Calls

Digital Independence Day Switch Party - from Slack to Discourse

Digital Independence Day takes place every first Sunday of the month. The idea is simple: we switch from a proprietary service to a free/libre/open-source solution — together. With shared learning, gentle guidance, and space for questions, we help each other transition away from Big Tech services at a pace that feels realistic.
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Presencing Session - Call 1 - Sensing: Where are we now?

Across Europe, people are teaching, organising, experimenting, building projects and trying to strengthen permaculture in very different contexts. But what is actually happening on the ground?This first call is an invitation to slow down and listen. We want to hear what you are noticing in your local or national permaculture community: where there is energy, where things feel stuck, what has changed, and what people may be missing.
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Blog

How to choose a Permaculture Design Course in Europe

Written by Karen Noon
finding the right PDC for you
Deciding to take a Permaculture Design Certificate is a big step. For many folks, it turns out to be one of the most intense and rewarding learning experiences of their lives. Right now across Europe, the number of courses on offer has grown considerably in recent years.
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Bio-intensive market garden ?

Written by Claud du Moine
Sowine & Planting Fiche
Bio-Intensive Market Gardening : A Viable Future for Small-Scale Farming
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Resources

Presentation: From Google Drive to Nextcloud

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Digital Independence: From Google Workspace to NextcloudHow do you move from Google Drive to Nextcloud? This presentation explores migrating files, calendars and contacts, choosing suitable hosting, and comparing alternatives. Featuring practical tips and a live Nextcloud demo for Digital Independence Day, it shows how to take control of your data and keep the freedom to choose your digital tools.Watch the presentation at https://youtube.com/live/_VU7rgUVRRM

Evergreen Transition Launch Training

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Transition Launch Training Our most beloved introductory course is now available for the first time ever as a self-directed online training! While Transition Launch is rooted in the visionary, holistic, bottom-up approach to local community resilience-building developed by the international Transition Towns Movement, this training has been designed to provide an abundance of valuable insights, tools, practices, and resources for anyone interested in learning how to set up and grow a community-based changemaking initiative where they live.

Digital Di.Day Switch Party - From WhatsApp to Signal

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This recording is part of a series of Digital Independence Day "Switch Parties". In this video we talk about the switch from WhatsApp to Signal. Why Signal is more in alignment with permaculture ethics - what does permaculture ethics mean in the digital space.

Article

The Gentrification of Permaculture

Permaculture has always attracted people who are searching for another way of living: closer to the land, less dependent on extractive systems, and more aligned with ecological limits. But over the last years, another version of permaculture has become increasingly visible. It is well designed, beautifully photographed, technically sophisticated, and often only accessible to people with substantial financial resources.