What we’re about
The Metro Detroit Permaculture Meetup is an open network dedicated to connecting like-minded individuals interested in permaculture design and the practices of sustainability. Through fostering collaboration and cooperation, we serve as a resource hub for sharing ideas, information, experiences, tools, and more.
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We welcome practitioners of & those interested in the following disciplines:
Edible Landscaping
Organic Gardening & Orcharding
Local Food, Farming & Homesteading
Livestock
Natural Building
Craft/DIY/Fiber Arts
Foraging & Wildcrafting
Herbalism
Cooking & Food Preservation
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Composting & Waste Systems
Water & Rainwater Harvesting
Nature Awareness
Primitive Skills
Holistic Health & Living
Ecology
Community
Conservation
What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a whole-systems design protocol modeled on the observation and study of natural systems. Permaculturists use the principles of interconnection, diversity, resiliency, and conservation to design homes, landscapes, gardens, organizations, farms, and more.
What We Do?
------------- Permablitzes --------------
A Permablitz is a volunteer-based work party. Many hands make light work! Permablitzes include working on a project, an educational/skill sharing aspect and communal style meals. Past Permablitzes have included garden establishment, pasture seeding, chicken coop construction, and more! We always have fun, lots of laughs, work hard and most importantly, we mingle and connect over delicious and nourishing homemade food!
Who can host a Permablitz?
Any MDPM member who has attended at least two events.
-------------Skill Shares---------------
Skill shares cover a variety of topics related to permaculture design and sustainable living. Winter Skill Shares primarily focus on things we can learn indoors. Past winter skill shares have included:
· Seed starting and soil block making
· Fermentation
· Seed sprouting
· Worm composting/Vermicomposting
· Introduction to Permaculture Design
· Establishing a pantry and bulk food buying
· Homebrewing
· Sustainable crafts: papermaking, spoon carving, and wool felting
· Preserving the Harvest
· Bio-char for gardens
Summer skill shares likewise teach people something or share knowledge and they usually include a site tour of a farm, homestead, sustainable living center, etc. Past summer skill shares examples include:
· Natural building and land restoration (Strawbale Studio)
· Biointensive Vegetable Gardening (Bittersweet Farm)
· Edible Landscaping/Yarden Tour (Roots to Fruits Research Site)
· Organic Vegetable Gardening (Walli’s Organics)
· CSA Gardens and Livestock Operations (Upland Hills Farm)
· Compost Water Heater (Strawbale Studio)