In September 2014 I had the privilege to speak to a wonderful community group in the inner city of Washington DC regarding “Urban Permaculture for Food Security”. Permaculture as a design science is applicable no matter the terrain or climate . By using natural patterns we can take advantage of any environment to create an abundant [...]
So a few weeks ago I posted about food security and how its important to know how you get your food when systems break down. […]
One of the principals of Permaculture is the idea of utilizing the strategies that God has already set in place as a pattern for growing and building productive, resilient structures and food producing systems. This mindset leads to another that is summarized in the phrase ” The Problem is the Solution” This is not some [...]
If I may ask a few questions of you…Stop for a minute and think about last nights dinner. Home cooked meal from a can or box? Fast food? Take out? Restaurant? Where did the food come from that you ate? How far did it travel to get to you? How long before you consumed it [...]
Permaculture Ethics From Webster’s 1828 dictionary: ETH’ICS, n. The doctrines of morality or social manners; the science of moral philosophy, which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it. A system of moral principles; a system of rules for regulating the actions and manners of men in society. Permaculture is an Ethical Design Science [...]
Permaculture principal in action: Function Stacking One of the main premises of Permaculture are the three Ethics. Care of the earth Care of people Return of surplus to the first two Ethics I will talk more about the Ethics in another post but today I’d like to share a principal that supports the Ethics. [...]
