Permakultur Schweiz

Permakultur Schweiz is a Swiss umbrella association dedicated to promoting permaculture principles and practices across the country. Founded in 1991 and active as a national network connecting permaculture practitioners, designers, and educators, the organization serves as the main professional body for the Swiss permaculture movement. Permakultur Schweiz provides education and training, coordinates regional groups, organizes events and courses, and facilitates knowledge exchange among its members. The organization supports ecological agriculture, sustainable land design, and community-based food production, drawing on permaculture’s design principles to create systems that are resilient, regenerative, and self-sustaining. Its programs address topics including food forests, companion planting, soil regeneration, water management, and the integration of nature-based solutions into urban and rural landscapes. Permakultur Schweiz is part of the global permaculture movement and maintains connections with permaculture institutes and networks internationally. It operates from a decentralized model with regional groups active across the German-, French-, and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland. The association recently transitioned to a formal federation structure to better serve its growing membership and support the professionalization of permaculture activities. Its work contributes to wider goals of biodiversity conservation, ecological resilience, and the development of sustainable food systems in Switzerland.