PINA Membership Plans

Professionals & 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

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Practitioners & Allies

PDC graduates and pre-PDC members who engage in community practice and support Permaculture ethics and PINA’s commitment to regeneration, e.g. agroforestry, community development, food sovereignty and social justice.

$50 / year

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Students & Volunteers

Enrolled in high school, college, university, a Permaculture Design Course, and/or a volunteer with a Permaculture project for 10+ hrs/year. Volunteers are asked to share about their involvement.

$20 / year

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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.

Marisha Auerbach

I joined PINA to support the work of a national organization for people who aspire to practice permaculture professionally. As I developed my career path, I would have benefitted from structured guidance on my opportunities for career advancement and . . . Read More.

Full Membership Benefits

We provide services for PDC graduates, diploma candidates, teachers, designers, course organizers, field advisors, and regional hub organizations and the general public:

  • A member newsletter with guidance for working designers, educators, landscapers, and organizers, stories about PINA members and their work, and updates on the organization’s growth and outreach efforts
  • Staff to answer your questions and to provide support
  • Assistance through your diploma process
  • Opportunities to fund or otherwise support your design efforts to regenerate land and community
  • A standard core curriculum for the Permaculture Design Course
  • A list of PINA diplomates recommended in Education and/or Site Design
  • A roster of PINA-certified PDC graduates who are eligible for certain college credits and tuition waivers
  • A roster of PINA-recognized advanced course graduates
  • Additional benefits to PINA members provided by our organizational partners, such as discounts on courses and webinars
  • Access to workshops and courses, including PDCs, advanced courses and continuing education
  • A calendar of courses and events in the permaculture community

Why I joined PINA Members of the PINA Board of Directors tell us why they joined the organization.

Featured Pina Members & Diploma Holders

Since PINA coalesced in 2012, I view it as a leading organization for promoting permaculture as the framework for sustainable living. My own passion and profession followed the trajectory of my favorite Aldo Leopold quotation, “There are two things that interest me, the relationship of people to their land and the relationship of people to each other.” I’ve been, and continue to be, all-in on protecting and restoring landscapes, supporting ecosystem services and helping people remember our inextricable connection to, and dependence on, nature.

My husband and I created TerraFlora Permaculture Learning Center. As we transition from hobby to business, we look forward to the support and connections that PINA can provide. PINA also keeps us up to date on the latest permaculture advancements throughout North America.

When I learned that PINA was looking for help to magnify support for their projects and programs, it seemed like we would make a great match. Now I get to work with the permaculture luminaries on PINA’s Board, staff and membership. And to help spread permaculture awareness, while learning even more about it.  

As PINA enters its next decade, I am grateful to be with you in its company! 

Gloria Flora

PINA Development Coordinator

In 2011, after thirty years of study and twenty-two years of farm development, my book Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm was published by New Society Publishing.

I felt my work was isolated and any influence on the larger issues of the ongoing ecological crisis was not coming quickly. So, when asked to join colleagues that I highly respected to help create PINA, I was both gratified and inspired. The potential to work together would, without a doubt, magnify our voices and our efforts.

In the ten years since our first conversations, PINA has grown to fulfill our expectations and more. Our diverse Board of Directors and Staff and Membership, from throughout North America, bring a wealth of experience and dedication that is leading PINA to greater impact every year. Our on-going creation of programs and member services will help to ensure that permaculture as a profession continues to mature.

As a board member of the Permaculture Institute of North America I am grateful to be in regular dialog with some of the finest people in the field. Their dedication to finding creative solutions to the dilemma of our human relation to our home planet brings hope in bleak times.

Darrell Frey

PINA Diploma Holder: Education & Site Design

I joined the board of PINA to work on developing standards for the Permaculture Design Certification Course. I believe it is important to have an organization that can support permaculture designers and educators to develop professional skills to enhance their work integrity world. Common standards for the PDC and graduates learning professional protocols are important to elevate permaculture into a reputable design modality. I also want to support mentorship opportunities for new graduates who are serious about pursuing permaculture design on a professional level.

 I applied for a Diploma because I was qualified multiple times over and the board made it simple for experienced permaculture designers and educators with an established positive reputation to obtain a diploma easily, and I decided to take advantage of that opportunity.  One benefit is that I can add the PINA logo to my courses to indicate they are nationally recognized by my peers as quality courses.

For people are interested in going the professional route, I think PINA is a tremendous support system.

My motivation for co-founding PINA was to create a national standard for the PDC and to elevate Permaculture Design to a credible level among design professionals and educators.

And finally, I’m endlessly curious about challenges other permaculture designers are solving across a wide range of ecosystems. Since I’ve been with PINA, I’ve found a cornucopia of projects, permaculture experts, and opportunities, of which I was previously unaware. 

When I learned that PINA was looking for help to magnify support for their projects and programs, it seemed like we would make a great match. Now I get to work with the permaculture luminaries on PINA’s Board, staff and membership. And to help spread permaculture awareness, while learning even more about it.  

As PINA enters its next decade, I am grateful to be with you in its company! 

Penny Livingston

PINA Diploma Holder: Communications and Media, Education & Site Design

 

Allied Organizations

PINA encourages groups to partner with us by becoming an organizational member. This may include non-profit organizations, certain for-profit enterprises and informal local permaculture associations and guilds.  Organizational members support the permaculture ethics (Earthcare, People Care and Fair Share) and PINA’s mission of professional development, public education and social betterment.

Additional benefits for Allied Organizations:

  • Listing on a special page of this website
  • Receive the newsletter along with notices of special offers to members
  • Invitations to attend PINA-organized regional or continental events (trainings, convergences, seminars) on the same basis as other members
  • May submit material to the PINA newsletter for publication, subject to review by our Editorial Board
  • Able to offer PINA members the opportunity to participate in products, programs, or campaigns they sponsor
  • Able to post Jobs and items to PINA’s Calendar

See more information on our Allied Organization page.

Allied 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.

$120 / year

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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.

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