Workshops & events from the Humboldt Permaculture Guild
Learn permaculture & regenerative principles to grow a more resilient community on the redwood coast!
Below, check out upcoming events, workshops, lectures and more that the Guild offers in addition to our annual Seed, Plant & Scion Exchange!
You are invited to Humboldt Permaculture Guild’s monthly
Garden Gathering series
starting May 10th, 2026! (More details below!)
This summer, we will be hosting monthly community gatherings showcasing local gardens in Humboldt—and you are invited to join in the fun! Come on by for connection, inspiration, and maybe even getting your hands in the dirt!
Each month’s gathering will feature a different garden, so be sure to join us to check out all the different varieties of plants, ways of setting up systems, and to meet other plant enthusiasts in your community.
To know more details about each gathering, be sure to sign up for the Humboldt Permaculture Guild newsletter at the bottom of the page, or follow us on Instagram @humboldtpermacultureguild and on Facebook!
This year’s Garden Gatherings include:
May 10, 12-4 pm Niki Gribi (2547 Alliance Rd, Arcata )
June 14, 12-3 pm Betsy Elkinson, Redwood Coast Montessori Garden (7th and L St, Arcata)
July 12, 12-3 pm Ivy North (1908 Buttermilk Ln, Sunnybrae)
August 9, 12-3 pm Levon & Meg (3097 Pigeon Point Rd, Eureka)
September 13, 12-2 pm Gary Glassman (948 Union St, Arcata)
October 11, 12-3 pm Rainshine Permaculture with Marlon Gil (Freshwater)
October Garden Gathering
Featuring Marlon Gil’s Rainshine Permaculture Homestead & Nursery
1319 Freshwater Rd., Freshwater
Sunday, October 11, 12-3 pm
For our last Garden Gathering of the season, you are invited to Rainshine Permaculture Homestead & Nursery!
Come on by Oct. 11 to check out how Marlon Gil (with the help of the Humboldt Permaculture Guild and its members!) turned this small piece of land into a modern day food forest over the last 15 years.
Previously a historical homestead on 3/4 of an acre that had been severely neglected for many years, Rainshine Permaculture is now a thriving permaculture paradise. Today, they grow a large variety of climate appropriate edible plants, many of which you can find (along with surplus fruit) at their stand at the Arcata Farmer’s Market, as well as raising free range egg-laying hens.
In addition to growing food, this inspiring homestead is open to the public and is used to host a variety of educational lectures, tours and workshops throughout the year, including our final Garden Gathering!
Don't miss this opportunity to see Permaculture in practice!
The Humboldt Permaculture Guild’s Garden Gathering series is FREE and open to the public, so tell all your friends and hope to see you there!
Directions & parking: From Eureka: take Myrtle Ave North and make a right on Freshwater Rd. From Arcata: take Old Arcata Rd. or Indianola Cutoff (right on Myrtle) and make a left onto Freshwater Rd.
The homestead is located 1.3 miles up on the left hand side, with two yellow houses on the property—look for orange traffic cones. There will be limited parking on the property and overflow must find safe parking on Freshwater Rd., so please try to carpool if possible.
Please note: There will be a bathroom and refreshments available at the gathering.
Additional upcoming permaculture offerings
We are hard at work organizing future workshops and a speaker series coming in the fall and winter months! To be the first to know when upcoming permaculture offerings are announced, be sure to sign up for our newsletter below!
You can also follow us on Instagram @humboldtpermacultureguild and on Facebook to learn more!
Past workshops we’ve offered include:
Seed Saving
Plant propagation
Cob oven building
Tree grafting
Backyard poultry
Food preservation
Spring garden preparation
…and so much more! You can check out photos from some of our past offerings here!
Want to support putting on permaculture workshops & events?
Be part of the work of the Humboldt Permaculture Guild by joining us as a volunteer!
The work of the Guild, including our workshops, speaker series and annual Seed, Plant & Scion exchange, is only possible with the support of volunteers, and we invite you to be part of it! Learn more about volunteering at upcoming workshops and events here!
