Permaculture

Ideas for Yunnan and China for Today and Tomorrow

Good food for everyone

- Permaculture – permanent agriculture – permanent culture

To Feed China for ever

ecologically sound economically profitable

Today’s Situation

Poisoned and depleted soils Susceptibility to weather extremes Insufficient water

Unsustainable

Since 1940, 70% of our soils have been destroyed.40% of the water of the world has been poisoned by agriculture.A species is lost every 6 minutes.

If we don't stop agriculture, then we are all dead. Nothing is so destructive.

In 20 years, there will be one third of the arable land to feed twice as many people. 

How Did We Get Here?

The food emergency of the cultural revolution provided no sustainable alternatives

But now we know that fighting nature is not the best way

Available Options

Continue with an unsustainable system that fights Nature OR Introduce sustainable systems that work with Nature

Recommendation

Introduce Permaculture to farmers and universities

Use films and pictures already available to teach

Start a pilot project in Yunnan Obtain land, finance and

government support

Permaculture in detail

 - no digging or ploughing is required

- the land and food are not poisoned with pesticides and chemical fertilizers

 - top soil is built, instead of being destroyed

Permaculture in action

Each small area of land becomes a multi-storey field.

Water is preserved and created Food contains no toxins More food is grown per field Fresh food all year round Even deserts can become green again

Permaculture gardens

a small terrace in an apartment block

a lawn a small plot of unused city land A fully grown food forest.

Summary The introduction of Permaculture food

forests will: Increase the quantity of food available in

China Improve the quality of food in China Reduce the costs of producing food in China Preserve China’s scarce water resources Decrease pollution and environmental

destruction Improve health, through better nutrition,

and fewer toxins

Web Pages

Human Evolution

http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/unlearning/permaculture1.html

Contact David West dgwest7@gmail.com