The Permaculture Activist
A project in Bloomington, IN by The Permaculture Activist Team000days
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Permaculture Activist, the world’s longest running permaculture journal, needs your support for a new and vibrant online presence.
Backers: 169
Average Pledge Per Backer: $95
Funded: $16,000 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 21st (48 days)
Project By: The Permaculture Activist Team
Backers: 169
Average Pledge Per Backer: $95
Funded: $16,000 of $15,000
Dates: Feb 1st -> Mar 21st (48 days)
Project By: The Permaculture Activist Team
$16,000
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 21 @ 03:01 -0400 GMT
106%
of goal
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Latest News
Last day to support the Activist 
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
With less than 24 hours to go, we can only be amazed and gratified by your support. With your help, we’ll get to the Digital Age in time for the party (if we hurry). We’ll still introduce a color edition, although we don’t yet have a timeline... (Read More)
A Virtual Tour of the Activist
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
As we found out at last summer’s Convergence and the Permaculture Voices conference, lots of people still aren’t familiar with the Permaculture Activist. In some of our updates, we’ve tried to give an idea of what’s inside our pages. Reaching... (Read More)
Once more unto the breach
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We are delighted to be above our stated pledge goal of $15,000, but a recent reversal of pledge by a donor who contributed late in the campaign to push us over the top (a worthy short-term boost and welcome at the time) has now dropped us back by... (Read More)
Rhode Island Compost Conference Today!
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Today is the Rhode Island Compost Conference, organized by Greg Gerritt and the Environment Council of Rhode Island. The Activist has an ad in the program. If you’re reading this update from the Conference, and you’ve been waiting all this time... (Read More)
Don't stop believing
March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you. Our shared vision for the Activist has gotten us to this point. With your help, we’ll be able to 1) re-design our website, 2) launch an electronic edition, and 3) digitize our archives. Status report: Website revision is already in... (Read More)
Help us bury the cabbage!
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re almost, but not quite, to our goal. Thanks to the many supporters from Permaculture Voices, our subscribers and readers, family and friends, and people concerned about the future of our planet, for bringing us to this point. But, a miss is as... (Read More)
Challenge met
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It's a match! Thank you all for helping us reach our $500 matching contribution goal in just 4 days! We're closer to our target, but not there yet. Please do what you can to ensure the Activist raises the funds we need to move forward. If you're at... (Read More)
A Challenge Match!
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A generous supporter will match the next $500 in donations one for one. Give $75, get 10 back issues (on cd), and sleep well tonight knowing that your support was doubled. Along with the challenge, a declaration from our supporter: "This is a great... (Read More)
New reward level
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Check out the latest update to Rewards. For a $75 contribution, you will receive 10 back issues of your choice, on cd or as digital download. (Read More)
New reward level
March 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Several people have suggested that our rewards ought to be more generous. After some discussion, we’ve decided to offer a new reward level. For a $500 contribution, not only do you get the satisfaction of knowing you were one of the people who made... (Read More)
Building a resource for the future
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We’re 3/4 of the way to our goal. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. Now, we ask you to dig a little deeper and raise your voice a little higher. Who have you not yet contacted? Did you forget to post to Facebook? What about your uncle... (Read More)
Books to Build a New Society
February 20th - via: kickstarter.com
New Society Publishers has posted a link to our Kickstarter campaign. We really appreciate their efforts. A more vibrant Permaculture Activist, with more print subscribers and a resource-rich online presence, will benefit the entire community that is... (Read More)
100th Backer!
February 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Fantastic—today, we reached 100 backers! Mmmm...I suspect there are more permaculture folks out there. Come on, and help put the Activist over the top. One of the permaculture Kickstarters I mentioned earlier (Permaculture Student textbook) has met... (Read More)
So...what exactly is this all about?
February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
By now, thousands of people have visited this Kickstarter page and wondered, “What the hell is permaculture?” In a nutshell, the word “permaculture” is a contraction of “permanent agriculture” or “permanent culture.” As an ethical... (Read More)
A note from Rhonda
February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I began working with the Permaculture Activist in 2008 as the calendar and events editor. Shortly after that, I began preparing the layout of the entire magazine. In that time, I’ve considered myself extremely fortunate to develop connections with... (Read More)
Halfway home
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, we passed the halfway point. This would be Milepost 13 if we were running a marathon (actually, it feels a bit like that). Your generosity got us to this point. Thank you. Please put the word out to your networks one more time, and then again... (Read More)
Keep spreading the word
February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Your outpouring of support over the last 24 hours has pushed us past the 40% level. Thank you. Please contribute if you haven’t already, and spread the word. While looking at what other teams have done with crowdfunding, I ran across several... (Read More)
Permaculture Activist—The Lost Tapes
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the most frustrating things about editing the Activist has been the inability to publish all the articles we get. Because we’re a print publication only, there is a limit to the number of pages our printer can accomodate. Every issue... (Read More)
Thank you
February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
As of today, 60 backers have blessed us with pledges of $4,540 toward our $15,000 goal. Over 335 people have shared our campaign on social networks. Thanks to all of you for your support. Please ask more of your friends to lend their energy to help... (Read More)
On the Road
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I am addressing farmers today at a conference in the North Carolina Piedmont about climate change and agriculture. If best practices were adopted, focusing on the best knowledge permaculture brings to bear, global agriculture could reverse carbon... (Read More)
Let's keep it moving!
February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all our supporters for getting us 25% of the way to our goal in only 3 days. But we have a long way to go and only 43 days left to get there. Let's keep moving! Wouldn’t it be great if Permaculture Activist were online? Wouldn’t it be... (Read More)
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