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 | موضوع: Urban Permaculture in Practice  الخميس نوفمبر 22, 2012 12:52 pm | |
| What is Permaculture? Well, this is where I find it difficult to explain because it seems like it’s EVERYTHING – it’s gardening, it’s organic, it’s energy systems, it’s sustainability, it’s agriculture, it’s raising animals, it’s pest control, it’s regeneration of natural ecosystems, it’s efficiency, it’s energy efficient building and architecture, it’s a philosophy, a way of living, it’s community building… and more. It’s a word that joins PERMANENT and AGRICULTURE but has been extended to include CULTURE too. Perhaps the founder, Bill Mollison, can describe it better for you with these quotes:
“An integrated, evolving system of perennial or self-perpetuating plant and animal species useful to man”
“Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for provision of local needs”
“People, building and the ways in which they organise themselves are central”
or co-founder, David Holmgren’s definition might be more precise for you:
“Permaculture is the use of systems thinking and design principles that provide the organising framework for implementing the vision [described above]. It draws together the diverse ideas, skills and ways of living which need to be rediscovered and developed in order to empower us to provide for our needs, while increasing the natural capital for future generations.”
Perhaps the best way to understand Permaculture is to see it in practice and do it yourself. Why don’t you visit a local Permaculture garden or group? In the mean time, you can learn through my experience . Today I was very relieved (and proud) to hand in my Permaculture Design Project to complete my Permaculture Design Certificate. Here is a quick overview of what it entailed.
First, you do a client interview to determine what their needs, wants, ethics, budget and commitment to installing and maintaining the system are. Through this process you can get an idea of what is realistic, what might be short term or long term goals, what they want to use the property for, what the property has historically been used for and also what the client’s understanding of Permaculture is. I represented this process in a mind map: | |
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