A discussion of sound ecological ideas for food, water, soil, watersheds, energy, rainwater catchment systems and technology.

— Sonia Annella Ingram

Interesting intro to permaculture, for a newbie like me. I thought the first half of the lecture was a little long. I was more interested in the latter half which dealt with practical applications for today and the future. Then again the title of the meet up is what it is.

— Dan

It was a great macro-universal perspective on natural systems and where humans fit on this globe. I am very excited to the Permaculture Design Certification starting in February.

— Jonathan Connors

I'm afraid I missed it.... late afternoon hibernation with the family, because we played in the snow all morning and I ran out of time to prepare something for the potluck : (

— Bryan Milne

Fantastic conversation, great food, relaxed vibes and the first real snow of winter made this event remarkable. People exited the party saying "that was great", "let's have more of these" and "wow!I didn't know this would be so much fun". While Alice and I had thoughts about structured break-out groups - such as organizing permaculture, upcoming events, growing things or business ideas - a free wheeling format was a good start. I look forward to more get togethers where people can share their ideas, visions and skills. Permaculture brings together an amazing community! I had a great time co-hosting and I thank Alice Lo for providing this forum to exchange information and for co-hosting this event( also Sean Maley and everyone at Green Phoenix who keeps this site going). Thanks to everyone who attended - people make the party!

— Claudia Joseph

Enthusiastic group. Bryan gave me a lot of helpful pointers about the waterflow issues in my yard. Thanks Bryan!

— Helen

Super friendly people! The meetup serves the purpose of putting like-minded individuals together. It's not a teach-in; it's more an opportunity for like minds to share ideas.

— Alex Moore

It was great meeting other permaculture practitioners and people interested in permaculture.

— Eve

great people with great projects, but the meetup could be a little more organized so we can here what different projects are going on in the city

— Dan

It was a great opportunity to connect with a lot of like-minded people. Learned how to make ginger soda and about a great project called 596acres.org

— Eve

Poor production that could have been half the length. It's a shame because a lot of people left early, when I think there is a lot of interest in the subject.

— Alex Wilson

I was very disappointed with the way this meet-up/event was organized. The permaculture talk was very unfocused and didn't even give the participants any info on history and workings of Imani Garden. That's why we were all there, right? As for the lobster dinner afterwards. . . let's just say someone needs to brush up on their lobster bake skills. Undercooked, runny, grey lobster meat is very unappetizing. I enjoyed meeting some of the kids from the neighborhood who are members of the garden. That was fun. I wish the presentation of both the talk and dinner had been more organized.

— Frances Anderson

Enthusiastic people were interested in learning more about public programs that support useful landscapes. Questions about toxicity in urban areas and bio-remediation approaches were discussed. People engaged readily and asked lots of questions.

— Claudia Joseph

It was great and informative.

— Kelly