forest gardens and permaculture
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The talk after the "The Farm for the Future" screening.TRANSCRIPT
Permaculture and Forest Gardens
Bill Mollison
• We need a garden
1974 - Permaculture OnePermanent Agriculture
Human needs + Protection of nature…
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. (Graham Bell)
Permaculture Designer Manual
…. Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system.
(Mollison 1984)
Principles
• David Holmgren
Ethics
• Care for the Earth
• Care for people
• Share
Community Supported Agriculture
Observe
• Wait a year !
• Sector – sun, wind, wilds
• Zone – how often used
Sectors
Zones
Capture and Store Energy
• Swale
Multiple elements for each function
Multiple functions for each element
Use Biological Resources
From Pattern to Details
From Pattern to Forest Garden
• Create communities of life – Forest copy
From Forest Nuclei
No waste• Compost ..
Small and slow
Integrate Rather than Segregate• Shirakawa
Start at your door !
Beginning - Web• Mailing list
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/permakultura/
• Hungarian Permaculture Association http://permakultura.hu/
• Forum http://www.permaforum.hu • Sources of these slides:
http://lmv.hu/erdokertek
Beginning - Personal
• „Kalaka” and other meetings
• Introduction to Permaculture curse
• PDC – Permaculture Design Curse