Make Your Place Matter for People & Planet

 
 

 

We believe that places can be different. 
Places can give us a sense of belonging, community & 
be the basis of our livelihoods.

We support you to create places where people and planet prosper.

 

People

We organise community events, conduct surveys and engage residents in participatory design processes. 

Place

We bring place into the heart of the community through placemaking and our garden care and design services. 

Livelihoods

We deliver permaculture and horticulture trainings, build support networks and create rewarding job opportunities.

 
 
 
 

Upcoming Workshops & Events

We offer a wide range of bespoke training as well as regular Permaculture Design Courses, community building and horticulture workshops. We organise regular volunteer sessions and community events that are open to all. Click here to see all upcoming events.

 
Workshops & Events in London, UK & Europe - Permaculture Design Courses, Gardening, Community
London Permaculture Design Course - Creating Resilient Communities
Apr 27
Story Garden
London Permaculture Design Course - Creating Resilient Communities
Story Garden

6 weekends between April 27th and October 13th 2024 at Global Generation’s Story Garden in Central London.

The Permaculture Design Course is a 72-hour often life-changing experience, accredited by the UK Permaculture Association. Over the period of 6 weekends we will explore practical and creative solutions for building resilient communities and designing abundant eco-systems.

Story Garden
A 2-Day Introduction to Permaculture at the Bay Trust, Kent, April 2024
Apr 27
The Bay Trust
A 2-Day Introduction to Permaculture at the Bay Trust, Kent, April 2024
The Bay Trust

Learn the basics of Permaculture Design on this two-day Introduction to Permaculture and be ready to try it out in your garden, your workplace and your life.

The Bay Trust
heart circle - exploring our inner landscape and common ground through embodied presence and relational practice
May 24
Story Garden (Global Generation)
heart circle - exploring our inner landscape and common ground through embodied presence and relational practice
Story Garden (Global Generation)

The heart circle is an occasion for people to connect to themselves, others and the world by tapping into the deeper ecology that holds us all together. As a group we will create a space to contain our presence, stories, joys, vulnerabilities and insights.

Story Garden (Global Generation)
Online Permaculture Design Course - Live & Interactive Online Learning
Oct 29
Online Course
Online Permaculture Design Course - Live & Interactive Online Learning
Online Course

November 2024 to March 2025

45+ hours of live online sessions - 8 hours of pre-recorded sessions - 25 hours of additional coursework - Additional learning resources available

The 7 modules of our online Permaculture Design Course bring us together as a learning community to explore practical and creative solutions for creating resilient ecosystems and designing abundant lifestyles and livelihoods.

Online Course
The Ecology of Wellbeing - An Online Introduction to Permaculture - Nov 24
Nov 2
London
The Ecology of Wellbeing - An Online Introduction to Permaculture - Nov 24
London

Learn the basics of Permaculture Design on this face-to-face Online Introduction to Permaculture and be ready to try it out in your garden, your workplace and your life. The course includes presentations, discussions, time to ask questions as well as break out groups.

London
 
“The course was a fantastic learning process and a truly enjoyable experience. The tutors were very knowledgeable and transmitted Permaculture as an approach to living, thinking, doing, making and being.”
— Raquel, PHD student in Food Policy
 
 
 

Previous Projects & Stories

We have designed and delivered a number of community projects and trainings, engaging residents in making their neighbourhoods thriving and abundant places. To see more examples visit our portfolio page.

 
Portfolio - Permaculture Design, Community Engagement, Placemaking
Treadgold House Retrofit
Treadgold House Retrofit

We were asked by BowTie Construction to engage the residents in a re-design of the greenspaces surrounding Treadgold House, which is undergoing a retrofit and will become the UK’s first zero carbon multi-unit.

2018 Creating Resilient Communities Permaculture Design Course at Loughborough Farm
2018 Creating Resilient Communities Permaculture Design Course at Loughborough Farm

16 designers graduated with a Permaculture Design Certificate on the 2018 Permaculture Design Course at Loughborough Farm. We also visited venues such as Hazel Hill Woods, the Remakery, the Meadow Orchard Project and were grateful to have had guest teachers such as Linda Royles and Sam. The course was led by Michel Thill and assisted by Tish Vail and previous course participants Naomi Allen and Dre Ferdinand.

Community Design at Roupell Park Estate
Community Design at Roupell Park Estate

Social Landscapes worked with The Community Education Foundation, the Roupell Park Resident Management Cooperative and the Roupell Park residents themselves to come up with a design proposal for an disused green space on the estate.

Farm to Table Permaculture Design Course at Monestevole
Farm to Table Permaculture Design Course at Monestevole

Organising a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is generally a great opportunity for a project or a community to integrate more of the Permaculture principles into their workings. This was the purpose of our full Permaculture Design Course at Tribewanted Monestevole.

The Challenge on Egham Road
The Challenge on Egham Road

Michel supported residents on Egham Road to make a more beautiful, safer and useful space. The job was a big challenge, building a 25 m long planter, shifting 12 tonnes of soil and planting 60 plants along the pavement to create a border between the grass and play area and road. With a large group of corporate volunteers and residents, the job got done in a day and brought out the neighbourhood.

 
 
 
 

Our Partners

We work with a variety of partners in mutual support.

 
 
 
 
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
— Arundhati Roy