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Trees for Health
Trees for Health is a voluntary run organisation based in South Devon, aiming to help foster healthy communities and healthy ecosystems by revitalising our use and knowledge of woodland.
Country UK (England) Region Devon
Sections :Herbs and Medicinal PlantsNon Profit GroupsTrees and WoodlandsVolunteering

National Non-Food Crops Centre
Provide a single, independent and authoritative source of information on the use and implementation of non-food crop products and technologies in the United Kingdom, with databases covering 2000+ orginisations, 200 crops and many research projects. Strong industry focus.
Country UK (England)
Sections :Directories/ListingsFarmingNon Food CropsNon Profit GroupsPlant DatabasesResearch

Project Bona Fide
Project Bona Fide is a non-profit organization working toward sustaining culture through organic agriculture and reforestry projects in Nicaragua.
Country Malaysia
Sections :Non Profit GroupsTreesPermacultureVolunteeringRun Courses

Treesponsibility
A Calderdale based group who have planted about 60,000 trees and hedge plants. Spin-off projects include the Community Tree Nursery, which is set to take off into its own independent life, and the Wild Garden, an outdoor education area at Ferney Lee School in Todmorden. We've also written a book and produced a video about our activities!
Country UK (England) Region Yorkshire
Sections :PermacultureTrees and WoodlandsNon Profit GroupsVolunteeringClimate Change

Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
Group headed by Geoff Lawton which offer worldwide permaculture training and consultance. One particularly interesting project has been greening 10 acres in Jordan. The website is a blog with many articles, course listings and a very active forum.
Country Australia
Sections :PermacultureDrylandsNon Profit GroupsConsultancyMailing lists/ForumsBlogs

NaturalStores.Org
Located in New-Brunswick, with members from around the world, we are dedicated to promoting the organic econo98 thru our business practices.
Country Canada Region New-Brunswick
Sections :PermacultureOrganicsSustainable AgricultureWoodland GardeningAgroforestryGeneral GardeningFarmingUrban PermacultureVegan organicsPermaculture DesignWild PlantsDrylandsAlly Croppingbotanical illustrationPondsTreesEdible FlowersRoot cropsPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsLow impact livingRun CoursesOther commercialPlant DatabasesDirectories/ListingsNews SitesFloraCo-opsCommunitiesEco-villagesCharitiesNon Profit GroupsCity Farms/Community GardensAcademicGovenmentalNGOPoliticalCampainingNetworksCollective

PermAgro
A Danish group hoping to establish The Permaculture Research Institute Denmark.
Country Denmark
Sections :PermacultureNon Profit Groups

co-ops: social permaculture!
catalyst can help you set up housing co-ops, worker co-ops or community co-ops. a member of radical routes, catalyst has helped over 200 groups get established as co-operatives. using legal structures to help people set up collectively owned and controlled structures, housing and employment.
Country UK (England)
Sections :PermacultureLow impact livingSustainable livingLandrightsNetworkingTrainingConsultancyTalksBuisness servicesCo-opsCommunitiesEco-villagesCharitiesNon Profit GroupsPoliticalCampainingNetworksCollective

australian nurseries online
Australian plants search resource with articles on how to grow plants, club and association listings and photographs
Country Australia
Sections :General GardeningRare Plants/Heritage SeedsTreesPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsPlant SuppliersPlant Suppliers (Organic)Seed SuppliersHerb/Medicinal SuppliersDirectories/ListingsNon Profit Groups

International Medicinal Plants Growers’ Consortium-IMPGC
A portal of herbs-Rich information repository on medicinal herbs. Provides searchable pages for herb information, herb usage, home remedies and health remedies. Conceived, created and updated by International Medicinal Plants Growers’ Consortium
Country United States Region 43017
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Oakenwood Society
'Herbs for healing, for food and for pleasure’ – Relaxed 2-day weekend courses run throughout the summer. The courses are held in a rural setting on a working farm in south east Wales, approximately halfway between Bristol and Cardiff. For dates, further information and booking: www.oakenwoods.co.uk Oakenwood’s current project is to help buy woodland to conserve and protect, or land to create woodland with native British trees.
Country UK (Wales)
Sections :Herbs and Medicinal PlantsTraditional Plant UsesTrees and WoodlandsNon Food Cropsnative plantsWildcraftHealth IssuesSpiritualRaw FoodFood IssuesLocal FoodRun CoursesTrainingNon Profit Groups

Aussies Living Simply
We are a community focused on sustainability, permaculture, organic gardening, backyard livestock, simple living and stepping lightly on the planet. We invite you to become a member, it’s free and you’ll be part of one of the most interesting and friendly groups on the net. The posts you see listed on this home page are a tiny example of the large collection of interesting and in some cases, life changing, forum discussions you will have free access to as a member. Our forum is lively and active and often you can get an answer to a question within minutes. We discuss simple living, backyard livestock, permaculture, organic food production, sustainable energy, living well on less money, preserving, bread baking, stockpiling food, recycling, mending and reusing and a wide range of sustainability topics. There is a seed and plant exchange, members’ discounts for open pollinated vegetable seeds, bare-rooted plants, native trees and plants. You’ll also find a treasure chest of homemade food recipes and instructions on how to make natural household cleansers, soap, laundry detergent, shampoo and lots more. Certified organic farmer and author of Easy Organic Gardening and Moon Planting, Lyn Bagnall, is here to answer your organic gardening questions.
Country Australia
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Permaculture Institute
Founded in 1997 as the sister organization to the Permaculture Institute of Australia, the Permaculture Institute is one of the leading permaculture educational institution in the US. Our mission is to promote sustainable living skills through education, networking and demonstration projects. We facilitate networking among permaculture groups and projects in NM/Southwestern region and beyond. Our website is full of practical information on plant guilds, backyard animal husbandry, gardening in the nature's image, water harvesting and community building.
Country United States Region NM, CO, AZ, CA, UT, NE, TX
Sections :PermacultureOrganicsAgroforestryFarmingUrban PermaculturePermaculture DesignWater/WetlandsWildlife/ConservationBio-diversityDrylandsPondsBee plantsGreen BuildingLow impact livingSustainable livingOther Green GroupsLocal FoodClimate ChangeEnvironmentRun CoursesVolunteeringJournal/NewsletterNetworkingTrainingConsultancyTalksPhoto GallerysDirectories/ListingsBlogsNon Profit Groups

Ecocentre - Permaculture Centre and Ecovillage in Brazil
A Living and Learning centre in the heart of Brazil. The Ecocentre was designed and built as a reference centre for sustainable living in South America with focus on growing food, caring for water resources and building ecological structures to support an ecovillage. The Ecocentre offers a number of courses and internships and is a non profit organization with projects in several regions of Brazil and as far as Africa and Portugal.
Country Portugal Region Many
Sections :PermacultureOrganicsSustainable AgricultureAgroforestryGeneral GardeningFarmingUrban PermaculturePermaculture DesignCompostWater/WetlandsHydrologyReedbedsTraditional Plant UsesSwalesReforestationTree nursaryTreesEdible FlowersRoot cropsPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit Cropsnative plantsBiomassGreen BuildingSustainable livingAppropriate TechnologyComunity compostingLocal FoodEnvironmentRun CoursesOpen To PublicVolunteeringApprenticeshipsResearchConfrencesNetworkingTrainingConsultancyTalksBooks Stores/PublishersFarmers MarketsBuisness servicesGarden DesignPhoto GallerysNews SitesCommunitiesEco-villagesNon Profit GroupsNGONetworksCollective

Ecocentre - Permaculture Centre and Ecovillage in Brazil
A Living and Learning centre in the heart of Brazil. The Ecocentre was designed and built as a reference centre for sustainable living in South America with focus on growing food, caring for water resources and building ecological structures to support an ecovillage. The Ecocentre offers a number of courses and internships and is a non profit organization with projects in several regions of Brazil and as far as Africa and Portugal.
Country Brazil
Sections :PermacultureOrganicsSustainable AgricultureAgroforestryGeneral GardeningFarmingUrban PermaculturePermaculture DesignCompostWater/WetlandsHydrologyReedbedsTraditional Plant UsesSwalesReforestationTree nursaryTreesEdible FlowersRoot cropsPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit Cropsnative plantsBiomassGreen BuildingSustainable livingAppropriate TechnologyComunity compostingLocal FoodEnvironmentRun CoursesOpen To PublicVolunteeringApprenticeshipsResearchConfrencesNetworkingTrainingConsultancyTalksBooks Stores/PublishersFarmers MarketsBuisness servicesGarden DesignPhoto GallerysNews SitesCommunitiesEco-villagesNon Profit GroupsNGONetworksCollective

GreenHenge - The Environmental Hub
GreenHenge is an environmental-focused hub designed to provide one central source for locating web sites based on some aspect of our environment. This may include nature photographers, merchants offering solar products, wildlife preservation groups, science research sites, and more.
Country United States
Sections :OrganicsTrees and WoodlandsWater/WetlandsWildlife/ConservationWildernessDrylandsReforestationGreen BuildingLow impact livingSustainable livingOther EnvironmentalHealth IssuesFood IssuesAgricultureEnvironmentDirectories/ListingsNews SitesCharitiesNon Profit GroupsAcademicGovenmental

Fruitiers.net
Scionwood exchange website (edible fruits, rare fruits). More than 1500 varieties with graded descriptions. (French language. Free. No ads.)
Country France
Sections :Bio-diversityPlant DatabasesNon Profit Groups

Celtnet Wild Food Recipes
An extensive collection of recipes based around or incorporating wild and foraged plants. Includes methods of cooking and the edible uses of plants.
Country UK (England) Region Cheshire
Sections :Non Profit GroupsWild Food/ForagingEdible FlowersRoot cropsPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit Cropsnative plantsFungirecipe site

akha world
Ethnobotany of the Akha in Thailand.
Country Italy
Sections :Wildlife/ConservationTrees and WoodlandsTraditional Plant UsesEdible FlowersReedbedsWildernessBio-diversityTreesHerbs and Medicinal PlantsDyesFibresNon Food Cropsnative plantsResearchPhoto GallerysPlant DatabasesBotanical InformationEthnobotanyFloraNon Profit Groups

Enota eco village
Enota is based on shared ecological and social values and Rudolph Steiners biodynamic agricultural principals. Working with the principle of not taking more from the Earth than one gives back, Enota has the potential to be sustainable indefinitely, cooperating and living in co-creation with nature.
Country United States Region towns,ga. sw
Sections :OrganicsSustainable AgricultureTrees and WoodlandsCompostBio-diversityPondsEdible FlowersHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit CropsHouse plantsGreen BuildingSustainable livingOther Green GroupsSpiritualGardening ToolsAgricultureEnvironmentOpen To PublicNetworkingHerb/Medicinal SuppliersSustainable plant productsFarmers MarketsEco-villagesFarmingPhoto GallerysWild PlantsSoilHydrologyReforestationRoot cropsFungiAnimal RightsOther EnvironmentalRaw FoodConfrencesCommunitiesVegan organicsVeganVolunteeringWildlife/ConservationVegetarianNon Profit Groups

Society of Ethnobiology
The Society of Ethnobiology (SoE) is a nonprofit professional organization established in 1977 to promote and perpetuate the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide, including past and present relationships between peoples and the environment. The Society integrates scientific research with education and with public priorities at regional, national, and international levels. The Society integrates scientific research with education and with public priorities at regional, national, and international levels. Registered in Arizona, USA, the SoE is governed by Society Officers elected by the general membership. The SoE sponsors an annual conference, presents three high-caliber publications and awards excellence in research for both established ethnobiologists and students. The SoE welcomes membership from all interested communities and individuals.
Country United States
Sections :News SitesSustainable AgricultureWild PlantsWildlife/ConservationTreesEdible FlowersHerbs and Medicinal PlantsNon Food CropsCoppicingHedgingAgricultureEnvironmentDirectories/ListingsFungiEthnobotanyPermacultureCollectiveWild Food/ForagingRare Plants/Heritage Seedsnative plantsDyesLocal FoodNon Profit GroupsFruit CropsRoot cropsLandrightsSoapsFibresOil crops

Food Plants International
We are documenting the edible plants of the world in easily understood English to help the hungry, especially in the 81 poorest countries (infant mortality) mostly in the tropics and subtropics, to feed themselves well. Currently we have 24,700 edible plant species and continue to add information, publications and posters to our website available free to share on a not-for-profit basis.
Country Australia
Sections :ResearchSustainable AgriculturePlant DatabasesEthnobotanyTree nursaryBuisness servicesNetworksNon Profit Groups

Quad Cities Edible Landscape
Food sustainability group for those that live in Iowa and Illinois in the United States with a focus on Edible Landscaping, Forest Farming, Wild Edibles, and Gardening. We discuss the plants that grow well in our Upper Midwest climate and especially like native plants. We have plant and seed swaps. Please join us if you live in Iowa or Illinois.
Country United States Region Iowa and Illinois
Sections :Woodland GardeningAgroforestryWoodland GardeningTreesGeneral GardeningPermacultureWoodland GardeningAgroforestryVegan organicsTrees and WoodlandsWild Food/ForagingRare Plants/Heritage SeedsSoilBio-diversityWildernessTreesHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit CropsHedgingLow impact livingWildcraftGenetics/GMOOpen To PublicVolunteeringConfrencesTalksMailing lists/ForumsBotanical InformationCo-opsCommunitiesNon Profit GroupsCity Farms/Community GardensPoliticalNetworksAgroforestrySustainable AgricultureUrban PermaculturePerennialsFungiSustainable livingPhoto GallerysTreesFarmingEdible FlowersLocal FoodCollectiveWild PlantsTrainingTrees and WoodlandsFood Issuesrecipe siteCampainingGeneral GardeningGeneral GardeningCompostHouse plantsNetworkingGeneral GardeningLitrature reviewNGORoot cropsnative plantsOrganicsNew CropsGardening ToolsPlant Databases

Balkan Ecology Project
The Balkan Ecology Project (BALKEP) is a permaculture-inspired, grassroots project based in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria). BALKEP is devoted to the design and exploration of ecologically-sound human habitats and serves as a demonstration site for local residents, communities and visitors from abroad. Our efforts aim to develop thoughtful approaches to food, shelter, community and commerce, while promoting and preserving the unique biological diversity associated with the Balkan region.
Country Bulgaria Region Shipka
Sections :FarmingOther commercialCollectivePermacultureWild PlantsWild Food/ForagingCompostSoilBio-diversityWildernessEdible FlowersPerennialsHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit Cropsnative plantsHouse plantsWildcraftFood IssuesLocal FoodVolunteeringConfrencesTrainingPlant DatabasesBotanical InformationLitrature reviewrecipe siteCo-opsNon Profit GroupsCity Farms/Community GardensNGOCampainingPermacultureTrees and WoodlandsFarmingVegan organicsLow impact livingTalksOrganicsGeneral GardeningWild Food/ForagingSoilBio-diversityTreesEdible FlowersRoot cropsPerennialsNon Food CropsBiomassFungiApprenticeshipsTrainingPlant SuppliersGarden DesignPlant DatabasesNGOSustainable AgricultureGeneral GardeningOpen To PublicCommunitiesPondsBotanical InformationFungiNetworkingNetworksCollectiveHerbs and Medicinal PlantsFruit CropsVolunteeringConsultancyNon Food CropsRun CoursesWoodland GardeningTreesGenetics/GMOPhoto GallerysCampainingTree nursaryOil cropsAgroforestryRare Plants/Heritage SeedsHedgingPoliticalAgroforestryTree nursaryResearchCollectiveGardening ToolsMailing lists/ForumsRun CoursesSeed SuppliersSoilPhoto GallerysOrganicsRoot cropsWild PlantsCo-opsUrban PermacultureTrees and WoodlandsNew CropsSustainable livingPhoto GallerysWoodland GardeningHedgingPlant Suppliers (Organic)CompostCoppicingnative plantsBlogs

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