About us
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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Coppice, Pollard and Hedge: Agroforestry Techniques
·OnlineOnlineCoppice, Pollard and Hedge techniques are ancient traditions of regenerative agriculture, forestry and cottage industry.
Humanity has millennia of experience cultivating and sustainably harvesting woody plants for energy, fencing, poles, fodder, building materials, cottage industry, transportation, fishing, and other basic needs. The tremendous potential and productivity of these traditions have all but been forgotten, but are making a resurgence. This workshop is an introduction to some practices you might integrate into your homesteading to build self-reliance and rustic beauty in our post-cheap-fossil-fuel world.This winter presenter Steve Diamond attended a workshop on these practices hosted by Steve Gabriel (author of "Silvopasture") and Mark Krawczyk (author of "Coppice Agroforestry"). This presentation and a later in-person workshop is built on what he learned in that workshop, from those books and from years of his own experimentation with these techniques.
COST: Sliding scale of $10-25 with a $10 nonrefundable deposit due here. Or avoid paypal and the extra charges - send a check to Seacoast Permaculture, 219 France Rd, Barrington NH 03825. If you cannot afford the payment, reach out to Amy to make other arrangements.
LED BY: Steve Diamond is a gardener, landscaper, permaculturist, and poultry and goat-keeper at Living Land Permaculture Homestead in Barrington NH. He has been active as a participant and workshop leader in the Seacoast Permaculture Group's many events since its founding. He studied Anthropology at UNH.
JOINING ONLINE: Our online programs are offered via Zoom. When you rsvp "yes" the Zoom link will be visible to you on this page. Whenever you are logged in to your meetup account and come to this page you will be able to see it, click on it, or cut and paste it. We send you a message with the link through meetup, but your email or meetup settings may stop it from reaching you, so *remember to come to this page for access!*
NEWSFLASH: We launched a Seacoast NH Permaculture monthly newsletter that will NOT go through meetup. Diversifying our communication methods will make the group more resilient. The newsletter covers upcoming events, information and photos. Sign up for the newsletter here!
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ONLINE Permaculture Topics: Eco-Cultural Revitalization on the Klamath River
·OnlineOnlineA River Reborn... Journalist Ben Goldfarb traces the monumental effort to restitch relationships between land, salmon, and humans on the Klamath River running through Oregon and California, after four of its most obstructive dams are dismantled in 2024 under a restoration plan reopening hundreds of miles of salmon spawning habitat. Would fish that famously return to their birth streams find a stretch of river that had been closed for more than a century? Ben witnesses how the renewal of these ancient relationships is nourishing the ecosystem anew.
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.
Before we meet read or listen (36 mins) to this article: https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-river-reborn/
In our Permaculture Topics Discussions & Book Studies, we aim to expand our knowledge of topics related to permaculture and to have an ongoing series where members can connect to build our community. This series has a particular focus on "social/societal permaculture." Since Spring 2020, we've been especially engaging with topics such as: people care, story, right relationships, new economics, community resilience, honoring indigenous knowledge, strength in diversity, and forests & gardens as teachers.
COST: Suggested donation of $5-15 at https://www.seacoastnhpermaculture.org/ or send checks to Seacoast Permaculture, 219 France Rd, Barrington NH 03825.
*We are not requiring you pay before signing up but there are limited spaces so please take your RSVP seriously.*JOINING ONLINE: Our online programs are offered via Zoom. When you rsvp "yes" the Zoom link will become visible to you on this event page. Whenever you are logged in to your meetup account and come to this page you will be able to see it, click on it, or cut and paste it to get to the meeting. We will send you a message with the link through meetup, but your settings for your email or in meetup may mean it does not reach you, so *please remember to come to this page for access!*
The series is facilitated by Seacoast Permaculture members involved in organic growing and homesteading, education and social justice movements. These are not formal classes but conversations shaped by the 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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Plant and Seed Swap
4 Captain Smith Emerson Rd, Lee, NH, USHave plants or seedlings to share? Are you in search of new varieties for your garden? Would you like to make some new plant-loving friends? Bring your extra plants and seeds to share with others at the swap. Other garden related items to share are also welcome like extra pots, tools, books, etc.
Please know what your plants are, some basic care and preferred growing conditions. Consider labeling them.
Use the Meetup comment feature on this page to make a specific ask of a plant you are looking for or to list what you intend to bring.
Please follow these safety guidelines to prevent the spread of jumping worms:
- If dividing outdoor perennials to share, please thoroughly wash all soil from the roots. Bring the plants as bareroot or if re-potting, use a soilless potting mix.
- Read more about jumping worms in either link: https://extension.unh.edu/sites/default/files/migrated_unmanaged_files/Resource007945_Rep11616.pdf
COST: donations in any amount are requested to support the work of Seacoast Permaculture. Please bring cash or checks or donate on our website.
*Sign up for our Seacoast Permaculture monthly newsletter! The newsletter will tell you about our upcoming events, and share information and photos related to permaculture and the Seacoast NH community. It does not go through meetup since we aware that meetup emails do not always reach you.*
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Past events
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