More thoughts as we work to ‘reconnect’, build ‘imagination infrastructure’, and celebrate the possible…
A reflection on weekend two of the Permaculture Design Course by Gail McNulty
June 7, 2022
Tag: community
Our Permaculture Community Comes TogetherÂ
Our 6-month Permaculture Design Courses run twice a year. This spring/summer, we are joined by Gail McNulty, a student in one of our courses. Gail is new to permaculture and after each of the 6 course weekends, she’ll be sharing a blog post about the weekend – what she learned, what inspired her, what connections she made and reflections from
May 7, 2022
Dirt Time
After six months of creating bonds with new people, transforming the way they think about ecosystems, communities, gardens, and relationships, and gathering hands-on experiences that broaden their skills and deepen their knowledge, our permaculture design students are eager to evaluate their new strengths and chart their next course. During our last weekend together we have a session on “where to
September 29, 2021
Decolonizing Permaculture
Thank you so much to the contributors of the Liberation Permaculture post “Decolonizing Permaculture” for creating and sharing such vital critiques, resources, and perspectives. We are listening, learning, and committed to decolonizing permaculture even more deeply in our programs.
April 7, 2021
Top 25 Permaculture Articles of 2020
We share permaculture articles on our Facebook page every day of the year. Read 25 of the most popular articles from 2020!
January 5, 2021
Preparing for winter rains after the fires
Now is the time to prepare for the coming winter rains to prevent additional damage to the recovering forest while simultaneously preparing the ground to receive much-needed rains to help the forest regrow. Even if your home wasn’t affected by the fires, you can still prepare for the coming rainy season with some of the suggestions outlined below.
December 8, 2020
Shop Local Gift Guide 2020
Looking for a permaculture-inspired gift for the holidays? We’ve put together this gift guide featuring small, locally owned businesses so that we can all shop local this holiday season–and beyond!
November 22, 2020
Social Permaculture & Community Development PDC Homefun
Homefun resources related to Social Permaculture & Community Development from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
March 7, 2020
Downtown Commons (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 5)
In the fifth post in a series about community wealth, we discuss an initiative to create a downtown commons in Santa Cruz, CA.
September 25, 2019
Cooperative & Community Housing (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 3)
In part three of our series about building community wealth, we explore cooperative and community-owned housing initiatives in the East Bay, Santa Cruz, and Davis.
September 25, 2019
Anchor Institutions (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 2)
In part 2 in our series about building community wealth, we explore the role of anchor institutions and universities as anchor collaboratives.
September 25, 2019
Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz (Part 1)
Beginning with a permaculture approach to economics, we explore strategies for building community wealth, including numerous examples from California.
September 25, 2019