Permaculture Association
Introduction The '''Permaculture Association''' is a registered charity that promotes the theory and practice of permaculture in Britain and worldwide.The charity is based at offices in Kirkstall, Leeds, England, but connects a diverse network of individuals and projects, with over 1,400 members and over 100 demonstration sites. There are regional networks:  Permaculture Scotland and '' Paramaethu Cymru''.
History The Permaculture Association was established as a charity on 8 February 1983 and is registered in England and Scotland.In Autumn 1982, a four-day introduction to permaculture course was run in Blencarn, by Max Lindegger of Permaculture Nambour (Australia).
Activities On 10 February 2009 Andy Goldring of the Permaculture Association addressed the Grow Sheffield AGM which was held in Sheffield.The Permaculture Association offers its members a range of services including discounts for events, opportunities to network, promotion and support of projects and a telephone helpline. It "keeps a database listing hundreds of grassroots projects and educational organisations offering practical advice." It also certifies Permaculture Design Courses in the UK and runs a diploma in Applied Permaculture DesignThe organisation was a partner in the Local Food consortium of the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme.The Permaculture Association also supports international projects such as the Permaculture Institute of El Salvador and the Himalayan Permaculture Institute.The Permaculture Association hosted the International Permaculture Convergence (IPC), London 2015.=== Current projects ==='''Research.''' Permaculture International Research Network, Information For Action on Climate Change,  Research Digest.'''Events.''' The Permaculture Association will have a stall at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018.The national convergence will next take place in September 2018.=== Convergences ===thumbThe Permaculture Association organises a biennial national gathering of members, known as a convergence.Permaculture Scotland and Paramaethu Cymru have held gatherings of their own annually since 2014.Members also typically organise regional and more local gatherings.+British ConvergencesYearLocation2019Hill End Activity Centre, Oxfordshire2018Manchester2016Nell Bank Centre, Ilkley, West Yorkshire2014Gilwell Park, Chingford, Essex2012Coed Hills, Glamorgan Wales2010Lambourne End, Lambourne, Essex2008Nell Bank Centre, Ilkley, West Yorkshire2006New Barn Field Centre, Dorchester, Dorset2004Braziers Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire2002Easton Community Centre, Bristol2001East London1997Nell Bank Centre, Ilkley, Yorkshire199?Hill End Activity Centre, Oxfordshire1982Blencarn, Cumbria
See also * Permaculture* Transition Towns* Plants for a Future* Rob Hopkins* Patrick Whitefield* Ecodemia
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External links * *  Local Food Website*  Permanent Publications Website