Learning by Doing

Permaculture is best learned with your hands in the soil. PERMA's activities bring older adults and youth together across Cyprus and Spain — in gardens, workshops, field trips, and festivals — to share knowledge, build community, and grow sustainable practices.

Establishment of 2 Community Permaculture Gardens as practical learning spaces, fostering intergenerational collaboration

Two community permaculture gardens — one in Cyprus, one in Spain — designed as living classrooms. Each garden is led by newly trained older adults and co-maintained with newly trained youth, putting the principles of the Training Pack into practice. Each garden is launched with an Open Day inviting community members for hands-on, peer-to-peer learning.

• Locations1 in Cyprus · 1 in Spain
• LeadPermacultura Cantabria with consortium support
• StatusIn planning (PM to confirm)

Organization of 4 Intergenerational Workshops with 40 participants to promote knowledge exchange

Four workshops bringing together 20 older adults (10 per country) and 20 youth (10 per country) to learn and practice permaculture techniques side by side. Workshops promote intergenerational exchange, ecological awareness, and the kind of slow, patient learning that happens best across age groups.

• Sessions4 workshops across the project
• Participants40 total — 20 older adults + 20 youth
• LocationsDistributed across Cyprus and Spain
• StatusPM to confirm dates

Conducting 2 Field Trips with 20 older adults and 20 youth to visit permaculture sites and learn best practices

Two field trips — one in Cyprus, one in Spain — take ten older adults and ten youth per trip to visit successful permaculture projects in their region. Participants observe best practices, gain insights from experts on the ground, and explore real-world applications of permaculture and sustainability principles.

• Trips1 per country
• Participants20 per trip (10 older adults + 10 youth)
• FormatDay trip with on-site guidance
• StatusPM to confirm dates

Organization of 2 Local PERMA Festivals to showcase project outcomes and engage communities

One Local PERMA Festival per partner country. Festivals feature exhibitions, community garden showcases, and testimonials from participants — fostering public engagement, knowledge-sharing, and a sense of local ownership of what the project has built.

• Festivals1 per country (Cyprus and Spain)
• Open toGeneral public, families, community organisations, policymakers
• FormatHalf-day to full-day local event
• StatusDates to be announced