Our Role

At Parkrose Permaculture, the three core ethics—Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share—are not just design principles; they are inherently political and they call us to action. On our quarter-acre urban farmette in Portland, Oregon, we live out these ethics through regenerative practices, community engagement, and everyday activism.

Permaculture is not neutral. It is a political framework rooted in activism, mutual care, and a vision of a just and regenerative world. At Parkrose Permaculture, we live these ethics not only in the soil but in our voices, our actions, and our solidarity with movements for environmental and social justice.

People Care

People Care means centering equity and justice in everything we do. We believe permaculture must include activism that uplifts frontline communities, challenges systemic oppression, and advocates for land access, food sovereignty, and human dignity. On our site, this includes sharing resources freely, offering education that is accessible and inclusive, and intentionally creating space for diverse voices in regenerative work. People Care is about community organizing, mutual aid, and refusing to be silent in the face of injustice.

Earth Care

Earth Care is about more than planting trees or composting. It means actively resisting the destruction of ecosystems through extractive industries, monoculture farming, and unchecked development. At Parkrose Permaculture, we restore soil, protect pollinators, and prioritize perennial systems. We also advocate for climate justice, fight greenwashing, and speak out against environmental policies that harm the land and marginalized communities. Earth Care is a political stance that demands we act to defend and heal the Earth.

Fair Share

Fair Share, also called Future Care, asks us to redistribute surplus but it also demands that we challenge systems that enable hoarding and inequality. At Parkrose, we practice Fair Share by growing food for others, sharing seeds and tools, and calling out structures that deny others the ability to thrive. We believe Fair Share is an act of activism because it is about imagining and building new systems that are cooperative instead of competitive.