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Who we are
Our mission is to inspire sustainable urban living through education, community involvement and creative cooperation.
Programs offered include tours of local sustainable homes, classes, hands-on training and event demonstration booths.
Annual events include the Fruit Tree Sale, Mesquite Bean Milling & Pancake Breakfast and the Tour de Coops, an annual tour of chicken coops across the Valley.
Originally the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, we became the VPA in 2011 reflecting the reach of this growing community.
The term “permaculture” combines "permanent" + "(agri)culture" and addresses sustainability and interdependence of human and natural ecosystems.
Contact Us: mothernature@phoenixpermaculture.net
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FREE Food Preservation Video Series
Posted by Liz & Dan on January 26, 2012 at 10:19pm — 1 Comment
Raising Quail in AZ?? Help!!
Posted by Mary Dailey on January 26, 2012 at 12:33pm
Chickens $20.00
Posted by J.P.Morgan Jr on January 25, 2012 at 12:50pm
Inundated with bamboo stalks
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Procrastinators Pruning Practicum - complete
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Seeds and Seed Saving for February!
The VPA is pleased to announce its Speaker Series topic for the month of February is seeds and seed saving. In February some classes and events will be centered around harvesting and trading seeds.
Please join us at the Nina Mason Pulliam Audubon Center on February 10th for an evening speaking engagement with local Permaculture celebrity, Bill McDorman. Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S), has been in the seed business almost 30 years, founded 3 seed companies and co-founded several non-profits including the Sawtooth Botanical Garden in Hailey, Idaho.
The Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center is a gorgeous Phoenix attraction, and we encourage you to come out and enjoy the evening listening to an inspiring speaker and catch the seed saving fever!
Be sure to come to Rio Salado February 11th for a Seed/Seedling Swap!
Events
January 31
Tuesday
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Container Gardening for Edibles
January 31, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Practical Art
February 1
Wednesday
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Vegetable Garden Design for the Desert, Part 1 of 4
February 1, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm – JAM Artisan's Boutique
February 2
Thursday
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Green Neighborhoods - Free Green Building Lectures
February 2, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Granite Reef Senior Center
February 4
Saturday
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Urban Aquaculture, Courtesy of South Mountain College
February 4, 2012 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm – South Mountain College, Room BE134
February 9
Thursday
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Solar 101
February 9, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Tempe Transportation Center - Don Cassano Community Room
February 10
Friday
February 11
Saturday
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Backyard Composting Basics
February 11, 2012 from 9:30am to 11am – Practical Art
February 15
Wednesday
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Vegetable Garden Design for the Desert, Part 2 of 4
February 15, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8pm – JAM Artisan's Boutique
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Spring is arriving at my place 11 Replies
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Organic way to sweeten my pear tree? And controlling the birds 4 Replies
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Fruit tree prices? 30 Replies
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Tea Tasting Events for Gardeners and Sustainable Communities
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Raising honey bees 6 Replies
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Puppies - Guarding livestock and land
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Our garden is your garden
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Looking for 1/2" mesh chicken wire 1 Reply
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Spice Zee Nectaplum 15 Replies
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Lost a hen last night to illness...now what 5 Replies
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