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Vision
In a world of future fossil fuel decline, our intention(s) as permaculture consultants is to create planetary regeneration through thoughtful ecological design and individual empowerment.
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Design Work
Are you interested in transforming your land into one of plentiful abundance using permaculture design principles and ethics? We are free to answer questions over email, talk on skype, design from afar or make a visit to your…
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Education
We want to spread permaculture design, tools and straetegies by teaching it to as many people as possible. More than just teaching, we want to offer our students a transformative experience, where we hold space for each individual…
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Natural Building
Because your house is like your second skin. Because healthy houses create thriving people. Because our hands are powerful tools. Because a house is a right. And you are the architect.
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Finished and ongoing projects
Check out some of the projects we are working on and have completed!
Vision
In a world of future fossil fuel decline, our intention(s) as permaculture consultants is to create planetary regeneration through thoughtful ecological design and individual empowerment.
What we do
The unique organization of Surplus Permaculture Design allows us to offer a wide range of services. We have designers based on 4 continents and a network of graduates extending all over the world ready to come and help….
Our Designers
Meet the founders and core designers of Surplus Permaculture Design. Not only are they highly professional and competent but also a lot of fun!
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Solar / Wind Install in Western Massachussetts
In the summer of 2014, Surplus team member Brecht installed a wind / solar system in Western Massachussetts. This system serves both as an energy source and as a back up for Richard and his family.
Surplus attended the TGI Professional Development Retreat
Christian Shearer and Brecht Deriemaeker of the Surplus Team attended the Terra Genesis Professional Development Retreat in Caimito, Ecuador from the 14th untill the 18th of December. Terra Genesis International is an international regenerative enterprise that works with…
Gregory Crawford co-founder of Surplus and founder of the Win Win Reactor reflects on the past year
As 2014 ends, we reach our one-year anniversary of launching the Win/Win Reactor. It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago that we stepped inside our home for the very first time… three-full dizzying stories…
An oasis in the food desert: Fresh Future Farm aims to revitalize North Charleston
Check out this great article about Fresh Future Farm in the Post and Courier. Fresh Future Farm and Surplus Permaculture have been working together to develop the urban farm, with Nick Tittle acting as FFF's Permaculture Farm Manager….
Surplus Permaculture Teaching the 1st 2 PDC’s in the State of South Carolina
Surplus Permaculture is very excited to announce our involvement with two Permaculture Design Courses in South Caolina during 2015. These workshops will be the FIRST EVER certificate level workshops in the state! Weekend Permaculture Design Certification 72 hour…
Permaculture Principles
"The 12 Permaculture Principles are thinking tools, that when used together, allow us to creatively re-design our environment and our behavior in a world of less energy and resources." – David Holmgren, cofounder of the Permaculture movement –
Patterns
As patterns seem to be very abstract and perhaps difficult to grasp, they do go to the deepest essence of our being and the world that surrounds us. Deep under the apparent chaos in nature lies a simple,…
18 Day Compost
In a compost pile, microbial life transforms organic material and waste products into soluble plant nutrients. By making high quality compost, it is possible to recycle nutrients, add life to the soil and increase the soil fertility. It…