Resource List

List of Recommended Resources

Here you will find a list of other people’s articles, videos, books, organizations and podcasts.  We found these recommended resources valuable, and hope you will as well.  It starts with the recommended reading we suggest for studens before the start of the PDC.

Greenward Ho!

Greenward Ho!

This is the one and only place you can buy Hazel’s first book, Greenward Ho! Herbal Home Remedies; An Ecological Approach to Sustainable Health, by Tom Ward. First published 1990.

More information and purchasing.

Social Forestry

Social Forestry, by Hazel Vaarde (aka Hazel Ward)
published 2023

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Hazel’s Blog

Hazel’s Blog, Wild Tending with Hazel, can be seen on its own separate website.

Hazel’s Articles

Articles and Writings

Tomi Hazel Vaarde, aka Hazel Ward, was previously known as Tom Ward.  Some archival writings are authored by Tom.  Other writings are attributed to Hazel.  The collection includes many articles printed in Permaculture Magazine, previously known as the Permaculture Activist.  It seems we’ve all been around for awhile.

VIDEOS: Workshops, Talks, Stories

Videos & Recordings

Here you will find the collection of talks, workshops and interviews on video or sound recording.  It includes Hazel’s talks on keyline water systems, the annual storytelling, keynotes from the Northern California and Northwest Permaculture Convergences, an interview with Melanie on Acorns. and much more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUMMER TOUR

Social Forestry, evening talk
   Thurs., July 10, 6-8 pm
Bridgespace PDX, Portalnd, OR
Social Forestry, 2 day workshop
   Sat. & Sun., July 12-13, all day
Elkenmist, Skanokawa, WA
Social Forestry Talk
Tues., July 15 6-8 pm
White Salmon, WA
Social Forestry Assessment Workshop
Wed., July 16, all day
White Salmon, WA
Social Forestry 101, 3 hr workshop
Sat., July 19, 10 am – 1 pm
Rainier Beach Farm, Seattle
Skill Share Land Tending
Sun., July 20, all day
Quilicene, WA
Free Workshop & Land Tending
Sun., July 27, 10 am – 1 pm
Lost Valley Education Center
Dexter, OR

Optical Surveying
October 11-16, 2025
Essential skills for every farmer, homesteader, designer and consultant.

PINA Calendar
Some great permaculture courses and events can be found at the website of the Permaculture Institute of North America Calendar.