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Barbara, Dan, and Kendall are featured on KUAT Public TV

Dan was featured on September 28th, 2009 discussing the work of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild. View the video at http://ondemand.azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2009/9/28/kuat-permaculture/ Barbara and Kendall were featured on October 10th, 2009 discussing Permaculture alternatives to the current wastewater treatment process. Veiw the video at http://ondemand/azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2009/10/7/kuat-wastewater/
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Sonoran Permaculture Guild Starts the Fall Season of Classes – Click on the courses and workshops link to the left

The Sonoran Permaculture Guild starts Fall classes on September 13th with an Introduction to Bee Keeping class, followed by Introduction to Permaculture, Natural Building, Water Harvesting, Gardening, and Native Foods. Then for those who already have their Permaculture Design Certificate, we offer an Advanced Design Course on January 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2010. Our popular five weekend Permaculture [...]
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Spring 2009 Permaculture Design Course Graduates

  Eighteen new Permaculturists graduated from our 14th Annual Permaculture Design Course in March. after 72 hours of participation in hands on, classroom exercises, and design/pattern based learning.    Shown back row left to right - Bill, Marti, Rodin, Leona, Carly, Damian, Ian, Robert, Justin. Shown front row left to right – Stefanie, Jan, Carol, Amy, Heather, Kris, Rodney Not in [...]
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Welcome to the Sonoran Permaculture Guild

The Sonoran Permaculture Guild is a group of highly committed individuals who share a common vision of making our Southwest Drylands region more sustainable through Permaculture design and implementation.

NEST/Sonoran Permaculture Guild is an IRS 501(c)(3) non profit organization.

Click on the ‘courses and workshops’ link to see our current and future list of classes.

See Dan explain Permaculture and the work of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild at

http://ondemand.azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2009/9/28/kuat-permaculture/

Below: Students presenting final design projects at our Permaculture Design Certification course held each Spring

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a contraction of the words permanent and agriculture, and the word has also come to represent a blending of the words permanent and culture. Permaculture is a way to live sustainably in a region for many generations, taking care of people and taking care of the environment at the same time. Permaculture is the use of ecology as the basis for designing integrated systems of food production, housing, appropriate technology, and community development. Permaculture is built upon an ethic of caring for the earth and interacting with the environment in mutually beneficial ways.

First developed in Australia in the late 1970’s by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, it is now a worldwide movement for sustainability with many thousands of projects completed in over 120 countries.

Permaculture designers study the patterns found in nature and the lessons found in natural ecosystems. By mimicking natural ecosystems we can design homes, farms, and neighborhoods that take care of people, take care of the earth, and allow us to limit our impact on the natural environment while investing in a healthy future for all.