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Permaculture: Eco-logical Design for People & Earth
with Bonita Ford
What is Permaculture?Model developed by Bonita Ford – Creative Commons, Attribution, 2011
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What is Permaculture?
�eco-logical design
�“permanent agriculture ” and “permanent culture ”
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What is Permaculture?
�for physical systems (eg. farms, gardens) & social systems (eg. organisations, businesses)
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What is Permaculture?
�More than techniques�Holistic planning and making decisions
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Permaculture Ethics
• Earth care• People care• Fair share
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Permaculture Principles
• From nature• Apply to all aspects
of lifeAdapted from the founders Bill Mollison & David Holmgren
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1) Work with Nature
• Observe• Mimic• Feedback, info
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2) Start Small & Slow
• Smallest change• Small “mistakes”
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3) Multiple Functions
Every thing has multiple purposes
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4) RedundancyBack-ups for critical services
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5) Beneficial Relationships
• “Win-win”• Useful connections• Reciprocity
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6) Biological Resources
• Renewable, free• People, animals, plants
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7) Cycling Resources
• Waste = food• Reuse many times
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8) Diversity & Edges• Biological, social• Mix, exchange, innovate
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9) Evolution & Succession
• Mature, self-reliant• Like forests
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10) Be Creative• Problem = solution
• Productivity limited by creativity
Design ProcessModel developed by Bonita Ford
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Design: Our Land
Before...
Observation
Relative location
Perennial polycultures
Design: PIEO Courses
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Design: West End Well
• physical space• produce• events� multiple functions
Design: West End Well
free meeting space � reciprocity
(relationships, cyclic)� edges
Design: West End Well
volunteers� abundant resources� reciprocity
(relationships, cyclic)