PAN – Permaculture Association of the Northeast

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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