Avalon Permaculture Gardens is dedicated to transforming the way we live together on the planet. Our aim is to create a simple place for healing and sustainable living with a strong root in the Earth. To this end we live a low impact lifestyle and share this as an inspiriation to others.

Located near to Glastonbury, Avalon Permaculture Gardens is a demonstration of fully-integrated sustainable living. Based on the principles of permaculture we grow all our own fruit, vegetables and herbs. We also provide all our electricity from wind and sun and recycle all of our waste, managing human waste with an efficient composting loo and collect rainwater to use in the garden.

The project has developed from what was literally an empty 5 acre paddock in 1998, to what is now a verdant, productive and diverse range of mini-habitats. Amongst these inspiring surroundings is our beautiful Teaching Centre made from reclamed timber and glass, where we offer a range of courses combining the ancient wisdom of Taoism with the more recent ways of permaculture.

By following permaculture principles, we garden with nature rather than against her. This is pure Taoism in action, and so the garden serves as a living foundation for all the teaching and healing work we do here. This exploration of how people can live in greater harmony with nature and with themselves is at the heart of all that we do here.

We offer regular workshops in permaculture gardening and in various elements of taoist personal growth and healing. We also offer a long term transformational training called the Barefoot Practitioner Training. Go to our website for more details.