Introduction
Goals and Objectives
•History of the mentors
•Examples of free energy and food
•Permaculture Ethics
•Attitudinal Principles
What is Permaculture
Call to Responsibility
Depletion of the Water Table
*water harvesting
*pond systems
*keyline
*grey water systems
Desertification
*rotational grazing
*food forestry
*water systems
Peak Oil
*Local Food
*Recyclable energy, Autonomy in general
Eco-Remediation and Autonomy
Permaculture in History
• Coined the word ‘permaculture’ along
with David Holmgren
• Created the first two volumes of
Permaculture theory with David
Holmgren
• Researcher, author, teacher, scientist,
naturalist
• Masunoba Kukuoaka
• J. Russell Smith- ‘Tree Crops, a
Permanent Agriculture’
• Geoff Lawton
Sepp Holzer
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Integrated orchard pond systems
Over 40 ponds on his property
High biodiversity hotspot
Pre-permaculture
Plant Families
Integrated animal systems
Terra forming ‘hugelkultur’
Permaculture Ethics
• “Permaculture really starts with an ethic, Earthcare,
care of the whole systems of Earth and its species, so
we actually devise model system where much of the
design is drawn from Nature, the end result that is
ecologically sound and economically profitable, it can
get as sophisticated or as simple as you would like”
• Ethics energize our movement forward within a cuture
• Always present in our mode of operation and our overarching design work.
• Without care for the people, projects fail
• Earth super-cedes the client
Ethics
• Grow food beyond organically using tree crops as
a staple
• Buy locally
• Harvest rainwater, cleanse it, recharge it
• Build soil
• Plan for diversity
• Grow food with context to climate
• Build houses in context to climate and compost
wastes
• Harness energy from the sun, water and wind
Attitudinal Principles
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Observe and interact
Catch and store energy
Obtain a yield
Yield for a given area is infinite
Apply self-regulation and accept feedback
Use and value renewable resources and services
Produce no waste
Design from patterns to details
Integrate rather than segregate
Use small and slow solutions
Use and value diversity
Use edges and value the marginal
Creatively us and respond