• What is Permaculture?

    Permaculture is a design methodology based on the principles found in nature.

     

    Permaculture is also known as ecological or regenerative design. It is based on the ethics, root practices and principles of nature herself, and can be applied to the garden, the farm, or any living system.

     

    Permaculture is how Earth earths

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  • Ethics

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    Earth Care

    Care for Earth as the source of life.

    2

    People Care

    Care for People --this why we garden in the first place

    3

    Fair Share

    Return the Surplus to Earth and people

  • Root Practices

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    Thoughtful and Protracted Observation

    Start with observation. What is the state of the system? The elements? The relationships? The Energy flow?

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    Whole Systems Thinking

    Permaculture offers a way to engage with the whole world -- on a small scale, while keeping in mind a vision for the larger design.

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    Start Small then Expand

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  • Permaculture Design Principles

    1

    Work With and Within Nature

    Cooperate with natural agencies and forces

    2

    The Problem is an Opportunity

    We are only limited by imagination

    3

    Least Change for the Greatest Effect

    Choose where to place your energy

    4

    Relinquish Power

    To Natural Agencies and Forces

    5

    Relative Location

    Everything is in Relationship

    6

    Stack Functions

    Each Element Can Have Many Functions

    7

    Energy Cycling

    Optimize and cycle energy flow in the system

    8

    Beneficial Connections

    Stability is directly proportional to the number of beneficial connections

     

    9

    Succession of Evolution

    Give it time.

    10

    Edge Effect

    Creativity happens on the margins

    11

    Information as a Resource

    Bad info = bad design.

    Good info is needed for good design

    12

    The Yield is Theoretically Unlimited

    Nature can be infinitely abundant

    13

    Unknown Good Benefit

    Choose to Trust in a Benevolent Universe

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