![]() Planting strategy: 1st -natives, 2nd-proven exotics, 3rd-unproven exotics- carefully on small scale with lots of observation. Make least change for the greatest effect: The less change that is generated, the less embedded energy is used to endow the system. Small scale: Intensive systems start small and create a system that is manageable and produces a high yield. Two ecosystems come together to form a third which has more diversity than either of the other two, i.e., edges of ponds, forests, meadows, currents, etc.Įnergy recycling: Yields form a system designed to supply onsite needs and/or needs of local region. Maximize their use.Įdge effect: Ecotones are the most diverse and fertile area in a system. Use onsite resources: Determine what resources are available and entering the system on their own. Succession: Recognize that certain elements prepare the way for the system to support other elements in the future, i.e., succession planting. Multi-level garden design, i.e., trellising, forest garden, vines, groundcovers, etc. Stacking: Multi-level functions for single element. How much of an element needs to be produced in order to fulfill the needs of the whole system? Stocking: Finding the balance of various elements to keep one from overpowering another over time. One calorie in/one calorie out: Do not consume or export more biomass than carbon fixed by the solar budget. What is important is the complexity of the functional relationships that exist between elements, not the number of elements.īiological Resources: We know living things reproduce and build up their availability over time, assisted by their interaction with other compatible elements. Community efficiency, not self-sufficiency.ĭiversity: As a general rule, as sustainable systems mature they become increasingly diverse in both space and time. Grown your own food, cooperate with neighbors. Local Focus: “Think globally-act locally”. Relative Location: Components placed in a system are viewed relatively, not in isolation.Įverything is connected to everything else: Recognize functional relationships between elements.Įvery function is supported by many elements (redundancy): Good design ensures that all important functions can withstand the failure of one or more element.Įvery element is supported by many functions: Each element we include is a system, chosen and placed so that it performs as many functions as possible. Unused surplus results in pollution and more work. Energy is in surplus once the system itself has available all its needs for growth, reproduction and maintenance. System yield: the sum total of surplus energy produced by, stored, conserved, reused, or converted by the design. Setting Limits to Population and Consumption: in keeping with the current human capacity to benevolently distribute goods and resources.Care of People: promotes self-reliance and community responsibility and mutual access to resources necessary for existence.Care of the Earth: includes all living and non-living things, plants, animals, land, water, air.The Three Ethics of PermacultureĮthics: The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children. Cooperation, not competition, is the very basis of future survival and of existing life systems. These principles are witnessed in the behavior of natural systems and therefore constitute a base for human activity that mirror nature and act within the laws that govern its behavior. The Permaculture design system is based upon certain ethics and principles & methodologies that govern design work.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |