Gardening playing cards for gardeners and homesteaders Kickstarter

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This is Paul Wheaton's 16th Kickstarter!

When you’re bonkers about permaculture, you might seem a bit crazy to your friends and family.

Twelve years ago, we came out with a deck of Permaculture Playing Cards.
The idea was simple: give these decks to people as gifts so you seem a little less crazy.

And it worked.

People loved them so much that they kept asking for another deck.
So we started a long list of ideas, over a hundred in total, and chose the best ones to bring you something new:
the Purple Deck.


Why It Works

Here’s the magic: You hand someone a deck, maybe that cousin who thinks you’ve lost it because of your bizarre gardening techniques. They open it up, pull out two random cards, and spend about seven seconds looking at each.

That’s all it takes. Two cards. Fourteen seconds. And suddenly, they’re hooked on permaculture.

Each card is designed to spark curiosity and share one fascinating slice of the gardening, homesteading and permaculture world, from rocket cooktops to willow feeders, from forage gardening to cleaners you can eat.

What’s Inside the Purple Deck




Kickstarter kickback program!

You can get paid to share this project!

https://permies.com/w/kickback

I am so excited that there is going to be a new pig card!
My neighbor and I got pigs this year and I will finally get a chance to try sealing a pond with the help of pigs!  






I put off getting pigs for a long time because I thought it would be hard.  They are actually really easy and super cute.  Just like it shows in the card!

Quick update!

Kate Downham has a kickstarter of her own running right now.   ( just 4 days left! )



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katedownham/sourdough-without-fail



"Sourdough can be approachable, everyday, simple bread that fits in with your life."

That sounds great to me.
I am looking forward to having this resource in my kitchen.    I ordered the physical book.  

Here are cards from the permaculture deck and from the gardening deck for comparison.   I like how they each have their own style.

Oh love bugs, energy is an interesting phenomenon that we're still in infancy of understanding.  Ancients must've had a greater understanding and with it... an understanding of why most was purposefully 'lost'.

Learning our history as not to repeat is a brick and mortar concept.  We reinvent movies constantly, we think we're all doing what's best for whatever best interests we hold.  

We know not what we do.  

We call purple permaculture the spiritual side, because it has much to do with observation and feeling.  Instead of developing a plan and following the plan, it's getting clues and listening to what the land/ecosystem needs and what it will support.

That said, Law of Attraction is real.  We attract what we are.  As stewards of the land, where is our heart and moral compass? What are we creating? What's the underlying emotion? If it's negative, it will attract negative... blight, pests, etc... and not everything is bad.  

That said, watch why things are under attack by pests... take a moment, if you can, and understand the life we are witnessing.  A lot of what we start has grand development in our minds... yet, an unhealthy anything isn't always our forte and mother nature knows better.  

We can talk about color properties with solar water, sounds, electroculture, etc... I'm happy to indulge in any/all of it.  ❤️

It's really about remembering who we are, that we are connected to Source/Universe/Nature [<~ insert comfortable reference here] instead of being separated from It.

❤️

Mona Mansilla wrote:Oh love bugs, energy is an interesting phenomenon that we're still in infancy of understanding.  

Hello Mona!  Thank you for your lovely post!

It is pretty fun that this is the Purple deck of cards!!!

I am so happy to see that this kickstarter is funded and the cards will be printed and shared far and wide!    There has also been some talk of an ebook with even more information on each topic.  I really appreciate this style of art mixed with well written informational content.  I think it will have a broad appeal and help people learn about permaculture and gardening.

We have another turbo dealio for the purple cards kicktarter!

Anybody that moves the kickstarter forward thirty bucks or more, between now and $25,000, will also receive a gift code for:

The Free Heat combo! Which includes:



- The Free Heat Movie (2 h 18 m) showing how rocket-mass heaters are built and used in multiple formats: standard 8-inch J-tube, 6-inch cob style, Lorena cooktop, sauna rocket heater, solar dehydrator with rocket assist, commercial units, and more.
- A set of “6 3D Plans Bundle” covering detailed build-instructions for:
   - Pebble-style 8-inch J-tube RMH
   - Solar food dehydrator with rocket boost
   - Rocket cooktop with Lorena option
   - Sauna rocket heater
   - Cob-style rocket mass heater (tiny house scale)
   - Coaxial heat‐exchanger for adding mass to a rocket heater

- Rocket Engine 3D plans
- The eBook: “Rocket Mass Heater Risers” (designs and details about risers)
- The webinar “Heating Greenhouses with Rocket Mass Heaters” (includes step-by-step for greenhouse heating using RMH)
- Learn more at https://freeheat.info



Go to kickstarter and back with a least $30 or up your pledge now:

Click Here to go to kicsktarter and make a pledge of at least $30 or pump it up this same amount to get the free heat combo!

It has been so much fun to watch this project come together!

We are thinking of adding a new reward.  Something we did for the first deck where a few people could have their name hidden in a card.

Your name hidden in a card reward is now available!



Click Here to go to kickstarter. Include your name, or that of someone you love, in one of the cards! There are 26 spots available, plus you get 50 purple decks with your pledge!!

paul wheaton wrote:We are thinking of adding a new reward.  Something we did for the first deck where a few people could have their name hidden in a card.

I hope you do add this reward!
It is a lot of fun hunting through the first deck and trying to find all the things hidden there!   I did not get my name in that deck but I would love to have my name in this one!

Some of you asked for more than 2 decks of cards, so we have added a new reward where you can get half a brick, or 6 decks of the new Permaculture Playing Cards.

If you are already backing at 2 decks and bump up your pledge to 6 decks before we reach 25,000 dollars, you also get the Free Heat combo.

Click Here to go to Kickstarter and get your 6-deck set now.



Also remember that if you back at the Goofball level before we reach the same $25,000 dollars, you get a one-hour consultation with the Duke of Permaculture to review your site or talk about any permaculture-related topic.

Hi, I joined the kickstarter with 12 decks but I was looking for the button to add more of these to the basket but it appears it is only possible to purchase 1 (please tell me if I am wrong ) I would be happy to buy several sets of 12 and boost the kickstarter along if this is an option as I don’t want my name on any cards and I see this reward as great value.  
Paul Q

Paul Quirky wrote:Hi, I joined the kickstarter with 12 decks but I was looking for the button to add more of these to the basket but it appears it is only possible to purchase 1 (please tell me if I am wrong ) I would be happy to buy several sets of 12 and boost the kickstarter along if this is an option as I don’t want my name on any cards and I see this reward as great value.  
Paul Q

Hi Paul! Looking into it. How many decks do you have in mind?

Some of you accurately pointed out that it would be nice if there were a way to expand the knowledge presented in the cards. So, we've been working on an ebook named Permaculture Bits and Bobs, where we take each card and add some comprehensive info about the subjects. When you’re playing with them and want to find out more, you can read further  and if that’s not enough, we’re going to link to permies threads where even more information and discussion will be available!

What are your thoughts?



How the cards looks for comparison:



If you haven’t gotten your decks yet, go to Kickstarter:

Click Here to get them now!

Andrés Bernal wrote:
Hi Paul! Looking into it. How many decks do you have in mind?

It would be nice to get another 24 (which would make 36 in total) with a discount on the postage (I’m located in Japan - so it is the higher rate)

There's a double "then" where it describes the walls horizontal space.
Under "overall design".

Paul Quirky wrote:Hi, I joined the kickstarter with 12 decks but I was looking for the button to add more of these to the basket but it appears it is only possible to purchase 1 (please tell me if I am wrong ) I would be happy to buy several sets of 12 and boost the kickstarter along if this is an option as I don’t want my name on any cards and I see this reward as great value.  
Paul Q

Hello Paul!

I would also like to get more than 12 decks of cards!   Maybe we can ask about another backer level.  Maybe 24 decks??  That would be awesome!

We have an idea to make an eBook called something like "Permaculture bits and bobs".  Each page would feature a card and we would add a bunch more info.  

So here is the card for the rocket oven.  For the page for this card ...



CLICK HERE to go to the rocket oven and help us with:

  - should we add five or six more points?

  - maybe expand on some of the points already made?

Ideas?  Words?  Prose?  

Here is the card for the passive greenhouse.  For the page of the Permaculture Bits and Bobs eBook for this card ...



CLICK HERE to go to the rocket oven and help us with:

  - should we add five or six more points?

  - maybe expand on some of the points already made?

Ideas?  Words?  Prose?  

Paul Quirky wrote:

Andrés Bernal wrote:
Hi Paul! Looking into it. How many decks do you have in mind?

It would be nice to get another 24 (which would make 36 in total) with a discount on the postage (I’m located in Japan - so it is the higher rate)

What if we use the time between printing and shipping to add an optional upgrade? It could let backers add new decks before everything ships out.

We want to reach our next stretch goal ASAP so we are adding more candy to the pot.

PDC + ATC

If you increase your pledge by $20 between now and when we hit $25,000 you will receive a gift code for the Permaculture Design Course + Appropriate Technology Course package that usually sells for $65.

If you already have it you can give it to someone you care about and infect a mind with permaculture. The code will be available in early January, perfect for garden plans.

Click Here to go to Kickstarter and up your pledge now.

The Permaculture Design Course and Appropriate Technology Course together include 133 hours of expert-led video filmed at Wheaton Labs, combining the knowledge of some of the biggest names in permaculture and low-tech innovation.



Permaculture Design Course

Learn to design sustainable systems that meet human needs while mimicking natural ecosystems. From soil and water systems to integrated homestead design, it’s a full-spectrum guide to regenerative living.

Appropriate Technology Course

Focuses on practical, low-tech engineering for a resilient lifestyle including rocket ovens, solar dehydrators, biosand filters, hay box cookers, and more.

Main Instructors



Tim Barker – primary instructor, pyromaniac engineer and rocket stove expert
Paul Wheaton – Duke of Permaculture and founder of permies.com
Thomas J. Elpel – author of Botany in a Day and natural builder
Helen Atthowe – pioneer in veganic and ecological farming
Ernie and Erica Wisner – rocket mass heater innovators and authors
Jacqueline Freeman – biodynamic beekeeper and author of Song of Increase
Zach Weiss – Sepp Holzer’s protégé and global water landscape designer
Davin Hoyt – architect and illustrator of the Wofati projects

You’ll also see guest appearances from many of your permaculture favorites across 14 days of hands-on learning.

Click Here to learn more about the pdc+atc course.

Free Heat Combo



Remember that if you pledge $30 before we reach $25,000 you also get the Free Heat Combo which includes:

- Free Heat Movie
- Free Heat 3D Plans
    - Pebble style rocket mass heater
    - Solar food dehydrator with rocket boost
    - Rocket cooktop with Lorena option
    - Coaxial heat exchanger
    - Sauna rocket heater
    - Cob style rocket mass heater\
- Rocket Mass Heater Risers eBook
- Rocket Engine 3D Plans
- Heating Greenhouses with Rocket Mass Heaters webinar



Rocket Mass Heaters can heat your home for a fraction of the cost of gas or electricity, producing almost no smoke and using renewable materials like sticks or cardboard. Many users report saving thousands of dollars each year while staying cozy and sustainable.

To get both the Permaculture Design + Appropriate Technology Course and the Free Heat Combo, make sure to add $50 to your pledge before we reach $25,000.

Click Here to go to Kickstarter and claim your Free Heat Combo.

Click Here to learn more about Free Heat.



Goofball Consultation

A last reminder too that if any Goofball pledge is made before we reach $25,000 you also get a one hour consultation with the Duke of Permaculture. That is a $250 value that you get alongside the Goofball rewards which include your name in a Goofball card and 30 decks of playing cards.



Click Here to go to Kickstarter and become a Goofball keen on world domination.

Click Here to learn more about the consultation with Paul.

Stretch Goals

One last reminder that when we hit $25,000 all $100 and up backers also get the following stretch goals:

Mike Haasl's Maple Syrup Course for Beginners



Morgan Caraway's Building an Earthbag Round House eBook



Kate Downham's Natural Small Batch Cheesemaking eBook

Andrés Bernal wrote:We have an idea to make an eBook called something like "Permaculture bits and bobs".  Each page would feature a card and we would add a bunch more info.  

So here is the card for the rocket oven.  For the page for this card ...



CLICK HERE to go to the rocket oven and help us with:

  - should we add five or six more points?

  - maybe expand on some of the points already made?

Ideas?  Words?  Prose?  

Here's an idea to run with... Add more pages to this ebook to cover the original deck information as well! A hardcopy version and decks delivered (by who knows!?) will then be of more educational value and cover twice the concepts. I hope you are putting some notification/invitation  to the ebook in the purple deck so the uninitiated have a clue where to find more information. Maybe you're already going to.  That's my additional 2 cents.

As to the additional points or expanding on some, fit as much as you can on any given page. Possibly costs, gains, or other valuable information that can be summed up in a sentence or small graphic.

Andrés Bernal wrote:

We want to reach our next stretch goal ASAP so we are adding more candy to the pot.

PDC + ATC

If you increase your pledge by $20 between now and when we hit $25,000 you will receive a gift code for the Permaculture Design Course + Appropriate Technology Course package that usually sells for $65.

If you ...

Hi,
I just joined the Kickstarter with 2 decks (25 $ + 30 $ shipping to Austria)
Does this qualify for the PDC +ATC?

         $24,098!

Martin Steinberg wrote:I just joined the Kickstarter with 2 decks (25 $ + 30 $ shipping to Austria)
Does this qualify for the PDC +ATC?

yes!

As pointed out here a lot of our systems are being pooped on by "bad guys".  this means that we send email to 120,000 people, but only 4000 people actually get that email.  So thanks to the people that have taken steps to get our email.  We are taking steps to mitigate the efforts of "bad guys."

This has been going on for about three years.  

All I can think of for what to do is "make the best of it."  Do the work. Try. Figure it out. Try some more.

I am sorry if this ends up being a bit much for the few folks that are getting the emails.  

So many offers on the table to help us get to $25k.  We're almost there!  And once we hit $25k then those offers are off the table!

paul wheaton wrote:

Martin Steinberg wrote:I just joined the Kickstarter with 2 decks (25 $ + 30 $ shipping to Austria)
Does this qualify for the PDC +ATC?

yes!

Great!
I just found out, I already bought the package last year or so - haha
Oh the joys of getting older.

Anyways - let's go far and beyond

if we get one more goofball we hit 25k!

Wow, so close to the stretch goal!

Is the PDC and ATC offer streaming? Or tiny download?

Ive increased my pledge by another $33.  Looking forward to being able to see the PDC+ATC & Free Heat Combo!!  What a deal of a steal.  

Its been so long since I received my PDC, and this will make for an amazing refresher.  Since it is coming from wheaton labs im certain it will be even better, and for like 1/100 of the cost!  

Now the total is showing...

...$24,896

Getting closer!

Kate Downham wrote:Wow, so close to the stretch goal!

Is the PDC and ATC offer streaming? Or tiny download?

Hello Kate!  Great question!  I know that makes a big difference to are off grid or working with limited internet.    I don't see that mentioned in the description of the courses.  I will find out!

Thanks!