Farewell to the Calendar
This is a bittersweet farewell and celebration as we say hoo-roo to the Permaculture Principles calendar after 16 years.
16 years!
That’s 192 months of appreciation for permaculture projects around the world, and nearly 6000 days of permaculture having pride of place on walls everywhere.
We’ve contributed over $22,000AU to support permaculture projects and change makers too – something we’re proud to reflect upon.
What’s in a Calendar?
As anyone with a wall calendar will attest, those little daily boxes become the custodians of all kinds of precious information; plantings, gatherings, rainfall, heatwaves, loved one’s birthdays, moods, homesteading to-dos and the occasional absentminded work of art.
It has been a joy to create each calendar knowing that thousands of people are sharing the same daily experience, noticing and capturing the small, vital stuff of life.
And long after each calendar “expires”, it lives on as a treasured time capsule; a ledger of all your legendary permaculture antics – we know that many of these calendars will be in use for years to come.
2024 is the last Permaculture Principles calendar.
There are still two months to enjoy, but we do realise that many people are getting organised and looking for a calendar to take them into 2025. It won’t be ours, we are sorry to say… but hey, it has been wonderful!
Massive thanks to the Permaculture Calendar team who have brought it all together, including the original designers David Arnold and Richard Telford. To Oliver Holmgren, Christine Cahusac, Grace and Felix as well as Emma O’Dell, we are so grateful for your tireless work. Printing in Australia on ethically sourced paper has been supplied from Print Together, Moule Print, Focus Print Group and Printgraphics.
A very special thanks to all of the wonderful calendar contributors who furnished each month with permie inspiration. (You can still access all of the images from every contributor on the Permaculture Principles website, by the way.)
And to you, a supporter of this special project over the years, we extend our heartfelt gratitude.
What’s next?
Permaculture Principles remains deeply committed to celebrating permaculture projects globally, and are on the cusp of launching an exciting new project very soon (hint: it’s educational and free!).
With warmth,
The Permaculture Principles team
P.S. If you’ve yet to dive deeply into the principles, try reading Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Or for a brain-illuminating immersion, consider doing a Permaculture Design Course, like the Ashram PDC or Online PDC with co-originator David Holmgren.
