what is permaculture
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Permaculture combines three key aspects: 1. an ethical framework 2. understandings of how nature works, and 3. a design approach This unique combination is then used to support the creation of sustainable, agriculturally productive, non-polluting and healthy settlements. In many places this means adapting our existing settlements. In other cases it can mean starting from scratch. Both offer interesting challenges and opportunities. The word 'permaculture' comes from 'permanent agriculture' and 'permanent culture' - it is about living lightly on the planet, and making sure that we can sustain human activities for many generations to come, in harmony with nature. Permanence is not about everything staying the same. Its about stability, about deepening soils and cleaner water, thriving communities in self-reliant regions, biodiverse agriculture and social justice, peace and abundance. For more info: http://www.permaculture.org.ukTRANSCRIPT
what isPermaculture?
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• ethical framework• understanding how nature works, and
• design approach
Ethics:
Earth Care, People Care Fair Share
Observe & Interact
Catch & Store Energy
Obtain A Yield
Apply Self Regulation &Accept Feedback
Use and Value Renewable Resources & Services
Produce No WasteDesign from Patterns to Details
Integrate Rather Than Segregate
Use Small &Slow Solutions
Use & Value Diversity
Use Edges & Valuethe Marginal
Creatively Use & Respond To Change
permaculture ethics & principles
earth care(protect and rebuild nature’s capital)
people care(care for yourself and others)
fair share (live simply and ensure resources are fairly shared with others)
1: OBSERVE AND INTERACT
2: CATCH AND STORE ENERGY
3: OBTAIN A
YIELD
4: APPLY SELF-REGULATION
& ACCEPT FEEDBACK
Myers and Worm (2003)
5: USE & VALUE RENEWABLE RESOURCES & SERVICES
6: PRODUCE NO WASTE
7: DESIGN FROM PATTERNS TO DETAILS
8: INTEGRATE RATHER
THAN SEGREGATE
9: USE SMALL ANDSLOW SOLUTIONS
10: USE AND VALUE DIVERSITY
11: USE
EDGES AND VALUE THE MARGINAL
12: CREATIVELY USE & RESPOND TO CHANGE
Anna Evely [email protected]
Project Maya CICand Aberdeen Centre for Environmental SustainabilityTwitter: @AnnaEvely, @SustainLearning @mayaproject