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January has a strange reputation with the pressure of new intentions, resolutions and heroic plans that usually don't survive February. It is a fun subject at the christmas-dinner table though. What will you leave behind in the new year? What will you pick up or give more attention?
A permaculture approachwould be to observe (energy, time, land, relationships, body) and ask what wants to grow this year.

Permaculture Design Toolbox is available!
For very many hours in the past year, people from six different countries have been working together in the Nordic Permaculture Academy to jointly release the first batch of learning materials. First up is the Permaculture Design Toolbox in six Nordic/Baltic languages and English! The toolbox contains in the first round 44 different design tools for those who want to learn more about or deep dive into permaculture design. 

At the beginning of each year, the European Permaculture Network (EuPN) hosts the PermaTalks – a lecture and discussion series running every Thursday at 18:30 CET, from 15 January to 5 March.

We’re currently looking for one additional discussion guest for two upcoming PermaTalks:
• Permaculture Courses – share your experience in teaching, structuring, or improving courses.
• Permaculture Project Implementation – bring your perspective from real-life design and implementation work.

On the 14th of October 2025 I gave a presentation / talk about Digital Permaculture for members of the Permaculture Association Britain

I used up all the taking time - over 1 hour, hence there was no time for discussions at the end. I promised to answer any questions by mail. 

Permaculture began with gardens, chickens and food forests. In its early days, it was all about designing sustainable systems for growing food in harmony with nature. And rightly so; these practices remain vital in a world facing ecological breakdown.

But something deeper has been growing beneath the surface. Over time, permaculture has expanded from landscapes to lifescapes. From composting kitchen scraps to composting cultural norms. From planting trees to planting the seeds of new ways of being together.

Mastering permaculture knowledge and practice can begin with a lecture or a short introductory course, or by studying literature, films, and online content. Traditionally, and in a structured manner, permaculture education begins by attending a course sometimes called the 72-hours Permaculture Design Certificate course (PDC for short). These courses can be led by permaculture diploma holders from Croatia and abroad and are organized by them either in cooperation or independently.