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The International Permaculture Collaborative Laboratory is a network of individuals that aims to enhance the effectiveness of the global permaculture movement.
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Find out what is going on
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Join the Funding Opportunities Hackathon
Permaculture projects everywhere are doing real work on tight budgets and the funding landscape is messy, time consuming, and difficult to navigate. The Funding Circle is changing that by building what is already the largest public free to access database of funding opportunities for permaculture and aligned projects worldwide.
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On Friday, April 24th, 10:00–18:00 CET, we are hosting a public, drop in Funding Opportunities Hackathon to strengthen it fast, together.
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Join us for a co-working day with clear tasks, live support, and training included. You can join for a couple of hours or stay all day, learn new skills and get to know others working in this sector. No experience is needed, just bring yourself.
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What you will do (choose one or more):
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• Research new funding opportunities that are not yet listed
• Check and update existing entries for accuracy
• Submit new opportunities directly into the database
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• Practical training on how to assess funding opportunities from a permaculture perspective
• A simple workflow and a shared activity log so your time translates into real improvements
• A good time with great people
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A better database means less duplicated effort, fewer missed deadlines, and more projects finding ethical support without burning out. If we want a thriving permaculture movement, we need infrastructure that makes resourcing easier and more equitable. With your help, we can make it even stronger.
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This event is made possible through funding received from the International Permaculture CoLab through the GROW project.
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Emergent Festival
Funding Applications to open in April
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The CoLab GROW Emergent Festival is recruiting for Emergent Festival Coordinators and will be opening for applications in April.
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The GROW Emergent Festival is an opportunity for active members of the International Permaculture CoLab to test out and bring to light micro projects up to 1000 GBP, enhancements to existing activities, or explorations of new ideas over a short period of time – 6 months + supporting events.
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It is also an opportunity to bring new people into the CoLab, as long as they are supported and held by current active members with the intention to remain active in this space.
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The objectives are to make visible what is emergent in the community within the agreed International Permaculture CoLab Vision Mission and Aims and to allow active members of the CoLab to support emergent projects within and on the edge of the CoLab.
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For full details please read this policy. To apply you must be an active CoLab Member, have completed your onboarding and intend to remain an active CoLab member.
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Digital Independence Day
Our digital lives are deeply dependent on a small number of proprietary platforms.
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This centralisation limits autonomy, locks communities into closed ecosystems, and puts essential infrastructure in the hands of actors whose interests don’t always align with the common good & permaculture ethics.
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The European Permaculture Network (EuPN) together with The Digital Circle, is joining Digital Independence Day (Di.Day) — a monthly, practical invitation to take one small step away from Big Tech.
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Digital Independence Day takes place every first Sunday of the month. Each session focuses on switching from one proprietary service to a free / libre / open-source alternative, with shared learning, guidance, and space for questions.
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On Sunday, the 5th of April, we will be looking at moving from Gmail to independent email services.
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International Permaculture Convergence 2026
The International Permaculture Convergence (IPC16) will take place in Thailand this November, bringing together the global permaculture community around the theme “Beyond Sustainability – Many Paths.” The gathering includes a conference on 7–8 November 2026, followed by a five-day convergence from 11–15 November 2026, with additional pre- and post-events.
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Practitioners, educators, growers, and organisers are invited to contribute to the programme through workshops, field sessions, and cultural exchanges. You can already register your interest and follow updates on tickets, participation opportunities, and programme announcements.
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4PM Permaculture Design Certificate Course
A cohort of Hong-Kong and China-based permaculture practitioners are offering a unique collaborative PDC this spring 2026. Over the course of several weekends and public holidays, participants will be learning about permaculture in different locations (farms, wildlife parks, urban spaces, coastal areas) reflecting the diversity of Hong-Kong.
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This programme is dedicated to answer local social and environmental needs, as well as foster a greater permaculture community in Asia.
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Resource of the Month
Communicate Your Impact! Challenge
Communicate Your Impact! is a 5-part action-learning challenge to help us improve how we communicate the outcomes and impact of our permaculture projects — with more clarity, creativity, and confidence.
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Each part of the challenge includes:
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– A short, hands-on activity
– Inspiring prompts
– Tools you can use right away
– Space to reflect and connect with others
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This challenge aims to empower projects to secure funding, partnerships, and greater recognition — amplifying permaculture’s global impact.
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Engagement opportunities
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There are various volunteer opportunities within the CoLab Community Space that you can join, you can view these here when you are logged in. Accounts are available from perma.earth/onboarding-journey
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For more open paid positions within the CoLab visit our website
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Membership Benefits!
CoLab membership is free. CoLab members are individuals who have an active account in the CoLab Community Space and have attended an onboarding call.
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Benefits to members include:
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Networking opportunities, meet other permaculturists all over the world
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Collaborate with others on shared interest projects and permaculture domains
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Learn and unlearn about how self-organised organisation work, make decisions. Access and share learning resources.
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Opportunities for working groups and communities to access ethical digital tools, an ethical job board for ethical livelihood and many more
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Advocacy to bring attention to permaculture to the forefront of funders attention as a solution to the climate crisis.
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Upcoming Events
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If you are a CoLab member or allied organisation you can add your events to our calendar.
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Write a Blog Post
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You can submit your article in the community space here.
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We have removed the images of this newsletter in order to reduce our digital footprint.
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This newsletter was brought to you by the Comms Consultancy team within the International Permaculture CoLab and is made possible through funding received from the International Permaculture CoLab as part of the GROW Project. CoLab Newsletter March 2026 © 2026 by Comms Consultancy Team is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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