Genesis Permaculture

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

“No dig”
Digging and turning destroys soil structure and its living community.

The top 10 centimetres of soil contain active microbes, worms and more that you’ll need for a successful garden!

Harms and risks associated with deep cultivation: ie. Tilling

Tilling breaks up important fungal mycelia. (Did you know a fungus is one of the largest living organisms on Earth?)

Kills worms.

Buries microbes providing less oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.

Brings up w**d seeds to germinate.

Breaks up the capillary flow of water to the roots from below.

Instead, Plant seeds and seedlings in the soil along with organic matter, leaving the digging to worms.

Creating permanent raised beds and mulched pathways ensures healthy soil and far less work for you.

08/16/2026

Condensation water collectors:

In arid places like the Moroccan desert, people use spider webs to ...

08/11/2026

Imagine 🌿

08/11/2026

What would happen if permaculture principles shaped not just our ga...

08/10/2026

So much fun out at Laurier Park with Michelle Harris, The Edmonton Permaculture Guild and all the children and their families! 🌿

08/10/2026

What a fantastic day with Michelle Harris
Authour of the Book, The Green Side of Edmonton and founder of Nature Loop.

The Edmonton Permaculture Guild hosted a children's outing to Wilfred Laurier Park. An afternoon of exploration and discovery led by Michelle and her boundless knowledge of the river valley's flora and fauna.

This is the first of such programs for the guild and includes a Children's Permaculture Camp next August at the beautiful Change Center out by Gainford and the Pembina River.

05/14/2026

Perhaps someday Big Ag will understand that tilling is killing and biocides kill what feeds the plant roots. No microbes = No health in the soil = no health in the product!

Get off the Drugs!

04/15/2026

PREVENTION OF CANCER. 5–10% of all cancer cases are due to genetic defects and the remaining 90–95% are due to environment and lifestyle.

Key fact: the vegetables, fruit, grains and meat we eat today have far less nutritional value than they did years ago following a constant practice of tilling, biocides and industrial fertilizers. This compromises the soil microbiology and without this relationship of. microbes, bacteria, and plants, the nutrient levels collapse and the soil continues to degrade.

Soil Microbiome Health

As the authors discuss, plant–soil–microbe interactions play a critical role in the growth, development, and overall health of plants, which can be disrupted with environmental contaminants like petrochemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. When mixtures of pesticides are used, this “drives the microbial community toward a composition dominated by pesticide-degrading or resistant ‘opportunists’ and ‘specialists,’” the researchers report, which can lead to even higher applications of pesticides and accelerated soil nutrient loss. They continue, explaining: “The functional loss of nutrient-cycling genes can disrupt key ecosystem services by reducing soil fertility, plant nutrient availability, and microbial resilience. Over time, these changes may affect carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, and overall ecosystem stability.”

Healthy soils depend on a healthy soil microbiome, with beneficial organisms like bacteria providing key ecosystem services.

04/02/2026

The Edmonton Permaculture Guild is honored to be offering a Permaculture Design Certification Intensive program this summer July 19 to August 1st.

This is a fully immersive residential program located at the Change Center, 1 hour west of Edmonton. This 130 Acre Retreat is located near Gainford, AB along the Pembina River.

All Meals and accommodation included.
Field Trips, Special Guest Speakers, Hands on experience designing and installing Permaculture features. All course materials plus a lifetime membership to Kenton's Attainable Sustainable Student Portal.

Our PDC is one of two residential PDC intensives being offered in Canada. It is thought to be the gold standard in PDC education as not only do you cover the material, you live it, and breath it for two weeks with your classmates sharing class time, meals, and the enjoyment of nighttime discussions sitting around the fire. Those classmates are going to remain with you for years to come and be your biggest cheering section.

We are offering a reduced rate for early registration. Do you have additional questions? Do not hesitate to reach out.

The Edmonton Permaculture Guild
PDC Committee
https://edmontonpermacultureguild.ca/permaculture-design-course/