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PermacultureEthics and Principles
What did you bring with you?
- Mark Henson
Permaculture History and Definitions
As of 2002:• 750,000 graduates of the PDC• 400,000 projects worldwide• 120 countries
The cutting edge of a 10,000 year old technology!
So What is Permaculture?
PEOPLEPEOPLECARECARE
SHARE the SURPLUSSHARE the SURPLUS
PLANETPLANETCARECARE
Earth Care?
Indicators
BiodiversityKeystone speciesGot Topsoil?Water QualityCyclesCarbonNitrogenHydrologicEtc.
People Care?
People Care
Indicators
Food, Water, Shelter, ComfortCommunity, ConnectionEase, Leisure, ArtsCelebrationPeace, Inner and OuterEquity
HEALTH*
Fair Share
What the World Eats – From ‘Hungry Planet’ Peter Menzel
Permaculture Design System
Industrial Cup of Tea
Permaculture Cup of Tea
Problem is the Solution?
Catch & Store Energy
All Forms
Obtain a Yield
Temporary
Light?
Food
6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Wean off packaged foods
Farmers markets and/or CSA Bulk from cooperative grocers
Begin to seek out space to grow your own
Research nutrition Assess diet Basic gardening training
GFE Basic cookery training
Try baking or fermenting or …. 50% + meals at home
Water
6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure current
water usage by month Implement basic conservation
Low flow shower heads Mellow yellow Bulk to toilet tank Check for all leaks Dishwashing basins Wash clothes less 5 gallon bucket in shower
Source food from local soil building farms
Downspout diversion
Energy 6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure current
kwh and/or therms use Basic conservation
LED or CFL bulbs Plug strip habit Fill refrigerator with water
containers Launder cold Solar clothes drying
Examine insulation/leaks Move from car to bike or public
transit for 75% of trips Research car sharing
Research moving closer to workplace
Eat more raw, fresh food
Shelter and Material
6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Monitor and measure “trash” and
recycling Research basic composting Remove toxins from household
Cleaners, paints, etc. Bring plants inside to clean the air
Create space in shelter by giving “stuff” away
Consume less Accumulate less
Thrift Retrofit with reused materials (e.g.,
Building Resources) Begin to research natural building
techniques and materials options Begin to research crafts/hobbies
Shelter and Material
12 Month Transition12 Month Transition Focus purchases of material
from Reused or recycled or “waste”
materials Locally offered goods and
services Support worker owned coops
Try to eliminate packaging Use libraries or create your
own library for sharing media with your community
Set up vermi-composting and/or other composting as appropriate
Research cooperative housing and become member of community land trust
Community and Economy
6 Month Transition6 Month Transition Self inquiry – right livelihood ID reference points Host a potluck at appropriate scale Begin planning street closure
event ID local neighborhood
organizations and attend meeting Begin to explore NVC or similar
training Consume less Reduce all expenditures if possible
Use and Value Renewable Resources & Services
BioFuel
Weed Wackers
Produce No Waste
Waste?
Patterns in Nature
Design from Patterns to Details
City Scale
Integrate Rather Than Segregate
Stacking Functions
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Use & Value Diversity
Use of Space
Urban Edge – Surface Area
Use Edges & Value the Marginal
Crenulations:Maximize Edge
Crenulations:Maximize Edge
HVF
Sidewalks
www.plantsf.org