Welcome to the Sonoran Permaculture Guild

The Sonoran Permaculture Guild is a group of highly committed individuals with a vision of making our Southwest Drylands region more sustainable through Permaculture design and implementation. We are an IRS 501(c)(3) non profit organization, and over the past twenty years we have become well established in the  Southwest sustainable communities movement.  We offer classes, courses, and workshops on Permaculture design and related skills and ally with other organizations that plan and create a sustainable future. Click on the ‘courses-and workshops’ link to see details on our 17th Annual Permaculture Design course and one day classes for Spring 2012. See pictures of our workshops under ‘News’ > ‘Workshop Pictures’

 See Dan demonstrate how the Sonoran Permaculture Guild works with home owners and renters on sustainable design…

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

Need a workshop or course for your organization? We supply teachers and complete ready to go workshops and classes – click on ‘Contact us’.

Below: Participants presenting their final design projects at our annual Permaculture Design Certification course

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a contraction of the words permanent and agriculture and 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 uses ecology as the basis for designing sustainability into food production, housing, appropriate technology, and community development. It is now a worldwide movement for sustainability with many thousands of projects completed in over 120 countries. As Permaculture designers we study the patterns found in nature and the lessons found in natural ecosystems. We mimick these patterns in designing sustainable home sites, farms, and neighborhoods, as well as less tangible structures like community economics and food distribution systems.