Permaculture comes from the words ‘permanent agriculture’ and ‘permanent culture’ and is based on the ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. It is an integrated, whole systems approach to designing for sustainability in both urban and rural settings. By following permaculture design principles we can make our houses, gardens, farms, local economies and communities more stable, energy efficient and low maintenance. Using good design means less work and more fun!

Attend a course

You can learn more about Permaculture Design by attending one of our 22 hour introductory courses which are offered in Hastings, Napier and Central Hawkes Bay. The full 72 hour certificate courses are run in various other locations around the country – check for details on the Permaculture in New Zealand website PiNZ

Join the Group

The Hawke’s Bay Permaculture Group has local groups meeting monthly in Napier, Havelock North and Waipawa. Membership is free to members of Sustaining Hawke’s Bay Trust.

To join the Havelock North group, email    Jo Duff
To join the Waipawa Group, email            Louise Phillips
To join the Napier Group, email                Zoe Lee

You may also like to join the Hawke’s Bay Permaculture Google group. This group is to enable discussion and sharing of ideas between members, online. You can ask questions e.g. where to source plants or other resources, see who can car pool with you to meetings, suggest topics for future meetings and so on.

Have a look at the group, and join online at www.googlegroups.com/group/permaculturehb