What we’re about
Permaculture aims to regenerate healthy, productive landscapes and communities by consciously applying ecological principles to the design of human habitats. It is a theory, a mindset, and a lens for looking at the world in order to create a sustainable and just planet for all. Permaculture’s three ethics - Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share - and its twelve principles are used to design systems that create and foster healthy relationships. Through this discipline, each of us can take greater responsibility for ourselves and our world by developing life skills for sustainable living to become active participants and producers.
“Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance.” -Toby Hemenway (permaculturist & author)
What we do: We build community, share ideas and learn how to move forward mindfully and in tune with the ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. Through the Seacoast NH Permaculture Meetup and other partner organizations we bring people together by offering workshops, speakers, movies, discussions, swaps, potluck meals and other events.
"We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical gangs that are doing that." -Dr. David Suzuki (geneticist, broadcaster, environmentalist)
Our mission: Seacoast NH Permaculture Group empowers individuals and communities to work together to create resiliency through the use of Permaculture in the NH seacoast area and beyond. We inspire and teach each other by sharing skills, knowledge, and regenerative practices, nurturing our connections and celebrating our work.
“You cannot save the land apart from the people or the people apart from the land.” -Wendell Berry (farmer, environmentalist, author)
Land Acknowledgment: Indigenous cultures, past and present, have been an inspiration to our learning and the development of permaculture. To honor them and to deepen our connection to and understanding of the land we are living on, we share that the Seacoast of NH is the traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki, Pennacook and Wabanaki Peoples. We are grateful to them for stewarding this area so beautifully for thousands of years and continuing that work now. They invite us to join their efforts – see indigenousnh.com to learn more.
Upcoming events
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Work Party: Putting Your Homestead to Bed for the Winter
Hearts Content Homestead, 449 Maple St., North Berwick, me, USThis work party starts with a tour from 9:30-10ish, work from 10:30-12:30 and then a potluck lunch. The work will include mulching beds for the winter and sifting compost for spring.
On Peter and Rebekah's beautiful and practical homestead they work to grow all their nutritional and caloric needs using primarily human labor – using some of the skills Peter learned when he worked for Helen and Scott Nearing in 1964. Their crops include flint corn, wheat, oats and dry beans. They also have alternative energy and waste recycling systems.
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!
NOTE from SP Organizers: Want to stay in the loop beyond our Meetups? Sign up for the monthly Seacoast NH Permaculture email newsletter to get notified about additional local and online events, hands-on projects, and resources. Sign up here. Unsubscribe at any time.
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Give & Take: Swap Our Harvest, Handcrafted Goods, Project Extras, Winter Reading
Farmwood Village Club House, 13 Brookmore Road, Dover, nh, USAt 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.
NOTE from SP Organizers: Want to stay in the loop beyond our Meetups? Sign up for the monthly Seacoast NH Permaculture email newsletter to get notified about additional local and online events, hands-on projects, and resources. Sign up here. Unsubscribe at any time.
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Harvest Feast Potluck & 2025 Annual Meeting
Farmwood Village Club House, 13 Brookmore Road, Dover, nh, USLet's celebrate permaculture and our community together as we look back on 2025!
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.
NOTE from SP Organizers: Want to stay in the loop beyond our Meetups? Sign up for the monthly Seacoast NH Permaculture email newsletter to get notified about additional local and online events, hands-on projects, and resources. Sign up here. Unsubscribe at any time.
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Past events
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