PermacultureEthics and Principles

What did you bring with you?

- Mark Henson

Permaculture History and Definitions

As of 2002:• 750,000 graduates of the PDC• 400,000 projects worldwide• 120 countries

The cutting edge of a 10,000 year old technology!

So What is Permaculture?

PEOPLEPEOPLECARECARE

SHARE the SURPLUSSHARE the SURPLUS

PLANETPLANETCARECARE

Earth Care?

Indicators

BiodiversityKeystone speciesGot Topsoil?Water QualityCyclesCarbonNitrogenHydrologicEtc.

People Care?

People Care

Indicators

Food, Water, Shelter, ComfortCommunity, ConnectionEase, Leisure, ArtsCelebrationPeace, Inner and OuterEquity

HEALTH*

Fair Share

What the World Eats – From ‘Hungry Planet’ Peter Menzel

Permaculture Design System

Industrial Cup of Tea

Permaculture Cup of Tea

Problem is the Solution?

Catch & Store Energy

All Forms

Obtain a Yield

Temporary

Light?

Food

6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Wean off packaged foods

Farmers markets and/or CSA Bulk from cooperative grocers

Begin to seek out space to grow your own

Research nutrition Assess diet Basic gardening training

GFE Basic cookery training

Try baking or fermenting or …. 50% + meals at home

Water

6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure current

water usage by month Implement basic conservation

Low flow shower heads Mellow yellow Bulk to toilet tank Check for all leaks Dishwashing basins Wash clothes less 5 gallon bucket in shower

Source food from local soil building farms

Downspout diversion

Energy 6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure current

kwh and/or therms use Basic conservation

LED or CFL bulbs Plug strip habit Fill refrigerator with water

containers Launder cold Solar clothes drying

Examine insulation/leaks Move from car to bike or public

transit for 75% of trips Research car sharing

Research moving closer to workplace

Eat more raw, fresh food

Shelter and Material

6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure “trash” and

recycling Research basic composting Remove toxins from household

Cleaners, paints, etc. Bring plants inside to clean the air

Create space in shelter by giving “stuff” away

Consume less Accumulate less

Thrift Retrofit with reused materials (e.g.,

Building Resources) Begin to research natural building

techniques and materials options Begin to research crafts/hobbies

Shelter and Material

12 Month Transition12 Month Transition Focus purchases of material

from Reused or recycled or “waste”

materials Locally offered goods and

services Support worker owned coops

Try to eliminate packaging Use libraries or create your

own library for sharing media with your community

Set up vermi-composting and/or other composting as appropriate

Research cooperative housing and become member of community land trust

Community and Economy

6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Self inquiry – right livelihood ID reference points Host a potluck at appropriate

scale Begin planning street closure

event ID local neighborhood

organizations and attend meeting Begin to explore NVC or similar

training Consume less Reduce all expenditures if possible

Use and Value Renewable Resources & Services

BioFuel

Weed Wackers

Produce No Waste

Waste?

Patterns in Nature

Design from Patterns to Details

City Scale

Integrate Rather Than Segregate

Stacking Functions

Use Small and Slow Solutions

Use & Value Diversity

Use of Space

Urban Edge – Surface Area

Use Edges & Value the Marginal

Crenulations:Maximize Edge

Crenulations:Maximize Edge

HVF

Sidewalks

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