Workshops & events from the Humboldt Permaculture Guild
Learn permaculture & regenerative principles to grow a more resilient community on the redwood coast
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, 12-2 pm Matt Drummond, RCAA Freshwater Farms Reserve Garden (5815 Myrtle Ave, Eureka)
August Garden Gathering
Featuring Levon & Meg’s Homestead
3097 Pigeon Point Rd., Eureka
Sunday, August 9, 12-4 pm
Join us for our fourth Garden Gathering Sunday, August 9, at the home of Levon and Meg in Eureka!
This gathering will provide inspiration for anyone interested in implementing permaculture principles on a relatively small plot of land.
While they started with just grass and a few fruit trees, the couple has worked over the last 19 years to grow a 1-acre permaculture demonstration farm and homestead (with another 1.5 acre of forested land). Come check out what they’ve built and grown, along with current projects, including expanding their rainwater catchment system and regenerative food forest.
Directions & parking: Levon and Meg’s driveway is exactly one mile up Pigeon Point Rd. on the left side (at 3097 Pigeon Point Rd., Eureka). Take the first left after their mailbox, go up the driveway and park at the visitor parking sign for 3097.
Please note: The location will include a gravel driveway, some paved pathways, mulched garden paths and uneven ground. Refreshments will be provided and there will be a selection of plants for sale to bring home! Feel free to bring a notebook, cameras and questions to learn about how YOU can make a permaculture oasis on your own land!
Natural Building Work Parties
Wasn’t able to join June’s natural building workshop? (Or just want to experience more?)
There’s still time to learn & contribute to building the first permitted light straw clay house in Humboldt!
After the great success of last June’s workshop, Adventures In Permaculture will be hosting natural building work parties on their light straw clay house every Saturday in July and the first Saturday in August.
Join us on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm, at 1165 Perini Rd in McKinleyville; lunch will be provided. You can save your spot here!
Come see the first permitted light straw clay house in Humboldt County, get your hands dirty, and meet other folks in the natural building community!
Natural Building Work Parties
with Adventures in Permaculture
1165 Perini Rd., McKinleyville
Saturdays in July, first Saturday in August
10 am- 2 pm (lunch provided)
Register for a work party (or two! or all five!) here!
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!
