Gardening playing cards for gardeners and homesteaders Kickstarter

First stretch goal reached! Woohoo!!

All backers who support at $100 dolalrs or aboove now get:



https://permies.com/t/maple-syrup

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

Announcing our next stretch goal!



https://permies.com/t/273531/Building-Earthbag-House-Step-Step

If we get to 20k all $100 and up backers also get this step by step illustrated guide!

Uh ....  super weird ...

A person lowered their pledge a lot, so we are now below $15k again ...

Ok, I just upped my pledge to account for the reduction by someone else so I can still be the one to bring it to $15,000.

        $15,255!

David Huang wrote:Ok, I just upped my pledge to account for the reduction by someone else so I can still be the one to bring it to $15,000.

Thanks David!  

Such an odd thing!  But you fixed it!

The new stretch goal looks so awesome!



In 2009, Morgan and Mary Jane built an earthbag tiny home that became one of the most recognized examples of the technique. Their project has been featured around the world, and now, for the first time, their complete and accurate story is shared, with 148 color photos and clear instructions from foundation to roof.

Find more about it by clicking here. Remember that if we get to $20,000 every backer at $100 or up also gets this amazing ebook!

        200 backers!

We have a new reward tier!

To leave your name (or of someone you love) recorded in history as part of the extra goofball card included in every deck! Plus 30 decks in total with your pledge.

Who is keen with permaculture world domination?! Upgrade your pledge or back now.

Oh, forgot to mention this new goofball reward only has 12 spots!

        $16,102

I have not done an earth bag project this extensive.   This is a really nice looking build.   I am excited to check out this ebook!






I did an earthbag build years ago using feed bags filled half way, rolled up tightly and tied with baling twine.  It went really fast and I was able to use all free materials.   One great thing about earthbag is you can create shelter in below freezing temperatures.  If your dirt is dry, it is easy to shovel it in bags.
 You can cover it in cob on the warmer days and have your whole project done by the end of winter.   

It is so encouraging to see such great support for this project!

Thank you everybody!

I had an idea!  And Paul's running with it!!!  If you throw $10 at the kickstarter (until it reaches $20k), you get three digital goodies.  These are worth well over $10.  Even if you don't want to back the project, you can do this to capture these treats. You get:

The latest rocket mass heater movie called Freaky Cheap Heat
The audiobook Building a Better World in Your Backyard
Issue #9 of "Living Woods" magazine

Hopefully this promotion helps the kickstarter keep growing.  As it grows, more people hear about it and more stretch goals appear and we all get tons of nifty stuff!  Tell your friends :)

Here's where to throw you money   ---    Kickstarter Link

Mike Haasl wrote:I had an idea!  And Paul's running with it!!!  If you throw $10 at the kickstarter (until it reaches $20k), you get three digital goodies.  These are worth well over $10.  Even if you don't want to back the project, you can do this to capture these treats. You get:

The latest rocket mass heater movie called Freaky Cheap Heat
The audiobook Building a Better World in Your Backyard
Issue #9 of "Living Woods" magazine

Hopefully this promotion helps the kickstarter keep growing.  As it grows, more people hear about it and more stretch goals appear and we all get tons of nifty stuff!  Tell your friends :)

Here's where to throw you money   ---    Kickstarter Link

Hello Mike!

That is such a great deal!   I already backed the kickstarter.  Do I need to up my pledge by $10 to get this new offer?

Samantha Lewis wrote:
Hello Mike!

That is such a great deal!   I already backed the kickstarter.  Do I need to up my pledge by $10 to get this new offer?

Yes, the deal is for NEW money into the kitty. Whether you're going from 0 to 10 or 40 to 50, you get it!

I sent out a weeklyish that mentions the idea.

We’re celebrating rocket innovation in the new Purple Permaculture Playing Cards, featuring some of our favorite designs:

Ace ♥ – Solar food dehydrator with rocket assist

King ♠ – Rocket cooktop

Queen ♠ – Rocket Lorena

King ♥ – Rocket water heater (unpressurized)

3 ♠ – Rocket oven

2 ♠ – Rocket kiln

which one is your favorite?

      245 backers!

Thank you everybody!!

Mike Haasl wrote:I had an idea!  And Paul's running with it!!!  If you throw $10 at the kickstarter (until it reaches $20k), you get three digital goodies.  These are worth well over $10.  Even if you don't want to back the project, you can do this to capture these treats. You get:

The latest rocket mass heater movie called Freaky Cheap Heat
The audiobook Building a Better World in Your Backyard
Issue #9 of "Living Woods" magazine

Hopefully this promotion helps the kickstarter keep growing.  As it grows, more people hear about it and more stretch goals appear and we all get tons of nifty stuff!  Tell your friends :)

Here's where to throw you money   --  -   Kickstarter Link

A reminder that there's only $841 left to get to $20k and once we reach it these extra goodies will no longer be available. Pledge now before time runs out!!

This is how your name will appear on the Goofballs card (with a few mighty permaculturist proxies in the meantime):



And you get 30 decks of cards!

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: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!

This is so cool!  
Are you going to make a sheet like this for all the cards?  I would love to have this to share with my friends.  

Bits and Bobs - best coffee table book yet? Of course the digital version will have the clickable links to drive traffic to permies - but I'm definitely liking how it appears to be shaping up!

Stretch goal unlocked!

Second stretch goal reached! Woohoo!!

All backers who support at $100 dolalrs or aboove now also get:



https://permies.com/t/270835/EBOOK-Building-Earthbag-House-Step#2838928

Announcing our next stretch goal!



https://permies.com/t/238910/ebooks/Natural-Small-Batch-Cheesemaking-eBook

If we get to 25k all $100 and up backers also get this eBook by Kate Downham!

The bits and bobs pages are such a funtastic fabulous idea.  Put me down for 12 to go with the cards

Paul Fookes wrote:The bits and bobs pages are such a funtastic fabulous idea.  Put me down for 12 to go with the cards

The idea is to put together an ebook that could be a good stretch goal.  It will take some additional work ...

paul wheaton wrote:

Paul Fookes wrote:The bits and bobs pages are such a funtastic fabulous idea.  Put me down for 12 to go with the cards

The idea is to put together an ebook that could be a good stretch goal.  It will take some additional work ...

Love the idea for a stretch goal.......  Will we be able to buy extras if the goal is reached. Will be a great gift set with the BWB and Skip books.

Everyone who backs this kickstarter at $100 level or more, gets these goodies:

Maple Syrup for Beginners by Mike Haasl
https://permies.com/t/maple-syrup

Building an Earthbag Round House: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide by Morgan Caraway
https://permies.com/t/270835/EBOOK-Building-Earthbag-House-Step#2838928

Congratulations on the Earthbag round house stretch goal!!

Here is a sneak peek of another card:

All the good things that come from building brush piles

Announcing another purple goofball perk! The G of hearts!



Any backer who supports at the Goofball level before we reach $25,000 will also get an hour of consultation with Paul! That’s a $250 thing! And you get 30 decks of cards!

There are only 10 spots left, so get your name (or of someone you love) printed in history.

Click Here to go to Kickstarter and bump your pledge to the Goofball level.

Click Here to find more about Paul’s consultation.


Wondering how the card will look? This is how your name will appear: