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🌿 PINA’s 2025 Permaculture Design Contest—Beginner Track finalists!

• Ethan Cohen (CO): suburban drought-resilient oasis (500+ lbs food/yr, 70+ pollinator spp).
• Khari Jackson (WA): 4.77-acre community sanctuary + free CSA.
• Megan Gilger (MI): polyculture “vineyard” with stacked harvests & chickens.
• Skip Shuda (PA): 22-acre educational learning forest.

🗳️ Member voting open through Dec 15 at PINA.in. Not a member? Join and support regenerative design.

PINA announces 2025 Permaculture Design Contest Finalists (Beginner Track) — Member voting now open - PermaGuide.com - Discover Inspiring And Sustainable Places To Visit Member voting for Permaculture Design Contest finalists is open now. Support innovative projects that promote resilience and community.

🌱 Introduction to Permaculture – Live, 3-Session Course
Permaculture is more than gardening — it’s a way of thinking, designing, and collaborating with living systems. In this beginner-friendly course you’ll explore ethics, principles, systems thinking, and a practical design framework you can apply at home or in your community.

🗓 Dates: Jan 16, 20 & 23, 2026
🕕 Time: 18:00–20:00 CET (each session)
🎓 Certified by: International Permaculture CoLab (peer-reviewed)
➡️ Perfect for: newcomers, community organizers, and anyone curious about regenerative living.
🔗 Details and more information: https://permaguide.com/news/introduction-to-permaculture-10-hour-course-jan-16-20-23-2026/

P.S. If you’re in the PermaGuide community, pair this with hands-on practice (tours, residencies, work & travel) to turn learning into action. 🌍💚

🌱 PermaTalks (PermaPuheet) Volume 6 is coming!
From January–March 2026, join weekly online permaculture talks every Thursday at 18:30 CET—from school gardens to open-source research, plant guilds, and more. Get inspired, ask questions live, and turn ideas into action with the PermaGuide community.

👉 Read our announcement on PermaGuide (News section) for the lineup and how to get a season pass: https://permaguide.com/news/permatalks-volume-6-is-coming-join-a-season-of-inspiring-online-permaculture-lectures-jan-mar-2026/

🎟 Season pass covers the whole series.

🌺 Hawai‘i Ecovillages Q&A — This Thursday!
Free live webinar from Ecovillage Tours for anyone curious about visiting—or even relocating to—intentional communities on the Big Island.

🗓 Thu, Nov 20
⏰ 2pm ET / 9am HST
🎟 RSVP (free): https://www.addevent.com/event/whh5q9nvfnc6

📖 Read our article for details: https://permaguide.com/news/hawaii-ecovillages-qa-live-webinar-this-thursday/

What you’ll learn: what daily life is like, how regenerative travel works, and snapshots of communities such as La‘akea Permaculture Community, Starseed Ranch, HIP Agriculture, Sundari Gardens, and Rainbow Bridge Hawai‘i. Recording sent to all who register.

Hawai‘i Ecovillages Q&A — Live Webinar This Thursday - PermaGuide.com - Discover Inspiring And Sustainable Places To Visit Join the Hawai‘i Ecovillages Q&A live webinar this Thursday to learn about life in intentional communities.

👩‍🌾 Hands-on lernen statt nur lesen:
3 Tage Permakultur zum Mitmachen – Ernten, Boden regenerieren, Anbau planen.

18.–21.09.2025, Seegut Blaue Blume.

Sichere dir deinen Platz: https://permaguide.com/de/news/hands-on-permaculture-course-at-seegut-blaue-blume-sept-18-21-2025/

Praktischer Permakulturkurs auf dem Seegut Blaue Blume (18.-21. September 2025) - PermaGuide.de - Entdecke inspirierende und nachhaltige Reiseziele Nimm am Permakultur-Kurs teil und lerne nachhaltige Gartentechniken, während du community und die Natur genießt.

🍌 Ecofinca Platanológico Tour (La Palma) — wander an edible forest inside an organic banana farm, learn volcano-smart cultivation, taste bananas & solar tea.
More information: https://permaguide.com/de/news/ecofinca-platanologico-tour-la-palma-canarias/

Entdecke die Ecofinca Platanológico: eine 90-minütige essbare Dschungeltour auf La Palma - PermaGuide.de - Entdecke inspirierende und nachhaltige Orte zum Besuchen Erlebe die Ecofinca Platanológico Tour La Palma Canarias, eine Verwandlung von der Bananenplantage zum essbaren Dschungel.

💚 Let’s Support Lorand and His Family! 💚

Lorand, a valued member of PermaGuide, and his family are facing financial hardship after welcoming their second child. With midwife fees, rent, and health challenges, they need our help to create a stable home. Every donation counts! Let’s come together and support them.

🙏 Donate or share: https://4fund.com/wzmg8u

A Growing Family in Need: Help Niki, Lorand, and Zente Find Stability - PermaGuide.com Join us in helping Niki's family! Donate in crowdfunding to help family find stability while welcoming their new baby.

🌱 Join the Syntropic Agroforestry Workshop! 🌱

Are you passionate about regenerative farming, permaculture, and food forests? Then don’t miss this hands-on Syntropic Agroforestry Workshop from April 25–27, 2025, at Waldgarten Rehfelde (near Berlin)!

🌍 Learn how to design sustainable & productive ecosystems
🌳 Work directly with plants, soil, and agroforestry systems
🤝 Connect with a like-minded community of Earth Activists

🔗 Register now: https://foodforest.network/veranstaltung/workshop-syntropischer-agroforst/
📩 Questions? Contact us at Phil(at)foodforest.network or ☎ +49 176 23880042

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Workshop (near Berlin): Learn Syntropic Agroforestry – Become an Earth Activist! - PermaGuide.com Join this workshop near Berlin to learn Syntropic Agroforestry and become an Earth Activist. Don't miss this opportunity to make a positive impact!