Permachiptz, Potluck and Final PCH Book Study

PJ's Forest Garden 435 White Oak Rd., Lawton, MI, United States

Permablitz this Sunday (4/26) to tour and move woodchips around PJ's 4-acre forest garden in Lawton, followed by a potluck and then the final meeting of the Book Study Group to wrap up The Permaculture Handbook by Peter Bane.

Earthbag Permablitz at Krystal’s

Krystal's Place 3840 Lovers Lane, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

We are planning on this Saturday, May 9th to get started on the earthbag garden beds and would love help/company from anyone that is interested! I'm taking cues from the recent permablitz at PJ's place in terms of how to structure this and look forward to seeing how it goes and to meeting some...

Native Plant Palooza at VBCD

Van Buren Conservation District 1035 E Michigan Ave., Paw Paw

The Van Buren Conservation District’s 2014 Native Plant Palooza will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Native plants, garden decor, bird houses, bat houses, books and more! Van-Kal Permaculture will have a booth at this event with a display of Permaculture books and information.

Southern MI Perma-Mixer: Spring 2015

Strawbale Studio 2691 Noble Rd., Oxford, MI, United States

The South Michigan (SoMI) Perma-Mixer is an event to bring together permaculturists from across the region to share skills, knowledge and other resources. A few of us attended the inaugural Mixer last fall and it was an amazing day full of learning, networking and sharing of ideas. This one promises to be even better...

PDC with Extras in Small Farm/Homesteading

Pierce Cedar Creek Institute 701 West Cloverdale Rd, Hastings

(text courtesy of Midwest Permaculture) This will be our second year hosting a full PDC at Pierce Cedar Creek. Last year's training worked out wonderfully. Not only did we have the beautiful backdrop of the nature center's grounds, facilities and their knowledgeable staff, the training was co-taught in part by two very interesting and...

Wild Ones Field Trip – Kalamazoo’s East Side

Wild Ones Field Trip to TRANSITIONal Native-Plant Gardens Three locations on Kalamazoo’s east side.

Join Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones for their June field trip to three unusual native-plant gardens, each of them linked to an important TRANSITIONal community project.

Southern MI Perma-Mixer 3: in Kalamazoo!

Gibbs House (WMU) 4503 Parkview Ave., Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Save the Date for the Southern Michigan (SoMI) Perma-Mixer, Saturday September 26, 2015 at the Gibbs House in Kalamazoo MI. Learn, share and cross-pollinate with other Permaculture folks from throughout southern Michigan!

EarthSmith Farm Tour and Potluck

EarthSmith Farm 415 Sunset Dr., Dowling, MI, United States

A gathering at a local mid-sized permaculture farm, EarthSmith Food & Forest Products. Workshop/project 1-4 Tour- 430pm Potluck- 530pm If you'd like to, please bring a dish to pass. We will be grilling some farm Meats, so also feel free to utilize the grill to cook. We will also be providing salad, arugula, spinach,...

Urban Permaculture Video Screening

Disciples of Christ Church 2208 Winchell Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Hello Permies and Transitioneers! Geoff Lawton's Urban Permaculture video is an inspirational look at the potential for regenerative living in cities. Van-Kal Permaculture and Kalamazoo Transition are teaming up to host a showing at Disciples of Christ Church 2208 Winchell Ave, in Kalamazoo, at 7:00 PM on January 20th. The film highlights clever design...

Skills for Self-Reliance: Adapting to a Changing World

Lily Hill Farm 32260 88th Avenue, Lawton, MI 49065, Lawton, MI, United States

Join us at Lily Hill Farm in Lawton for a day-long primer in homesteading skills, permaculture, raising small livestock, self-sufficiency, and creating “food forests.” Lunch will be provided.

$25

Permaculture Action/Education Day April 29th!

Disciples of Christ Church 2208 Winchell Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Permaculture action and education day! Morning practical application as we work on developing a public forest garden. In the afternoon, we'll have a workshop on getting started with Permaculture.

If you'd like to have your event added to our calendar, please e-mail [email protected] with all of the relevant details, and if possible, a representative photo or decent-quality copy of your logo. Thanks!