The Northern School of Permaculture

"Permaculture Design is the first system of conscious, functional, design in the world. That's its unique aspect - its functional design is sustainable."

Bill Mollison (1928- 2016)

Find out more in this short video from the originators

News, Reports, Articles, Reflections

The late summer edition of "Northern Edge" is now published.  Read it here.  Full of updates, features and details of "What's on" at the Northern School.  Ask for notification of the next publication here.

Up and coming

"Open House" - early autumn gathering at Manchester Road Community Centre, Bury, 21st September 2019 Read more

National Forest Garden Scheme one-day event in Manchester including tours of sites near the City Centre. 28th September - more here

RHS Bridgewater Pre-opening tour Worsley, Salford, 30th September 2019

Permaculture Design Course at Didsbury, South Manchester starts Saturday 12th October 2019 Read more

Urban Gardening and Permaculture Practical Skills programme, Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020 - booking now read more

Ecological Gardens Design Course, Winter 2019,  starts on 10^th November 2019  book now! Read More

Permaculture Design Course at Bury, North Manchester starts Saturday 22^nd February 2020 Read More

Tree Planting at Turncliffe Barn, nr Marple (postponed) - Read More

Introduction to Permaculture Design Course at Hulme Community Garden Centre in Manchester 4th and 5th July 2020

Details of  other events will follow. e-mail us

Catch up / complete your design course

Many of our design courses are modular - see available days.

What the students say: graduates from the recent Design Course at Chorley talk about the course:

Graduates from our 2014 PDC course at Chorley talk about their projects and how the course has helped them

Video release "Agriculture vs Permaculture" from Jack Hill featuring interviews from the Northern School.

The oldest permaculture food forest in Britain  - from our friends Graham and Nancy at Coldstream in Scotland

Our guild has links to other guilds and organisations who acknowledge the power of "open source" working:

Permaculture Research Institute - the PRI is pre-eminent coherent authority on world-wide Permaculture The PRI has accredited our Permaculture Design Certificate course (PDC) and we are seeking closer working relations with them

Permaculture Institute of North Britain - a guild of design practitioners that regulates the Northern School

Permaculture Research Institute Tap o' Noth - a PRI accredited smallholding in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

CommEnt CIC - a community interest company based in the North West of England. A supporter of our School and the North Britain Institute.

Burnley Food Links - a social enterprise providing healthy local food in the West Pennine region

Permaculture in Maurituis - projects and co-operatives from our associates in the Indian Ocean

Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Africa - we are working with them to develop holistic training and cultural exchange across continents and climate zones

Permaculture Research Foundation Malta - originators of the key permaculture mediterranian drylands project "Bahrija Oasis"

West Pennine Permaculture - a website supporting community application of permacultur in the region around Lancashire, UK

Permaculture Association (Britain) - we are members of this charity promoting permaculture in the UK

Open Money