Introduction to Permaculture - 40 hours of Free video lectures
Permaculture means 'permanent culture,' (or 'permanent agriculture') and ...'is the conscious design and maintenance of cultivated ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of a natural ecosystem.' (Bill Mollison) This course will explore, through lectures, discussions, field trips, and required projects, a design/thinking methodology that seeks to profide for our physical needs, food, water, shelter, energy, etc., while doing so in an environmentally friendly, sustainable manner. Download all lectures for Free here: Watch online all lectures for Free here: See also: Introduction to Permaculture - 18 part webinar with Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture - This is an 18 part 90 minute intro to permaculture webinar with Bill Wilson of Midwest Permaculture in Illinois. Documentary Films - Permaculture / Organic FarmingEbooks - Permaculture & Forest Gardening Free Documentary Films ArchiveFree Full Ebooks Archive
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See also: On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. It argues that people should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that people have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War. Plants For A Future: Survey and Research Project on 'The Field' - A report is now available of the recently completed survey and research project on the 'The Field', the experimental site of Ken and Addy Fern ( Plants For A Future founders) in Cornwall, where they carried out research and provided information on edible and otherwise useful plants suitable for growing outdoors in a temperate climate. Best of the Permaculture Drylands Magazine - Now Online!
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by ANDREW MARTIN “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and shelter.” Observe and Interact Over forty years ago, Bill Mollison, with the help of David Holmgren, helped develop a blueprint for sustainable living. Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share Apart from the design principles, permaculture promotes three main ethics which many native cultures once practiced: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. Permaculture Works with Nature and is Regenerative Most of us are all-too-familiar with the ill effect the industrial food system has had on our planet. The difference between permaculture and modern industrial agriculture is that permaculture works with nature as opposed to against nature. Share: Comments
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What if I told you that you can start an edible garden that will continue to produce food year after year with very minimal maintenance, monitoring, and no sowing after the first year (unless you want to diversify). It’s vital that you use open pollinated heirloom seeds to establish this system. Hybrid seeds won’t always produce the same plant that they came from but open pollinated heirlooms will. The idea of permaculture is based on the fundamental principle that we should be working with instead of against nature and as it turns out, it can be quite a lot easier to work with than against. Arugula is an easy self-sustaining crop that you are probably familiar with and it’s a good way to get your permaculture feet wet. All it takes to get started is to refrain from harvesting the entire plant. The stems and uneaten leaves of the plants will become a natural fertilizer and mulch as they die and return to the earth. There are no rules written in stone. Image: Flickr/Milkwood Share:
Permaculture Zones of Use: A Primer
Ah, an archetypical permaculture zones of use chart. So elegant in its simplicity, yet bewildering to those who wish to transpose it. Just what are permaculture zones of use and why do they matter? Permaculture zones of use are at once an organizing force during the design process as well as a management tool. Therefore, it can be said that zones of use reflect the confluence of spatial relationships, energy use, and time. A property is typically divided into 6 zones of use. These six zones of use cover the entirety of a property. So let’s recap: the zones of use can be individually defined by the frequency and duration of human interventions. This framework comes in handy even after a master plan is drawn up. Zones can and should change over time to reflect conditions on the ground. Before taking a closer look at each individual zone, I want to stress that permaculture zones of use are but one tool in the designer’s toolbox. Zone 0: the nexus of human activity -Organize it! Related
The Food Forest Card Game
You probably already know that I am in “shameless self-promotion” mode with the Food Forest card game. Fortunately for all of us, the campaign will soon be drawing to a successful close! The game will eventually be available to the general public but this is the last call for now. If you know anyone who wants a copy, or to show their support, please spread the word. Perhaps there is no typical path for a Geoff Lawton PDC graduate, please note his new web address – geofflawtononline.com, but it is fair to say that one feels strangely empowered after graduation. The teachers in my son’s first-through-third-grade classroom were enthusiastic to have a visiting parent. During the first year I also developed some presentations about plant guilds and Permaculture design. Much like a standard deck of playing cards, the Food Forest playing cards can be used to play an infinite variety of games.
What if Permaculturists Designed our Cities? Interview with Richard Register
SE: It seems that ecocities are permaculture on a larger scale. In what areas do you think ecocity thinkers can learn from permaculturists, and what can permaculturists do to scale up to city size? RR: It's relatively easy to experiment with permaculture. The integration of all the best practices in the built environment of a whole city isn't really happening. Ecocities - Large-scale urban permaculture Usually you have little one storey solar greenhouse style buildings that are ideal in a permaculture context, but it is one family or one small group of people versus the world. People come up with these engineering concepts where they have a larger set of buildings and a street, and they envision this simple-minded solar access. "So these become design parameters that go way beyond just thinking in terms of buildings. On the north side of the street were these old stone historical buildings, but on the south side were some buildings that didn't matter that much.
