The Permaculture Association is a registered charity that promotes the theory and practice of
permaculture
Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using whole-systems thinking. It applies these principle ...
in Britain and worldwide.
The charity is based at offices in Kirkstall, Leeds, England, but connects a diverse network of individuals and projects, with over 1,400 members and over 100 demonstration sites. There are regional networks
Permaculture Scotlandand
Paramaethu Cymru'.
History
The Permaculture Association was established as a charity on 8 February 1983 and is registered in England and Scotland.
In Autumn 1982 a four day introduction to permaculture course was run in
Blencarn, by Max Lindegger of Permaculture Nambour (Australia).
Activities
The Permaculture Association offers its members a range of services including discounts for events, opportunities to network, promotion and support of projects and a telephone helpline. It "keeps a database listing hundreds of grassroots projects and educational organisations offering practical advice." It also certifies Permaculture Design Courses in the UK and runs a diploma in Applied Permaculture Design
The organisation was a partner in the Local Food consortium of the
Big Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes". Since 2004 it has awarded over £9 billion to ...
's Changing Spaces programme.
The Permaculture Association also supports international projects such as the Permaculture Institute of El Salvador and the Himalayan Permaculture Institute.
The Permaculture Association hosted the International Permaculture Convergence (IPC), London 2015.
Current projects
Research - Permaculture International Research Network, Information For Action on Climate Change
Research Digest
Events - The Permaculture Association will have a stall at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018. The national convergence will next take place in September 2018.
Convergences
![PermacultureConvergence2016IlkleyGroupTalk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/PermacultureConvergence2016IlkleyGroupTalk.jpg)
The Permaculture Association organises a biennial national gathering of members, known as a convergence.
Permaculture Scotland and Paramaethu Cymru have held gatherings of their own annually since 2014. Members also typically organise regional and more local gatherings.
See also
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Permaculture
Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using whole-systems thinking. It applies these principle ...
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Transition Towns
The terms transition town, transition initiative and transition model refer to grassroot community projects that aim to increase self-sufficiency to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instabilitythrough re ...
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Plants for a Future
Plants For A Future (PFAF) is an online not for profit resource for those interested in edible and useful plants, with a focus on temperate regions. The organization's emphasis is on perennial plants, named after the phrase "plans for a future" as ...
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Rob Hopkins
Rob Hopkins is an activist and writer on environmental issues, based in Totnes, England. He is best known as the founder and figurehead of the Transition movement, which he initiated in 2005. Hopkins has written six books on environmentalism ...
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Patrick Whitefield
Patrick Whitefield (born Patrick R. Vickers, 11 February 1949 – 27 February 2015) was a British permaculture teacher, designer, author, and consulting editor for '' Permaculture Magazine''. He was regarded as one of the leading and pioneering ...
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Ecodemia
References
External links
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Local Food WebsitePermanent Publications Website
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Educational charities based in the United Kingdom
Permaculture organizations
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