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ED Report Nov. 2021
Executive Director’s Report to the MembershipPeter Bane, PINA E.D., Autumn 2021 As I look over the frosted and decaying remnants of garden growth, and peer through the spare canopy of the woods to blue and gray skies beyond, I am reminded that every year over...
Decolonizing Permaculture; a Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion on Decolonizing Permaculture Tuesday, December 7, 2021 – 6:30pm to 8pm (online) Join us in a roundtable discussion as PAN journeys towards decolonizing permaculture. We wish to create a frank conversation modelling vulnerability and transparency,...
Gloria Flora: Why I Joined PINA
Gloria Flora: Why did I join the Permaculture Institute of North America? I’m fortunate to be part of PINA in two ways: first as a member, and more recently, as its new Development Officer. Since PINA coalesced in 2012, I view it as a leading organization for...
Why I Joined: Greg Peterson
For me permaculture is the ultimate collaboration and when I discovered it in 1991 it was the biggest aha of my life. In that moment I realized that there is something that we can call the way that I think. The first step for me was understanding the collaboration...
Streetscapes Build Community in the Age of COVID
Castellana Ave, MadridYale Environment, 6/1/20We have had many opportunities to apply the permaculture principle “Creatively respond to change” since the onset of pandemic. Some of us made major lifestyle changes; some of us on homesteads or in communities found our...
Embers of Hope Promotion
Embers of Hope: Embracing Life in an Age of Ecological Destruction and Climate Chaos by Bonita Eloise Ford Please support our book fundraiser!20% of profits from the sale of the e-book will be donated to PINA Enter this donation code when you purchase:...
Job Offered: Development Officer
PINA has a position available for a Development Officer with initial funding in place. Are you or someone you know the right person for this special job? Title: Development Officer • Reports to: Executive Director PINA is a non-profit 501c6, continent-wide membership...
E.D. Report to Members July 2021
Executive Director’s Report to the MembershipPeter Bane, PINA E.D., Summer 2021 PINA is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $169,000 to increase organizational capacity and to launch a research program into improved methods of fire risk mitigation...
Fire Ecology Restoration Project Funded
Woodland Fire Risk Mitigation and Ecosystem Restoration PINA has received a $75,000 grant to research improved methods of wildfire risk mitigation in relation to forest health. Our restoration forestry practices will be used to treat four sites in southwest...
Fire Ecology Restoration Project Job Application
We are no longer accepting applications for team members for the 2021-2022 forstry season, which is passed. If you are interested in the possibility of working with us in the 2022-2023 season, feel free to send in a job application. Most likely, we will be recruiting...