News & Events
London Permaculture Festival
Sunday 6th July, Cecil Sharp House, Camden
Tickets £20 (£10 concs available on the door) U18s free
20 workshops and demonstrations: see www.londonpermaculturefestival.com , Instagram @londonpermaculturefestival or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/londonpermaculture/ for taster interviews with some of the speakers.
Speakers include: Hugh Lupton, Storyteller, Becky Searle, author of Growing a New Garden; Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition movement; Adam Alexander, author of Seed Detective and Seed Heroes; Andy Goldring, Permaculture Association CEO on Transforming our cities with Permaculture; Introductions to Permaculture; Sara Ward, Living the Good Life in the City; The Ecology of Compost, Tiny House Living, Grow Your Own Wardrobe and many more
Have a stall at the festival:
The Festival hosts a stalls market which operates a ‘cake currency’ where each stall costs two cakes. We sell the cakes on a tea and cake stall to raise money to help cover the costs of the festival. This helps make the festival accessible to all. Around 600 people come to the festival each year, providing a good audience for stallholders. If you would like to have a stall please email: stalls@
Volunteer for the London Permaculture Festival
The London Permaculture relies on 50-plus volunteers each year. We would particularly appreciate help with:
Publicity/promotion
We could always use more creative ideas to promote the festival as well as help leafletting, distributing posters, setting up articles for the local/specialist press, arranging radio interviews, posting announcements on the internet and anything else you think might help to publicise the festival
The festival cake stall
Our stalls market runs on a ‘cake currency’ in which two cakes ‘buys’ a stall – the cakes then being sold on the festival cake stall to help cover our costs
The crew on the day
If you would like to volunteer do please email us on: info@
Urban-Vegan-Permaculture Design Course
starts 31st May until 14 October
Story Garden, Ossulston St, London NW1 1DF
Join the 2025 Fully Certified Permaculture Design Course in King’s Cross, London! This 12-day in-depth training, spread across four weekends between May and October, explores how to design regenerative, ethical systems for living in harmony with nature. Led by renowned teacher Rakesh “Rootsman Rak”, the course includes practical sessions, optional hands-on days and site visits, and covers everything from food growing and water management to sociocracy and ethical economies. With a focus on community building, creativity, and experiential learning, it’s perfect for anyone wanting to transform their lifestyle, community or career. One-day public sessions also available — pay what you can, starting from £300. More info from event webpage
Forest garden maintenance at the Cecil Sharp House Garden
Wednesday 4th, 18th, 25th June, 10am-12.30pm
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Cecil Sharp House is a Permaculture Learning and Demonstration Site (LAND project). Our June sessions will be teaching about feeding plants with aerated compost and plant teas, adding signage for the plants, adding new unusual edible perennials and general forest garden maintenance. Everyone welcome – if you’d like to come along to either or all of the sessions please let us know and RSVP to info@permablitzlondon.com
Natural dye course
starts Thursday 5th June
Kentish Town City Farm, NW5 4BB
The colours for our fabrics came mainly from plants until synthetic dyes were developed in the late 19th century. This five week course offers the chance to learn how to use plants to create colours to dye cotton, silk and wool. Through the five sessions you’ll learn about the history of dyes, techniques for dyeing, plants to use, how to combine colours, using flowers and leaves for hapazome and using woad, the traditional blue dye. Thursday evenings 6.30pm-9pm: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th June & 3rd July
Session 1: an introduction to the history of dyeing fibre, preparing your fibres and mordanting
Session 2: dyeing with traditional plant materials to create a range of different colours
Session 3: dyes you can forage for – an evening of experimentation with different plants you have foraged
Session 4: using flowers and leaves for hapazome
Session 5: dyeing with woad to produce blues
What you will need: rubber gloves and an apron. What you will take away: skein of dyed wool, squares of dyed cotton, silk and wool, handouts. More details and booking at the website
This course is organised by Susannah Hall (www.susannahhall.london).
Growing Micro Greens
Saturday 7th June
The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton
Microgreens are plants at the seedling stage and classed as a superfood because they’re packed with vitamins, minerals and nutrients! You’ll be amazed how many different vegetables and herbs can be eaten as microgreens; from pea to sunflower shoots, garlic chives and nasturtium. Sprouts are germinated seeds grown in water where you can eat the entire root system which is so nutritious and full of flavour! This workshop explains the differences between microgreens and sprouts, their health benefits and teaches you how to grow both at home. Price £26 – Booking and details on website.
Discover Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening in Crouch End
Saturday 7th June, 4:30pm–7pm
Meadow Orchard Project, behind Hornsey Health Centre, 151, Park Rd N8 5JD
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of nature, community, and sustainability at the Meadow Orchard Project with The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group (MHSG). For more details see the website.
Have a Grow 2025
Saturday 7th June
Nationwide
Social Farms & Gardens want you to open your growing spaces to show off your vibrant spaces and fill them with laughter, learning, and plenty of green! Whether you’re a seasoned Have a Grow-er or just curious about getting your group involved, there’s something for everyone. If you’re a community growing space that plans to host an open day as part of Have a Grow on 7th June 2025, please register on this webpage. Once your organisation is registered, we can send you ideas for activities, help publicise your events and we may be able to support your day with small pots of funding and other resources.
Hackey Herbal Workshops in June
start Sunday 8th June
Join Hackney Herbal for their programme of workshops that show you how to use herbs in a creative way
Sunday 8th June, 2pm-5pm, Grow Your Own Herbs Masterclass, Hackney Herbal Garden, 1 Trowbridge Rd, London E9 5LD
Summer Solstice Herb Walk at the Olympic Park, Saturday 21st June, 3pm-5:30pm, Timber Lodge, 1A Honour Lea Ave, London E20 1DY
Herbal Wellbeing Masterclass, Saturday 28th June 2pm-5pm, Hackney Herbal CIC, Unit 16, Celia Fiennes House, 8-20 Well St, London E9 7PX
For more details and booking see Hackney Herbal website
The Future of Permaculture with Ecological Citizens
Tuesday 10th June, 6:30pm-8pm
Online
Join us for an inspiring exploration into The Future of Permaculture, with the Ecological Citizens Network. As environmental challenges grow more complex, permaculture offers a regenerative path forward. This event brings together you, changemakers, practitioners, and visionaries to discuss how permaculture can shape sustainable communities and restore ecosystems. Tickets £6 from the website
Capital Growth Training in June
starts Tuesday 10th June
Tuesday 10th June 6pm-7pm, Right to Grow: London Learning Network, The Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Rd, London, SE1 7LB
Join us at the Garden Museum to explore how to build a citizen’s Right to Grow on London’s public-sector land. Let’s work together towards a more vibrant and sustainable future.
Wednesday 11th June, 6pm-8:30pm, Dark horizons: working with London clay, Ital Community Garden, Firhill RD, SE6 3SE
Here in London we’re beset by all the benefits and limitations of working with clay. Join us at the Ital Commuity Garden to get to grips with the important considerations when working with clay, how to improve it, indeed, how to learn to love it!
Saturday 28th June, 10am-1pm, Growing South Asian Vegetables in the UK, St. Raphael’s Edible Garden, 160 Pitfield Way London NW10 0PW
We will learn about vegetables that you may have seen but wondered how to cook with them. Nutritionists recommend including a wide variety of plant-based ingredients in our diets as it contributes to better overall health. So, this is a chance to discover and experiment with vegetables and herbs that may be less familiar but packed with nutrients.
For more details and booking see website
Introduction to forest gardening
Saturday 14th June, 11:30am–3:15pm
Edible Landscapes London, Finsbury Park N4 2NQ
Join us for an afternoon introduction to forest gardening. During this session we will learn what a forest garden is and the benefits of planting one. We’ll enjoy a tour of the wonderful forest garden at Edible Landscapes situated in the heart of Finsbury Park and learn more about some of the plants. This will be a relaxed and informal session for people interested in learning more about forest gardens and the plants within them. Tickets £25, for more information and booking see the webpage.
Permaculture Design Course with Graham Burnett
starts Sunday 22nd June
Growing Together, 47 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9AG
Permaculture is an innovative framework for creating sustainable ways of living. It is a practical method of developing ecologically harmonious, efficient and productive systems that can be used by anyone, anywhere.
Get to know more about Permaculture and how you can apply it to your life with this engaging and interactive course! Less than an hour from London by train, this certified Permaculture Design course takes place over ten days between June – November 2025 plus optional additional field trip days and online sessions. This course costs £495 with limited subsidised places available at £350. For more information and booking, see website page
Large Nature Pond Building Opportunity at Organic Lea
Fridays 27 June to 15 August, 10am–4pm
Organic Lea, Hawkwood Nursery, 115 Hawkwood Crescent, London, E4 7UH
We are running an eight-week learning opportunity at our Hawkwood site in Chingford from 27 June to build a large nature pond / reservoir. In this project, participants will engage in a shared learning experience with other volunteers of different backgrounds and gain an understanding of how to create a large pond that increases the biodiversity of the growing site at Hawkwood and functions as a water reservoir. For more details see the webpage.
Permablitz at Emilie’s Allotment
Saturday 28th June, 10am-5pm
Hounslow West allotment – go to Feltham train station (30 mins from Waterloo) and get 235 bus
This permablitz is to help Emilie work towards implementing her permaculture design on her allotment site. At this permablitz we will be setting up the plot to be lower maintenance: mulching around the soft fruit bushes to keep the bindweed under control, edging the beds to stop the grass from encroaching into them, cutting back and digging up brambles at the back of the polytunnel before mulching. To develop soil fertility and support the soil-food-web we will be planting phacelia, a green manure in one of the beds and in another planting out seedlings. We will also be applying aerated compost tea to tomato and aubergine plants in the polytunnel to boost the soil microorganisms.
RSVP Essential: if you want to come along you need to let us know so we know numbers for lunch, which is provided, and so we can give you all the specific details. Contact us at info@permablitzlondon.com letting us know you want to join Emilie’s Allotment Permablitz.
Summer Currant Pruning
Saturday 28th June 2025
Carshalton Community Allotment (Access between 33-35 Colston Avenue) SM5 2PW
Join our horticultural tutor for a half-day workshop on the summer pruning techniques for all your gooseberries, red and white currants. Summer pruning rewards your efforts with healthier, more productive currant bushes that give better quality fruit without using up too much of the plant’s resources. Mid-summer is the ideal time to do your summer pruning, and our short, practical workshop will give you the skills and confidence you need to tackle your own fruit garden. More details and booking at the webpage.
One-Day Introduction to Permaculture Course
Saturday 28th June
Edible Landscapes London, Finsbury Park N4 2NQ
Join us for a transformative day exploring the foundations of permaculture—an approach to living and designing that works with nature, not against it. Led by renowned teacher Rakesh Rootsman Rak, this hands-on course will introduce you to regenerative food growing, social permaculture, ethics, design principles, and the beauty of natural patterns and biodiversity. Whether you’re a budding gardener, community organiser, or simply curious about sustainable living, this inspiring day will equip you with practical tools and fresh perspectives to help create a more resilient world. More info and booking at the facebook page
Events outside London
The Permaculture Association lists courses and events throughout Britain (and beyond!). For details of events happeing outside London, go to the Events Page, and for details of courses held nationally see the Courses Page.
Permaculture Magazine
Permaculture magazine – earth care, people care, future care is a visionary magazine that will give you the tools needed to create productive and resilient homes, gardens, economies, relationships, schools, farms and communities. Our range of articles includes no-dig gardening, food forests, cutting edge community projects, renewable technologies, regenerative agriculture, DIY & upcycling projects, natural building, education and wellbeing. It is full of solutions, projects and pioneering ideas from the very best of the permaculture movement.
Also, all subscribers get a whopping 25% discount off of Permanent Publications books – Buying from them directly is the equivalent of shopping locally and helps to keep revenues within the permaculture community.
21st Century Permaculture Radio
Archive programmes available at https://www.mixcloud.com/21stcenturypermaculture/
Brighton Permaculture Trust
Head to the Brighton Permaculture Trust. Check out their website for news of courses, events and Permaculture by the sea. They are running a number of Online permaculture, Eco Build, and gardening courses. See the website for more details and booking.
London Permaculture Network – Interactive Project Map
The London Permaculture network has launched a map of permaculture, and permaculture-friendly projects in London. Go to https://www.londonpermaculture.com/map/ to see it. Use the map to guide yourself around the projects in your local area, and the whole of London.
This map is still being developed, and we would love your project to be included! If you would like your project added to the map please contact us at info@londonpermaculture.com
How do I get events and webinars in the newsletter?
If you want your webinars, offline & online events, and announcements to be in the London Permaculture Network newsletter (sent out at the start of each month), please email them to us, at info@londonpermaculture.com before the 15th of the month, and they will go into the next month’s newsletter.