Permaculture definition:
a principle of life, source of conception of cultures, living spaces and agricultural systems aiming to reproduce the stability and resilience of natural ecosystems.
source: permaculteur.com
Principles of permaculture:
The 3 pillars of permaculture:
• Nature care
• People care
• Fair share
The 9 principles of Bill Mollison
• Work with nature rather than against it
• The solution is contained in the problem
• The only limits are those of our imagination
• Make the least costly change in energy to obtain the greatest effect
• Take responsibility for life here and now
• Each element of a system must fulfill several functions
• Each function of a system must be fulfilled by several elements
• Diversity is the basis of resilience
• Any garden has an effect on its environment
Source: Ferme d'avenir
The principles of permaculture by David Holmgren
• Faced with change, be inventive
• Observe and integrate
• Capture and store energy
• Obtain production
• Apply self-regulation, accept has feedback
• Use and develop renewable resources
• Produce no waste
• The design is global, from the motif to the details
• Integrate instead of segregated
• Use slow solutions on a small scale
• Use diversity and enhance
• Use borders and promote the margin.
Source: Farms of the future
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