These multilingual translation resources support translators working with Roots n Permaculture courses and projects. They help ensure consistent terminology when translating permaculture, forest gardening, plant names, and sociocracy concepts into different languages.
They are part of a wider commitment to language justice — the idea that people should be able to learn, participate, and share knowledge in the languages that are most accessible to them.
The resources are collaborative spreadsheets that translators can use during courses or when preparing translated materials. They are open for anyone to use and improve, helping maintain shared understanding across languages while supporting language justice in regenerative education.
Available Translation Resources
- Permaculture Terms – Core vocabulary for permaculture design, ethics, and techniques.
- Plant Names – Common and scientific names used in courses and forest gardening.
- Forest Garden Terms – Specialised terminology for forest garden design and management.
- Sociocracy Terms – Key terms for governance and participatory decision-making in permaculture communities.
Using These Resources
During multilingual courses, translators can use these shared spreadsheets as reference tools to ensure that important concepts are translated consistently. Because they are collaborative documents, translators can also add missing translations or improve existing ones, helping expand the resources for future courses.
These resources are open for anyone to use, including translators supporting Roots n Permaculture courses as well as educators, designers, and community organisers working with permaculture and regenerative practices.
By building shared terminology across languages, these resources help strengthen international collaboration and support language justice within the global permaculture and regenerative learning community.
All contributions should align with Roots n Permaculture ethics, and the resources are maintained as vegan educational materials.