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As we enter our second decade in service to the permaculture community in North America and Hawaii, we want to spotlight the developmental dynamic of this labor of love. As PINA continues to evolve, we need your support to grow. All ecosystems go through succession:...

Ten Years In and Rising to the Challenge    PINA marks its 10th anniversary from Aug. 12. While the challenges of regeneration are many and mounting, we have much to be thankful for at this important time.Fire Restoration film debut Last summer PINA received a...

PDC, Certificate in Teaching Permaculture Creatively, RDNA Immersion,  Trackers Earth Immersion, BS Mechanical Engineering Matt Bennett is a cultural creative who brings years of experience in project management, urban ecology, and green career mentoring. Matt’s...

With climate catastrophe becoming increasingly visible, permaculture designers and land stewards across the Earth are taking action combating humanity's neglect of the forests using novel tools and equipment to nurture the land in ways done for millenia by indigenous...

PINA’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion The Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) will challenge and work to dismantle systemic oppression in order to implement permaculture ethics across society. Our historic commitment to ethics of earthcare,...

PINA Board Member, since 2016Brooksville, Florida Koreen has extensive experience in both permaculture design and in education. She has taught permaculture design at Pine Ridge Lakota reservation, various locations throughout the US, a number of universities, and...

Commercial Foodscapes and Social Permaculture in Big Cities Can commercial foodscapes be community oriented? After years of quiet work, PINA's newest Board Member, Jane Hayes, and her team have been making headlines with two projects at prominent Toronto intersections...

Sometime in late 2011 or early 2012 I was contacted by Peter Bane. I knew Peter from a series of annual permaculture teacher’s meetings and regional gatherings in the eastern states that had been held through the 1990s, and I had contributed to his publication The...

    PINA is gearing up for a very full year, and I encourage all members to support our growth. Together, we can increase permaculture’s impact. Read on and learn how. Elsewhere in this newsletter, there is an announcement of the Finalists for the 2021-22 Design...

FACING THE FIRESteamboat Springs, ColoradoJune 3-5, 2022 LECTURE: June 3 @ 5:00 pm -    FREE to the public         WORKSHOP: June 4-5, 9:00am - 5:00 pmTickets $350 - $700In Colorado, 2022 opened with a catastrophic wildfire that caused towns to be evacuated, hundreds...