by Melanie Mindlin | Dec 31, 2019 | blog, Uncategorized
by Tao Orion An award of $5,000 from PINA’s 2018 Design Contest enabled my husband Abel Kloster and me to build out a large pond at Aprovecho Institute near Cottage Grove, Oregon. The vision for this major earthwork started around 12 years ago, soon after we...
by Melanie Mindlin | Aug 29, 2019 | blog, Uncategorized
Evidence that permaculture is moving into the mainstream continues to manifest. Urban Planners are being exposed to the concept of a seven layer food forest on city land as a key strategy for food deserts and implementing public food forests in multiple cities....
by Melanie Mindlin | Aug 29, 2019 | blog, Newsletter September 2019, Uncategorized
Diploma offered in Regenerative Land Management In cooperation with Earth Activist Training, PINA announces a 6th specialization in its diploma program. Designed to be completed in two years, this diploma is oriented to those seeking a career in large property...
by Melanie Mindlin | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mutual Aid Webinar Recording & Resources Available Now Our second major undertaking for the season is the Mutual Aid webinar with Zev Friedman, which ran last month. Zev has been honing his already keen delivery through a conference recently held in the Carolinas....
by Melanie Mindlin | Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
As the summer begins too cool into autumn, PINA is winding up for two major endeavors. With this newsletter, we announce 2019 Design Contest offerings on two tracks: Community Development and Media & Communications. Open to PINA members, Contestants may...
by Melanie Mindlin | Jun 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
