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The 2013 Permaculture Your Campus Conference


The mission of the 2013 Permaculture Your Campus Conference is to bring together students, faculty and staff from international colleges, universities, and businesses to learn why and how permaculture design is being used as the guiding framework for some of the most cutting-edge sustainability programs around the world.

At this conference, attendees will examine diverse models of institutional sustainability that were designed using the campus permaculture toolset. Participants are also able to gain hands-on permaculture experience and explore transformative strategies for creating a culture of sustainability at college campuses and other organizations.

Whether you’re a student or faculty or staff participating in campus sustainability, a dining services manager or in the physical plant, this conference will provide you with a new set of tools that will help you in your job, and will help your institution become a leader in the international sustainability and permaculture movements.

Majora Carter At UMass Amherst
June 23rd
The inspiring Majora Carter is coming to UMass Amherst on June 23. She was selected and invited to be our keynote speaker for the 2nd UMass Permaculture Your Campus Conference. Her presentation on June 23 at UMass Amherst will be open to the public for a small fee to sponsor scholarships for conference participants.
  • Here is a bio about Majora Carter, who received the MacArthur "genius" Grant in 2006 for her work creating Sustainable South Bronx.
  • Here is her inspiring TED Talk from 2006, which has over a half-million views!
  • She has received numerous other international awards and has become a prominent figure in the environmental movement.
  • Van Jones referred to her as "the 'Rosa Parks' of Green Jobs movement."
Attendees of the conference do not need to register for this event.

Give a "Lightning Talk" at the 2013 Permaculture Your Campus Conference!


At this conference students, staff, and faculty from various universities and organizations will have the opportunity to highlight how they are utilizing permaculture design in their respective communities. Attendees will be sharing their permaculture success stories and sharing best practices at the conference. 

Submissions for "Lightning Talks" are now closed.

Need a Scholarship? We Can Help!

Don't let funding stop you from attending the Permaculture Your Campus Conference this year. Apply for the DreamChange Scholarship. A generous gift from the DreamChange organization has allowed us to waive registration costs to attend the Permaculture Your Campus Conference for a limited number of attendees. To apply just fill out this scholarship form!

We will award scholarships on a rolling basis, so apply today! 

Priority will be given to those who apply by Earth Day - Monday April 22, 2013.


Hosted by the award-winning UMass Amherst Permaculture Initiative


The UMass Permaculture Initiative gained 59,000 votes and placed first of 1,400 applicants in the National President's Campus Champions of Change Challenge. Learn how permaculture can help your institution grow to new heights at the Permaculture Your Campus conference.