Seacoast NH Permaculture

At the end of the harvest season and in time for the holidays, let's swap!

Here are some ideas for what you can bring to swap...
Harvest: garlic, honey, winter squash, root veggies;
Handcrafted Goods: artwork, hand knit clothing, jewelry, body scrubs, soaps, pottery, cards;
Crafting Supplies: fabric, yarn, knitting needles, canning jars, wax, equipment you haven't used lately;
Reading materials to educate and entertain us for the coming winter.

You can use the comment section below to plan ahead and see if there is interest in something before you pack it up to bring.

COST: suggested donation of $5-10 payable that day. Cash or checks please!

Please be on time so you won't miss the introductions when everyone explains what they are offering. This is an important part of the process. No one goes home empty handed and everyone usually leaves with more than they came with, through some sort of swapping magic! The process takes about 90 minutes depending on the number of participants.

Let's celebrate permaculture and our community together as we look back on 2025! We will have a potluck, a short report and discussion about the group's activities, and then time for connection and conversation.

For the potluck: anything is welcome but local, organic, or homemade from your land and/or hands is extra exciting! This is a chance for you to show off what you've grown and created. We'll have heating and clean up facilities there, but if you can bring your own potluck kit of plate/bowl/utensils/cup/napkin, that is a great help. Please also include a list of ingredients in your dish for those who may have dietary or food allergy concerns.

Annual Meeting: After the potluck we'll share a report on what we’ve done this year and what is to come in 2026. We’ll have time for questions and feedback and welcome your thoughts and insights regarding our organization and greater community.

Consider joining us for the Harvest Swap happening immediately prior to the potluck from 3:30-5:00. Share extra garden produce, handmade items, books etc. Please register for this separately.

Permaculture is about community and people as much as it's about gardening, conservation and energy. There are so many interesting people in this group, and often our meetups are focused on what we are working on/learning - this will be an opportunity to connect a little less formally.

COST: a donation of any amount is welcomed at the event! Cash or checks please.

During Indigenous Peoples Month, we discuss an interview of Professor Anne Poelina, Co-Chair of Indigenous Studies and Senior Research Fellow at the Nulungu Institute, University of Notre Dame Australia, and a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Owner from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia.

Regeneration is often positioned as a recent development in sustainable practice, but the principles that underpin this approach – connecting with place and living in harmony with natural systems – have been woven through cultures and wisdom traditions since the dawn of human history.

To clarify - for these discussions, we watch/listen to/read material ahead of time and then discuss it. The authors or speakers are not joining us - we are talking about their work ourselves.

It's garlic planting time! Come learn how by doing and see what great work Linh is doing at her permaculture farm.

Dandelion Forest Farm is an agroforestry farm started in April 2022 by a chef, a farmer & a scientist. Their growing practices are inspired by permaculture, biodynamics, agroforestry & Korean natural farming focused on biodiversity & ecosystem health. They specialize in edible perennial plants - like chestnuts, elderberries, lavender, & pawpaws. Things are not in straight rows, there isn’t a tractor, & the soil is always covered by mulch or plants. They also keep chickens and honey bees and have started a PYO fruit & berry orchard.

Please dress for work and the weather, including sturdy shoes, and bring work/garden gloves if you have them. Your own water bottle is a good idea, too.

COST: This series is an exchange of your working energy for the knowledge and skill building of our hosts. No payment is expected but your support is always appreciated!

Announcing Seacoast Permaculture Work Parties: experiential learning and mutual support events!

Over the years many have told us that they would welcome an opportunity for more hands on skill building. Books, videos, podcasts and classes are amazing, but to actually participate in the work is often the best learning experience.

We also believe that coming together to help each other with our projects is a great way to build community and support for the important work we are engaged in. It is also a joyful way to spend our time!

In 2025 we launch the program by gathering at three homesteads to learn how to build soil, to put a garden to bed for the winter and to plant garlic. These are some basic techniques that are the core of homesteading or garden management.

Come together to learn through doing!