Background on Permaculture
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture
is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. Permaculture aims to create stable productive systems that provide for human needs, harmoniously integrating the land with the people. The ecological processes of plants, animals, water, weather and nutrient cycles are integrated with the human needs and technologies for food, energy, shelter and infrastructure.Elements
in a system are viewed in relation to other elements, and the outputs of one element become the input of another.Within permaculture systems, work is minimized, “wastes” becomes resources, productivity and yields increase, and the environment is restored.
What is Sustainability?
"meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
(UN Agenda 21)Sustainability is a central part of Permaculture design and systems. It is critical we strive for agriculture that is maintainable, agriculture that doesn't require constant input of time, money and chemicals.
What is the Permaculture Design Process?
The Permaculture Design Process takes into account all elements of environment, people, climate, infrastructure and determines a system that will integrate all these elements into a sustainable, functional system.
