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Philadelphia Resources​

  • Neighborhood Gardens Trust – Helping urban gardeners aquire rights to garden in vacant lots.  They also help provide tax exemptions and liability coverage for urban gardeners.
  • Philly Orchard Project
  • Phig Blog: Philly Orchard Project's old blog archive
  • PhillyPermaculture.com
  • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
  • Permaculture Philadelphia Facebook Group
  • Philadelphia Permaculture Society
  • Eastern Pennsylvania Permaculture Guild
  • Mycopolitan – Gourmet Mushroom Cultivators – Gourmet Mushroom growers
  • Chicken Mushrooms Blog
  • North Philly Peace Park
  • Philadelphia Urban Farming Network Listserv
  • MUFN – Mycopolitan Urban Farming Network Listserv
  • Wild Foodies of Philadelphia – A group for wild food foragers
  • Philadelphia Land Bank – The website for the proposed land bank to help aquire tax delinquent properties and sell them to people who want to improve the community
  • Grounded in Philly – A list of vacant properties in Philly
  • Backyard Fruit Growers – A Pennsylvania Backyard Fruit Growers Network
  • DEPermaculture – Delaware Permaculture Network – Classes, Workshops, etc)
  • Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)
  • Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) 
  • Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
  • Wild West Philly – Wild West Philly is a group of young naturalists with two missions 1. Provide environmental education in West Philadelphia, and 2. Promote the fantastic green spaces in this part of the city.
  • Legal Advice for Philadelphia Urban Gardeners / Farmers – Need help starting a non-profit urban ag business? VIP free Legal clinics help provide limited legal services and assistance to clients in their own neighborhoods. These limited representation programs are an innovative way to give clients the information they need to be aware of their legal rights and be familiar with the legal process.
  • Pennsylvania Nut Growers Association
  • New York Nut Growers Association
  • Seed-Balls.com is a shop where you can buy seed balls filled with many native flowers, medicinal, edible, and beautiful plants.  They’re $1 per seed ball with discounts as you buy more.

Native Plant Nurserys

  • ​Green Light Nursery – dale@greenlightplants.com
  • Redbud Nursery – Glen Mills, PA
  • Triple Oaks Nursery - Franklinville, NJ
  • Pinelands Nursery – Columbus, NJ
  • NomadSeed – Online only

Plant Resources

  • Natural Capital Plant Database
  • TC Permaculture Plant Index
  • List of Uncommon Cold Hardy Fruit Trees (Gardening Zones 3 – 7)
  • Free PawPaw Seeds

Gardening Resources

  • Growing Your Greens Youtube Channel
  • Garden Irrigation Design

​ Local Landscape Design Consultants

If  you are a Permaculture Designer in the Philadelphia area and would like your business listed here, Contact Us!
  • Sustain-A-Culture
  • Mosaic Landscape Restoration
  • Edenspore
  • Forsyth Gardens​
  • Permanent Future Institute
  • Healing Earth Arts
  • Salsbury-Schweyer Inc.
  • Gunman Permaculture
  • Land-Stewards
  • Ben Weiss (Lancaster, Pa area) – susq.permaculture@yahoo.com

 Podcasts

  • The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann – Interviews with Permaculture experts.  A podcast based out of Lancaster, PA
  • Permaculture Voices Podcast – Great interviews and inspiring words
  • Aquaponics Academy – Dr. Nate Storey from Bright Agrotech
  • Homesteading and Permaculture with Paul Wheaton

 Video

  • Introduction to Permaculture Youtube Channel – A playlist of Permaculture videos that describe some introductary concepts
  • Geoff Lawton’s Free Permaculture Videos – Geoff Lawton is one of the students of Bill Mollison, the man who invented and coined the word, “Permaculture.”  He also runs the Permaculture Design Institute in Australia.
  • Paul Wheaton Youtube Channel – Tons of videos with tricks and ideas for living a life more harmonious with nature

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Fair Amount Food Forest
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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History and Development
    • Team
    • What is a Food Forest?
  • Calendar
  • Photo Gallery
  • Plants
  • Contact
  • Resources