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21st Century Agriculture in Agriculture in Northern New England Steve Whitman

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21st Century Agriculture inAgriculture in Northern 

New England 

Steve Whitman

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Today…

• Defining Permaculture

• Adaptation Planning and Food

• Land ProtectionLand Protection

• Local Food Economies

Di i• Discussion

Introduction to Permaculture

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“We don't know what the details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like but we need options we to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all p p p g

kinds of ways and Permaculturistsa e o e of the c itical g o ps doi g are one of the critical groups doing

that.” David Suzuki

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Definition:

Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that are modeled on the relationships found in natural ecologies.

We design ecosystems!

We should strive for ili !resilience!

Introduction to Permaculture

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Scale of Application…

• Rural to UrbanRural to Urban

Fl B • Flower Box to Community Scale

• Not black and white

Introduction to Permaculture

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Permaculture is modeled after nature…

…Permaculture involves many hands

Introduction to Permaculture

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The Origin of “Permanent Culture”The Origin of Permanent Culture

Permanent AgriculturePermanent Agriculture- Coined in King’s 1911 “Farmers of Forty Centuries: Or

Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan”

- Smith’s 1929 “Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture”

- Fukuoka’s “One Straw Revolution” in the 1930s

Introduction to Permaculture

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From David Holmgren

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Why Permaculture?

One of the most holistic, integrated system analysis and design tools in the world!

Introduction to Permaculture

g y y g

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Ethics and PrinciplesEarth Care People Care Fair Share• Observe and Interact • Design from Patterns to 

• Catch and Store Energy

• Obtain a Yield

gDetails

• Integrate Rather Than S t• Apply Self Regulation and 

Accept Feedback

• Use and Value Renewable

Segregate

• Use Small and Slow Solutions

• Use and Value Diversity• Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services

• Produce no Waste

Use and Value Diversity

• Use Edges and Value the Marginal

• Creatively Use and Respond to Change

Introduction to Permaculture

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We need to see our communities as the e eed to see ou co u t es as t e ecosystems they are and consider how the components of these places could be better p p d b bintegrated.

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Permaculture Path to Resilience

• Bloomington, Indiana “Redefining g , gProsperity: Energy Descent and Community Resilience” Adopted in 2009

R d ti i l d• Recommendations include:– new transportation efforts

– creating a centralized composting system g p g y

– removing and reducing the legal, institutional, and cultural barriers to farming within and around the cityfarming within and around the city.

Introduction to Permaculture

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Permaculture Path to Resilience

• Transition Towns– Born out of Permaculture

– At least 108 official Transition Town I iti ti i USInitiatives in US

– More than 400 initiatives worldwide

Introduction to Permaculture

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Permaculture Path to Resilience

• Stormwater and more – Brad Lancaster - TucsonStormwater and more Brad Lancaster Tucson

1994 2006

Introduction to Permaculture

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Community Applications…

• Master Plans;Master Plans;

• Land Use Regulations;

N R l • Non-Regulatory Initiatives;

• Department polices;

• Etc.

Introduction to Permaculture

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"We're only truly secure when we can look out We re only truly secure when we can look out our kitchen window and see our food growing and our friends working nearby " and our friends working nearby.

Bill M lliBill Mollison

Introduction to Permaculture