PAN – Permaculture Association of the Northeast

Teaching Permaculture to Youth

November 1, 2023

We are so excited to host this online event with Monica Ibacache on November 21! Learn more and join us!

Where Food and Forest Meet

November 1, 2023

By Shira Lynn After attending a talk by an edible-perennial-landscape-farmer, my pro-pollinator friend was beside herself with concern. “That farmer is doing so much good,” she exclaimed, “but she’s not using native plants!” I started to trot out my usual counterpoints to the native plant hysteria: In climate change conditions we no longer know what […]

Autumn Permaculture Digital Fest

September 27, 2023

We are excited to announce this new community connection event! Let’s get cozy, have some food amongst friends, and enjoy a harvest-themed show and tell. MORE INFO HERE.

Biogas Webinar

August 30, 2023

We are so excited to have Elyssa Serrilli (MA) of Northeast Biogas Initiative and Kathy Puffer (NY) of Biogas Education Hub share this introduction to biogas. Learn more and register here.

How do we design for changing climate conditions?

July 19, 2023

by Shira Lynn “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” The old adage has never seemed more apt. When I was growing up in Boston, we could count on an early spring heavy snow, a wet spring, and a dry August. The air was crisp and cold by Halloween. Common practice was to […]

Unlawning Action & Anti-Oppression

May 31, 2023

Unlawnful Action Spring Workday When: 10am-4pm Saturday, June 24th Come for as much as you want to! Where: 98 Rogers Road Troy, Maine 04987 Spaces are limited, please RSVP: jackstam42@gmail.com Come to this spring Unlawful workday to learn about transitioning grassy yard space into lush perennial ecosystems with opportunities for hands-on participation, observation of multiple […]

Seeking Board Members

May 17, 2023

If you’re interested, please FILL IN THIS APPLICATION FORM. We want to diversify our board and are seeking people who: Are familiar with permaculture (professional and beginner permies welcome) Value equity, diversity, and environmental justice Are interested in supporting uncolonization and anti-oppression initiatives Are skilled in conflict resolution Tasks you might help with: Organizing webinars […]

Video: “Becoming Earth Wise” teaser!

April 19, 2023

Check out the “Becoming Earth Wise” teaser! Rev Dele, our previous Facilitating Director, will be hosting the new show on e360tv! WANT TO BE A GUEST ON THE SHOW? If you have a site that you’ve already Unlawned, please apply! The deadline has been extended. Read more and apply now!

A Suburban Food Forest Yard

April 19, 2023

by Shira Lynn It’s spring in my suburban food forest yard! I want to be outside all of the time, but there’s actually very little that needs doing. One of my guiding principles is, “No poison. No product. No pollution.” This is the aspiration that nothing I do in my yard should negatively affect life […]

Announcing “Becoming Earth Wise”

March 22, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that Rev Dele, our previous Facilitating Director, will be hosting a new show, called “Becoming Earth Wise,” on e360tv! Plus, Rev Dele will be interviewing 6 guests on the show from our Unlawnful campaign!! If you have a site that you have already Unlawned and a journey you would like […]

Unlawnful Spring News

March 15, 2023

Spring into Unlawnful Action: March Meet and Greet Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7pm to 8pm (Eastern time) Come ready to share your big ideas for this spring’s Unlawnful campaign, hear about what others are doing to Unlawn in their community, and get connected to other people in the community who are ready to Unlawn this […]

Autumn/Winter Unlawnful Updates

January 9, 2023

We have some exciting Unlawnful updates! For all our Unlawnful resources, visit the main page. “Unlawning Your Life: A How To Lesson” Webinar Join us to learn how to remove grass and install regenerative landscapes that support biodiversity and ecosystem health! In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to foster ecosystem health using native and perennial […]

A Decade-Old Rewilded Lawn

October 24, 2022

One community member, Charley Eiseman, has been working on rewilding his lawn for nearly a decade. He has documented his experience in blog posts here. His lawn has gone from standard mowed grass to a luscious food forest for him, his family, and critters of all kinds. He and his wife are able to fill […]

Have you ever gotten to know Goldenrod?

October 24, 2022

Compiled by Stephanie Aubert If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t given this group of plants much thought. Solidago spp., commonly known as goldenrods, are a plant genus with 100 to 120 known species. They are native to all of what we know as North America, though there are species native to Europe and […]

Join Our Unlawnful Campaign

July 6, 2022

Ever wanted to do something unlawnful? We sure do! We’ve imposed a human idea of lawns that has smothered Mother Earth and we hope you will join us in unlawning so Mother Earth can breathe again. We are planting the seeds of these ideas in this year-long campaign. Learn more. Toolkit available soon! Come back […]

Announcing Our Virtual Engagement Series

November 18, 2021

Ecologically, socially, and politically, we are faced with increasing upheaval. As designers, community organizers, and leaders, part of our work is to use this unraveling to bring about meaningful change. PAN is pleased to announce our new Virtual Engagement Series 2021-2022 on the theme of “Uprooting and Unearthing.” Read more about our upcoming events and […]

PAN Fundraiser

October 26, 2021

Support our fundraiser and buy this e-book! All profits donated to PAN until November 30. Enter this donation code when you purchase: PAN2008. Buy now. PAN is so excited to collaborate with Bonita Eloise Ford. She has been an active member of the permaculture community and is our new board coordinator. Embers of Hope: Embracing Life […]

PAN Info Sessions & New Volunteers

October 25, 2021

Do you want to collaborate with amazing people and contribute to an inspiring community? Consider joining our board or a subcommittee or becoming a member. If you missed our Info Sessions, you can check out the recording below. Learn more about PAN, what’s new, and how to get involved. Ready to get involved? Please fill in […]

Membership Survey

October 24, 2021

Take 3 minutes to fill in this survey and help PAN provide more to the community. Enter to win a “Permaculture Design Notes” book or a PAN t-shirt!

Ways to Stay Connected

June 22, 2021

PAN will not be organizing a 2021 Northeast Permaculture Convergence. Although it seems that positive strides are occurring as we work to emerge from the pandemic, until recently, uncertainty about the viability of large gatherings has pushed too far into the timeframe needed to organize a worthwhile and dynamic event. With most people having had […]

What is fiscal sponsorship with PAN?

June 21, 2021

Did you know that PAN can help your project or organization receive grants and donations that are normally restricted to entities with 501c3 nonprofit status? Fiscal Sponsorship makes it possible for you by applying for these funding opportunities “through” PAN. We want the good work of permaculture projects and education in the Northeast region to […]

Summer Reading

June 20, 2021

Looking for some engaging permaculture reading for the summer? Here are some of our old and new favorites… Reviews: Books by Starhawk The Fifth Sacred Thing How did I not know “Ecotopian” was a genre of novel? It’d been far too long since I’d picked up some fiction, but when a coworker described this book […]

Learning & Acknowledging Indigenous History & World-Views in the NE Permaculture Movement

January 2, 2021

Over the last few months, PAN has been sharing digital resources for permaculture practitioners to learn about the indigenous lands and peoples of the northeast and the history of colonization in our bioregion. We are also sharing and promoting indigenous led initiatives in the northeast that are accomplishing amazing work related to food sovereignty, land […]

PAN Member Highlight: Abundant Earth Foundation

August 14, 2020

AbundantEarthFoundation.org Like everyone, COVID offered the time for the Abundant Earth Foundation to stop and look at what we were doing and to ask how we could make a difference in the lives of those suffering so greatly, not only from the threat of the virus but climate change, social unrest, and other difficulties of […]

Racism, Religion, Relationship

August 14, 2020

By Rev Dele, PAN Board Member Current events inspire me to reflect on racism within the permaculture movement. I have served on the front lines of desegregation since 1965 as a child, and now that I am an elder, I still seem to be the first black person in many professional venues. Racism is a […]

PAN Current Happenings

August 14, 2020

Greetings! Oh, summertime. Bursting berries, shimmering sunshine, growth in all directions, north, south, earth, sky. Many of us are busy tending to gardens, stewarding seeds and plants, smashing the patriarchy, unlearning biases, dismantling white supremacy, tending the land, caring for our communities, and sharing the surplus this season. It’s all connected. We hope you are […]

PANdemic Webinar Recording Now Available

June 6, 2020

Please enjoy this free recording of our recent webinar from May 27 entitled PANdemic Webinar: Permaculture Tools and Strategies in a Time of Crisis and Possibility. Info below: Join us for a conversation with Permaculture activists, designers and educators as we explore questions about mutual aid, people care, and organizing in this time of COVID-19 […]

A Message from PAN During These Times…

May 10, 2020

Greetings! We hope you and yours are well and are able to creatively respond to the numerous changes in our midst! This spring, a global pandemic is inviting us to live out our permaculture principles from a deeper place as never before. It feels as if we are all being drawn inwards to uncover Earth’s […]

Webinar Recording Now Available: Exploring the Social and Psychological Significance of Permaculture Convergences

April 16, 2020

Want access? Email us for payment instructions or…psst, they’re free for members!

Webinar: Exploring the Social and Psychological Significance of Permaculture Convergences

March 28, 2020

Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 12:30-1:30 PM USA ET Join us to hear Matthew discuss his research on permaculture convergences, the focus of his Ph.D. studies in Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Matthew has traveled widely throughout the US attending convergences, fueled by both his research and his own practice and love of ecological […]

PAN/PINA Regional and Continental Coalition Report

March 8, 2020

PAN has recently affiliated with PINA, the Permaculture Institute of North America, to become the official northeastern hub representing our region. PINA is a professional association of regional hubs working across North America and Hawaiʻi to: • Elevate the status and impact of Permaculture by influencing public policy and private development to improve the […]

Documentary to watch: Dancing With the Cannibal Giant

March 8, 2020

“Will we have the wisdom to survive climate chaos and planetary destruction?” This film offers four stories that answer this question, and invite its viewers to ask themselves, what am I doing and what are we doing, together, to put the destructive giant back to sleep? Produced by BALE – Building A Local Economy, based […]

PAN Listening Session

March 8, 2020

PAN Listening Session on March 16 at 4:00 PM! An informal opportunity to join PAN’s Board Treasurer, Patty Love, to ask questions, share information, and connect on topics related to PAN’s mission to increase the resilience of the Northeast region by strengthening the regional permaculture network and increasing access to relevant education and resources. We […]

Recap of Fall Webinar with Starhawk

January 17, 2020

In October 2019, PAN organized a dynamic webinar conversation for the northeast permaculture community with Starhawk, a prominent author, activist, permaculture designer and educator, and voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism. She is the author or co-author such books as The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, The […]

Report Back on PAN as a PINA Regional Hub

January 17, 2020

Waaay back in November, PAN Board Treasurer, Patty Love, spoke with Peter Bane about PAN’s role as a regional hub of Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) and about developing collaborations between the organizations. “What? PINA? Regional Hub? Tell me more!,” you might be thinking. Per PINA’s website, the history of that organization is: “In […]

PAN T-Shirt Clearance Sale!!!

March 1, 2019

We are moving inventory! PAN is looking to sell out our limited current t-shirt stock so that we can purchase and unveil a brand new batch of t-shirts with a new design. While supplies last, we are reducing our normally $25 t-shirts to only $16, including shipping! Beautifully designed, organic cotton, this deal is a […]

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