Groups Offering Workshops in Rainwater Harvesting and Permaculture, Information Sources
Magazines/Journals
Permaculture Activist. Information on courses and events, as well as subscription information at www.permacultureactivist.net. Permaculture and related courses around the world.
The Last Straw: The International Journal of Straw Bale and Natural Building. www.thelaststraw.org. Lists natural building and sustainable building events and workshops.
Organizations
Drylands specific
Sonoran Permaculture Teaching Guild
Tucson, Arizona
Website: www.sonoranpermaculture.org
Watershed Management Group
Tucson, Arizona
www.watershedmg.org
- workshops on water harvesting (greywater and rainwater)
- Water Harvesting Co-op program to assist homeowners in implementing practices (http://watershedmg.org/content/view/102/57/)
- free and public water harvesting demonstration sites around Tucson (http://watershedmg.org/content/view/30/44/)
- we work with schools, homeowners, neighborhoods, organizations, and more to implement collaborative and sustainable solutions
Permaculture Institute, Sustainable Living in Drylands
PO Box 3702, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA. Phone/Fax: 505-455-0514. Email: info@permaculture.org Website: www.permaculture.org
ECOSA Institute
Prescott, Arizona
Website: www.ecosainstitute.org
Earthworks Institute, 1413 Second St., Suite 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone: 505-982-9806. Website: www.earthworksinstitute.org
Eden on Earth
www.EdenOnEarthLandscaping.com
Eden on Earth offers numerous classes, workshops, and
educational events related to permaculture and
rainwater and greywater harvesting in the Northern
Arizona region.
Flagstaff Permaculture
Flagstaff Permaculture offers the only certified
permaculture design course in Northern Arizona. For
more information on the next permaculture design
course contact Josh Robinson at
Josh@EdenOnEarthLandscaping.com
Ampersand Sustainable Living Center
Cerrillos, New Mexico
www.ampersandproject.org
Non-Drylands Specific
Occidental Arts And Ecology Center (OAEC) and OAEC’s Water Institute, 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. Phone: 707-874-1557. Website: www.oaec.org. OAEC and the WATER Institute conduct many fine workshops including “Watershed Basins of Relations: Starting and Sustaining Community Watershed Groups.”
Permaculture Institute of Northern California, PO Box 341, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. Phone: 415-663-9090. Website: www.permacultureinstitute.com
In Mexico
Alternativas, Tehuacan, Puebla, MEXICO. Website: www.alternativas.org.mx. Email: info@alternativas.org.mx
