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 […]
Autumn/Winter 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PAN Info Sessions & New Volunteers
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 […]
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!
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 […]