What is permaculture?
It is designing systems that provide for the needs of a community
while improving the health of the soil, our environment, and ultimately the planet.
while improving the health of the soil, our environment, and ultimately the planet.
The Three Ethics of Permaculture:
Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share (or the Return of Surplus).
The Twelve Principals of Permaculture:
- Observe and Interact – Engage with nature and watch it carefully.
- Catch and Store Energy – Collect resources when abundant and use them in times of need.
- Obtain a Yield – Ensure that truly useful rewards are produced.
- Design From Patterns to Details – Observe the patterns in nature and society. These form the backbone of our design, filling in the details as we go.
- Integrate Rather Than Segregate – By putting the right things in the right place, positive relationships develop; things work together to support each other.
- Accept Feedback – Apply self- regulation and adjust to changes, ensuring systems continue to function well.
- Creatively Use and Respond to Change – Change is inevitable. By intervening at the right time, we can positively influence the evolution of natural systems.
- Use Small and Slow Solutions – Small and slow systems are easier to maintain and make better use of local resources in producing sustainable outcomes.
- Use and Value Diversity – Diversity reduces vulnerability and makes the most of the specific resources available in a given environment.
- Use and Value Edges – The interface between things is where the most interesting and often the most valuable, diverse and productive events take place.
- Use and Value Renewable Resources – Make the best use of nature’s abundance by reducing consumptive behaviour.
- Produce No Waste – By valuing and making use of all the resources that are available to us, waste nothing.