Urban Permascapes:
A purpose-driven, Cleveland-based organization striving to help design and cultivate permaculture-inspired landscapes within urban settings.
Our Vision
Cities that blur the line between urban and natural environments by transforming underutilized urban spaces into vibrant and productive, natural ecosystems.
Our Mission
To reduce barriers to climate activism by showing people how they can become ecological agents who heal their local ecosystems and improve their cities. We do this by providing free tools, educational resources, and support to others. At the same time, we are active agents in the conservation and restoration of ecosystems in the greater Cleveland area.
Our Strategy
Starts with changing how you view nature by stressing the importance of native ecosystems, then providing resources to make it easier for you to start growing and making changes in your local community.
Individual action is essential to combating climate change but can only make an impact as part of a collective effort. Join us, as well as individuals and organizations worldwide, in our effort to save the planet by restoring native ecosystems big and small.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a whole-system approach to land management that creates flourishing ecosystems that replicate diverse, stable, and resilient natural ecosystems. This approach shapes land for human use in a way that also supports native plants, animals, and insects, which is something that conventional landscaping or mono-crop agriculture does not do.
Urban examples of permaculture are vacant lots transformed into thriving parks and community gardens, lawns replaced with wildflowers and less resource-demanding ground covers, and sidewalks edged with edible fruit trees and bushes.