PINA Membership Plans
Students & Volunteers
$20 / year
JoinPractitioners & Allies
$50 / year
JoinProfessionals & Diplomates
Teachers, designers, non-profit and business professionals who are graduates of the PDC, including Diploma Candidates and those granted a PINA Diploma.
$75 / year
JoinAllied Organizations & Regional Hubs
Organizations who support Permaculture ethics and PINA’s commitment to regeneration, e.g. agroforestry, community development, food sovereignty and social justice. Regional Hubs are PINA-affiliated permaculture organizations that encourage professional development and interactions among members.
Together, let’s build an abundant world.
Grow your Permaculture skills, knowledge, and connect with other practitioners across North America through becoming a PINA Member!
PINA shares the latest developments in the field through Online Live Events, Newsletters, Continuing Education Credits, and Resources for designers, teachers, entrepreneurs and community groups.
PINA Members also can enter our annual Design Contest that features prizes up to $5,000 in the categories of Site Design, Media, and Site Implementation.
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Membership Reinstatement
Dues span a one-year period, beginning the date that PINA accepts you as a member. If your membership lapses, your benefits end and you will be removed from PINA’s website listings, if any, after a 30-day grace period. Upon payment of dues, you will be reinstated.
Most PINA members are set up with automatic annual renewal.
If your membership has lapsed due to nonpayment, go to your Member Portal to renew your membership.
If you do not have a log-in because you have never registered on the PINA website, please use our Become a Member page as if you are a new member. This applies to all member types.
If you need any other assistance with your membership, please use the Contact form to get in touch with our administrator.
New To The Diploma Program?
If you are applying for any of the six Diploma tracks, you will need to be a PINA member at the Professionals & Diplomates level. If you are not a current PINA member, simply sign up above by clicking the button. If you were already a PINA member at either the Practitioners & Allies OR the Students & Volunteers levels, this is the process to upgrade your membership:
(1) Cancel your current membership in your User Profile.
(2) Contact membership@pina.in and say you have canceled your previouos membership and that you would like to upgrade to the Professionals & Diplomates level.
(3) You will receive an email with a pro-rated coupon code in the next 1-3 days. This code will provide you a discount off your new membership.
(4) Apply this code at check out when you sign up for your new, upgraded membership.
(5) Remain a PINA member for as long as you are in our Diploma program.