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We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute

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Commenced:	01/06/2011
Submitted:	18/02/2013
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Coolbrook Road, Union Grove, NC, US
Phone:	704 592 2557
Website:	www.weareallfarmers.org
Climate zone:	Sub-tropical

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We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute

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Rural, Residential, Community, Educational

Project Summary

The We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute focuses on being of service to the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of the USA. In addition to our fee-based PDC courses and workshops, we provide at least 3 free workshops a year to regional non-profits and community groups. Unique to the Appalachian-Piedmont region, We Are All Farmers is committed to making permaculture affordable and accessible.

Project Description

The We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute focuses on being of service to the people of the Appalachian and Piedmont regions of the USA to increase their food and energy responsibility. In addition to our fee-based PDC courses and workshops at our site in the Appalachian foothills of North Carolina, we provide at least 3 free workshops a year to regional non-profits and community groups. Unique to the Appalachian-Piedmont region, We Are All Farmers is committed to making permaculture affordable and accessible.

We engage our participants in hands-on permaculture based in ethics. We offer opportunities for our students to apply their permaculture knowledge for communities and spaces in need. Our physical site features an indoor classroom and outdoor learning space. Our physical location is a great place to see the processes and requirements of transitioning to a more mature permaculture site. We care deeply about and work avidly toward fostering community and bringing in "not-your-usual-suspect" folks into permaculture.

Our name indicates our code of ethics--as we believe everyone--urban, rural, suburban, young, old, etc.--can take more responsibility for their food and energy production, and we believe this happens through community enrichment and support and creation--not just through activities focused on how-to's. In short, we believe and practice "We Are All Farmers."

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