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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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Written by Dominik Jais
Permaculture asks us to practise People Care and Earth Care and Fair Share. Those ethical principles apply to our digital spaces, too. A website is often someone’s first encounter with an organisation. What happens when they arrive should reflect the values we teach. While revisiting the website research behind my book Digitale Permaculture, I also examined what permaculture websites load during a first visit. Two patterns stood out.
Written by Dominik Jais
For my book Digital Permaculture, I examined websites run by permaculture organisations in 2023. How much data does a page load transfer, and what might that mean for its carbon footprint?

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Digital Independence: From Slack to DiscourseWhat does moving from Slack to Discourse mean for a community? This presentation explores migration, shared knowledge and the responsibilities that come with controlling your own platform. Created for Digital Independence Day, it examines how an Admin Code of Conduct, transparent governance and independent oversight can help communities use that control responsibly. Open source gives us more choice—but who watches the admins?
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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
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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.

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Permaculture is more than a collection of techniques; it is a culture of sharing, experimentation, observation and learning from one another.So what would happen if we designed a convergence in the same way?From 4–7 March 2027, permaculturists from across Europe will come together online for four days of inspiration, practical knowledge, conversations and connection for the European Permaculture Convergence.