Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture LLC

With Gratitude to Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, and Dyami Nason-Regan.

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Prime Directive

“The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children.

Make it Now.”- Bill Mollison, Co-creator of Permaculture

• Why?

• Principles

• Plants

• Community

Regenerative Design & Edible Landscaping

meeting human needs while increasing ecosystem health

Permaculture:

Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more than 4,000 projects on the ground

1. Earth Care 2. People Care 3. Resource Share

Permaculture: Ethics

Why Regenerative Design?

BioDevastation

• Welcome to “6X”

Climate Chaos

50 million climate change refugees by 2010 - UN

2004Climate Chaos

Hardiness Zoneswww.arborday.org

Hardiness Zone

Food Insecurity

“...an impending crisis of soaring food prices...” - UN/FAO ISFP

Blood Boils

• Climate has been a major driver of armed conflict in Africa

• Future warming is likely to increase the number of deaths from war

• Strife arises when the food supply is scarce in warm conditions

• 400,000 extra deaths in African conflicts by 2030

• Human costs are likely to be staggering

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009

Peak Petroleum

The Hirsch Report• World oil peaking is going to happen, and will likely be

“abrupt and revolutionary”.

• Oil peaking will adversely affect global economies, particularly those most dependent on oil.

• Effective mitigation will be dependent on the implementation of mega-projects and mega-changes at the maximum possible rate.

• Government intervention will be required, but economic upheaval is not inevitable.

• Scenarios: 0, 10, 20 years before peak.

Why Regenerative Design?

Edible Landscaping

Principles

3 Principlesof Edible Landsaping

• Interconnection

• Diversity

• Organic & Biological Resources

Herbs/Flowers

Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata

DaylillyHemerocallis spp.

ComfreySymphytum spp.

EchinaceaEchinacea purperea

Anisse HyssopAgastache foeniculum

Perennial Vegetables

Nettle

Urtica dioica

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Rhubarb

Rheum x cultorum

French sorrel - Rumex acetosa

Some (More) Common Perennial Vegetables

Sea Kale

(Crambe maritima)

Multiplier Onion (Allium cepa-aggregatum)

• Shallot, walking onion, chive, garlic chives

Climbing Spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides)

Trees

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

Juneberry(Amelanchier spp.)

American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

Chestnut

Pine Nut

Vines

GroundnutApios americana

HopsHumulus lupuls

Hardy Kiwi(Actinidia arguta)

Super-Hardy Kiwi(Actinidia kolomikta)

Shrubs

Nanking CherryPrunus tomentosa

Hazelnut(Corylus spp.)

Hazelnut(Corylus spp.)

Seaberry(Hippophae rhamnoides)

Currants(Ribes spp.)

ElderberrySambucus canadensis

Want to learn more

about these plants?

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Visit the Edible Forest Gardens Wiki at the Apios Institute!

Community

Community

Community

Community

Community

Macedonia - Cegrane Refugee Camp

Photo: Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones & Geoff Lawton

Photo: Andrew Jones

Macedonia‐Class+Design

Photo: Andrew Jones

Macedonia‐Design

Photo: Andrew Jones

Earthworks: Water Harvesting, Erosion Control

Photo: Andrew Jones

Earthworks‐‐Swales

Photo: Andrew Jones

Strawbales

Photo: Andrew Jones

StrawbaleWomen

Photo: Andrew Jones

Photo: Andrew Jones

EarlyseasonseedlingsraisedinColdFrames‐‐DuckandGoosepondposi@oneduphillfromsmallcropgardensforgravityfer@ga@on‐‐GardenPondsadddiversityandpredatorhabitat

Photos: Andrew Jones

Diverse

Small CropsProductive

Organic

Photo: Andrew Jones

Tomatoes

First Year:

6.5 Tons of Organic Tomatoes Produced

-- Solar-dried and sold to gourmet Italian Market

-- Economic SustainabilityPhoto: Andrew Jones

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• BOOKS

• Landscaping with Fruit - Lee Reich

• Gaia’s Garden - Toby Hemenway

• PERMACULTURE

• Design Certification Courses

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