What is Permaville?

Permaville.org is a place to connect with people to discuss sustainable solutions. 

Permaville.com is a growing catalog of sustainable living strategies. 

Permaville Farm Course

Permaville Farm Course describes a strategy to create a farm plan. The farm course is similar to a Permaculture Design Course. 

Permaville Roundtable

Permaville Roundtable is an online discussion to talk about sustainable solutions with other people. Participants are encouraged to download a site analysis and create a plan for a piece of land nearby. When ready, members may join a Roundtable. Free everything is free. 

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is the study and practice of sustainable living. It’s a simple way to arrange improvements you want to do on your land to make your land more sustainable. This practice is based on a book written by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1972. Permaville is based on the Permaculture and the Permaculture Design Course.

What is a Permaculture Design Course (PDC)?

Permaculture Design Course is a 72-hour workshop, outlining strategies on sustainable living, based a general outline of sustainable living practices.  Thousands of people have completed Permaculture Design Courses (PDCs) around the world. Many websites have carried forward and advanced permaculture practices.

How is Permaville different from Permaculture?

The Permaville Roundtable discussion is a condensed version of a Permaculture Design Course. Permaville is a registry of people who have completed a Permaville Roundtable discussion.

Why are there no instructors for the Permaville Roundtable? 

Everyone has something to contribute to discussions about sustainability. With twelve people in a Roundtable discussion, everyone may learn from each other’s experiences. Permaville may later offer additional cohort activities. For initial verification purposes, the described format provides a place to start.

How does Permaville handle finances?

Permaville distributes funds generated from the site to participants, farms and other geographical tiers to be formed as the project progresses. All financial activity may be available for download. To support Permaville, participants may purchase the Permaville Farm Course on Udemy and leave a review. Participants may make larger donations after becoming verified members.

What is the long-term vision of Permaville?

A long-term vision of Permaville is outlined in the Permaville Act of 2018 and the Permaville Long-Term Plan (2020).

What is the Permaville Act of 2018?

The Permaville Act of 2018 offers a statistical model to determine the relative location of populations across expansive regions. This information makes it possible to routinely distribute funds proportionally among farmers, farms, farmers markets, malls, hubs, regions and the web. The Permaville Act describes a long-term plan involving a farm school program, travel program and league of intramural events.