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Regional Mutual Aid Networks: A biocultural pattern for PINA hubs with real impact
by Zev Friedman I’m proposing the ancient cultural pattern of mutual aid as a potential strategy for growing our movement up so it can have the transformative impact that it’s been dreaming of since inception. I see PINA’s ambitious framework as a powerful servant of...
Marisha Auerbach. Why I Joined PINA
Marisha Auerbach holds the PINA diploma in Education. She trained in permaculture in Australia in 1998, lives in Portland, Oregon, and works throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is a tutor with the Oregon State University on-line permaculture design course. We caught...
Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing Shinrin Yoku or “forest bathing” took its name from a recreational practice that many Japanese found to be spiritually and psychologically nourishing. It has quickly gained popularity. Many permaculturists have direct familiarity with the benefits of...
PINA Update. Report from the Executive Director
Design contest unfolds We are grateful to our members for their passionate involvement in the 2018 NatureWise Design Contest, which concluded on April 1st with the awarding of $5,000 to back the entry by Tao Orion to construct integrated Water Harvesting Earthworks at...
PINA’s 2018 Permaculture Design Contest Has a Winner!
Permaculture Design Course graduates across North America are working every day to solve the pressing problems of our society and to repair the environment. PINA is proud to display some of the best such projects that have come to our attention. Over the next several...
Striking at the Root: A Life in Permaculture Design
by Jason Gerhardt I came to Permaculture through a combination of hope and desperation. After growing up with street violence, early death, and urban entropy as central themes of my life, I hoped the rest of life wasn’t going to be such a fleeting affair. With that...
Why PINA?
Hear what diplomates think about PINA. Kelda Lorax, Oklahoma I joined PINA to benefit from the colleague atmosphere. Years ago there were occasional gatherings of permaculture teachers in my area where we could talk shop about common joys and challenges. PINA is an...
Why PINA?
Meet some of our Board Members. By Darrell Frey My permaculture journey began in 1980. I was a young homesteader on a fast learning curve. When I read an interview of Bill Mollison in Mother Earth News Magazine, I knew my calling was to become a permaculture designer....
What are Allied Organizations?
Allied Organizations are groups that are aligned with the mission of PINA and wish to support it. Does your organization qualify? You can find more information about our Allied Organizations here. https://pina.in/allied-org-membership/
2018/2019 NatureWise Permaculture Design Contest!
The Design Contest deadline is extended to January 31st, 2019. The holidays are here and with them, a focus on family and community. With this in mind, PINA has extended its design contest deadline to January 31 of 2019. You still have a chance to give this contest...