What we’re about
What is Permaculture?
“Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future.” - David Holmgren, co-creator of permaculture. The goal of permaculture is to care for the earth and each other by creating harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships through observation of and working with the existing patterns of nature. It can be applied in gardens, technology, businesses, homes, communities, groups, or any other designable system. The Northwest Indiana Permaculture Meetup is one such group that is applying permaculture design to its own development. We see this group as an evolving resource to help facilitate the application of permaculture, its principles, and connection with others who wish to be involved with permaculture in the Northwest Indiana region. Our Sunday Monthly Meetups give us a social context and allow the group to plan further activities that specifically reflect the needs and desires of the group. Some examples are site visits, study groups, field trips, workshops, permablitzes, or whatever else you can dream up.
Check out our calendar for upcoming and past events. We invite you to join us at any of our upcoming events, where you can meet other permaculturists, get a bite to eat, share in the learning or get your hands dirty. In the end we feel that simply learning about permaculture increases awareness of our world’s connectedness and is a step towards sustainability.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- DEC Book Club! Let's Read Holmgren's 'Permaculture: Principles & Pathways'!Chesterton, Chesterton, IN
Curious about Permaculture? Us too! Let's read David Holmgren's Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability together, and explore the 12 Principles of Permaculture month-by-month, to see how it shapes our year! Our meetings have been so full of great conversation, tasty snacks, and some powerful thoughts about how we can better care for the Earth, one another, and the future. This peer-led reading group invites you to ask big questions, explore the edges, and dig into the foundational principles of Permaculture.
Let's discuss both Principle 12: Creatively Use & Respond to Change in December. There's always time to grab a copy of the Revised Edition from your favorite purveyor of books and join us! This will be the final meeting for this book, and we can discuss the possibility of starting a new book in 2025. Snacks/beer/wine are welcome, tea & dessert will be served!
Your host, Hillary, received her Permaculture Design Certificate in June of 2023, is a Porter County Purdue Extension Master Gardener intern, an Indiana Master Naturalist intern, and studied painting and sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She will share her address with members who have RSVP'd. *Heads up for those with pet allergies: dogs live here!
Please consider making a donation to this Meetup Group! This group is maintained by a voluntary team who wish to spread the good vibes of permaculture and healthy relationships with the land and people, and your support for this site helps make this happen. Donations can be made in person to Hillary Miles on the day of the event, or via the donations link on the NWI Permaculture Meetup main page. Thank you!
