by Melanie Mindlin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Bob Randall The Climate & Heat We continue to get shocked by what is happening to climate and weather. In late June of 2021, much of the northwestern states were above 110˚F, British Columbia had a temperature of 121.28˚F (about 50˚C) and much, much further...
by Melanie Mindlin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Melanie Mindlin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
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,...
by Melanie Mindlin | Nov 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Melanie Mindlin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
by Melanie Mindlin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Castellana Ave, MadridYale Environment, 6/1/20 We 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...
