amudu: Permaculture

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Worldwide Permaculture

Introduction

Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and design principleswhich can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future. The permaculture flower uses the evolutionary spiral path to link together the key domains required for this change.

These concepts are adapted from Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by permaculture co-originator David Holmgren.

By adopting the permaculture approach we can make the transition into a world of less available energy, making our local communities more resilient to the converging issues of Peak Oil and Climate Change.

Permaculture Pioneers book launched

This book explores social and inner change for sustainability, charting a history of the first three decades of permaculture, through the personal stories of some of Australias most influential pioneers. From co-originator David Holmgren, to ABC TV's Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne, the authors span the generations and the continent.

The IPC10 in Jordan will bring together some of the world's most capable permaculture practitioners, teachers, visionaries and activists, enabling them to share their combined wealth of knowledge, experience and inspiration with the people of Jordan, each other, and the world at large. The result is expected to be increased efficiency at bringing permaculture's strong tendency to get to the heart of water, soil, energy and other global problems - by dealing with their root causes in holistic ways - to the people who need it most.

IPC10 will be held in Jordan across September of 2011.

Permaculture Song

Ever wondered what to say when someone asks you what permaculture is? Recent PDC graduate Dave Griswold has eloquently put it into song.

Animating the principle icons for a video clip could be a fun way to spread the word, anyone with the skills want to help put something together?

The Worldwide Permaculture Network beta is up

Craig Mackintosh from the Permaculture Research Institute has now launched the WPN which enables anyone to see at a glance some of what's going on around the world in permaculture.

With profiles of people and projects, along with locations the site is a fantastic tool for networking amongst the permaculture community.www.permacultureglobal.com

Late season discount now available!

Featuring inspirational stories combined with beautiful photos the permaculture diary and calendar make the perfect ethical gifts.

Click on the images above to explore some of what is inside...

Permaculture Principles now in French

With thanks to the great work of Richard Wallner, Kristen Lagadec, Nicolas Salliou and Patricia Bourguignon at l'association Imagine Un Colibri we now have a French translation of the site.

The 12 permaculture design principles are thinking tools, that when used together, allow us to creatively re-design our environment and our behaviour in a world of less energy and resources.

These principles are seen as universal, although the methods used to express them will vary greatly according to the place and situation. They are applicable to our personal, economic, social and political reorganisation as illustrated in the permaculture flower.

The ethical foundation of permaculture (centre) guides the use of these design tools, ensuring that they are used in appropriate ways.

Each principle can be thought of as a door that opens into whole systems thinking, providing a different perspective that can be understood at varying levels of depth and application.

Read more about how design principles can be applied to business, by Rob Hopkins.

Download a free poster of the principlesto spread the word.