Permaculture is more than just good gardening. It is a lifelong approach to analysis, actions and social structures that results in better relationships, more functional systems and a clearer understanding of everything necessary for human communities to thrive.
– Claudia Joseph, Founder and Director NYPE
For the free exchange of information, materials and skills relating to permaculture projects join
the Permaculture Exchange List Service or contact NYPE directly: permaculturexchange@gmail.com
PERMACULTURE EXCHANGE: (in progress) The Tillson Arts & Ecology Center demonstrates permaculture principles on less than half an acre. It is a suburban model for food, medicine, craft material, wildlife habitat and water management with cultural underpinnings in visual art, media and music. Birds, bees, butterflies and people benefit from the plantings while the function and economy of the 100 year-old house is gradually being improved. Individual and group education sessions are offered periodically or by private agreement.
Claudia Joseph, founder and Director of the New York Permaculture Exchange, is a permaculture teacher, consultant and practitioner, certified by Permaculture Institute of North America and the Permaculture Institute(USA). Following its inception in Oakland, CA (as the East Bay Permaculture Exchange) and 18 years in Brooklyn, The New York Permaculture Exchange re-located in 2019 to Tillson, a hamlet of the Town of Rosendale in Ulster county. The site is easily accessible from Rt 32, between Kingston and New Paltz in the beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley.
Rondout Valley Permaculture meetup. Come to meetings to learn skills and techniques, see models and talk with others who are interested in permaculture. Organized by Claudia Joseph and led by community members. Meetups are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm and on other days, as well. Visit the meetup site for details.
Join the Rondout Valley Permaculture facebook group.
On Facebook:
New York Permaculture Exchange (environmental news)
Permaculture Festival: NYC (social and political actions).
The Permaculture Exchange began in 1998 in Oakland, CA as the East Bay Permaculture Exchange. Presence in the Oakland Botanical Demonstration Gardens led to teaching the first permaculture course offered at Merritt College. The first East Bay Permaculture Convergence, organized by the Exchange in 2001, was met with great enthusiasm and strong attendance. After moving to NYC, New York Permaculture Exchange hosted many courses, Permaculture Festivals and Seed Swaps at the Old Stone House of Brooklyn, our home base, training ground and long-term demonstration project. Certificate courses, classes and workshops were taught throughout the 5 boroughs over the course of 18 years while onsite training sessions developed and maintained over an acre of gardens in Washington Park.
Contributing Author
2022 The City Is An Ecosystem: Sustainable Education, Policy, and Practice
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Media & links
2020 article on the OSH gardens from Park Slope Food Coop’s Gazette
2015 Permaculture feature article in Edible Brooklyn
2012 Highlights of our Permaculture Festival by Costa Boutsikaris:
http://vimeo.com/61679230
2011 Recognized by The New York Times, The Old Stone House – MS 51 Partnership Gardens are the first Food Forest model in NYC, based on permaculture design principles. The project began in 2004 and becomes more complex, beautiful, abundant and community centered each year.
A short piece on OSH programs by Costa Boutsikaris
https://vimeo.com/69708589
Interview on OSH project & permaculture by Ladema Zinsmeister:
https://vimeo.com/111785582