Another Permaculture Design Course comes to an end. This was my first in-person course in a few years. I’ve really loved working with this group of talented and inspiring participants. I feel humbled by the course and encouraged for what’s next.

As, on these courses, we’re all learning from each other, we like participants to award the certificates to each other. Here are photos of some of the proud new certificate holders.

Here is the link to our latest Newsletter with links to our Online Courses.

People come to take Permaculture Courses for a number of reasons: some want to adopt a new way of thinking and bring more creativity into the work they are already doing, others don’t find meaning in their current occupation and are looking for alternatives; some are looking to buy land hoping to run a homestead, while still others have a small garden at home and would like to get more in touch with the soil and produce a few things for themselves.

Permaculture your life with us this year... Courses in London, Portugal, Spain and Italy.

This summer we are running a Permaculture inspired 24-hour Designing Edible Landscapes training course at Spires in Streatham. The course is funded by Lambeth and supported by Incredible Edible Lambeth and therefore free to attend for anyone who can make it.

The May Newsletter is out with upcoming gardening sessions, volunteer opportunities, blogposts and stories, pictures and more... Find it here.

Today, we sent out our first newsletter of 2017, including updates on the Permaculture Design Course, links to the Permaculture Association blog post, Mich's latest post exploring a permaculture principles, opportunities to collaborate and volunteer and more..

The December Newsletter went out this morning. You can find it here with numbers, testimonials and stories from 2017, upcoming permaculture and growing workshops and more...

“I feel like I know a secret and want to share it with the world!”

This time, I find myself sitting in a café near Old Street, chatting to the outgoing Natasha. Deciding that spending the majority of your waking hours in a job that doesn’t bring you much satisfaction, in August 2015 Natasha...

For those of you who prefer Italian, the previous blog post "5 reasons permaculture has become a global movement" was translated into Italian for the Magazine Permacultura & Transizione. See the whole article here.

Our October Newsletter includes upcoming gardening workshops, a community planting event, the full permaculture design course, blog posts and pictures from our last introduction to permaculture workshop. Read the newsletter here.

“If you apply it to your life, permaculture is a manual for surviving on the planet”

These are the final words of my interview with Permaculture Design Course (PDC) participant Louise - the first in a series of participants' stories, aimed at sharing why people take the course and how it can enrich their lives. 

Veronica Simpson on the 'benefits of thinking outside the box' in FX magazine after attending a one day permaculture course with us. Read the full article here.

September Newsletter with announcement of the new webpage and a range of events... Find it here.

You would like to grow food in the winter? or get your garden ready for the coming year?

Social Landscapes will be running a series of three 2-hour workshops at Bandstand Beds on Clapham Common this Autumn. Come and join in! Pay what you can...

Would you like to join a small social enterprise, changing the landscapes of London? Are you passionate about the environment and enjoy working outdoors? If yes, we would like to hear from you.

In the Permaculture Magazine, Ros Bedlow writes about the Permaculture for Transition workshop, she and Samantha Woods pioneered at our venue Treadwell first in January 2015, then again the same year in December. Read the article here.

Do you want to engage in a community initiative to promote local food and permaculture design? Would you like to be supported in the process, grow your skills, gain work experience and become part of a community? An internship with Social Landscapes might be the right opportunity for you!

Social Landscapes featured in Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine. Thanks Jini!