The philosophy behind permaculture is one of working with, rather than against, nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless action; of looking at systems in all their functions, rather than asking only one yield of them; and allowing systems to demonstrate their own evolutions. (Definition via TPRI.)

It's really kinda cool.
April 7th
2:11 AM
"The tragic reality is that very few sustainable systems are designed or applied by those who hold power, and the reason for this is obvious and simple: to let people arrange their own food, energy and shelter is to lose economic and political control over them. We should cease to look to power structures, hierarchical systems, or governments to help us, and devise ways to help ourselves."
—  Bill Mollison
March 28th
11:40 PM
Via

afarmjournal:

IN PHOTO!

1) strip the bottom needles, cut off the bottom of the stem (leaving a heel)

2) stick in water

3) roots!

Something to try. :)

March 15th
7:08 PM

Implementing A Full Backyard Permaculture System With Josh Byrne (1hr 13min)

Edit: The google embedding doesn’t seem to play well with tumblr but you can watch it here on google instead.

This is a really great detailed example of actually setting up a permaculture system on a home lot, not just the principles behind it. Worth watching if you’ve got the time.

March 2nd
2:10 PM

Vote for Permaculture!

The garden that I (and a thousand others, with the help of Ryan Harb), put into UMass Amherst is up for an award! Please give your votes to UMass so that Permaculture gets a chance to go to Washington and recieve national attention!!

https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge/

(Submitted by moontrinesun)

February 24th
12:26 AM

Permaculture Leaf Shredding

The situation: We have an over-abundance of oak leaves every Fall. We have a shortage of good topsoil on this rocky Ozark hilltop year-round. How to use one problem to solve the other? Why, chickens of course.

February 23rd
5:09 PM
Via
epochalsociety:

Human Urine Utilization For Garden Fertilization.
Your Pee is Precious
Ultimate Organic Fertilizer

Think about a composting toilet that separates the pee from the poo, then you can utilize both!

epochalsociety:

Human Urine Utilization For Garden Fertilization.

Your Pee is Precious

Ultimate Organic Fertilizer

Think about a composting toilet that separates the pee from the poo, then you can utilize both!

1:03 AM

How to run a PERMABLITZ:

Adam Grubb founded Permablitz as part of a crew of Melbourne permaculturalists in 2006. Since then, Melbourne Permblitz has delivered many, many successful permablitzes in the greater Melbourne area, and the concept of Permablitz has spread to Sydney, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Canberra, Tasmania, Bega, the Sunshine Coast, California, Montreal, Istanbul and Uganda.

So what is a Permablitz?

Permablitz (noun): An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following:

- create or add to edible gardens where someone lives
- share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living
- build community networks
- have fun

Permablitzes are free events, open to the public, with free workshops, shared food, where you get some exercise and have a wonderful time. To be defined as a permablitz each event must also be preceded by a permaculture design by a designer with a Permaculture Design Certificate. 

The network runs on reciprocity, and in order to qualify for a permablitz you usually need to come to “3 or so” first, although there can be exceptions in this case.

February 22nd
1:21 AM

Six steps to create your own organic permaculture garden: Natural News.

Info on:

  • Choosing a location
  • Selecting plants
  • Making a home for your plants
  • Feeding your plants
  • Watering your plants
  • Protecting plants from pests
12:29 AM

Vegan Permaculture - An Introduction.

Underpinning all permaculture systems are fundamental ethical values around caring for the earth and its peoples, as well as the fair and just distribution of resources - To me these fit well with the vegan philosophy of compassionate living. But is animal-free permaculture actually possible? Of course not – neither would it be desirable. For example, how would we fence out the earthworms that build our soil and maintain its fertility, or the bees that pollinate our fruit trees and vegetables, and why would we wish to? In fact, we actively design in features that are intended to attract wildlife – Ponds for frogs, toads and dragonflies, and flowering plants to bring in the ladybirds and hoverflies that are essential to maintaining healthy productive ecosystems. What we don’t include are those ‘system components’ that perpetuate exploitative relationships with our non-human earth co-citizens, such as pigs, goats and chickens, whose primary function is the production of meat, milk and eggs.

(Click through to read the entire article.)

February 16th
1:17 AM