The Nordic Permaculture Festival is passed on to Iceland 2025

Den Danske Permakultur Festival foregår 31. juli - 3. aug 2025

Information om festivalen 2025 kan ses her

JOIN US FOR 4 DAYS

IN THE FOREST ON THE MOUNTAIN

Below you can find the program for summer festival 2024



Join us on the top of Denmark - we are getting ready with an amazing Permaculture programme - check updates below - presenting workshops in the areas of


  • Permaculture Farming
  • Permaculture abroard, working on farms or working with Cisu projects in Ukraine and Uganda.
  • Also, Please welcome this years guest speaker Alfred Decker, who will be doing workshops and talks on relevant topics on sharing our Permaculture experience.
  • We will also work practical project both with water, clay wall and pond and forest layers.


There will be morning movements, yoga and evening works as well

Music is booked and we are looking forward to enjoy amazing music in the forest, both friday and saturday evening.

Thursday we are pleased to welcome Isabelle Denaro med filmen Landbrugets Natur, The Nature of Farming plus discussion afterwards


There will be special welcome and workshops for kids - both with and without their parents. This year as last year, we are pleased to present Lykkeskole - specializing in working with children through nature.


The sauna will be hot each evening.


Join us for a festival of plenty

Programme - 4 days with Permaculture

- with 35 workshops, practical projects, music, childrens activities.


The Programme draft is available - some changes might appear

Cancellations are announced on the programme board on site

And in the extended programme here below

Check out the

programme description

and workshop facilitator bio

for the different days here:


Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday


Pls note that we will also have 'Open Space' workshops sunday arranged by you, the festival participants. We will put up posters for anyone who wants to make a workshop.

Also a few of the workshops in the programme needs you to book a seat. Pls. read up on this and prepare to sign up at arrival.

4 Practical projects at the festival

every day from 9-10-30


Clay Pond build

Dan will introduce the Permaculture pond build - talking about when to use clay and when to use plastic. You will learn to work with clay building a waterproff pond where natural water supply exists.


Levelling swales and securing the dug out with forest garden techniques

The Forest Garden at Himmelbjerggården has small hills where water can be collected. The swales already exists but they need levelling and a secure layer of plants for less maintenance. Louise, Galina and Dorte also will do a small talk about the theory of swales. 


Finishing a Dome green house and creating water supply for the medicine wheel

Mathilde and Krista introduces the work around the medicine wheel. You will learn about covering a green house dome, and adding water design


Giant clay wall workshop with theory and practical work

Rikke and Bernhard have specialized in working with clay walls. The workshop extends several days and you will both know, see and try yourself on how to do this specialised work.

The clay wall workshop is both friday 9 - 10-30 and saturday 9 - 15
You need to attend the friday workshop to be a part of the saturday workshop
The workshop is in Danish.

Workshop for children

Lykkeskole at Himmelbjerggården


Children of all ages are welcome at the festival - this year you can join the School of Happiness on specific hours during the day. The programme will be shared as soon as it’s ready.

 

School of Happiness is a free learning environment, where participants of all ages unite over, learning to be happy, increase our ability to act, creativity and speed of thought, and beautify our surroundings. 

Festival Market

Saturday August 3rd at 10 to 15h

At the market you will be able to talk to the following Permaculture people and entrepewneurs


The theme is Permaculture, plants, environmental initiatives, eco built, upcycle and reuse, greens and vegetables.


  • Kilian Water Aps.- waste water treatment solutions
  • Klimaplanter - great selection of plants
  • Permaculture Denmark - books, bags, postcards, brochures/fliers and other merchandise
  • Permaculture silkscreen printing with Nordic Permaculture Logo- bring your own scarfs, T-shirts, pillowcases etc.
  • LAND Center Kattekærhus - tea, herbs, seeds, plants and advice from a danish permaculture demonstration site.
  • LAND starter Viskinge Eventyrlige Skovhaver - seeds and plants from the community garden
  • Majses Malerier - paintings and artwork
  • Geoliv- permaculture design and projects
  • Blomsterfabrikken - wonderful flower selections
  • Magical Martha - upcycling, recycling and vintage
  • Nordic Permaculture Academy - education, networking and courses
  • Hideaway Vinyard Fejø - beautifully handcrafted wines from southern island of Denmark
  • Leah's Cake table - a lot of lovely cakes
  • Celestial Nature - garden tools in cobber and bronze and exiting garden crystals
  • Lene Skrumsager Møller - Meet the author of the book "Fra græsplæne til grøntsagsmark" (from lawn to vegetable field
  • Jens Villys Wood workshop- beautifully handcrafted musical instruments
  • Njord&Bror - homemade bird nesting boxes and homegrown plants

 

Music by

"Allsong with Raadürr"- strings and words to love, life and creation


Access to the market is free for everyone - also people who is not participating in The Nordic Permaculture Festival.

Do you wish to have a stall at the market please contact Pernille


Please invite everyone you know either through this festival page or Facebook


No more Volenteer applications needed

Please contact Fie on fboesgaard@hotmail.com if you have questions. We are happy so many were interested in being volenteers at The Nordic Permaculture festival 2024 - thank you for your interest. 


See you at the festival in August.

Together with our collaborators we create the festival

We are so greatful to work together with these amazing organizations

We are confident that these organizations have the answers to the worlds largest social, climate and environmental problems.

The Nordic Permaculture Festival Prices


Ordinary Ticket

Ticket cost 1495 kr

Ticket includes food, tent or sleeping hall, workshops, market, food and yoga


Children

Children 0-3 yrs are free

Children 3 - 13 yrs are 750 kr

14+ participate as adults


Rooms

Rooms available through Himmelbjerggården

Single room 750 kr / night

Shared room 550 kr / night

Volenteeshop and teachers

Do you have questions about workshops pls contact Ruth Marie


We are looking forward to seeing you for a sunny amazing Nordic festival

Transport to and from

Himmelbjerggården,

Himmelbjergvej 11, 8660 Ry, Denmark


CAR POOL SHEET

Do you wish to help someone get to the festival or are you looking for a ride please put your contacts in the car pool sheet.


FACEBOOK GROUP FOR FELLOW TRAVELLERS

Do you wish to travel with other fellow festival participants, Max has made a Facebook group for you to find other travellers. Maybe even to arrive before or join in a small holiday afterwards.  Please check Max's Facebook group is here


ARRIVING BY CAR

Himmelbjerggården offers free parking for festival participants by the entrance from the road.

Do you have a caravan, pls notify us so we can help you place it during the festival.

The parking lot is not for caravans.


ARRIVING BY TRAIN

The closest train station is Ry train station.

From Ry you might walk the 6 km to Himmelbjerggården or you might want to book a flex taxi.

Also you can ask for a ride from fellow participants through the car pool sheet.


UPON ARRIVAL

Check in is at the main building thurday 1st from 15h - 17h

Are you arriving at another time, pls find the cafe where you can get your wrist band and check in.



Thank you for sponsoring The Nordic Permaculture Festival 2024

Bring your own cutlery


We suggest you bring your own cutlery and thereby help bring down the work load of the festival.


The work behind a festival is quite big - but how can you help with the different jobs as a paticipant?


Bring your own cutlery is an initiative brought to us by Lykkeskole - a suggestion to bring attention to the workload around meals.


Other ways of helping out


  • Collect garbage laying around and sorting it in the bins
  • Collect cutlery laying around and bring it to the kitchen
  • We might need help with washing the dishes - if you have a bit of time, please come by the kitchen after a meal
  • If you see someone who might need help with direction or otherwise, pls assist or bring them to the café
  • Tell the festival team if you see or experience something which can be done more practical


We are looking forward to seeing you at the festival 

Vi ses

31. juli - 3. aug 2025

Dansk Permakultur Festival