Blog
Introduction to Permaculture
“Permaculture has come to mean more than just food sufficiency in the household. Self-reliance in food is meaningless unless people have access to land, information, and financial resources. So in recent years it has come to encompass appropriate legal and financial...
The Top 5 Chainsaws of 2023 for Forestry and Professionals
Whether your work in forestry, agroforestry, professional permaculture, or you are living the homestead life, getting the best chainsaw is key to efficient, safe, and successful work. The right chainsaw makes tasks such as manging woodlots, thinning wooded areas, and...
PINA Interview & Speakers Bureau
With the recent new hires and bolstered capacity of PINA, we are capable of hosting interviews, creating podcasts, and livestreams. Our goal is to feature PINA Members, with an emphasis on Diplomates (PINA Diploma holders) to showcase the highest quality permaculture...
Member and Diplomate Benefits List
What are the benefits of being a PINA Diplomate? Increase your effectiveness, credibility, and knowledge by acquiring a Professional diploma in an area of Permaculture Practice PINA’s Diploma Program is designed to help you learn and achieve excellence through a...
Sean Jennings
Sean JenningsCommunications Coordinator Hawaii Sean first found Permaculture as a way to design a simple life. He went on to develop his own off grid Homestead from the ground up at the age of 23 (44 now!) and continued to do the same for others across California...
Jesse Tack
Jesse TackProgram Services ManagerMichigan Jesse Tack took his first PDC in 2011 with Larry Santoyo and Keith Johnson. Since that time he has went on to start a local permaculture group in his town of Ypsilanti, Abundant Michigan, Permaculture Ypsilanti (AMPY). AMPY...
PINA’s Future is Our Own
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:...
PINA Update, Report from the Executive Director
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...
Matt Bennett, PINA Board Member
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...
Restoring Forests With Fire – Video
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...