Category: Permaculture Design

Most people consider energy to be only something that you buy, to turn on your lights or heat your house. But electricity is not the only renewable energy floating around in the world. The natural energies are everywhere, and with ingenuity and knowledge, we can learn to harness these energies in a sustainable and low-impact way, to provide for our needs without damaging our earth. Continue reading “Permaculture Principle #2: Catch and store energy – renewable energy”

Besides the 3 Permaculture Ethics – Earth Care, People Care, & Return of Surplus – the visionaries of permaculture, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, created 12 Permaculture Principles.

These principles help guide practitioners of permaculture in building the most abundant, ecologically sound, stable, and self-regulating landscapes possible. Continue reading “The 12 Permaculture Principles, and how to apply them”

It’s difficult to come up with one single permaculture definition that makes sense to everyone, because it encompasses so much, and each person identifies with a different aspect of it. Continue reading “A Permaculture Definition is Hard to Nail Down”