Perma-Blitz
Perma – from permaculture, a design system for sustainable living. A permablitz is organised to implement a permaculture design. Blitz – is the German word for a lightning strike. A permablitz involves the focused application of energy to install part of a permaculture system. When lightning strikes it heats the air around it making the nitrogen in the air absorbable in water. So the nitrogen dissolves in the rain, which fertilizes the ground where it falls. This is just what a permablitz is designed to do: create a fertile soil where plants can grow.
Permablitzing is based on the principle of reciprocity:
once you have helped at a few permablitzes you can have one in your own space
A permablitz involves a group of people meeting up for the day to:
Typically, create or develop a community or household edible, wildlife-friendly garden, according to a permaculture design. Permablitzes can also involve sustainable non-food growing projects. For example, eco-friendly builds such as making compost toilets or retro-fits of existing homes as well as growing fibre for clothes or planting for fuel.
Learn about permaculture and gardening through skills shares and mini-workshops
Build community networks
Share some good food
and have lots of fun
They are free to come along to.
Upcoming Training
Permablitz London is about connecting people with each other and with the land
King Charles and Camilla Queen Consort visited Paddington Garden at London's Community Kitchen in December 2022. The garden was designed by Kayode Olafimihan and Susannah Hall from Permablitz London and installed through a permablitz with 65 people in November 2022
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla opened Paddington Garden at London's Community Kitchen. The garden was designed by Kayode Olafimihan and Susannah Hall from Permablitz London and installed through a permablitz with 65 people in November 2022
Sadiq Khan visited Paddington Garden in November 2022 and planted an apple tree.
In June 2018 the permablitz at Nubian Life Centre was filmed for BBC 2 Gardeners' World. It was shown a few weeks later.
Cecil Sharp House Garden in 2014 won Camden in Bloom Best Entrance Garden having been installed through a permablitz in March 2014. The design was prepared by Kayode Olafimihan.
This was our second ever permablitz in September 2013. We laid down a lasagne mulch at Glengall Wharf Garden in South-east London. The area we mulched is now a thriving food forest
Permablitz London founder, Kayode Olafimihan designed a section of Forest Farm Peace Garden, Hainault to demonstrate native forest garden planting, funded by Kew's Grow Wild. Here he is explaining the design and demonstrating the signage.
Cecil Sharp House, the home of English Folk Dance and Song Society asked Kayode Olafimihan to design the rest of the garden, which was installed through permablitzes in 2015 and 2016.
The Cecil Sharp House garden became a feast for pollinators! Kayode Olafimihan's low-maintenance permaculture design was inspired by the folk adage: one for the birds, one for the bugs and one for me.
Over sixty people came together to launch Northwick Park Community Garden in May 2019, now a thriving food forest. It is one of Permablitz London's showcase projects and an outdoor classroom
At a permablitz in 2014 we created large raised beds outside Glyndon Community Centre
Everyone contributes at a permablitz. This permablitz in July 2023 transformed a section of Kentish Town City Farm with plants from a sensory, edible garden from Hampton Court Flower Show. The city farm is one of Permablitz London's showcase projects and an outdoor classroom.
A permablitz built new raised beds for the permaculture dye garden at Morley College in May 2022. The dye garden is used on the natural dye course run at the college so students can see the plants growing and use them to dye fabrics.