Reddit is still a great place to have conversations and connect with like minded permaculture, gardening and homesteading people.
Here’s a list of subreddits (aka communities) where I find awesome people, ideas and learning resources related to growing food and healing the environment.
I curated them by topic and left out the communities that seemed dead. I went deep and a little out of control there, but it was fun and interesting…
Permaculture Reddit Communities
- r/EcoFarming: amazing stories and chats about sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- r/Homesteading: friendly discussions, tips and strategies about growing food and being off grid, mainly.
- r/Permaculture: discussions about sustainable living. It gets a little off topic, though.
- r/PermacultureBookClub: links and chats for you book and permaculture lovers.
- r/PermacultureBushcraft: various topics related to growing food, being outdoors and being free.
- r/PermacultureLegacy: for fans of the Canadian Permaculture Legacy Youtube channel.
- r/PermacultureScience: links to studies about ecology and biology.
- r/permaculturevideos: a video only community about growing food and being free.
- r/Permies: a supporting subreddit for the Permies forum.
- r/propagation: go forth and multiply… those plants!
- r/OffGrid: advice, experiences and tech for surviving off the grid.
- r/okpermies: for permaculturists in Oklahama.
- r/RegenerativeAg: inspiration, news and stories about better ways of growing food on large scales.
- r/suburbanpermaculture: mostly videos about food growing in the ‘burbs, a main way permaculture is advancing in the world.
Gardening, Organic Food Subreddits
- r/BackyardOrchard: for people growing fruit.
- r/BackyardFarmers: small scale food growing pics and talks.
- r/Balconygardening: lots of cool pics and ideas.
- r/composting: pics and vids dedicated to turning garbage into garden soil.
- r/containergardening: learn about growing food in small spots.
- r/garden: since 2008; images, vids and chats about gardening.
- r/Gardens: for any level of gardener you might be.
- r/gardening: very busy community with images and guides for your garden adventures.
- r/Greenhouses: find designs and advice for this vital piece of a garden.
- r/GuerrillaGardening: people growing in public places, often without permission.
- r/homestead: farming, gardening and self-sufficiency.
- r/OrganicGardening: lots of pics and topics, been around since 2009.
- r/pnwgardening: for the gardeners in the Pacific Northwest.
- r/foraging: pictures and discussions about finding food in the wild and cooking with it.
- r/patiogardening: for the porch and patio gardener.
- r/plants: houseplants need some love too. Why not?
- r/RaisedBed: tips and strategies for growing food in raised beds.
- r/UKGardening: experiences and ideas for the Brits.
- r/UrbanGardening: inspiration for growing food in a city environment.
- r/UrbanHomestead: discussions and pictures about city and suburban homesteading.
- r/vegetablegardening: lots of inspiration for growing food.
- r/wildgardens: food forests and polyculture food growing to promote biodiversity.
Ecology and Environment Reddit Communities
- r/ecology: news and discussions
- r/environment: mainly news stories to get the big environmental picture.
- r/Environmentalism: news and movements from around the world.
- r/forestgardening: topics related to woodland food growing.
- r/NativePlantGardening: discussing invasive species, restoration, seeds and the importance of planting native plants.
- r/recycling: tips for recycling household items.
- r/Restoration_Ecology: an active community around since 2012. Regenerating the environment makes Terraformers smile!
- r/Sustainability: discussions about social, economic and ecological sustainability.
- r/Sustainable: showing the many ways we can be less destructive.
- r/ZeroWaste: imaginative and creative ways to upcycle and repair things in your life.
I hope this helps you find some inspiration and your group of people. Share this post with somebody that wants to improve our planet.
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