Welcome to the wonderful world of online permaculture. There are a host of forums, blogs and email lists to choose from, and each offers a unique way to learn about permaculture and get the latest news, thinking and opinion.

Permaculture forums

www.permacultureforum.org.uk this is the main forum for permaculture in the UK. http://forums.permaculture.org.au is probably the most used forum in the world, linked to the Permaculture Resarch Institute website. www.permies.com/permaculture-forums is more focused on "organic homesteading - natural living ".

Email discussion lists

UK

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/permaculture_uk/ the main UK discussion list.

Scotland

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/scottishpermaculture/?yguid=140655670
"This group is for people to network and share ideas on permaculture in Scotland."

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/abn-permaculture
Permaculture e-group for north east Scotland - for announcing Permaculture events, organising get-togethers & workdays, and posting brief reports & photos to keep everyone in the loop."

http://permacultureedinburgh.ning.com/
An online social network to help form a regional Permaculture hub in Edinburgh.

Other

http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture A well-used and lively list from the US with a broad range of topics, practical and philosophical, under discussion most of the time.

Blogs

Influential, quirky, thoughtful, amusing - these are some of the key bloggers.

http://transitionculture.org Transition Culture - Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and of the Transition Network. He has many years experience in education, teaching permaculture and natural building, and set up the first 2 year full-time permaculture course in the world, at Kinsale Further Education College in Ireland.

http://kjpermaculture.blogspot.com - Keith Johnson, longtime american permaculture activist. Includes excellent list of permaculture.

http://hackneypermaculture.org.uk. - Follows the exploits and permaculture ambitions of Robin, Laura and Claudia, residents of... Hackney.

www.chickenshack.co.uk/blog.html Steve Jones, Chickenshack blog, following his work and life in a west Wales housing cooperative. http://gardenapprentice.wordpress.com Jessie Marcham's new blog about being an apprentice at Sturts Farm.

http://hedvigmurray.co.uk - Following the adventures of a self-declared "permaculturalist dyslexic nomad", this is a funny and thoughtful blog about permaculture design, growing organic food and building community in Brighton. 

Know about other forums, blogs or lists? Let us know!