! All profits donated to PAN until November 30.Enter this donation code when you purchase: PAN2008. Buy now. PAN is so excited to collaborate with Bonita Eloise Ford. She has been an active member of the permaculture community and is our new board coordinator.Embers of Hope: Embracing Life in an
- [Announcing Our Virtual Engagement Series](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/announcing-our-virtual-engagement-series/) - Ecologically, socially, and politically, we are faced with increasing upheaval. As designers, community organizers, and leaders, part of our work is to use this unraveling to bring about meaningful change. PAN is pleased to announce our new Virtual Engagement Series 2021-2022 on the theme of "Uprooting and Unearthing." Read more about our upcoming events and
- [Join Our Unlawnful Campaign](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/join-our-unlawnful-campaign/) - Ever wanted to do something unlawnful? We sure do! We’ve imposed a human idea of lawns that has smothered Mother Earth and we hope you will join us in unlawning so Mother Earth can breathe again. We are planting the seeds of these ideas in this year-long campaign. Learn more. Toolkit available soon! Come back
- [Have you ever gotten to know Goldenrod?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/have-you-ever-gotten-to-know-goldenrod/) - Compiled by Stephanie Aubert If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t given this group of plants much thought. Solidago spp., commonly known as goldenrods, are a plant genus with 100 to 120 known species. They are native to all of what we know as North America, though there are species native to Europe and
- [A Decade-Old Rewilded Lawn](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/a-decade-old-rewilded-lawn/) - One community member, Charley Eiseman, has been working on rewilding his lawn for nearly a decade. He has documented his experience in blog posts here. His lawn has gone from standard mowed grass to a luscious food forest for him, his family, and critters of all kinds. He and his wife are able to fill
- [Autumn/Winter Unlawnful Updates](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/autumn-unlawnful-updates/) - We have some exciting Unlawnful updates! For all our Unlawnful resources, visit the main page. "Unlawning Your Life: A How To Lesson" Webinar Join us to learn how to remove grass and install regenerative landscapes that support biodiversity and ecosystem health! In this webinar, we'll discuss how to foster ecosystem health using native and perennial
- [Announcing "Becoming Earth Wise"](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/becoming-earth-wise/) - We are thrilled to announce that Rev Dele, our previous Facilitating Director, will be hosting a new show, called "Becoming Earth Wise," on e360tv! Plus, Rev Dele will be interviewing 6 guests on the show from our Unlawnful campaign!! If you have a site that you have already Unlawned and a journey you would like
- [Video: "Becoming Earth Wise" teaser!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/video-becoming-earth-wise-teaser/) - Check out the "Becoming Earth Wise" teaser! Rev Dele, our previous Facilitating Director, will be hosting the new show on e360tv! WANT TO BE A GUEST ON THE SHOW? If you have a site that you've already Unlawned, please apply! The deadline has been extended. Read more and apply now!
- [A Suburban Food Forest Yard](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/a-suburban-food-forest-yard/) - by Shira Lynn It’s spring in my suburban food forest yard! I want to be outside all of the time, but there’s actually very little that needs doing. One of my guiding principles is, “No poison. No product. No pollution.” This is the aspiration that nothing I do in my yard should negatively affect life
- [Where Food and Forest Meet](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/where-food-and-forest-meet/) - By Shira Lynn After attending a talk by an edible-perennial-landscape-farmer, my pro-pollinator friend was beside herself with concern. "That farmer is doing so much good," she exclaimed, "but she's not using native plants!" I started to trot out my usual counterpoints to the native plant hysteria: In climate change conditions we no longer know what
- [Join our Amazing Team!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/join-our-amazing-team/) - Be part of our board! We want to grow our board. We are seeking people who: Are interested in permaculture (professional and beginner permies are welcome).Value equity, diversity, and environmental justice (people with lived experience are especially welcome).Are interested in supporting uncolonization initiatives.Are skilled in conflict resolution. Tasks you might help with: Doing or assisting
- [Pawpaw Article (from Apios wiki)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/apios-to-pan/) - Pawpaw: A Favorite Native Edible Plant Read the full PDF article below (works best on a computer) or click on the "download" button to save the file (best for cell phones). pawpaw_article_finalDownload From Apios Institute to PAN Edible forest garden geeks may be sad to know that the Apios Institute has closed. (Its well-respected board members have
- [Register for online workshop with Eric Toensmeier](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/register-for-online-workshop-with-eric-toensmeier/) - There’s still time to register for our Permaculture Climate Response online workshop!
- [The Resilient Farm and Homestead:](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/the-resilient-farm-and-homestead/) - An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach by Ben Falk
- [Support the Northeast Women in Permaculture Gathering](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/support-the-northeast-women-in-permaculture-gathering/) - Make a tax-deductible donation here to support women who would like to attend the annual gathering of women in Permaculture here in the Northeast. The Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN) is glad to help raise funds to support women in our permaculture network.
- [PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar Recording 2018 January](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-recording-jan-2018/) - Thank you for registering for PAN's Quarterly Educational Webinar. A Conversation on Permaculture and Disaster Relief: Shifting from aid and dependence to solidarity and self determination On Friday, January 26, 2018, PAN Board Member, Lisa DePiano facilitated a conversation with Tara Rodriguez Besosa, Prabina Shrestha and Pippa Buchanan hosted, which was sponsored by Resilience Planning
- [PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar Recording 2018 April](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pans-april-2018-webinar-recording/) - Thank you for registering for PAN’s Quarterly Educational Webinar. Designing and Building A Design/Build Permaculture Business On Thursday, April 26, 2018, PAN Board Member, Jesse Watson facilitated a conversation with Jennifer Cummings of Full Circle Landscaping and Teddy Mattson, Seed of Life, which was co-sponsored by Midcoast Permaculture and Barefoot Edible Landscape and Permaculture. We
- [PAN's Quarterly Educational Webinar Call Information](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/webinar-thankyou2019/) - PAN is currently using Zoom's Online Service for hosting webinars. Here are the instructions for joining the webinar. If you have any questions, please contact us. Topic: Webinar: Strategies for Local Organizing Time: May 15, 2019 12 PM (noon) Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/491840319 One tap mobile +19294362866,,491840319# US (New York)
- [Links](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/links/) - Online Permaculture Information for the Northeast Region Northeast Permaculture Convergence NE Permaculture Listserve PAN on FaceBook NE Permaculture Group on FaceBook Decolonizing Permaculture Resources
- [Permaculture Course Information](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pdc-course-information/) - [gravityform id="3" title="true" description="true"]
- [View Sites on the Ground](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/view-demonstration-sites/) - Submit information about your permaculture site [gravityview id='1809']
- [2019 Northeast Permaculture Convergence Planning Retreat - October 4-6, 2019](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/fall-gathering/) - The Northeast Permaculture Convergence has deep roots in our region as a place where permaculture practitioners (and our friends from Transition groups, herbalists, primitive skills/earth awareness circles, food systems advocates, and other affinity groups) come together to build capacity, gain new skills, celebrate, and knit together our amazing regional permaculture network further. The last convergence
- [2013 Northeast Regional Permaculture Convergence](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/welcome-to-the-permaculture-convergence/) - For the first time in Quebec, from July 5 to 7, in the Eastern Townships region This 9th edition will be a wonderful opportunity to bring, in Quebec, beginners and experts from all over Northeast America interested in Permaculture, local resilience, alternative economy, eco-construction and food sovereignty... We need to create fair and sustainable alternatives
- [Summer Convergence - 2020: Where Hindsight Meets Foresight](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/summer-convergence/) - Tickets are now available for the Northeast Regional Permaculture Convergence! D Acres of New Hampshire Permaculture Farm and Educational Homestead in Dorchester, NH will be our hosts for the July 24-26, 2020 event. To register, please start here.
- [Northeast Regional Permaculture Convergence History](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/history-of-the-northeast-regional-permaculture-convergence/) - “How can we support the growing interest in permaculture and what resources and tools are needed to support the network?”
- [Van Jones at Omega - Live blogging at Collaborative Commons Summit, Oct 24, 2014](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/van-jones-at-omega-live-blogging-at-collaborative-commons-summit-oct-24-2014/) - http://www.eomega.org/workshops/conferences/where-we-go-from-here/join-us-for-a-free-public-talk-with-van-jones-social-justice-and-the-new-economy Blessed to be here at Omega, again, and sitting 10 feet from Vandana Shiva. A crowd of teens just left the stage - teens from Yonkers, NY, my parents' home town... where I spent the first 15 years of my life visiting my grandparents. It's a superb urban "suburb", just north of the Bronx.
- [PINE Community Supports a New Mushroom Venture](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pine-community-supports-a-new-mushroom-venture/) - by Marisol Maddox - Hudson Valley, NY As a new member of the Northeast permaculture community I was grateful to have the experience of meeting other permaculture practitioners at the recent retreat at Omega. My partner, John and I recently launched a permaculture-envisioned mushroom business called MycoCulture Design. We produce tinctures, incorporate mushroom landscaping into
- [Glimpses from a new Permie's journey to Omega](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/glimpses-from-a-new-permies-journey-to-omega/) - by Justin Remus, New York, NY Our Omega plan was simple: Monica, my fiancee and budding permaculture star, would attend the regional workshops. I would hit the sauna, practice yoga and meditation. After a brutal last 10 months at my job for a magazine publisher, that seemed like a good fit. Then, at the last
- [How Can the Permaculture Movement be in Right Relationship with Place, People of Color, and Indigenous Peoples: A Discussion from the October Gathering at Omega](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/how-can-the-permaculture-movement-be-in-right-relationship-with-place-people-of-color-and-indigenous-peoples-a-discussion-from-the-october-gathering-at-omega/) - by Jesse Watson This year's Northeast Regional Permaculture Organizer's Retreat held at Omega in Rhinebeck, NY was a nice mix of open space topics and work sessions focused on PINE action items (the Permaculture Institute of the Northeast). I rather timidly brought an open space topic for discussion with which I had but a passing familiarity.
- [Permaculture Institute of the Northeast Opens for Membership!  Join today.](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pine-opens-for-membership/) - Greetings Northeast Permies! You're invited to JOIN the Permaculture Institute of the Northeast to strengthen our Permaculture network and to increase community resilience throughout our region. Permaculture inspires and empowers thousands of people across the Northeast to imagine and design healthier and more functional relationships with nature and with each other. Whether you apply Permaculture at home, a garden, farm, or regenerative
- ["INHABIT" film nears release](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/inhabit-film-nears-release/) - We here at PINE are happy to share news of a project highlighting permaculture projects in our community... ‘Inhabit’ is a documentary film exploring the idea of conscience inhabitance through permaculture. Filmmakers Costa Boutsikaris and Emmet Brennan release a short clip, highlighting the work/"gift" of PINE board member Steve Gabriel. From the filmmakers, "As we
- [PINE Board Retreat - February 2015 - from a new PINE member...](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pine-board-retreat-february-2015-from-a-new-pine-member/) - by Justin "Hood" Young, Swan Lake, NY (on right) The other week, I got lucky enough to find out about the PINE leadership retreat. I had heard of PINE before, but I am new to the region. I had trepidations – but the personal invite I received was so warming, and I knew I couldn’t not
- [PINE Supports Sub-Regional Convergence Events in 2015](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pine-supports-sub-regional-convergence-events-in-2015/) - PINE SUPPORTS SUB-REGIONAL CONVERGENCE EVENTS IN 2015 For the last ten years, the Northeast region has had a regional Permaculture Convergence. From meeting with David Holmgren in 2005, to yearly convergences in New York, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, each summer is punctuated by this PINE-sponsored event. The 10th Convergence was hosted in 2014 by
- [Women's Leadership in Northeast Permaculture](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/womens-leadership-in-northeast-permaculture/) - What is the status of women's leadership in permaculture in the northeast? The article "Permaculture or Spermaculture: Confronting Patriarchy in Permaculture and Alternative Food Movements" by Trina Moyles in BriarPatch Magazine has sparked debate and discussion over online forums in recent weeks. In 2013, the article "A 'Pattern Language' for Women in Permaculture" by
- [Save the Date - Northeast Permaculture Teachers Professional Development Retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/save-the-date-northeast-permaculture-teachers-professional-development-retreat/) - Permaculture Friends, Do you identify as a permaculture teacher, permaculture educator or designer of permaculture educational experiences? This fall, the OMEGA Institute in Rhinebeck NY is once again generously offering their space in service to our regional network. PAN (Permaculture Association of the Northeast; formerly PINE), is organizing this event at OMEGA. The overall goal
- [PINE is now PAN, Paid Staff, Save the Date, New Board Members!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pine-is-now-pan-paid-staff-save-the-date-new-board-members/) - Summer Greetings for 2016! We hope that your trees and shrubs are bursting with fruit, your permablitzes are bustling and you’re taking time to cool off in some of our refreshing bodies of water. A lot of exciting things have been going on with our Northeast regional permaculture network this year and we have
- [Registration is open for the 2016 Permaculture Teachers Retreat at Omega](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/registration-is-open-for-the-2016-permaculture-teachers-retreat-at-omega/) - Registration is now open for the October Professional Development Retreat. Space is limited to 30 participants. Sign up today to hold your spot. Day 1: Social Justice & Diversity Training with Relational Uprising Day 2: Creating Community PDC Quality/Standards Day 3: Peer to Peer Cross Training We are so excited to host trainers Lucien Demaris
- [Why you should come to the Omega retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/why-you-should-come-to-the-omega-retreat/) - PAN has heard for a few years now that what the northeast network needs is a training in how to make our permaculture courses and events more relevant to communities of color. As it stands now, the demographics of our network are fairly homogeneous, and that is understandably how the permaculture movement has started. PAN
- [PAN 2016 October Teachers Gathering: Report Back](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-2016-october-teachers-gathering-report-back/) - This past October the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN) organized a deep and vibrant gathering of 27 teachers from the up and down the Northeast United States and Canada at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. We gathered over many meals, fires and facilitated spaces to support permaculture teachers to continue improving the
- [2017 PAN Winter Retreat Registration - Conversation on Standards](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/on-creating-permaculture-education-standards/) - Permaculture is at a tipping point. Now that it has reached a critical mass of practitioners and has entered into many mainstream venues, conversations around standards, who is qualified to teach and certify, and what the process is to become a teacher are coming to a head. PAN has been convening teachers and organizers around this
- [2017 DAcres Winter Retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/2017-dacres-winter-retreat/) - This February, PAN built on our previous conversations around standards for permaculture education at the D Acres Farm and retreat center in Dorchester, New Hampshire. Our group consisted of educators from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Quebec, Canada. In small groups we deepened the brainstorm that came out of Omega and
- [2016 - What did PAN quietly accomplish?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/2016-what-did-pan-quietly-accomplish/) - A Year in Review The end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017 has been a powerful and transformational time for PAN. We officially changed our name from PINE to PAN to reflect our goals and organizing strategy, a decentralized network rather than a top down institution, we hired our first paid staff position, organized
- [Laying the Foundation - Co-creating Pilot Permaculture Education Standards](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/laying-the-foundation-co-creating-pilot-permaculture-education-standards/) - Written by PAN Member, Liz Kelly On February 25, 2017, 18 Permaculture educators and practitioners came together to discuss the continued improvement of Permaculture education opportunities in the northeast. Now that Permaculture, historically a fringe movement, has entered mainstream venues, conversations centered around community education standards and qualifications have sprouted within the network and grown.
- [PAN adds Board Assistant to help it build capacity and more...](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-adds-board-assistant/) - In January 2017, the PAN Board hired PAN member, Patty Love, for our first paid staff position - a very part-time Coordinator and Board Assistant. Fun facts about Patty: Native to hard clay soils in the Finger Lakes Region of NY Lives in Rochester, NY on the banks of Red Creek She is barefoot whenever
- [PAN at the Common Ground Fair!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-at-the-common-ground-fair/) - Greetings PAN members and supporters! We hope your summer has been fruitful, productive and nourishing. PAN has been active this summer with helping to facilitate a distributed model of the summer convergence. We helped raise awareness for local convergence events in Maine, New Hampshire and New York. We staffed a table at New Hampshire permaculture
- [Registration opens...2017 Northeast Permaculture Educators' and Organizers' Retreat](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/registration-opens-2017-northeast-permaculture-educators-and-organizers-retreat/) - Basics for the 2017 Northeast Permaculture Educators' and Organizers' Retreat What: Networking, Co-Creation, and Fun Date/Time: Sunday, October 8 after 2 pm to Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Where: Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY Fees: $150 to Omega for dormitory style lodging, meals, and accommodations* plus sliding scale registration fee to PAN ($40-$90 PAN Members/$50-100 for nonmembers)
- [Unconferencing - We Did!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/unconferencing-we-did/) - PAN hosted its annual board, teachers and organizer’s retreat at the Omega Institute from October 8-11, 2017. This year those in attendance were the PAN board and a small, intimate group of committed network organizers from New York City to Boston. For this year’s retreat we chose to place some stronger focus on “unconferencing” which
- [T-shirt Design Contest!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/time-for-a-new-look/) - Time for a new look! T-shirt contest!!! The PAN Board is launching a T-shirt contest and will be collecting submissions until February 10th (2018). Once all of the entries have been received we will ask for members to vote on the design they think reflects the organization most. If we use your design you will
- [PAN Member Benefits - Time for A Change?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-member-benefits-time-for-a-change/) - The PAN Board is discussing upgrades to our membership program. Contact us if you have great ideas to share with us! Numbers Snapshot: 83 SUPPORTING MEMBERS (AND GROWING) 2017: 3 PAN SPONSORED EVENTS # COURSES IN OUR REGION = LOTS! (and growing) 281 FREE SUBSCRIBERS (or future members as we like to call them)
- [Funding Sources for Permaculture Initiatives](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/funding-sources-for-permaculture-initiatives/) - Across the region PAN members are working on innovative projects on their properties, in their neighborhoods, and in their chosen communities. Moving from idea to implementation is dependent on many variables but one of the most limited is often funding. Over the past few years the PAN Board has been working closely with the New
- [Help us spread the word!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/help-us-spread-the-word/) - Share this image to tell your friends about PAN...
- [PAN Year-End Appeal Letter](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-year-end-appeal-letter/) - Season’s greetings permaculture friends-- As you may know by now, PAN --the Permaculture Association of the Northeast-- is a membership organization that relies on the support of the greater northeast permaculture network to help fund our activities throughout the region. Some of our members hail from as far south as Pennsylvania, as far west as
- [PAN Launches Permaculture Educators' Pledge](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-launches-permaculture-educators-pledge/) - The creation of The PAN Permaculture Educators’ Pledge, was a 3+ year participatory process, convened by the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN formally know as PINE). This 1- page document was distilled from many meetings, conversations, convergences, phone calls, scribbled notes, retreats and late night talks around the fire as our network grappled with
- [PAN launches webinar series: Permaculture and Disaster Relief January 26th](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-launches-webinar-series-permaculture-and-disaster-relief-january-26th/) - Introducing a new webinar series hosted by the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN). We will host a series of webinars designed to answer the question from our members, “What can we do now that we’ve finished our Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course?” We will examine a number of permaculture career pathways local to the
- [NEW PAN Membership Benefits - Join now!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/new-pan-membership-benefits/) - You asked - We listened! We have added a number of PAN Membership benefits. When would now be a good time to join and to support our work. Full list here
- [April 26th Webinar Details Posted](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/april-26th-webinar-details-posted/) - Visit our Webinar page by April 25th to register for this quarter's webinar!
- [Network Phase Changes](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/network-phase-changes/) - Growing Northeast Permaculture from a Network to a System of Influence written by Lisa DePiano and Jesse Watson Over 30 people, including PAN board members Jesse Watson, Liz Kelly and Lisa DePiano and former board members, Lisa Fernandes and Jono Neiger, gathered seaside on the coast of Maine over a blustery November weekend to attend
- [2018 Northeast Permaculture Convergence - Get Your Ticket Now!](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/2018-northeast-permaculture-convergence-get-your-ticket-now/) - Summer is a special time of abundance, harvest, celebrating community, and sharing in the joys of nature’s gifts. For this reason, we invite you to participate in the 6th New Hampshire Permaculture Day on Saturday, August 18th 2018. This event is spearheaded by the New Hampshire Permaculture Guild, hosted by Cite Ecologique of NH Ecovillage
- [PAN Fiscal Sponsorship in Action:  Permaculture Apprenticeship and Cohort (PAC) Pilot Program](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/pan-fiscal-sponsorship-in-action-permaculture-apprenticeship-and-cohort-pac-pilot-program/) - PAN Fiscal Sponsorship in Action: Permaculture Apprenticeship and Cohort (PAC) Pilot Program written by Stacey Doll, PAN Member This summer, through the support of the Dorr Foundation grant and fiscal sponsorship provided by the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN), Root to Rise is hosting a Permaculture Apprenticeship and Cohort (PAC) Pilot Program that provides

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- [What Is Permaculture?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/what-is-permaculture-2/) - What iS PERMACULTURE? Permaculture is all about creating sustainable, self-sufficient ecosystems that mimic nature’s patterns. It’s like designing your garden or farm in a way that works with nature instead of against it. You use local resources, plan for long-term sustainability, and think about things like conserving water, reducing waste, and growing a variety of
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- [Mission & Values](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/mission-values/) - Mission & Values Our Mission is to increase the resilience of the Northeast region by strengthening the regional permaculture network and increasing access to relevant education and resources.Our work is informed and guided by the following Values:Permaculture ethics of earth care, people care and fair shareTransparencyHumilityBeing of service to the greater regional permaculture communityReflecting the
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- [Become A Member](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/become-a-member/) - Become a member We’re delighted that you want to become a member of PAN and support our regional network. Your membership dues go toward supporting the mission and values of PAN. Membership benefits include Free access to PAN-produced webinars. Opportunity for Fiscal Sponsorship so you can apply for grant funding for your permaculture project without being a 501c3.
- [Regional Listservs](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/regional-listservs/) - Explore Our Listservs Northeast Permaculture Listservs Northeastern Permaculture is a network of designers, farmers, students, activists, and other community members working to create positive alternatives to petroleum dependant and consumer lifestyles through permaculture design and practice. The listserv is an open discussion and notification of classes, workshops, and other events, and can serve to locate
- [Fiscal Sponsorship Service (US Only)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/fiscal-sponsorship-service-us-only/) - Fiscal Sponsorship service Did you know that PAN can help with fiscal sponsorship of your project or organization in the Northeast?PAN seeks to help local, grassroots permaculture groups and practitioners be more effective. One of the services we offer is fiscal sponsorship so that tax-deductible donations and grants can be applied to your work.PAN providing
- [Get Involved with Open Space Sessions](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/open-space-sessions/) - We have reserved a portion of Sunday morning for some Open Space-Inspired Discussions and Action Planning. In the tradition of some past convergences (see an example here), members of the permaculture community will have an opportunity to identify topics of interest to our region and our work. We will use an Open Space approach over
- [What is Permaculture?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/permaculture-links/) - Permaculture is a Vision, a Design System, and a Community. The Vision is of resilience and abundance, with vibrant local economies, healthy ecosystems, and thriving communities. People support each other to provide food, energy, shelter, and needs in a socially just and ecologically regenerative way. The Design System is a holistic set of teachings that
- [Regional Resource Finder and Community Database](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/resource-finder/) - In an effort to connect permaculture practitioners and efforts throughout the northeast, PAN is collecting and sharing information about permaculture initiatives in the region. Please submit your: Permaculture Related Courses Jobs and Internships Demonstration Sites Links so that PAN may share this information on this site.
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- [PINE Organizational Structure](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/p-i-n-e-organizational-structure/) - Photo: 2014 Maine NEPC Adopted MARCH 26, 2011, Moretown, VT, Updated February 2014, Easton, NY PAN has articulated its mission, values, goals, and activities as follows. We are open to full transparency and are happy to share any legal or organizing documents upon request. Please email info@thepine.org for more information or a request. PAN (fka PINE)
- [What is Permaculture?](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/what-is-permaculture/) - Permaculture is a design discipline for productive systems such as gardens, farms, homesteads, and urban sites utilizing ecological principles found in natural systems. These ecological principles combined with a design method help to create sustainable, healthy abundant landscapes while meeting basic human needs. The permaculture movement includes organizations all over the world offering demonstration sites, trainings, and technical
- [Join the Board](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/get-involved/get-involved-join-the-board/) - The Permaculture Association of the Northeast is recruiting for our board of directors! PAN is currently seeking motivated individuals interested in serving on its board of directors. Individuals should demonstrate dedication to helping strengthen the northeast permaculture network, express interest in increasing access and opportunities to permaculture education, and assist in building overall capacity within
- [Regional ListServs](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/get-involved/regional-listservs/) - PAN members support 4 ListServs at this time! Join Northeast Permaculture ListServ - Northeastern Permaculture is a network of designers, farmers, students, activists, and other community members working to create positive alternatives to petroleum dependant and consumer lifestyles through permaculture design and practice. The listserve is an open discussion and notification of classes, workshops, and
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- [Members' Town Hall](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/members-town-hall/) - Calling for member engagement! Are you concerned about the present and future well-being of our region? Do you want to help address these challenges? Is your vision of social change guided by Earth care, people care, and fair share? Please join us online for a PAN Members' Town Hall. We'd love to hear what you
- [Queer Permie Social (hybrid)](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/queer-permie-social-hybrid/) - The Permaculture Association of the Northeast is hosting our first hybrid Queer Permie Social, online and in-person at Forbes Library! Come join us on September 27th between 3pm-5pm, virtually or in the community room; for snacks, refreshments, and lively discussions about the spaces where queerness and permaculture overlap. We will have a table for folks
- [Social Permaculture Event](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/social-permaculture-event/) - Online social permaculture workshop for anyone passionate about community building and local resilience. Or curious about social permaculture design. Click on Poster for more info.
- [Permaculture & Disaster Relief](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/permaculture-disaster-relief/) - A conversation with Tara Rodriguez Besosa, Prabina Shrestha and Pippa Buchanan hosted by the Permaculture Association of the Northeast (PAN) and sponsored by Resilience Planning and Design, NH. Learn how these practitioners are using permaculture-based skills to help in disaster relief efforts as a form of solidarity and social justice work in their respective countries
- [Designing and Building a Design/Build Permaculture Business](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/designing-and-building-a-design-build-permaculture-business/) - Learn how successful design/build business owners are using their permaculture expertise to generate an income. Find out what they wish they had known when they started and how their businesses have changed over time. Presenters: Jesse Labbe-Watson with Jennifer Cummings of Full Circle Landscaping and Teddy Mattson of Seed of Life Landscaping.
- [Strategies for Food System Change](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/strategies-for-food-system-change/) - This webinar focused on tips, tools, and strategies for influencing food systems change at local, state, and regional policy levels. Presenters: Lisa Fernandes and Jesse Watson
- [Permaculture Collaboration Networking Gathering](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/permaculture-collaboration-networking-gathering/) - We are excited to invite you to a special virtual event that brings together leaders and practitioners from across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes Region to explore how we can strengthen permaculture networks at a bioregional scale. Event Details: Date: Wednesday, April 17th, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET Location: Zoom
- [PERMACULTURE CLIMATE RESPONSE  2](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/permaculture-climate-response-2/) - “Powerful tools to cope with the climate” with Eric Toensmeier & Bonita Eloise Ford Saturday, November 16, 1pm to 5pm and Sunday, November 17, 1pm to 5pm (Eastern time) Join this ONLINE WORKSHOP to learn: How climate change will likely affect your local area How to use nature-based strategies to lessen local impacts Where to
- [PERMACULTURE CLIMATE RESPONSE](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/permaculture-climate-response/) - “Powerful tools to cope with the climate” with Eric Toensmeier & Bonita Eloise Ford Saturday, November 16, 1pm to 5pm and Sunday, November 17, 1pm to 5pm (Eastern time) Join this ONLINE WORKSHOP to learn: How climate change will likely affect your local area How to use nature-based strategies to lessen local impacts Where to
- [Carbon Farming: Regenerative Agricultural Practices and Climate Change Solutions for the Northeast](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/carbon-farming-regenerative-agricultural-practices-and-climate-change-solutions-for-the-northeast/) - Featuring Northeast Carbon Farming Practitioners and Teachers Eric Toensmeier, Lisa DiPiano, and Jono Neiger
- [Using NRCS Practices to Design Agroforestry System](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/using-nrcs-practices-to-design-agroforestry-system/) - This webinar focused on agroforestry practices the NRCS will recognize in different Northeast States. We also discussed using NRCS field operations guidelines as a design tool for planning fundable agroforestry systems. Presenter: Sven Pihl
- [Strategies for Local Organizing](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/strategies-for-local-organizing/) - This webinar focused on strategies for local permaculture organizing, featuring case studies from the Finger Lakes Region of NY, Boston, MA, and Portland, ME. Presenters: Kate Wallace, Orion Kriegman, and Patty Love
- [Online Gathering](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/online-gathering/) - Permaculture Collaboration Network: Online Gathering Are you longing for more permaculture community? Join this participatory online event to: Create connections between permaculture-aligned groups Start a local group/meetup Crowdsource questions/resources Explore the most pressing needs/goals/challenges to advancing permaculture in the Northeast region Consider being part of a network to uplift permaculture-aligned groups Check out the Unlawnful
- [Exploring the Social and Psychological Significance of Permaculture Convergences](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/exploring-the-social-and-psychological-significance-of-permaculture-convergences/) - In this webinar Matthew Devine shared his research on permaculture convergences, the focus of his Ph.D. studies in Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center.
- [Teaching Permaculture to Youth: For Educators, Facilitators, Organizers and Families](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/teaching-permaculture-to-youth-for-educators-facilitators-organizers-and-families/) - Join us for a conversation about teaching permaculture design, food production, and ecological literacy to children and young adults! Learn how two northeast educators are providing youth with tools to create positive change in their communities, develop a sense of empowerment, and connect deeper with food and nature. Presenters: Monica Ibacache and Stephanie Aubert.
- [Permaculture for Suburban Landscapes](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/permaculture-for-suburban-landscapes/) - A conversation with Dave Scandurra and Patty Love about suburban permaculture models, techniques, and opportunities! Participants will guide the conversation through this Q&A style webinar while two northeast permaculture practitioners offer their perspective and expertise.
- [Queer Permie Social](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/queer-permie-social/) - Queerness in permaculture: Are you queer? Do you love permaculture? Come and meet like-minded queer permaculturists and join PAN members, Jack, Joe and Linzi as they delve into the intersectionality between queerness and permaculture. We’ll be sharing our lived experiences, reflecting on queer theory and learning from each other. Warm up with your favorite drink,
- [Roundtable Discussion on Decolonizing Permaculture](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/roundtable-discussion-on-decolonizing-permaculture/) - Join us in a roundtable discussion as PAN journeys towards decolonizing permaculture. We wish to create a frank conversation modelling vulnerability and transparency, moving past decolonization and moving towards equity. This event will include a panel with PAN board members and breakout groups with attendees. Whether you have just started to study about decolonization or
- [“From Access to Sovereignty: Conversations about Equitable Land Use” with Rev Dele](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/from-access-to-sovereignty-conversations-about-equitable-land-use-with-rev-dele/) - The practice of Permaculture requires permanent access to land. Our speaker, Rev Dele of Soil & Souls will share the story of the Indigenous Mothers’ Community Land Trust and how this journey reflects the broader issue of land sovereignty. She’ll explore why this work is necessary and the various roles we may play. Most people
- [“Why to be Unlawnful” Webinar](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/why-to-be-unlawnful-webinar/) - Lawns are a historical footprint of colonization that continue to reinforce settler colonial ideas of what home/land should look like and what/who should belong. Lawns limit the social and ecological benefits that land can offer us and that we can offer the land. Our imaginations and concepts of beauty have been distorted in order to
- [“Unlawning Your Life: A How To Lesson”](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/unlawning-your-life-a-how-to-lesson/) - Join us to learn how to remove grass and install regenerative landscapes that support biodiversity and ecosystem health! In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to foster ecosystem health using native and perennial species while growing food, medicine, and fiber. We’ll cover how to salvage materials for use in landscapes and provide tips for organizing community
- [Climate-Smart Fuel and Soil with Biogas](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/climate-smart-fuel-and-soil-with-biogas/) - Biogas is a simple, safe fuel that can be made from kitchen scraps, brewer’s grain, manure and more. Globally, there are over 40 million digesters, but here in the US there are just a few thousand, mainly at the large scale. As fuel prices rise along with the effects of climate change, more and more
- [Building Soil, Building Community](https://www.northeastpermaculture.org/event/building-soil-building-community/) - You don’t have to be a Soil Scientist to achieve soil health and fertility. Learn how to use basic soil health techniques to grow healthier and stronger plants. Sister Anna works for Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) with community gardens and primarily with housing developments. When she first moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, the community had

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