![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
A couple of useful permaculture links
Jul. 24th, 2006 05:59 pmPermaculture.net: This website has a "reload" link that gives the many and varied definitions of permaculture. My favorite one of them was:
"Permaculture is the conscious design of `cultivated` ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, & resilience of natural ecosystems. It is a harmonious integration of people into the landscape in such a way that the land grows in richness, productivity, and aesthetic beauty. - Permaculture is an ethical design system for creating human environments that are ecologically sound & economically viable. Permaculture systems provide for their own needs, do not exploit or pollute, & are therefore sustainable. -- Peter Bane"
One definition that I didn't see involves careful observation of patterns and relationships between the existing lifeforms, and then trying to match energies with them (kind of like you would when trying to get a finicky horse or high-strung puppy to trust you). The result is a cooperative effort between the person and the land rather than a war, and the land begins to give voluntarily (with a minimum amount of work). The major work that goes into it is the observation of these patterns. If you want to add something, like a vegetable, fruit tree, berry bush, etc., you would first determine if the new addition would actually work with the existing ecosystem or if it would work against it. The same would apply to constructing a home, making a greenhouse, or planting a willow tree. A lot of trial and error may happen before getting it "right", but once it's in place, it keeps going without much work.
Another good link was Heathcote's Intro to Permaculture course (free, online).
"Permaculture is the conscious design of `cultivated` ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, & resilience of natural ecosystems. It is a harmonious integration of people into the landscape in such a way that the land grows in richness, productivity, and aesthetic beauty. - Permaculture is an ethical design system for creating human environments that are ecologically sound & economically viable. Permaculture systems provide for their own needs, do not exploit or pollute, & are therefore sustainable. -- Peter Bane"
One definition that I didn't see involves careful observation of patterns and relationships between the existing lifeforms, and then trying to match energies with them (kind of like you would when trying to get a finicky horse or high-strung puppy to trust you). The result is a cooperative effort between the person and the land rather than a war, and the land begins to give voluntarily (with a minimum amount of work). The major work that goes into it is the observation of these patterns. If you want to add something, like a vegetable, fruit tree, berry bush, etc., you would first determine if the new addition would actually work with the existing ecosystem or if it would work against it. The same would apply to constructing a home, making a greenhouse, or planting a willow tree. A lot of trial and error may happen before getting it "right", but once it's in place, it keeps going without much work.
Another good link was Heathcote's Intro to Permaculture course (free, online).