41. Permaculture Principles | Design Principles Thinking tools to assist us in designing solutions to the problems which face us. http://permacultureprinciples.com/principles.php

42. Permaculture UK group advocating the care of the land and sustainable cultivation methods. Includes articles, news, events and a forum. http://www.permaculture-wales.org.uk

Mid Wales Permaculture Network Living a sustainable life Home Articles Survey Forum ... Contact Events Hedge Laying Day at Llanwrthwl A one day course covering the basics of cutting and laying a hedge. Saturday, 6th November, 10 am to 4 pm. At Hill View, Llanwrthwl, Nr. Rhayader. Hedge Laying is an old country craft that is a fun and satisfying thing to do. It is also a practical and visually pleasing method of managing a hedge. £15. Bring own lunch. Tea and coffee provided. Although some can be provided, please bring own gloves and safety glasses if you have them. To book and for further information contact David Burridge on 01597 860186 davidburridge51@btinternet.com Autumn activities at Denmark Farm Shared Earth Trust at Denmark Farm 28 Oct - Forest Fun (ages 8-12) and a one-off special training day: 19 Nov - DIY Micro Hydro Installation Read more... Permaculture What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a design approach based on observations of nature's  systems.  It is the conscious application of the principles of ecology to create sustainable human settlements. Read more...

43. David Holmgren - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia David Holmgren (born 1955) is an ecologist, ecological design engineer and writer. He is perhaps most well known as cooriginator of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmgren

David Holmgren From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search David Holmgren (born 1955) is an ecologist ecological design engineer and writer. He is perhaps most well known as co-originator of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison . Through the spread of permaculture around the world, his environmental principles have exerted a global influence. Contents Life and work Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability The acid test Bibliography ... edit Life and work Holmgren was born in the state of Western Australia . He studied at the College of Advanced Education in Hobart Tasmania , where in 1972 he met Bill Mollison , who was then a lecturer at the University of Tasmania . The two found they shared a strong interest in the relationship between human and natural systems. Their wide-ranging conversations and gardening experiences encouraged Holmgren to write the manuscript that was to be published in 1978 as Permaculture One 'I wrote the manuscript, which was based partly on our constant discussions and on our practical working together in the garden and on our visits to other sites in Tasmania... I used this manuscript as my primary reference for my thesis, which I submitted and was passed in 1976.' The book was a mixture of insights relating to agriculture , landscape architecture and ecology. The relationships between these disciplines were elaborated into a novel design system termed

44. Central Florida Permaculture permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystem, which have the diversity, stability and resilience of http://www.permaculture.us/

45. Permaculture The Earth Offers information about sustainable design and interactive forums for the discussion of topics related to permaculture. http://www.permaearth.org/

46. Permaculture Sydney Basin Dedicated to people interested in permaculture within and around the Sydney Basin in Australia. http://www.permaculturesydneybasin.org.au/psb/

47. Permaculture: Facts, Discussion Forum, And Encyclopedia Article Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Permaculture

Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Permaculture Permaculture Topic Home Discussion Definition Overview Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural Agriculture Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified... systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies Ecology Ecology is the scientific study of the distributions, abundance, and relations of organisms and their interactions with each other in a common environment. The word ecology is also used in the medical field which has a somewhat different meaning. The definition here applies to the study of Nature... Permaculture is sustainable land use design. This is based on ecological and biological principles, often using patterns that occur in nature to maximise effect and minimise work. Permaculture aims to create stable, productive systems that provide for human needs, harmoniously integrating the land with its inhabitants. Discussion Ask a question about ' Permaculture Start a new discussion about ' Permaculture Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Unanswered Questions I have a large black walnut in my back yard, it gets a lot of sun in the afternoon. Nothing I have ever planted next to it has ever lived through mo...

48. Home - Organizing Experiential Learning Events For Sustainable And Regenerative This institute, located in Ithaca, NY, offers affordable classes, permaculture design certification and workshops for sustainable living within the context of northeastern US ecosystems. http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org

organizing experiential learning events for sustainable and regenerative design Home What is permaculture? About Us ... Photo Album Welcome! We currently have no programs scheduled for 2010. To see information on what we offered in 2010, including a mushroom workshop, summer apprenticeship, and permaculture design certification, CLICK HERE. Please Email info@fingerlakespermaculture.org to join our e-mailing list for future updates on classes and events. On tap for 2011: 2nd Annual Community Training in Ecological Design (Feb, March, April) 6th Annual Mushroom Weekend (late May) 9th Annual Permaculture Design Certification (late July to early August) For more information contact... Steve Gabriel: 607-342-2825 Michael Burns: 607-227-0316 email: info@fingerlakespermaculture.org Share

49. Sego Jackson - Permaculture permaculture Sophisticated ecological understanding blended with common sense design creates productive landscapes by Sego Jackson. One of the articles in Living With The Land http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC08/Jackson.htm

Permaculture Sophisticated ecological understanding blended with common sense design creates productive landscapes by Sego Jackson One of the articles in Living With The Land (IC#8) Winter 1984, Page 40 Sego Jackson is a farmer, permaculture designer, and director of the Permaculture Institute of North America, located in Clinton, Washington. ANY HOPE for the emergence of sustainable cultures must be based upon the development of sustainable agricultural systems. No matter how just our relationships with each other, regardless of the quality of our educational experiences, despite our spiritual pursuits and freedoms, the sustainability of our culture is at its root fundamentally dependent on our relationship to the land, and especially on the sustainability of our production of food. One approach to creating a sustainable system of agriculture has been developed by Australian ecologist, Bill Mollison. Influenced by Aboriginal ethics towards the land, painfully aware of the global environmental crisis, and knowledgeable about natural ecologies, Mollison and colleagues began to work out a process by which responsible people could purposefully design their own productive eco- systems in which to live. Mollison termed this process "permanent agriculture" or permaculture. The overall goal of permaculture design is to establish resource and energy conserving (including human energy) landscapes that are agriculturally productive, that take into account and mimic, as much as possible, relationships and processes found in the natural environment, and that approach the diversity, stability and resilience found in natural ecosystems. The underlying philosophy is that we are a part of the natural environment and not separate from it, and that we must work with nature and its processes, rather than against it. To achieve this, Mollison suggests that permaculture needs to be a process "of protracted and thoughtful observation, rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions rather than treating any area as a single product system."

50. Northern Alberta Permaculture Institute Dedicated to practical ways to live sustainably on this planet and the exploration and application of permaculture principles in urban and country settings. http://www.napi.ca

Home Contact Book Store Vermiculture ... Structures ] [ [FAQ] [Community] [Recipes] [ Site Map ] [Aquaculture] [Orchids] Welcome to NAPI! This site is an ongoing expression, for and of, all those with eyes to see and ears to hear. Dedicated to the practical application of Innate essences on this planet here and now. Our Mission Statement The Northern Alberta Permaculture Institute is involved in the exploration and application of permaculture principles in urban and country settings Please check back often, as the site continues to transform. GREATLY EXPANDED GARDENING SECTION We welcome all contributions! Definition: permaculture (as per www.dictionary.com) Some samples from our photo tours Photo Tour Index Check out the mycology page here Recently updated! Take a tour of the napi rose garden here ...photo's taken 2001 For All to Enjoy! Lot's of good reading here..... Innate All photographs by Paul Worby unless noted otherwise. Ministik Gardens ......The Home of The Northern Alberta Permaculture Institute PHASES OF THE MOON IN YOUR TIME ZONE Big Moon Shine This site is a member of WebRing.

51. About Permaculture -- A Brief Introduction Visit www.permaculture.net for the worlds most comprehensive and complete information about permaculture. http://www.permaculture.net/about/brief_introduction.html

Index Definitions This is a partial reprint of an article that was printed August 1994, in the Tucson Food Co-op News "Permaculture...I know I've heard that term before; doesn't it mean doing organic gardening, or living off the land?" Such comments typify the reactions of many people I've mentioned Permaculture to; they often think it's just a new name for old techniques or life-styles. In a way they are right, because permaculture design does incorporate many time-honored techniques. But they are also wrong, because permaculture goes far beyond mere techniques, just as it applies to far more than agriculture. The intent of this article is to briefly outline the essential basics of permaculture design. The term permaculture, meaning "permanent agriculture" was coined in the 1970's by Australian Bill Mollison: As I saw permaculture in the 1970's, it was a beneficial assembly of plants and animals in relation to human settlements, mostly aimed towards household and community self reliance, and perhaps as a "commercial endeavor" only arising from a surplus from the system. However, permaculture has come to mean more than just food sufficiency in the household. Self-reliance in food is meaningless unless people have access to land, information, and financial resources. So in recent years it has come to encompass appropriate legal and financial strategies, including strategies for land access, business structures, and regional self financing. This way it is a whole human system.

52. Midwest Permaculture Home Page Provides an introductory seminar and a permaculture Design Certification Course including Webinar study where students access information over the Internet. http://www.midwestpermaculture.com

Redesigning Our Lives as if Caring for the Planet Matters Working with Nature Yielding Abundance Midwest Permaculture Home About 8-Day Design Courses 4-Day Urban Trainings 3-Hour 'Intro' Seminar Self-Study More Closing - Contact Info New Networking Site Various Resources Permaculture Photos ... About 3-Hr. Seminar Our Free Monthly Educational Emails Sign-up - Or - View Samples Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) Course Schedule I I Registration Closed Nov. 6-13 Grass Valley, CA Standard PDC Registration for this Work Week is Still Open Nov. 13-20 Also at Grass Valley Hands-on Permaculture Work-Experience Week (Includes Instruction in Permaculture Fundamentals) First Training 2011 Feb. 5-12 Stelle, IL Our Winter Farming Course Completed 2010 PDC Courses Feb. 13-20 Stelle, IL Focus: Small Scale Growing and Farming Click to View Pictures I I June 22 - July 3 Stelle, IL Special 12-Day PDC Primitive Skills I I July 31 - Aug. 7

53. Permaculture Association | The Basics The bigger they are the harder they fall , Slow and steady wins the race http://www.permaculture.org.uk/knowledge-base/basics

About Media Donate Join ... Noticeboard Knowledge Base The Basics Ethics Principles Design ... Resources Principles 1. Observe and Interact "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" 2. Catch and Store Energy "Make hay while the sun shines" 3. Obtain a Yield "You can't work on an empty stomach" 4. Apply Self-regulation and Accept Feedback "We reap what we sow" 5. Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services "Let nature take its course" 6. Produce no Waste "Waste not want not", "A stitch in time saves nine" 7. Design from Patterns to Details "Can't see the woods for the trees" 8. Integrate rather than Segregate "Many hands make light work" 9. Use Small and Slow Solutions "The bigger they are the harder they fall", "Slow and steady wins the race" 10. Use and Value Diversity "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" 11. Use Edges and Value the Marginal "Dont' think you are on the right track just because it is a well beaten path" 12. Creatively Use and Respond to Change

54. Permaculture Research Institute Of Jordan Provides information on a range of topics connected with permaculture and sustainable growing. Includes information on courses and worldwide projects. http://www.permaculturejordan.org/

@import url( http://www.permaculturejordan.org/wp-content/themes/permaculture2/permaculture2/style.css ); PRI Get our news via RSS! Or, subscribe to posts by email. Enter address: Home About Projects Courses ... Contact Search our site: Fresh From Our Contributing Authors What's a "contributing author"? Jordan PDC Course Announcement Aid Projects Community Projects ... admin Permaculture Research Institute Australia and the newly established Permaculture Research Institute Jordan are please to announce PRI Jordan’s first Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course to be taught in the Dead Sea Valley, Jordan October 10 to the 23rd. This is near the site of the legendary Greening the Desert project. Your attendance at this course will help subsidise the education of local Jordanians, and also go towards the sending of a local representative body to the International Permaculture Convergence Summit of 2009 held in Southern Africa. Among the goals of this trip will be to lobby for the International Permaculture Convergence of 2011 to be held in Jordan with the theme of conflict resolution through sustainable community solutions. Comments (1) Posted on: March 13, 2009

55. Mollison - Permaculture: Design For Living permaculture Design For Living permaculture is more than a new way of gardening it's a sustainable way to live on planet Earth an Interview with Bill Mollison, by Alan AtKisson http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC28/Mollison.htm

Permaculture: Design For Living Permaculture is more than a new way of gardening - it's a sustainable way to live on planet Earth an Interview with Bill Mollison, by Alan AtKisson One of the articles in Making It Happen (IC#28) Spring 1991, Page 50 To order this issue ... Bill Mollison is a living legend. He's known as the genius of permaculture, "the David Brower of Australia," or a crusty old curmudgeon, depending on the source. But whether it's glowing admiration or sneering dismissal, reaction to Mollison is invariably strong. He is clearly one of the most interesting specimens of the human species - which he has spent years studying from a naturalist's behavioral perspective. He passed through Seattle recently with a film crew shooting a documentary about the far-flung successes of permaculture, a radically new (or, some have said, radically old) way of gardening, designing, and living sustainably by cooperating with nature. Ironically, we met in a downtown hotel room - filled with traffic noise - as we stalked a definition of permaculture and considered the eeriness of modern life. For a more detailed exploration, see Mollison's book Permaculture: A Designer's Manual , available for $34.95 (plus $3 shipping) from Permaculture Drylands, PO Box 27371, Tucson, AZ 85726, 602/824-3465.

56. Permaculture.TV Free Video Cooperative permaculture.TV is a media cooperative project that uses web video technology to educate the community about grassroots solutions to sustainability such as gardens in schools http://permaculture.tv/

57. Permaculture Research Institute Of Australia About permaculture and PRI s hands-on permaculture courses in ecological design, environmental restoration, appropriate technology and sustainable agriculture. New South Wales, Australia. http://www.permaculture.org.au/

@import url( http://permaculture.org.au/wp-content/themes/permaculture2/style.css ); PRI Get our news via RSS! Or, subscribe to posts by email. Enter address: Home About Projects Courses / Internships ... Contact Search our site: Fresh From Our Contributing Authors What's a "contributing author"? Global Warming/Climate Change Rehabilitation Soil Biology ... Craig Mackintosh October 30, 2010 Carbon deficient soil at left, carbon rich soil at right. If I were to compare industrial, monocrop agriculture with permaculture or organic biological agricultural methodologies, and then boil my observations down to their base differences, I would describe them thus: Industrial agriculture focusses on feeding the plant Permaculture and organic biological agriculture focus on feeding the soil Comments (8) Toxic Brew Alternatives to Political Systems Economics ... George Monbiot October 29, 2010 by George Monbiot : journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist, United Kingdom The Tea Party movement is remarkable in two respects. It is one of the biggest exercises in false consciousness the world has ever seen. And it is the biggest astroturf operation in history. These accomplishments are closely related. Comments (5) Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

58. Permaculture Research Institute Of Australia » What Is Permaculture? permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of http://permaculture.org.au/what-is-permaculture/

@import url( http://permaculture.org.au/wp-content/themes/permaculture2/style.css ); PRI Get our news via RSS! Or, subscribe to posts by email. Enter address: Home About Projects Courses / Internships ... Contact Search our site: What is Permaculture? Illustration by Cecilia Macaulay Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of a stable social order. Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material, and strategic components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms. 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. Permaculture in Landscape and Society As the basis of permaculture is beneficial design, it can be added to all other ethical training and skills, and has the potential of taking a place in all human endeavors. In the broad landscape, however, permaculture concentrates on already-settled areas and agricultural lands. Almost all of these need drastic rehabilitation and re-thinking. One certain result of using our skills to integrate food supply and settlement, to catch water from our roof areas, and to place nearby a zone of fuel forest which receives wastes and supplies energy, will be to free most of the area of the globe for the rehabilitation of natural systems. These need never be looked upon as “of use to people”, except in the very broad sense of global health.

59. Eugene Permaculture Guild Organization seeks to educate members and the community about the principles of sustainable living. Features photos, events and newsletter. http://www.eugenepermacultureguild.org

@import url( http://www.eugenepermacultureguild.org/main/wp-content/themes/landzilla/style.css ); Eugene Permaculture Guild Members Log in / Post info here New? Click here Log out Upcoming Events November 2010 M T W T F S S EC No events. Categories: Announcements From individuals From the Guild buy/sell/swap/give ... website management Permaculture 101 Home About the Guild Steering Committee 2006 Regional Gathering ... Permaculture Guild Speakers Bureau Archives: October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 ... May 3 Search: Links Aprovecho Dharmalaya Guild photos Jan Spencer: SuburbanPermaculture.org ... Permatopia Welcome Friends! You'll find the latest news and information from, for and about the Eugene Permaculture Guild here. Upcoming events involving the Guild or related to Permaculture will appear on the calendar at the right and on the Events page Scroll down or use the category links at the right to read what others have to say, or click here to post your own message. Want to get more involved? The Guild is always looking for eager volunteers to fill positions on the steering committee or to help out in other ways. Call Jan at 541-686-6761 or

60. International Permaculture Conference & Convergence - Home IPC9 The 9th International permaculture Conference and Convergence, Nov. 2009, Malawi. Theme Plan Africa ~ Food Empowerment. Conference Nov. 6, Lilongwe, Malawi. http://ipcon.org/

Home About IPC Support IPC9! Blogs ... Login best viewed with FireFox Proceedings of the IPC9 Conference and Convergence, Malawi, Africa, 2009 Official Opening of IPC9 by Dr. Mary Shawa IPC9 Speaker Presentations Official IPC9 Report by Mugove Walter Nyika VIDEO: Report by Mugove Walter Nyika ... Report by Mugove Walter Nyika at KlimaForum09 (YouTube) IPC9 Blogs Films shown at IPC9 IPC9 Schedules and Presenters IPC9 Convergence: Schedule Presenters Nov. 2-5, Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi IPC9 Conference: Schedule Presenters Nov. 6, Kumbali Village, Lilongwe, Malawi ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND CONVERGENCE Conference attendees who have not registered and paid online are REQUIRED to PRE-REGISTER online below. Payment for the Conference can be made at the event. Thank you! Pre-Registration is Required for all IPC9 Events ** PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED ** IPC9 International Permaculture Design Course (PDC) ** Permaculture Design Course Teacher Bios: click here Download PDC info here (PDF): 745.18 Kb

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