List of permaculture projects

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A permaculture project is a deployment of permaculture practices on an ongoing basis.
Africa, Mediterranean and the Middle East
International Permaculture Network in Africa, Mediterranean and the Middle East,
Africa
Ethiopia
The Biofarming approach applied in Ethiopia has very similar features and can be considered permaculture. It is mainly promoted by the non-governmental organisation BEA, based in Addis Ababa.
Southern Africa
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has produced a report on using permaculture in refugee situations after successful use in camps in Southern Africa and North Macedonia.
Zimbabwe
There are 60 schools designed using permaculture, with a national team working within the schools' curriculum development unit.
Malawi
Permaculture in Malawi began in 1994. There is not yet a directory for Permaculturists and projects. As of 2018, the largest compilation has 72 projects in the Sustainable Nutrition Manual which is free to download and use from: www.NeverEndingFood.org/Sustainable-Nutrition-Manual. The Permaculture Network in Malawi is working on becoming registered and has started building from this to create a larger database which will be available soon. The network currently communicates through WhatsApp, Facebook, and Email. The network have its offices headquartered at Moet, monkeybay in Mangochi district. It have its notably compasses in Dedza and Changoima in Chikwawa district.
Oceania
Australia
The development of permaculture co-founder David Holmgren's home plot at Melliodora, Central Victoria, has been well documented.
Geoff Lawton's Zaytuna Farm next to The Channon in northern NSW, Australia, is a 66-acre medium-farm scale example of permaculture implementation. It is the home base for the Permaculture Research Institute. Begun in 2001, the site is off-grid, and has multiple food forest systems, animal systems, kitchen garden and main crop areas, a large network of water-harvesting earthworks for passive hydration of the site, composting toilets, rocket stove powered showers, straw bale natural buildings, etc.
Aanandaa Permaculture Farm situated near Chandigarh is a great example of permaculture. The owners have converted a barren piece of land, which they acquired in 2010, into a lush green food forest. They offer Open Day visits from time to time, to give visitors a first-hand account of the water management, soil restoration, and ecosystem development at the farm.
Tamarind Valley Collective is a 75-acre permaculture collective in Thagatti village (85Kms from Bangalore). A group of like-minded people have come together to evolve a sustainable living concept and regenerate the farm using permaculture principles
Thailand
Permaculture Institute Thailand (PIT) is (pinned on Google maps) and is an institute representing Permaculture projects in Thailand. PIT an Internationally accredited with certificates for courses and internships in - Permaculture, Natural building and Bamboo, Aquaculture, Food forestry, Vermiculture, Urban Permaculture, Sustainable living skills, Energy and alternative technology, Permaculture as Aid, Drought and Climate proofing your home and farm. Practical skills in self-sufficiency.
Saudi Arabia
The Al Baydha Project, a land restoration and rural community development program in Western Saudi Arabia.
Europe
Cyprus
GROL Garden - Girne: An Urban Permaculture Project that accepts Volunteers who come under a work-exchange agreement. GROL Garden provides food, accommodation, yoga classes, and hands-on learning in exchange for assistance on their Projects.
* Eastside Roots- is a (not for profit, worker co-op) community garden centre and hub which evolved from Bristol Permaculture Group. 'Waste' ground owned by First Great Western has been leased and is a garden centre with ongoing education, social projects and outreach into the wider community. The project promotes sustainability and permaculture.
* Three Pools, a farm in Monmouthshire. Set up in August 2017, the site is working with academics to study the effects of land use change and permaculture.
* Tapeley Park, in North Devon. One of the UK's oldest permaculture gardens established by Hector Christie in 1990.Open to the public March - October and used as an educational resource by student groups.
Other projects tend to be more community oriented, particularly in urban areas. These include Naturewise, a north London based group that tends a number of forest gardens and allotments as well as running regular permaculture introductory and design courses;
* Sunrise Ranch Intentional Community near Loveland, Colorado. Farm to table internship programs, permaculture design course, farm/garden internships.
Western US
*Pomona College Organic Farm
Latin America
Belize
Maya Mountain Research Farm in San Pedro Columbia, Toledo, Belize, is a permaculture project founded in 1988 by Christopher Nesbitt on a 70-acre abandoned citrus and cattle land. The land is up the Columbia Branch of Rio Grande from the Kekchi maya community. Presently the farm manages over 500 species of plants. The farm works on agroecology, permaculture, stacked polycultures and installs photovoltaic systems in schools in indigenous communities as well as protected areas.
The farm works closely with farmers organizations and holds one Permaculture Design Course per year.
Brazil
It is growing fast in Brazil. Some projects to mention:
Ecocentro IPEC - Pirenópolis GO
IPB - Salvador BA
IPEMA - Ubatuba SP
IPERS - Porto Alegre RS
IPETERRAS - Irecê BA
IPOEMA - Brasília DF
OPA - Salvador BA
IPC - Fortaleza CE
Ecovida S. Miguel - Moeda MG
Costa Rica
Saint Michaels Sustainable Community started building their Permaculture Ranch in 2001 in the mountains of Esterillos, Costa Rica 3.5 Kilometers from the beach. By 2015 they have become internationally recognized model of regenerative agriculture. The building of the community was accomplished by interns, volunteers, woofers, ecological experts, a NASA scientist, agriculture students, permaculturists, local farmers, and environmentalists (some that formerly worked for oil companies) and a regenerative rancher, Justin Dolan. Under Dolans' leadership five living roof homes have been designed and built using permaculture principals and two other homes have been built with rainwater harvesting roofs. A natural salt water swimming pools was installed in a food forest containing over hundreds of types of fruits, medicinal herbs, a free energy aquaponics system, 12 rotational pastures, chickens, lambs, a herd of cattle, reforestation, an equestrian center, organic orchards, and a disc golf course. The Community is home to the Permaculture Country Club of Costa Rica (PCC).
Cuba
Since 1993, Cuba has transformed its food production using low-input, or organic agriculture and, to some degree, permaculture. Havana produces up to 50% of its food requirements within the city limits, much of it organic and produced by people in their homes, gardens and in municipal spaces<ref name="Cuba" /> The transformation in agriculture originated as a response to a crisis which is known as the Special Period. Starting in 1993 Australian permaculturists traveled to Cuba to educate Cuban gardeners in permaculture practices.<ref name"AIDAB" /><ref name"Tiller" />
Ecuador
The movement of sustainable communities in Ecuador reflects a bit the fact that it sits on the halfway mark of the Earth: it is neither invisible nor well defined, though small, it has many projects, although they are not necessarily part of a functional network.
* Red de Guardianes de Semillas - Quito, Ecuador
* Rhiannon Community - Malchinguí, Ecuador
* Chambalabamba - Vilcabamba, Ecuador
* Black Sheep Inn - Chugchilán, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
* Bosque de pas / Bosque de bambu - Ibarra, Ecuador
* Finca águila y el cóndor - Chimborazo, Ecuador
* Mono verde - Tabuga, Ecuador
* Finca la amistad - Imbaruba, Ecuador
* Finca Sagrada - Vilcabamba, Ecuador
* Fruit Heaven - Gualaquiza, Ecuador
* Ave Terra - Mindo, Ecuador
* Finca verde - Valladolid and Palanda, Ecuador
* Rio Muchacho - Canoa, Ecuador
* Neverland Farm - Vilcabamba, Ecuador
* PermaTree - Yantzaza, Ecuador
* Proyecto Ocelote - Manabí, Ecuador
* Sacred Suenos - Vilcabamba, Ecuador
* Terra Frutis - Gualaquiza, Ecuador
* Guaycuyacu - in the foothills of northwestern Ecuador
Guatemala
The Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura (IMAP)<ref name="IMAP" /> was founded in 2000 by a group of Mayan farmers and professionals in San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala. It is a not-for-profit community organization focused on the development of self-sufficient communities through the responsible management of natural resources, using permaculture techniques and ancestral and traditional knowledge. Areas of focus include: the cultural and biological diversity of Mesoamerica; food security and food sovereignty; organic production systems at the community and familial level; and permaculture education and environmental stewardship.

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