June 26–28, 2026
Heart Valley Springs — Bloomingdale, Michigan

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We’re excited to announce our 10th annual Midwest Permaculture Convergence and invite you to join us for a weekend of learning, connection, and community.

Set at the serene and magical Heart Valley Springs, this gathering will feature workshops, talks, skillshares, and open space sessions rooted in permaculture, food sovereignty, community resilience, regenerative living, and more.

Together, we’ll explore what it means to build a resilient Midwest—grounded in nature’s principles and guided by permaculture design—while supporting one another and the ecosystems we’re part of.

This year’s convergence brings together a diverse group of educators, organizers, and practitioners working across both ecological and social systems.

Sessions will range from hands-on, land-based skills like seed saving, foraging, herbalism, and off-grid systems, to deeper conversations around community organizing, networks of care, and navigating the realities of a changing world.

Whether you're new to permaculture or have years of experience, there will be opportunities to:

• Learn practical, applicable skills

• Engage in meaningful discussions

• Connect with others doing this work across the Midwest

More than just a series of workshops, this convergence is about building relationships, sharing knowledge, and strengthening the networks that support real, lasting change.

Speakers and topics include:

• Mike Haasl — Homesteading Merit Badges
  Learn about the SKIP (Skills to Inherit Property) program, a free merit badge system that helps aspiring homesteaders build practical skills, document experience, and connect with landowners looking to pass on property and knowledge.

• Beth Robeson — Falling in Love with Weeds!
  Discover how “weeds” can become allies in your landscape through food, medicine, compost teas, rope making, and soil building. Learn to see these often-overlooked plants as valuable partners in your garden and ecosystem.

• Barbara Starflower — Sacred Nourishment
  Explore the sacred relationship between people and nature and how ecological connection can support healing, awareness, and personal transformation. Discover how intentional engagement with the natural world can create spaces of abundance and renewal.

• Bill Wilson — Rebuilding Resilience Through Relationships
  An exploration of how resilience is built through relationships—with people, land, and community—offering practical insight into creating more connected and adaptable systems.

• C. Milton Dixon — Building Community From the Ground Up
  Learn how strong foundations of connection, collaboration, and community can support successful permaculture projects and lasting social resilience.

• Bryce Ruddock — PINA Disaster Prep Guides
  Explore practical preparedness strategies and disaster planning tools that help individuals and communities become more resilient during emergencies and disruptions.

• Bryce Ruddock — Personal Strategies for Dealing With Systemic Collapse
  Examine practical responses to uncertainty and systemic challenges while exploring personal resilience, adaptation, and long-term preparedness.

• Kelly Clark — Permaculture for Social Change
  Discover how permaculture principles can support social justice, regeneration, and bioregional resilience while building stronger communities and networks of cooperation.

• Kelly Clark — Metachrysalis: The Social Change Role Play Game
  Participate in an interactive experience that uses collaborative gameplay to map skills, build relationships, and explore real-world solutions for social transformation and regional resilience.

• Dale Hendricks — Building Resilience, Diversity & Opportunity
  Explore how native plants, ecological stewardship, and permaculture principles can work together to enhance climate resilience, water cycles, biodiversity, and habitat.

• Dale Hendricks — The Rest of the Story: Soil, Carbon, Water & Climate
  Take a deeper look at living soils, water cycles, perennial systems, and the ecological relationships that influence climate resilience and regenerative land management.

• Dale Hendricks — Permaganic Authenticated: Introduction to the Training Course
  An introduction to the Permaganic Authenticated program, exploring its principles, standards, and opportunities for growers seeking to build resilient, regenerative agricultural systems.

• Peter Bane — Pattern in Design
  Develop pattern recognition as a powerful design tool, strengthening observation skills and learning how natural patterns can guide effective permaculture design.

• Nathan Wright — Foraging & Native Perspectives
  Explore plant identification, respectful foraging practices, and Indigenous perspectives on relationships with the land through traditional ecological knowledge.

• Mike Sturdee-Rose — Fire, Carbon, and Soil: A Hands-On Biochar Workshop
  Learn how to transform waste wood into biochar while exploring practical methods for improving soil health, water retention, and long-term carbon storage.

• Panel Discussion — How Do We Build What Comes Next?
  Facilitated by Rhonda Baird, this collaborative conversation brings together presenters and participants to explore pathways toward a resilient and regenerative future.