Inspired, but lost?That ends here.
Most people who start looking for a more sustainable, self-sufficient way to live feel the same thing — inspired, but lost. The knowledge is scattered. The hosts are hard to find. The courses are generic. PermaGuide exists to solve exactly that.
PermaGuide is not a directory. It's a personal guide — your own AI mentor — that walks alongside you from your first curiosity to your first farm stay, your first design, maybe one day your first hosting season. One guide. Your whole journey.
Meet your PermaGuide
When you join, you meet your personal AI guide — called PermaGuide. It is not a shared chatbot. It is yours. With every conversation, mission completed, host visited, and lesson learned, your guide grows to know you better: your land, your climate, your goals, your pace.
The permaculture principle says Observe and Interact. Your guide does exactly that — observing your journey over time and interacting with increasing precision. Like a food forest that gets richer year by year, the relationship deepens. You are not using a tool. You are growing a mentor.
Walk the Permaculture Path
Learning permaculture here is not watching videos. It's walking a path — guided by your AI mentor through real conversations, real-world missions, and a personalised map of where you are and where you're going.
- Path 1 — Permaculture Fundamentals. The ethics, the principles, the flower — experienced through conversation and real missions, not lectures. Earns your PermaGuide Passport, recognised by hosts worldwide.
- Path 2 — Your First Permaculture Experience. Plan and take your first real stay — a work exchange, an eco-holiday, or a community visit. Your guide helps you choose the right one.
- Path 3 — Your First Permaculture Design. Design a real area of your own land or project. Skills-first, mentor-led, grounded in practice.
Like a food forest that gets richer year by year, the relationship deepens. One guide — your whole journey.
Find your next experience.
PermaGuide connects you to a global network of regenerative farms, eco-holidays, intentional communities, and permaculture courses — all browsable free, all vetted by our team.
- Work & Travel — volunteer stays on permaculture farms and projects worldwide in exchange for accommodation and meals.
- Eco-Holidays — immersive short stays on working regenerative projects, with discounts for members.
- Community Residencies — longer-term stays in intentional communities and eco-villages.
- Courses & Workshops — online and in-person learning from practitioners worldwide.
Your membership — apply, save, learn.
The PermaGuide directory is free to browse. Membership is what lets you use it.
Reach hosts directly
Send applications to work-exchange hosts directly through PermaGuide — no booking fees, no middleman.
Unlock member discounts
10–15% off eco-holidays, workshops, and partner courses. One booking often covers your whole membership.
The Path & the library
Access The Permaculture Path and PermaGuide's own course library — free with your membership.
Membership starts at $7.50/month or $44.50/year with code LAUNCH2026 (founding 50% off until 31 Dec 2026; regular $14.99/mo or $89/yr), including a 14-day free trial. Hosts always list for free.
It doesn't know you yet.But it will.
Every conversation, every mission, every host you visit makes your guide more yours. Start the journey today.
Become a Member14-day free trial · 50% founding discount until 31 Dec 2026 · Hosts always list for free
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