August 2026
Greetings Permie Community,
August is a fantastic time to start thinking about sowing those cold-season, winter crops. In a winter with snow and below-freezing temperatures, you can eat year-round from your backyard garden. Start thinking about those crops, and I invite you to investigate what you will enjoy eating. I will write more about that in my September newsletter.
What’s showing up for me right now is the Spokane Permaculture Symposium. For those of you wondering where the like-minded permies are in Spokane and have not yet had the time to reach out to the community, this weekend event may be for you. When I say like-minded, I mean people wanting to be part of the solution of supporting our local economy, growing clean food in a way that’s regenerative for the environment, and knowing the importance of being in relationship with others who cherish those same values.
This two-day educational and community-building event brings together the Spokane permaculture community along with gardeners, farmers, educators, land stewards, and community members who are interested in learning how permaculture principles can be applied to gardening, farming, ecological restoration, and community work. Our focus area includes the City of Spokane, Spokane County, the Spokane River watershed, and the Spokane bioregion, with an emphasis on practical, place-based solutions.
Last year folks came away from the symposium with new relationships, both business and personal that are still actively pursuing the promotion and practice of permaculture. A major focus of our 2026 gathering will be exploring the possibilities of establishing mutual aid networks in regional communities.
The symposium will feature workshops, presentations, and conversations centered on topics such as:
• Regeneration and regenerative design
• Local food production and food security
• Soil health and living soils
• Community gardens and neighborhood resilience
• Reducing wildfire hazard through land stewardship
• Bioregional planning
• Watershed health and restoration
• Natural building
• Wildfire resilience through permaculture landscapes
• And more
Check out the link below which gives you more of a chance to read about the 2026 Spokane Permaculture Symposium.
Upcoming Events
Spokane Permaculture Symposium at Harmony Woods Retreat Center, August 22nd- 23rd
Inland Northwest Permaculture Convergence at Uhuru near Rice, Washington, September 18th-20th
Apple Alchemy: Three ways to preserve your apple harvest, workshop taught at Uhuru Community, Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:00 - 3:00 Address: Uhuru Community 2332 Scott Road, Rice, WA, 99167
Warmly
Mary