Pacific Northwest Permaculture Groups And Books

[Colin Keizer]

I noticed these references while researching home garden information.  Seems like a lot of people with different gardening and homesteading ideas, experiences and skills want to share what they know.

 

GROUPS

http://seattlepermacultureguild.org/what_is_permaculture.html

and their wiki page -- http://seattlepermacultureguild.org/wiki/wiki.php?n=Main.HomePage

http://www.permaculturenow.com/seattle.html

http://www.thedirt.org/ppg

http://www.eugenepermacultureguild.org/main/

http://www.beaverstatepermaculture.com/

http://www.twinbrookpermaculture.com/  !WOW! Look at their "solar cone" gardens!

 

BOOKS

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2029243/West-Coast-Food-Forestry

http://www.scribd.com/doc/45258940/Forest-Farming-Towards-a-Solutio...

"Gaia's Garden" by Toby Hemenway
"The Resilient Gardener" by Carol Deppe
"Edible Forest Gardens" (2 volume set) by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier

 

 

 

[Linda Jean Shepherd]

Thanks for the great resources, Colin. Here's a link for Permaculture Meetups in Seattle:  http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Permaculture-Guild-Meetup/

 

You might also be interested in Transition Snoqualmie, which seems quite active in building community resilience and self-reliance:

http://transitionsnoqualmievalley.ning.com/