Permaculture

• Work with nature rather than against.
• The problem is the solution.
• Make the least change for the greatest possible effect.
• The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited (or only limited by the imagination and information of the designer).
• Everything gardens (or modifies its environment).

[edit] Characteristics of Permaculture

• Permaculture is one of the most holistic, integrated systems analysis and design methodologies found in the world.

• Permaculture can be applied to create productive ecosystems from the human- use standpoint or to help degraded ecosystems recover health and wildness. Permaculture can be applied in any ecosystem, no matter how degraded.

• Permaculture values and validates traditional knowledge and experience. Permaculture incorporates sustainable agriculture practices and land management techniques and strategies from around the world. Permaculture is a bridge between traditional cultures and emergent earth-tuned cultures.

• Permaculture promotes organic agriculture which does not use pesticides to pollute the environment.

• Permaculture aims to maximize symbiotic and synergistic relationships between site components.

• Permaculture is urban planning as well as rural land design.

• Permaculture design is site specific, client specific, and culture specific.

See also Permaculture landscaping.

[edit] Elements of permaculture

• Organic Farming

• Holistic agriculture