About the European Permaculture Network (EuPN)

Vision

A global network where permaculture thrives through open collaboration, shared resources, and self-directed pathways toward a regenerative future. 

Mission

We maintain a directory of teachers, a map of projects, and a shared events listing. We provide digital infrastructure to foster connection, collaboration, and visibility across the permaculture movement.

Values

  1. Openness
  2. Autonomy & Self-Direction
  3. Collaboration over Control
  4. Diversity & Pluralism
  5. Care for People, Earth, and Fair Share
  6. Transparency
  7. Regeneration
  8. Support & Empowerment
  9. Emergence over Control
Network of connections

Our Purpose

The European Permaculture Network exists to nurture connection, collaboration, and visibility across the rich diversity of permaculture in Europe.

We support individuals, projects, and organizations by offering shared tools and spaces:
Members can share their profiles, post events and course, and showcase projects or places, creating a network of permaculture practitioners who learn from one another. Quarterly newsletters feature updates contributed by members, providing a shared view of our community’s evolving landscape. Additionally, members can engage in discussions and real-time exchanges, building deeper connections and collective knowledge.

Our aim is to make it easier for people to find each other, to work together, and to strengthen the movement through openness, trust, and shared purpose.

At EuPN, we celebrate diversity, support autonomy, and welcome emergent paths. Together, we grow a more connected and resilient permaculture network.

Our Offering

This digital platform is EuPN’s foundation, providing resources, spaces, and opportunities for members to connect, collaborate, and grow. By participating, each member helps build a vibrant, adaptable network that grows organically, fueled by a shared commitment to permaculture values and principles. 

We commit to the Digital Permaculture principles. 

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Structure

We have a low maintenance structure. We believe in the Teal principles:

  • Wholeness (come as you are)
  • Self-management
  • Evolutionary purpose

Who is running the EuPN?

The Permaculture Network is backed by the non-for-profit Vihreä Pourusmäki ry. 

For now, the Permaculture Network is stewarded by a small team led by Dominik Jais, laying the groundwork so that others can join, shape, and co-create the network in the future. The tools, structure, and language are being created with the intention that others will join and shape it further. This is scaffolding - not a finished structure. 

How can I support the EuPN?

Zone of engagement at Permaculture Network

History

The European Permaculture Institute was originally based in Steyerberg, Germany and managed by Declan Kennedy.  In 1996 it moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, to the office of Tony Andersen. In 2006 the Institute was converted into The Permaculture Council for Europe.

  • Since 1992, the Permaculture Council has organized 12 European Permaculture Convergences. Meetings of the council have also happened in between these convergences.
  • While the council tried to implement democratic procedures of voting for the members of the council, its main work in recent years focused on finding the hosts of the next European Permaculture Convergence (EuPC). There has always been a long “wish list” for what the council could / should be doing but it never had the resources to get this going.
  • At the EuPC 2012 in Germany, a large group of people stepped forward as council members – out of which only a very small number of people actually kept the work going.
  • During the EuPC in Bulgaria in July 2014, several meetings of council members and other interested people were held to start a process and create a first draft of a „Vision, Mission and Aims“-statement for permaculture in Europe.
  • From this, 11 people stepped up to move this statement forward to prepare a strategy for a European Permaculture Network (EuPN) and to create a proposal to go out for review to the existing permaculture organisations in Europe
  • 2015 At the IPC London the up to date version of Vision Mission Aims was discussed tweaked and agreed on in an Sociocratic process.
  • 2016 At the EuPC in Bolsena the first General Meetings with Real Live and Online Participants was kicking of the Work of The EuPN
  • In January 2023 the new EuPN got launched. Focus shifted away from national associations to a wider audience. Also Digital Permaculture came into focus.